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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 587 of 1,639 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

587 listings in 524 role families

Showing 361–390 of 524 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

React and Next.js Engineer for AI Frontend Review

Remotecontract
ReactNext.js+32 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

PHP Backend Engineer for AI Content Review Remote

Remotecontract
PHPPhpunit+38 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mandarin Localization Expert for AI Data Tasks

Remotecontract
MandarinChinese Localization+24 more

Up to $40/hr

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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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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Industrial Engineering Expert

Remote
Industrial EngineeringSystems Engineering+14 more

$95/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

Civil Engineering Expert

Remote
Civil EngineeringStructural Analysis+13 more

$95/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Network Engineer Expert

Remote
BgpOspf+18 more

$100/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

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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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

Spanish Localization Specialist for AI Data Training

Remotecontract
SpanishSpanish Spain+23 more

Up to $35/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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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Computational Materials Science ML Expert

Remote
Machine LearningComputational Materials Science+22 more

$175/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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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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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Advertising Expert for AI Ad Content Review and QA

Remotecontract
A/b TestingAd Copywriting+25 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Data Science Team Lead for AI Training QA Remote

Remotecontract
Data ScienceStatistics+31 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Chinese Language Expert for Traditional Chinese Localization

Remotecontract
Cat ToolsChinese Traditional+23 more

Up to $35/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mathematics Specialist for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
MathematicsStatistics+25 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Technology & Professional Services Expert

Remote
Technology ConsultingProfessional Services+17 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mathematics Teacher

Remote
MathematicsMath Instruction+11 more

$63/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$4990
  • $50–$99299
  • $100–$149160
  • $150+38

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

Top skills

  • Python
  • technical writing
  • ai evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • english
  • large language models
  • data annotation
  • AI training
  • translation
  • model evaluation
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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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