OpenOrders on Textbroker are paid by a fixed rate per word. The rate is set by the client's chosen quality rate. If you are a level 4 author and you choose a level 2 assignment, you will be paid the level 2 rate. The total earnings for each assignment are shown in the order detail page so that you know exactly what you'll be paid. Please see the chart below for price rates.

OpenOrders: Quality and payment rates¹
Article Quality	payment per word	payment per 500 words (approximately one letter page)
2 stars: legible	0.7 cents	3.50 USD
3 stars: good quality	1.0 cents	5.00 USD
4 stars: excellent quality	1.4 cents	7.00 USD
5 stars: professional quality	5.0 cents	25.00 USD

1) As of July 4th, 2008, payment into a Paypal account requires a minimum balance of $10.00 US or more.

Set Your Own Rate
There is a way to set your own prices as well. Our DirectOrder system allows you to set a price for clients who want to skip the OpenOrder system and send articles directly to your inbox. You won't have to search for articles, or worry about whether someone else will get to them first, and you can charge the price you want. The minimum price for DirectOrders starts at $0.015 per word, or $1.50 for 100 words. Please note Textbroker will add a 30% commission to all DirectOrders, which will be included in client's final price.

Payoffs
You are paid for your articles immediately upon acceptance by the client. The funds go to your Textbroker account. You can request a payoff to your PayPal account once a week, as long as your Textbroker balance is greater than $10. Payoff requests made by 11:59 PM PST Thursday will be paid by the end of the day Friday. There are no fees for being an author with Textbroker. We take on the small transaction fee that PayPal charges.

Please note that, as an independent contractor, you are responsible for any and all income taxes required on freelance income. Textbroker does not withhold income tax from your earnings.