How Career Launcher Payments Work

Parker Dewey allows companies to determine the prices of their projects, most being between $200 and $600. While all assignments are fixed fee, they typically require between 10 and 40 hours of work (in total) to complete.

Parker Dewey actively monitors new projects that are posted to ensure their payments are fair.

The amount you see listed on the project is the amount you will receive upon the project's successful completion unless there are changes to the scope. If there is a change of scope, please contact us immediately and/or we will notify you upon our notification from the client to confirm continued interest.

You should not be negotiating a price with the company.

For a small fee, you can choose to receive your payment via a PayPal deposit or an international ACH payment via Tipalti (if you have a non-U.S. bank account).

You are responsible for adding your bank account information so please make sure it is accurate. You will be charged $20 for an additional payment attempt if the payment fails due to incorrect bank account information.

The amount you see is 90% of the price the company decided it would pay for the project. Parker Dewey retains the remaining 10% to cover its cost of processing the payment and preparing accounting and tax documentation.

No.  Please see our Terms of Use for additional information.

No. Parker Dewey will handle collecting payment from the company and releasing it to you. This both ensures that you will get paid upon completion and will receive the appropriate tax documentation.

Payments are submitted for processing on or around the last day of the month, but Parker Dewey may be able to release funds early depending on the circumstances.

You will only be added to payroll after Parker Dewey has received confirmation from the client that the project is complete.

Once you are finished working on your project, mark it as completed through your dashboard. This will formally notify the client and Parker Dewey that you are finished.

If the last day of the month falls on a weekend or a federal holiday, payroll will be processed on or around the next business day.

ACH payments can take up to 5 business days to finish processing and it can take up to 15 days for domestically mailed checks to be received.

If a company offers you a bonus during the project, please notify Parker Dewey ASAP so we can properly handle the accounting for it.

Income earned through projects should be reported on your tax return as self-employment income.

If you earned more than $600 from projects during the year, Parker Dewey will send you a 1099 to report on your tax return. You should receive the 1099 by March each year.

The IRS has additional guidance for managing taxes for your gig work. Please note that this resource is not professional advice. If you have any questions about your taxes or your deductions, hire an accountant or ask a tax professional.