Often referred to as “The Biggest Little City in the World,” you can make the biggest impact in the world of the intended parents you choose when you become a surrogate.
Becoming a surrogate is life-changing, not just for the family you’re creating, but for your family too.
As a surrogate in Reno, you can make $50,000 - $110,000+.
As the highest-paying surrogacy agency, we want to ensure you get the top-tier pay you deserve for making dreams come true. Not only can you fulfill life-long dreams of the intended parents, but you can use the pay you receive to achieve life-long dreams for you or your family.
Use this form to contact us and learn more about our surrogate compensation package.
Determine Your Surrogate Pay
The Highest-Paying Surrogacy Agencies in Reno
You can receive less compensation for transforming lives by becoming a surrogate, but why would you want to? We understand how important surrogate pay can be when choosing to help someone else become a parent.
Your heroic choice to choose this path deserves the best pay possible. You don’t have to settle for less than what you deserve with us because we’re the highest-paying surrogacy agency.
In addition to having the best first-time surrogate compensation, you can make $60,000 - $110,000+ in experienced surrogate compensation. We value your experience and willingness to undergo this journey again to create families.
Here are some of the highest-paying surrogacy agencies in Reno:
$ 50,000 - $ 110,000 Up to $ 65,000 $ 60,000 or more $ 50,000
Fill out our form online to learn more about how to become the highest-paid surrogate in Reno.
How to Become a Paid Surrogate in Reno
Step 1: Contact Us
We’ve designed our application to become a paid surrogate with you in mind. It’s easy to read and only takes a few minutes to complete.
Step 2: Complete Our Screening Process
Once you meet the basic requirements, you’ll need to complete our screening process.
Similar to our application, we’ve designed our screenings with you at the forefront. Your safety is of the utmost concern, but you don’t have to sacrifice safety for expedience.
Our screening process is smooth and straightforward and you’ll be on to finding the best intended parents before you know it.
Step 3: Find the Best Intended Parents, Draft a Legal Contract
Finding the intended parents is one of the biggest decisions you’ll make as a surrogate. Only you can know when you’ve found the perfect match. But we can help you get to that point with our decades of experience in helping create families.
Surrogates explain how we helped build strong family connections.
How To Find Great Intended Parents
Once you find the perfect match, you’ll both need separate legal representation to draft a surrogacy contract. Even with the best relationship with the intended parents you choose, surrogacy contracts with separate legal representation are typically required to ensure the rights and interest of both parties are protected.
This contract must be signed before the medical process can begin.
Step 4: Prepare for the Embryo Transfer
The embryo transfer is part of the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The intended parents will create embryos using their own sperm and eggs or a donors. One or more embryos will be transferred to your uterus, depending on what was established in your contract, and the rest will be cryogenically frozen for future use, if needed.
Once the pregnancy is confirmed, you start receiving your surrogate compensation in Reno.
Step 5: Give the Gift of Parenthood
Being a surrogate is life-changing in more ways than one. From now on, you’ll always be part of that family’s story. Even after you return home and use your surrogate pay to benefit yours.
These five steps are a great starting point to help you get paid to be a surrogate in Reno. If you’ve got other questions about the ins and outs of the process, use this form to contact us. We’re here for you whenever you need us.
What You Can Gain with Our Surrogacy Program
Jade explains how our commitment helped elevate her life.3 Advantages of Choosing Us
In addition to getting paid to be a surrogate, you’ll also benefit emotionally. Choosing surrogacy means:
- A sense of purpose
- Forming lasting bonds
- Learning more about yourself
- And much more
Other Things to Know About Becoming a Surrogate in Reno
Surrogacy Laws and Legal Professionals
The surrogacy process in Nevada is well defined, ensuring you safe, regulated process to protect your rights and interests.
Gestational surrogacy is legal in the state, but traditional is not because of the eligibility of a surrogate. The law requires that a surrogate “did not contribute any gametes that will ultimately result in an embryo that she will attempt to carry to term.”
When it comes to compensation, there are state regulations for the creation of surrogacy contracts involving requirements for both parties. Base compensation “must be negotiated in good faith between the parties.”
Here are local surrogacy attorneys you can contact in Las Vegas:
- Eric A. Stovall, LTD (Reno, Las Vegas): Attorney Eric A. Stovall helped found the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA) and is also an active member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys (AAAA). These organizations are the acknowledged experts in surrogacy and adoption law.
- Surrat Law (Reno): Attorney Kimberly Surratt is a fellow with the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys. She is also on the board of trustees for the Academy. Surratt has extensive knowledge of family law, parentage law and surrogacy.
- Kunin Law Group (Las Vegas): Attorney Iśrael Kunin is a board-certified family law specialist and has been practicing family law for more than 30 years. Kunin is a Fellow of the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys. She has specific and in-depth experience helping clients through the legal technicalities that accompany assisted reproduction.
- Kainen Law Group, PLLC (Las Vegas): Katherine L. Provost, a partner with Kainen Law Group, PLLC, is one of only a small handful of Nevada attorneys who has experience with the preparation of contracts for assisted reproduction, surrogacy, adoption and parentage matters.
Surrogacy Medical Professionals in Reno
Working with us means we can connect you with our network of experienced medical professionals. If you want to know about your choices when it comes to the fertility clinic you work with or the hospital where you give birth, here are some local options:
Fertility Clinics
- Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine (Reno): The Nevada Center for Reproductive Medicine is the only fully accredited reproductive endocrinology and infertility clinic in Northern Nevada.
- Northern California Fertility Medical Center (Sacramento): The Northern California Fertility Medical Center has the largest IVF program in the region, with five board-certified infertility specialists and a board-certified urologist.
- Reno Women’s Health (Reno): Rafaela Hernandez, MD, FACOG and Holly T. Ashley, MD, FACOG, both are board-certified obstetrician/gynecologists with special interests in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and general obstetrics, gynecology, and infertility.
Hospitals
- Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center (Reno): The Family Birthing Center at Sierra Medical Center provides labor and delivery services tailored to your specific needs. They opened in 2022 and are the first full-service hospital to be built in the region in nearly a century.
- Renown Health (Reno): Renown Medical Group – Women's Health focuses on family-centered care with complete prenatal services. Their board-certified primary obstetricians coordinate pregnancy care.
FAQs About Surrogate Compensation in Reno
Is Nevada a Surrogate Friendly State?
Yes, Nevada is a surrogacy-friendly state. The surrogacy process in Nevada is a well-regulated process for you and the intended parents. With defined surrogacy laws to protect the rights and interests of both parties, surrogacy can make dreams come true.
Why Should Surrogates Get Paid?
Becoming a surrogate can change lives. The compensation you receive is not only paid for the time, energy and effort you’re dedicating to creating families, it’s an opportunity to provide for you and your family’s future.
The door to parenthood may have been closed for the intended parents before you chose them. Giving them the chance to live out their dreams of becoming parents deserves the highest compensation.
Do Surrogates Get Paid Monthly?
Yes, surrogates typically get paid monthly. Surrogate contracts determine the pay structure of a surrogacy based on experience, income and cost of living. Once a pregnancy is confirmed, 10 monthly payments will be distrusted by a third-party escrow service.
Do Surrogates Have to Pay Taxes in Reno?
Surrogates have to pay taxes in Reno. As a surrogate, the top-tier pay you earn is payment for the valuable service of carrying a baby. That compensated service means the income is taxable.
One way to determine if you have to pay taxes on your surrogate pay in Reno is to look out for a 1099 form during tax season. The third-party escrow service that we partner with will send you one.
But even if you don’t receive a 1099 form, you should reach out to a local tax professional to determine if you need to pay taxes on your compensation.
How Much Do Surrogates Make for Twins?
As a surrogate with us, you’ll make $10,000 for twins. We pay $5,000 per multiple, not per baby.
Our top-tier compensation is for the baby you are carrying, it’s for the commitment of time and energy you are willing to make to change lives and create families.
Do Surrogates Get Maternity Leave in Reno?
Due to the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA), you do get maternity leave in Reno. You are entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid maternity leave and if you lose wages with your employer as a result of surrogacy, we’ll reimburse you.
Do Surrogates Get Paid if They Miscarry?
Yes, surrogates get paid if they miscarry. Your surrogate contract will determine what comes next but you will be paid for the time you are pregnant. If the miscarriage occurs five months into the process, you will be paid for five months.
If you and the intended parents decide to try again after the miscarriage, a pregnancy must be confirmed before you can get paid.