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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 31–60 of 524 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 4d ago

Software Engineer - Open Source Contributions

Remotecontract
Python3Java+8 more

$50–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 4d ago

Independent Consultant, Sales, Marketing & Business Strategy (Domain Expert)

Remotecontract
Sales StrategyMarketing Strategy+13 more

$40–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 4d ago

Independent Consultant/Entrepreneur, Finance, Data & Engineering (Domain Expert)

Remotecontract
Finance And Accounting ExpertiseData Analysis+18 more

$60–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 4d ago

Generalist - Korean Speaker

Remotecontract
Korean Language ProficiencyData Annotation+2 more

$20–45/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 4d ago

Customer Support & Success Domain Expert

Remotefull-time
Customer SupportCustomer Success+22 more

$55–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Business Operations / Knowledge Work Specialist

Remotepart-time
ExcelGoogle Sheets+16 more

$50–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

AI Video Editor (Premiere Pro & After Effects)

Remotecontract
Premiere ProAfter Effects+2 more

$20–35/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

AI Trainer (SWE)

Remotecontract
Software EngineeringAI Training

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Software Engineer (Foundational)

Remotepart-time
PythonJava+16 more

$80–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Creative & Media Expert

Remotehourly
Creative CloudFigma+18 more

$80–90/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 5d ago

AI Software Development Intern, - -Hire (Iowa)

Remotecontract
PythonFlutter+20 more

$22–35/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

Senior AI Video Trainer (US Based)

Remotecontract
Video EditingFilmmaking+3 more

$20–40/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

Independent Professional & Solopreneur (Domain Expert)

Remotecontract
Domain ExpertiseClient Relationship Management+3 more

$40–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Embedded Systems / Kernel Engineer

Remotepart-time
CC+++15 more

$100–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Mechanical / CAD Engineer

Remotepart-time
SolidworksCatia+12 more

$60–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

Operational Law Attorney (JAG) SME

Remotecontract
Operational Loac JudgmentProportionality & Distinction Analysis+3 more

$95–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

Life Sciences Research Scientist (PhD): Wet Lab & Computational Biology

Remotecontract
Computational ChemistryMolecular Simulations+20 more

$45–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 5d ago

Scientific / ML Engineer

Remotepart-time
Machine LearningDeep Learning+16 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

AI Safety & Evaluation Specialist

Remotecontract
Privacy Risk AssessmentData Protection+3 more

$30–50/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)

Remotecontract
Computational ChemistryMolecular Simulations+23 more

$45–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 6d ago

Clinical / Health Domain Expert

Remotepart-time
Clinical MedicineNursing+15 more

$90–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 6d ago

DevOps / Infrastructure Engineer

Remotepart-time
KubernetesDocker+17 more

$80–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Coding Expert

Remotecontract
PythonJavaScript+1 more

$20–45/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Open Source Contributor

Remotecontract
Python3Java+4 more

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 6d ago

Responsible AI / Security Specialist

Remotepart-time
CybersecurityRed Teaming+17 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Marine Outboard Technician / Service Manager

Remotecontract
Outboard Engine Diagnostics (fuel Ignition Efi Cooling)Rigging Repower Service Procedures+1 more

$20–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Music Expert (Music Teacher / Musician)

Remotecontract
Analytical ListeningMusic Theory Knowledge+2 more

$20–45/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 6d ago

Finance Domain Expert

Remotepart-time
Financial ModelingValuation+12 more

$80–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 6d ago

Bioinformatics Scientist

Remotecontract
Medicinal ChemistryBioinformatics+1 more

$45–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 7d ago

MBSE Engineer - SysML v2

Remotecontract
Sysml V2Systems Engineering+13 more

$55–120/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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