How Much Does Octapharma Pay For Plasma? - Discover Plasma (2024)

• Frey
• May 9, 2024

Octapharma Plasma is one of the largest chains of plasma donation centers in America and may offer competitive compensation to both new and returning donors.

Unlike plasma donation centers like BioLife, which pay donors a fixed rate, Octapharma factors your weight and the volume of plasma you’re able to safely donate into your payment.

For this reason, you may discover that Octapharma generally pays more if you weigh over 175 pounds.

In this article, we’ll break down how new and returning donors get paid. We’ll also share returning donor benefits that can increase your earnings per donation, referral programs, and more.

As always, the location of your Octapharma Plasma’s donor compensation may vary from our estimates.

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At Octapharma, you get paid according to how much you weigh. To put it simply, the more you weigh, the more you get paid for every donation.

While this can be beneficial for you if you weigh over 175 pounds, you only begin to reap the benefits of this payment structure after your first month as a new donor.

This makes it more challenging to know exactly how much you may get compensated, especially because your local Octapharma may pay completely differently than one in a neighboring state.

Before diving into the return donor pay structure, let’s cover how new donors at Octapharma can maximize their earnings.

For new donors, Octapharma is generous with their first time donor bonuses.

Compared to other plasma donation centers, they offer some of the highest new donor bonuses, especially during specific times of the year when they run promotions and monthly bonuses.

New donors can expect to earn $600-$650 on the low-end, for non-promotional months. If you become a new donor during a promotional period, you may be able to earn as much as $1000.

For example, in 2023, a first-time plasma donor shared that their local Octapharma Plasma was offering $1000 for the first 10 donations during special promotional months.

While they pay donors by weight, Octapharma pays new donors the same first-time donor bonus regardless of their weight.

This means that if you’re a donor belonging to their first tier (donor weight is under 150 pounds), you will get paid the same new donor bonus for your first month as their third tier donors (donor weight is over 175 pounds).

To get an idea of how much your new donor bonus may be, please refer to the charts below.

Once you become a return donor at Octapharma, your donor compensations begins to vary greatly based on your weight and how frequently you donate.

There are three tiers of donors:

• First Tier – Weighs under 150 pounds
• Second Tier – Weighs between 150-175 pounds
• Third Tier – Weighs over 175 pounds

First-tier donors can get paid up to 50% less for every plasma donation, compared to third tier donors (see pay chart below from 2023).

Return donors also have the opportunity to level up. Your donor level depends on the number of donations you make. The more often you donate, the faster you can level up.

If you haven’t made a donation in over 35 days, your donor compensation may be affected due to your donor level falling.

Every month, Octapharma typically offers incentives and pays bonuses to return donors who donate frequently each month. For example, after the third or fourth donation, you may receive an additional $10 for every donation within that month or 35 day promotional period.

To get an idea of how Octapharma Plasma’s pay structure works, please refer to the chart below.

Octapharma offers return donors the chance to refer friends and earn a referral bonus.

For every donor that you refer, that successful completes two donations, you will earn a $50 bonus. There’s no limit to the number of people you can refer.

OctaRewards is Octapharma Plasma’s reward and loyalty program for returning donors to maximize their earning potential.

It’s a point-based system, where you’re rewarded with a fixed amount of points after every successful donation.

You also get rewarded points on other occasions, such as when you refer a friend, down the OctaApp, or for your birthday.

One donor shared that the number of points they received are as follow:

• 100 points for every donation
• 100 points for every referral (200 points for your 10th referral)
• 50 points for downloading the app
• 25 points on your birthday
• 100 points for “gold status” (which means reaching 5,000 points)
• 200 points for “platinum status” (reaching 10,000 points)

When you reach 1,000 points, you can exchange them for a $5 gift card to places like Amazon, Walmart, Burger King, Target, and more.

If you earn 100 points for every donation, this means you receive an additional estimated amount of $0.50, or 50 cents, each time you complete a donation.

Once you reach 5,000 points (Gold Status), you can get an additional $10 gift card, or a 1 time Express Pass. And when you reach 10,000 points (Platinum status), you can get an additional $20 gift card, a blanket that the donor portal claims has a “$10 value,” or an annual Express Pass.

These are estimates, but they can give you an idea of how OctaRewards work at your local Octapharma Plasma.

Octapharma Plasma is an excellent choice for first time donors when they take advantage of their special promotional periods.

During these periods, Octapharma is one of the highest paying plasma centers compared to any other plasma company in America.

If you’re looking for a plasma donation center that offers the best long-term benefits for return donors, Octapharma is most definitely worth it if you’re above 175 pounds, giving you the highest average compensation for each plasma donation.

If you’re under 150 pounds, we recommend looking at other local plasma center options if you want to maximize your earnings.

While Octapharma Plasma’s loyalty program isn’t very lucrative for return donors, they still offer some of the most convenient benefits that can improve your overall donor experience.

These include the OctaApp, where you can schedule appointments, track your rewards, and save time by completing online health screenings prior to each donation.

Overall, Octapharma Plasma is among one of our top recommendations for new and returning donors looking to earn extra cash.