Appen pay rates for linguists & voice contributors

Based on 22 live Appen listings in Languages & Voice with published hourly pay (data as of October 16, 2026): rates range from $0.59 to $100/hr, median starting rate $25/hr. Figures are copied from each original posting; rates often depend on experience and location.

RolePayLocation
Hebrew Language Transcription Expert$100/hrAny
Polish Language Transcription Expert$55/hrAny
Czech Language Transcription Expert$50/hrAny
Transcription Specialist -- Arabic$45.5/hrAny
Native Japanese Kansai Dialect Speakers$40/hrJapan
Transcription Specialist -- Amharic$36/hrAny
Portuguese Language Transcription Expert$35/hrAny
Mandarin Chinese (Simplified) Language Transcription Expert$35/hrAny
Greek Language Transcription Expert$32.5/hrAny
Thai Language Transcription Expert$30/hrAny
Remote Japanese to Thai Translation Project$25/hrJapan
Transcription Specialist -- Vietnamese$24/hrAny
German: Audio Transcription/Segmentation$1.58/hrAny
Japanese: Audio Transcription/Segmentation$1.5/hrAny
French: Audio Transcription/Segmentation$1.42/hrAny
German: Voice Recording - Data Collection$1.18/hrAny
Italian: Audio Transcription/Segmentation$1.08/hrAny
French: Voice Recording - Data Collection$1.03/hrAny
Japanese: Voice Recording - Data Collection$0.88/hrAny
Mandarin Chinese (Traditional): Audio Transcription/Segmentation$0.83/hrAny
Italian: Voice Recording - Data Collection$0.74/hrAny
Mandarin Chinese (Traditional): Voice Recording - Data Collection$0.59/hrAny

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