A list of some of the paid survey sites that are legitimate include.
Swagbucks.
Swagbucks touts its platform as a way to earn money for the things you already do.
Survey Junkie.
InboxDollars.
MyPoints.
LifePoints.
Vindale Research.
Toluna.
Branded Research.
Most paid survey sites are legit and they do pay out the cash or payments or even through gift cards etc but it takes a lot of work and a lot of surveys to earn some money.
I earned a little bit of money through paid survey sites but for me it was not worth the time I had to put in.
And sometimes it lead me to surveys that were not available for me after I took them.
For some people it can be worth the time if you enjoy taking the surveys and want something to do but for others the time is better spent elsewhere if it's your goal to earn money.