18 sperm banks and 11 known-donor agencies, verified from primary sources. Verified September–October 2026.
Published monthly ceilings run from $500–600 at Fertility Center of California to $2,400 at California Cryobank.
Highest paying
California Cryobank
$2,400 monthly ceiling. Walk-out label: Biweekly check.
Most accessible
Seattle Sperm Bank
Height label Not published. Visit label $100.
Most selective
Midwest Sperm Bank
Email pay $100. Per frozen sample · $50 at freeze, remainder at release. Age label under 40. Height label 5'10" is prior-site. No monthly rate.
Only nonprofit
The Sperm Bank of California
$200 per donation. Family limit is on the profile.
Different model
The Seed Scout
$5,000 per family. Known donor. Welcomes MSM.
No US family cap
Cryos International
Sells ethical offspring caps as a premium add-on
Site-published compensation is checked against the bank's own website. Cryobio and Midwest Sperm Bank pay comes from a Oct 1 2026 email. Those figures are labeled on the card and are not site-published monthly floors. When a bank publishes no rate, we show “Hidden” rather than guess.
Ranges and “up to” ceilings are labeled as such. A monthly figure we calculate from a per-donation rate is marked derived. When a bank publishes no rate, we show “Hidden” rather than guess.
Accept (claimed) is a bank-claimed or widely-reported selectivity figure — most banks don't publish a real acceptance rate, so treat it as marketing, not verified odds for any individual.
Last verified: sperm September–October 2026.
Read the full methodologyHow sperm bank pay actually works
The escrow split, deferred bonuses, and why your first months earn less.
Sperm donor requirements, compared
Age, height, and education bars across 29 programs — including which banks publish no height minimum.
Sperm bank vs known donor: the real numbers
Cryobank America lists $100 at the visit. The Seed Scout lists $5,000 per family.
Which banks accept gay men as donors?
The FDA blood rule and the sperm-tissue rule are not the same.
Highest paying vs easiest to join
California Cryobank lists $2,400 a month and acceptance ~1%. Seattle Sperm Bank lists $1,500 and a height label of Not published.
Published monthly ceilings run from $500–600 at Fertility Center of California to $2,400 at California Cryobank. Per-donation amounts are on each bank card. Headline ceilings assume frequent attendance, and several banks defer part of each donation until samples clear the FDA quarantine.
Read: How sperm bank pay actually works →Age, height, and education are each bank's published label. Seattle Sperm Bank lists a height label of Not published. Fairfax Cryobank lists 5'8". Midwest Sperm Bank's height label is 5'10", and that label is prior-site. The main rejection reason is biological — sperm not surviving the freeze/thaw process.
Read: Sperm donor requirements, compared →California Cryobank publishes $2,400 as its monthly ceiling, the highest monthly figure in the directory, and its walk-out label is Biweekly check. Cryobank America lists $100 at the visit. Seattle Sperm Bank lists $100 at the visit.
Read: Highest paying vs. easiest to join →At traditional anonymous FDA-registered banks, the tissue rule still limits men who have sex with men. The Seed Scout and MySpermBank both explicitly welcome gay and bisexual donors, and the known-donor route is the practical path.
Read: Which banks accept gay men as donors →