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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

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Filtered roles

256 listings in 173 role families

Showing 151–173 of 173 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal Expert for AI Data Training, Remote Contract

Remotecontract
LawConstitutional Law+26 more

Up to $115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Copyediting Expert for AI Language Training Content

Remotecontract
CopyeditingEnglish+24 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Japanese Localization Specialist for AI Training Remote Contract

Remotecontract
JapaneseTranslation+20 more

Up to $40/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Korean Localization Expert for AI QA Remote Contract

Remotecontract
KoreanEnglish+24 more

Up to $40/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Expert Data Annotator

Remote
Data AnnotationContent Review+12 more

$43/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Italian AI Training Data QA Lead for Localization

Remotecontract
ItalianQuality Assurance+26 more

Up to $45/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Ukrainian QA Lead for AI Training Data Remote

Remotecontract
UkrainianUkrainian Grammar+22 more

Up to $30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Norwegian Language Expert for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
CopyeditingCultural Context+29 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Czech Language Expert for AI Content QA Remote

Remotecontract
CzechEnglish+29 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Croatian Language Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
CroatianLinguistics+29 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Romanian QA Lead for AI Training Projects and QA Leadership

Remotecontract
RomanianLinguistics+36 more

Up to $25/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Cantonese Transcription Expert for AI Training

Remotecontract
Audio TranscriptionAttention To Details+1 more

$20–35/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Expert Project Manager

Remotehourly
Google SheetsData Analysis+2 more

$50–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Portuguese Audio Recording Expert Brazil for AI Training

Remotecontract
Audio Recording

$20–40/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Norwegian Language Expert

Remotecontract
Familiarity With Speech Data Collection & AI WorkflowsAttention To Detail In Quality Evaluation+3 more

$10–45/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Italian Audio Recording Expert Contractor

Remotecontract
Audio Recording

$20–40/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Neapolitan Language Expert

Remotecontract
WritingEditing+5 more

$30–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Singaporean English Language Expert

Remotecontract
Singaporean English Language ProficiencyAI Workflows+4 more

$10–41/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Dutch Audio Recording Expert for Remote Contract Work

Remotecontract
Audio Recording

$20–40/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Gikuyu Language Expert

Remotecontract
WritingEditing+5 more

$30–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Music Audio Expert - Hindi

Remotehourly
HindiEnglish+13 more

$14–42/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

English Speaking Generalist for AI Training and Evaluation

Remotecontract
AI TrainingAI Response Evaluation+3 more

$20–30/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Mandarin Audio Recording Expert

Remotecontract
Audio Recording

$20–40/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49191
  • $50–$9951
  • $100–$14912
  • $150+2

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

Top skills

  • english
  • translation
  • grammar
  • llm evaluation
  • editing
  • translation quality review
  • linguistic annotation
  • AI Training
  • style guides
  • syntax
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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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