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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 190 of 1,639 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

190 listings in 179 role families

Showing 121–150 of 179 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Simplified Chinese QA Lead for AI Training Data

Remotecontract
Simplified ChineseMandarin+30 more

Up to $35/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Reliability and Quality Engineering Expert

Remote
Design Of ExperimentsStatistical Process Control+13 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mathematics QA Lead for AI Training Data Projects Remote

Remotecontract
MathematicsApplied Mathematics+36 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Russian AI Training QA Lead - Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
RussianLinguistics+20 more

Up to $30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Croatian Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training

Remotecontract
CroatianCroatian Grammar+29 more

Up to $30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Astronomy QA Lead for Astrophysics AI Training

Remotecontract
AstronomyAstrophysics+28 more

Up to $110/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Aerospace Engineer Expert

Remote
Aerospace EngineeringAerodynamics+14 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

English QA Lead for AI Training Data Projects

Remotecontract
AI Training DataContent Review+20 more

Up to $35/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Latvian QA Lead for AI Training Data Remote Contract

Remotecontract
LatvianLinguistics+32 more

Up to $25/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Accounting Specialist for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
AccountingGaap+32 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal & Compliance Specialist Rubric Design

Remotecontract
AI EvaluationCompliance+28 more

Up to $120/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Korean QA Lead for AI Training Data

Remotecontract
KoreanQa+29 more

Up to $45/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Software Engineering Expert

Remote
PythonJavaScript+18 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C++ Engineer for AI Systems Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
CppC+++31 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finance QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
AccountingAI Training+33 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Chemistry Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Content Remote

Remotecontract
AI TrainingChemical Reasoning+32 more

Up to $75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Scientific Computing Research Expert

Remote
PythonScientific Computing+13 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Norwegian QA Lead for AI Training Content Review

Remotecontract
NorwegianBokmal+30 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Danish QA Lead for AI Training Projects

Remotecontract
DanishEnglish+30 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Malayalam QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
MalayalamEnglish+28 more

Up to $30/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Catalan Language Expert for AI Content QA Remote

Remotefull-time
CatalanEnglish+16 more

Up to $26/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Psychology QA Lead for AI Training (Remote Contract)

Remotecontract
AI TrainingBehavioral Science+29 more

Up to $80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Go Quality Assurance Lead for Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
GoGo+33 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Architecture QA Lead for Design and AI Training

Remotecontract
ArchitectureInterior Design+30 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finnish QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
FinnishEnglish+26 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Professional Engineer Expert

Remote
Pe LicenseDesign Review+14 more

$148/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Cantonese Quality Assurance Lead for Hong Kong Traditional Chinese

Remotecontract
CantoneseTraditional Chinese+32 more

Up to $40/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Audio Video Technician Expert

Remote
Audio ProductionVideo Production+16 more

$55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

TypeScript Team Lead for AI Training Quality Remote

Remotecontract
AI TrainingCode Review+8 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Manufacturing Expert

Remote
Manufacturing EngineeringIndustrial Engineering+13 more

$70/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$4948
  • $50–$99102
  • $100–$14934
  • $150+6

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

Top skills

  • ai training
  • llm evaluation
  • trainer feedback
  • documentation
  • english
  • discord
  • style guides
  • ai_training
  • localization qa
  • translation quality review
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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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