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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 481–510 of 524 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

ML Challenge Task Auditor

Remotehourly
PyTorchTensorFlow+11 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Expert Interviewer

Remotepart-time
Gpu Kernel DevelopmentSecurity Research+6 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Trainium (NKI) Kernel Expert

Remotehourly
NkiCuda+14 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

GPU Kernel Expert

Remotehourly
CudaTriton+11 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legacy Codebase Migration Expert

Remotepart-time
JavaPython+18 more

$200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

General Counsel for AI-Driven Tech Transactions

Remotecontract
Contract RedliningContract Drafting+3 more

$90–130/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Robotics Research

Remotefull-time
Robotics DataRobot Perception+2 more

$20–50/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Contract Attorney for Tech Contracts and AI Evaluation

Remotecontract
Contract DraftingRedlining+2 more

$80–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Legal Domain Expert — AI Training & Evaluation

Remotefull-time
Juris DoctorState Bar+14 more

$60–100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Finance Domain Expert — AI Training & Evaluation

Remotefull-time
FinanceCorporate Finance+18 more

$60–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Corporate Counsel for AI Contract Review and Redlining

Remotecontract
PlaybooksRedlining+2 more

$100–130/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Autodesk Fusion Expert for AI Training in Manufacturing

Remotecontract
Autodesk FusionFusion360+3 more

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)

Remotehourly
PyTorchJax+18 more

$100–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Inorganic Materials, Semiconductor & Superconductor Experts

Remotehourly
X Ray Diffraction (xrd)Scanning Electron Microscopy (sem)+17 more

$84/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Biology Expert PhD Remote Contractor for AI Training

Remotecontract
Biology ExpertiseCritical Evaluation+2 more

$80–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) Experts

Remotehourly
Atomic Layer DepositionThin Film Deposition+10 more

$84/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Cad Mechanical Design Expert for AI Training Remote

Remotecontract
Mechanical DesignCad

$60–130/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

Private Equity Expert

Remotecontract
Private Equity Deal SourcingDue Diligence+20 more

$30–65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Computer Science Expert PhD for AI Training Remote Role

Remotecontract
Computer SciencePhd+2 more

$80–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Statistics Expert PhD for AI Training Remote

Remotecontract
StatisticsPhd+3 more

$90–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Physics Expert for AI Training and Content Review

Remotecontract
Advanced Physics KnowledgeScientific Data Analysis+3 more

$80–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Math Expert PhD for AI Training: Remote Contract

Remotecontract
CalculusResearch Methodology+1 more

$80–90/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

Investment Banking Expert

Remotecontract
Investment Banking ExpertiseFinancial Analysis+15 more

$30–65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Office and Administrative Domains specialist

Remotecontract
Office AdministrationExecutive Assistance+13 more

$20–40/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Financial Analyst Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–180/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Semiconductor Devices and Microelectronics Expert

Remotecontract
SemiconductorsEngineering

$66–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Physical Scientist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Biologist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/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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