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Cryos International (USA) Sperm Donor Pay & Requirements
Commercial (world's largest) · FDA registered
At a glance
Where and travel
- 3 collection sites: Orlando FL, Raleigh NC, Dallas TX (Richardson)
- Within 1-hour drive
Pay
- Monthly: $720 (2x/week, 4 weeks)
- Per donation: $90 ($35 day-of + $30 motility next day + $25 banked)
- Six-month: ~$4,320 + $250 batch bonus
- Annual: ~$8,640
- Batch bonus: $250 per 10 approved donations
Requirements
- Age 18–44
- Height: 5'7" and above
- Minimum HS diploma or GED (lowest education bar)
- Preferred BMI not above 35
- Nicotine and drug use: Cannabis is disqualifying; tobacco is not banned for eligibility (framed only as an advisory sperm-quality factor)
- Citizenship: US citizen or permanent resident
- Sexual partners: FDA-compliant; anonymous MSM excluded
- Abstinence: No ejaculation in the 2–3 days before a sample
- Exclusivity: None published
Cadence
- 2-3x/week preferred
- Must donate 10 times within 10 weeks (batches of 10; 6-month quarantine before final batch pay)
- Donate 1–2 times/week depending on sperm quality per week
Pay
- Advertised monthly max
- $720advertised monthly max. Published as $720 (2x/week, 4 weeks)
- Per donation
- $90 ($35 day-of + $30 motility next day + $25 banked)per donation
- Walk-out pay
- $35at the visit
- Next-day deferred
- $30 (if approved for motility)
- Quarantine holdback
- $25 (released with batch of 10)
- Six-month total
- ~$4,320 + $250 batch bonusover six months
- Annual total
- ~$8,640per year
- Referral
- Nonereferral bonus
- Exit bonus
- None beyond batch bonus
- Batch bonus
- $250 per 10 approved donations
Compensation on this profile is the figure in the rows below.
Where and when
Where
- Headquarters
- Orlando, FL
- Collection sites
- Orlando FL, Raleigh NC, Dallas TX (Richardson)
- How close you must be
- Within 1-hour drive
Time
- Visits
- 2-3x/week preferred
- Program length
- Must donate 10 times within 10 weeks (batches of 10; 6-month quarantine before final batch pay)
- Abstinence
- No ejaculation in the 2–3 days before a sample
- Hours per week
- Donate 1–2 times/week depending on sperm quality
Do you qualify
Requirements
- Age
- 18–44
- Height
- 5'7" and above
- BMI
- Preferred BMI not above 35
- Also required
- Minimum HS diploma or GED (lowest education bar)
- Nicotine and drug use: Cannabis is disqualifying; tobacco is not banned for eligibility (framed only as an advisory sperm-quality factor)
- Citizenship: US citizen or permanent resident
- Sexual partners: FDA-compliant; anonymous MSM excluded
- Acceptance rate: 5-10%
Acceptance rates are bank-claimed and typically count every web-form inquiry as an “applicant.” Treat them as marketing, not your real odds — the true denominator is never published.
How it works
Steps
- Screening
- not published; $35 paid from first donation day
- Trial samples
- Initial ejaculate for testing
Covered and limits
- Identity policy
- Anonymous and Non-anonymous (non-anonymous preferred)
- Family limit
- NO US national limit; optional "Worldwide Quota" of 15 or 50 as premium add-on (ethical limits as luxury commodity)
- Parental rights
- Legal waiver signed
- MSM policy
- FDA-compliant under 21 CFR 1271; anonymous MSM excluded
- Parent
- Cryos International (Denmark, 1987)
- Exclusivity
- None published
Apply and contact
- Website
- cryosinternational.com
- Type
- Commercial (world's largest)
- FDA registered
- Yes
Frequently asked about Cryos International (USA)
How much do sperm donors make at Cryos International (USA)?
Cryos International (USA) advertises up to $720 per month, at $90 per approved donation. You walk out with $35 on the day; banks typically hold part of each payment until samples clear a 6-month FDA quarantine.
What are the requirements to donate sperm at Cryos International (USA)?
Cryos International (USA) looks for donors aged 18–44, with a 5'7" minimum, HS/GED education, good health, and the ability to visit a collection site regularly. See the requirements section above for the full list.
Where can I donate sperm at Cryos International (USA)?
Cryos International (USA) has collection sites in Orlando, FL, Raleigh, NC, Dallas, TX. Donation is in person, so proximity to a site is the real constraint.
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