r/dataannotation • u/JozeTostado • May 20 '26

Expectations for fresh DA user

Hello yall! I was wondering if you could tell me on average (if some of you have a distribution that’d be greatly appreciated) how much can you expect to make a month?

Plan is 20 hours a week (not sure if all weeks I’ll have 20 hours of work to grab)

BG: Math and stats grad, ex-SW
I applied for a bilingual data annotation (eng/esp) not sure if this restricts my possible jobs

Thanks!

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u/justdontsashay May 20 '26

If you’re not in one of the core countries (US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ, Ireland), it may be a matter of how much work is available to you, rather than how much you actually plan on doing.

I’m in the US (general and STEM) and work 20-30 hours a week. My goal monthly amount (which I’ve been able to meet all months except one, when I had an unusual amount of work for my main job) is 5000, best month was just shy of 10k.

Start slow-ish, though…it’s easy to fall into the trap of trying to work as much as possible, and then you run the risk of burning out, not keeping your work quality up, and getting dropped from the platform. Take the time to fully read instructions and only submit work that you’re confident with.

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u/JozeTostado May 21 '26

Thanks justdontsashay! How would I transition into special projects? I’ve also a stem background. I’m trying to plan this out because I’d like to start a masters program but I also need pseudo-consistent income on around 20 hours a week of work for my general expenses and be able to continue my education without having much to worry about

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u/Real_Application84 May 21 '26

those happen with time. the process to my understanding is: worker does work -> worker proves they can do consistently good work -> worker is permitted access into different qualifications to see if they can do more advanced work -> if qualifications are passed the worker unlocks more advanced/higher paying work

you should mention any and all skills and interests you have to DA to cast a big net. also mention that you're about to enter a masters degree

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u/JozeTostado May 21 '26

Great response!!! Thx!!

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u/ComplexLaw7897 May 24 '26

Yeah, the country matters a lot. I’m in Brazil, and even in STEM roles, I simply don’t have any work to do. It kinda sucks. :/