Microtask crowd · Salaried delivery centers
Sama
Unlike gig platforms, Sama hires full-time salaried employees into delivery centers (East Africa, India) for image, video, and LiDAR annotation, marketing itself as an ethical, living-wage employer. Pay is a monthly salary with benefits, not a self-set hourly rate.
Is Sama legit?
Markets itself as the ethical, B-Corp employer; payment reliability is not in question, but has faced high-profile controversies over content-moderation pay and conditions. It pays Salaried; ~$155–$270/mo (E. Africa) (estimate).
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Monthly salary via local payroll + benefits.
Mixed (controversy-shaped)
Delivery centers: Nairobi, Kampala, Gulu, Bengaluru; corporate SF.
Honest catches
- Pay here is estimate, not measured live from a job feed, so treat it as a benchmark rather than a guaranteed rate.
What Sama pays
Estimate · as of 2026-07-25Researched rate card, estimate, as of 2026-07-25
Sama pays full-time salaries (mostly KES in East Africa), not per-task. Documented figures include TIME's report of ~$1.32–$2/hr take-home on an OpenAI content-moderation contract, and Glassdoor Nairobi averages. An ethically loaded number that must be shown with its source and date.
| Role | Kind of work | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Data training agent / annotator | Data Annotation | ~$155–$270/mo |
| Quality analyst | AI Evaluation | salaried (project-dependent) |
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Frequently asked questions
Is Sama legit?
Markets itself as the ethical, B-Corp employer; payment reliability is not in question, but has faced high-profile controversies over content-moderation pay and conditions.
Does Sama pay?
Yes. Markets itself as the ethical, B-Corp employer; payment reliability is not in question, but has faced high-profile controversies over content-moderation pay and conditions. Payouts: Monthly salary via local payroll + benefits.
How much does Sama pay?
Salaried; ~$155–$270/mo (E. Africa). Sama pays full-time salaries (mostly KES in East Africa), not per-task. Documented figures include TIME's report of ~$1.32–$2/hr take-home on an OpenAI content-moderation contract, and Glassdoor Nairobi averages. An ethically loaded number that must be shown with its source and date.
Is Sama worth it?
Sama pays Salaried; ~$155–$270/mo (E. Africa) (estimate). It suits flexible microtask income rather than a dependable hourly wage. Worker sentiment: Mixed (controversy-shaped).
How does Sama pay out?
Monthly salary via local payroll + benefits.
Where can you work for Sama?
Delivery centers: Nairobi, Kampala, Gulu, Bengaluru; corporate SF.
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