MercorVerified
Posted 5d ago
Scientific / ML Engineer
Remotepart-time
Machine LearningDeep Learning+16 more
$90–140/hr
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AI Jobs for Data scientists and ML engineers
46 live roles for data scientists and ML engineers, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $90/hr.
Live roles
46
41 role families
Median
$90/hr
40 USD hourly
Remote
96%
of this set
Platforms
8
with live roles
Popular categories:AI Training38Machine Learning & AI36Data Science & Analytics32Data Engineering30Business Analysis & Strategy8Software Engineering5
15 of 46 listings do not publish country eligibility. A role that fits your profession is not automatically open in your country.
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Filtered roles
1 listings in 1 role families
Showing 1–1 of 1 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
Showing 1–1 of 1 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.
Pay distribution
- Under $250
- $25–$490
- $50–$990
- $100–$1491
- $150+0
USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.
Top skills
- machine learning
- deep learning
- scientific computing
- pytorch
- jax
- tensorflow
- python
- numpy
- pandas
- scikit-learn
How these numbers are calculated
NearSkill lists 46 live roles for Data scientists and ML engineers, grouped into 41 role families. Of the 40 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $90/hr. The middle 50% sits between $75 and $115/hr, and the full posted range is $20 to $230/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.
The largest sources in this set are micro1 (18), AfterQuery (9), Mercor (5), Handshake AI (4). The skills that appear most often are python, Machine Learning, data analysis, statistics, sql. 96% of this set is remote.
Eligibility is mixed: 14 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 15 do not state it. 17 listings are marked worldwide. Missing eligibility is treated as unknown, not as worldwide.
Figures were computed from the live job feed on November 15, 2026. Counts and pay move as listings are added or closed. NearSkill does not estimate missing pay, and non-USD rates are excluded from the USD medians rather than converted.
Questions, answered
How many roles are live for Data scientists and ML engineers?
46 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 41 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.
What is the median advertised pay?
$90/hr from 40 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $75 to $115/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.
Which platforms have the most roles?
micro1 leads with 18 listings, followed by AfterQuery (9), Mercor (5), Handshake AI (4).
Are these roles remote?
96% of this set is remote. Remote describes the work arrangement; it does not guarantee that the employer accepts applicants from every country.
How is country eligibility determined?
Eligibility comes from the listing's country field when it is present, or from explicit eligibility language in the description. 15 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.