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Amazon Mechanical Turk

A microtask marketplace with image tagging, transcription, translation and research surveys.

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At a glance

Joining
Permanent closure announced for 30 September 2026. The documented account-request process does not confirm that new applications remain open.
Pay
Requesters set each task reward in USD. Approved completed tasks will follow normal payment schedules after the announced closure.
Access
MTurk does not support US persons residing outside the US; this is its tax-status access rule.
Payment
After 30 Sep 2026 closure, approved work follows normal payment schedules. Bonuses until 30 Oct; set a transfer schedule before closure.

Evidence: 1 worker source · 1 independent source. 1 worker source has no verified date.

How to read pay, location and source information

Applying and requirements

Applications

Official information

The Worker FAQ describes submitting an account request through the Get Started link on the Worker website, subject to Amazon review, and announces that Amazon Mechanical Turk will permanently close on September 30, 2026.

Check whether account requests remain open before the announced closure on September 30, 2026.

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Requirements

Official information

Workers must provide tax information before working on HITs.

Pre-work requirement stated for both U.S. and non-U.S. workers.

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Country of residence is part of the account review

Official information

MTurk's worker FAQ says account requests include country of residence and are reviewed by Amazon. Amazon separately announces that MTurk will permanently close on September 30, 2026.

The worker FAQ does not provide a complete accepted-country list. The country list in the general FAQ is for requesters, not workers. Closure limits the remaining use of this service.

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US persons living abroad are not supported

Official information

MTurk's worker FAQ says it does not support US persons residing outside the United States, in its answer to a US citizen living abroad who sees Tax Status Not Supported.

This is the platform's stated tax-status access rule. US-person status is broader than citizenship; the note is not individual tax advice.

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Pay

Evidence review

Closure and final payment deadlines

Payment terms

Amazon says MTurk will close on 30 September 2026. Completed and approved HITs follow normal payment schedules; requesters can award bonuses until 30 October. Submitted HITs can be approved or rejected during the 30-day approval period, after which they are automatically approved.

Set a payment method and transfer schedule in the Worker Portal before closure. Transaction history remains available until 28 January 2027.

Requester-set rewards and closure payments

Payment terms

Amazon Mechanical Turk says requesters set each assignment’s reward, with worker earnings paid in USD. Completed and approved HITs will be paid on the normal disbursement schedule following its announced September 30, 2026 closure.

Requester pricing and current closure FAQ. Platform and qualification fees are separate from worker rewards; no general worker rate is stated.

Location and access

Reviewed 2026-09-10

Access to projects

Requesters can include or exclude worker locations

Official information

MTurk lets requesters restrict tasks using a worker-location qualification derived from the mailing address supplied for the account. Rules can include or exclude countries and subdivisions.

Task-specific requirements before the service's announced September 30, 2026 closure. The documentation examples do not establish a platform-wide country allowlist.

Pay by location

International payout access differs from US payout access

Official information

The worker FAQ offers US workers a US bank-account transfer or an Amazon.com gift card. International workers can use Amazon.com gift cards; only eligible international workers also receive US bank-transfer access, with optional third-party local-currency conversion.

Payment access, not country-specific task rates. Before the September 30, 2026 closure, Amazon says to verify payment preferences and the transfer schedule.

Platform details

Platform

Amazon Mechanical Turk is a marketplace where workers complete virtual tasks requested by customers.

MTurk worker marketplace identity.

Platform source 1 · mturk.com ↗Reviewed
Work

Task categories include image or video analysis, data verification, surveys, transcription, translation and search-result rating.

Broad examples on the official worker page.

Work source 1 · mturk.com ↗Reviewed

Worker experiences

Evidence review

Selected public accounts. Experiences are self-reported.

Changing work availability

Date unavailable

Contributors in a retrospective thread described useful income in earlier years and thinner recent work. One respondent said they still made good money, although less than before.

One retrospective thread; the original poster self-identifies as a European worker. Other locations and exact post dates are unavailable. Amazon’s current FAQ announces closure on September 30, 2026.

Independent reporting

Evidence review

Sources

Summary sources and related names

Reviewed 2026-09-10.

Related names: MTurk · Mechanical Turk