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AI Jobs Paying $25+/hr or More

1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $75/hr.

Live roles

1,639

1,461 role families

Median advertised

$75/hr

1,639 USD hourly

Remote

97%

of this set

Platforms

8

with live roles

Filtered view. The clean page is canonical and indexed; filtered URLs are noindex. Showing 830 of 1,639 roles, 98% remote.

Filtered roles

830 listings in 783 role families

Showing 511–540 of 783 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Undergraduate AI Evaluation Researcher

Remote
Data AnnotationData Labeling+13 more

$100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Arts and Design AI Evaluation Expert

Remotepart-time
Graphic DesignUX Design+22 more

$60–80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Public Health Expert for AI Training Content Contract

Remotecontract
EpidemiologyBiostatistics+20 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Industrial Engineering Expert

Remote
Industrial EngineeringSystems Engineering+14 more

$95/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Radiologist SME for AI Imaging Review and Content

Remotecontract
RadiologyCt+29 more

Up to $120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

SQL Analytics Engineer Expert

Remote
SQLDbt+13 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Education Expert - Remote Teaching Contract

Remote
Lesson PlanningDifferentiation+11 more

$53/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Civil Engineering Expert

Remote
Civil EngineeringStructural Analysis+13 more

$95/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Quality Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
AI TrainingAutomation+28 more

Up to $70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finance Expert - Remote AI Evaluation Part-Time

Remotepart-time
AccountingAuditing+17 more

$60–180/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biotechnology Expert - AI Training

Remotepart-time
BiotechnologyBioprocess+18 more

$110–125/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Behavioral Economist Expert

Remote
Behavioral EconomicsExperimental Design+15 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Occupational Therapist Expert

Remote
Occupational TherapyNbcot Certification+12 more

$88/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Education & Training Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Remotepart-time
EducationCurriculum Design+15 more

$30–85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Fintech and Crypto SME Expert for AI Training

Remotecontract
FintechCrypto+30 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Astronomer Space Scientist for AI Data Evaluation Contract

Remotecontract
AstronomyAstrophysics+24 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Compliance and Regulatory Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Bachelors DegreeCompliance+33 more

Up to $95/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Market Research Expert Remote Contract for AI Data Services

Remotecontract
Market ResearchConsumer Insights+33 more

Up to $65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Frontier AI

Remotefull-time
Research Signal JudgmentML Oriented Data Design+2 more

$100–130/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Paralegal Expert for AI Training Content Remote

Remotecontract
ParalegalCase Management+32 more

Up to $50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Sales Manager Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Sales ManagementB2b Sales+14 more

$93/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI

Remotefull-time
Research Signal JudgmentML Oriented Data Design+2 more

$100–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Expert - Remote AI Evaluation & Review

Remotepart-time
Internal MedicineSurgery+21 more

$60–180/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Philosophy Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
PhilosophyEthics+13 more

$75/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Humanities Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Remotepart-time
HistoryClassics+18 more

$45–60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Patent Attorney Expert (Remote, Contract)

Remote
Patent ProsecutionClaim Drafting+12 more

$118/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Bash Team Lead for Remote QA and Training Coordination

Remotecontract
BashShell Scripting+26 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Ruby Engineer for AI Data Training (Remote Contract)

Remotecontract
RubyRuby On Rails+30 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Attorney AI Training Specialist for Legal Content Review

Remotecontract
Bar AdmissionJd Llb+36 more

Up to $120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Financial Advisor Expert

Remote
Series 7Series 65+15 more

$98/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99518
  • $100–$149239
  • $150+73

USD hourly midpoints, anomalies excluded. Advertised pay, not earnings.

Top skills

  • ai evaluation
  • python
  • llm evaluation
  • AI training
  • technical writing
  • data annotation
  • english
  • ai model evaluation
  • model evaluation
  • Attention to Detail
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 1,639 live roles advertised at $25+/hr or more, grouped into 1,461 role families. Of the 1,639 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $75/hr. The middle 50% sits between $50 and $100/hr, and the full posted range is $25 to $350/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (565), Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215). The skills that appear most often are english, ai evaluation, python, llm evaluation, ai training. 97% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 643 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 542 do not state it. 454 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 paying $25+/hr or more?

1,639 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 1,461 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$75/hr from 1,639 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $50 to $100/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 565 listings, followed by Mercor (332), AfterQuery (268), SME Careers (215).

Are these roles remote?

97% 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. 542 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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