Seattle Sperm Bank donor pay and requirements
A field-by-field review of compensation, eligibility, time commitment, locations, and program terms from the complete DonorIndex dataset.
What the headline number means
$100
Locations and program
- open
- Seattle WA, Tempe AZ, Denver CO, La Jolla CA, Las Vegas NV
- coming
- Nashville TN
- name
- Seattle Sperm Bank
- hq
- Seattle, WA
- website
- seattlespermbank.com
- donor site
- seattlespermdonor.com
- type
- Commercial (large network)
- network
- Phoenix Sperm Bank, Las Vegas Sperm Bank, Denver Sperm Bank, San Diego Sperm Bank, Nashville Sperm Bank (coming)
- fda registered
- Yes
- state licenses
- CA, MD, NY, WA, CO
- identity policy
- ID Option available
- family limit
- 25 US / 10 Canada / 15 international
- parental rights
- Legal waiver signed
Commitment
- program length
- 6 months minimum (donate ~once/week; many stay 12–18 months)
- frequency
- 1-3x/week at lab
- hours per month
- 1-5 hours/month
- abstinence
- 48 hours minimum
- screening duration
- 1-3 weeks
- unpaid test
- Not publicly disclosed
Requirements
- age
- 18-39 (some pages say 18-40.5)
- height
- NO MINIMUM — explicitly confirmed ("no height restrictions")
- education
- Current student or young professional
- bmi
- Healthy
- smoking
- Lifestyle guidance only (not a hard ban) [partial]
- citizenship
- Legally able to work in US
- sexual partners
- Case-by-case for MSM (FAQ addresses directly)
- acceptance rate
- 90%+ per-donation approval (program acceptance rate separate)
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.
Compensation
- monthly gross
- Up to $1,500/mo (SSB site); ~$833 calculated ($10k/yr)
- per donation
- $100 per approved donation
- cash at visit
- $100
- six month
- ~$5,000-$6,000
- annual
- $10,000
- referral bonus
- $300 (refer-a-friend page); may have risen to $500 (blog)
- exit bonus
- None (the $500/$700 circulating online belongs to Sperm Bank of CA)
- approval rate
- 90%+ per donation
- exclusivity
- Recipient-side 'SSB Exclusive' / 'Family Slot' products (on the parent seattlespermbank.com). No donor-side bonus published.
What we don’t know yet
These details were not publicly available when this profile was verified.
- unpaid test
Frequently asked about Seattle Sperm Bank
How much do sperm donors make at Seattle Sperm Bank?
Seattle Sperm Bank advertises up to $1,500 per month, at $100 per approved donation. You walk out with $100 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 Seattle Sperm Bank?
Seattle Sperm Bank looks for donors aged 18–39, with no height minimum, student/yp 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 Seattle Sperm Bank?
Seattle Sperm Bank has collection sites in Seattle, WA, Tempe, AZ, Denver, CO, La Jolla, CA, Las Vegas, NV. Donation is in person, usually 1–3 times a week, so proximity to a site is the real constraint.
Does Seattle Sperm Bank accept 90% of donors?
No. Seattle Sperm Bank's "90%+ per donation" figure is a per-donation sample approval rate for donors already in the program — not the share of applicants accepted. Its applicant acceptance rate is unpublished.
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