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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 1,598 of 1,639 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

1,598 listings in 1,424 role families

Showing 1231–1260 of 1,424 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Contract Review Expert for AI Contract Analysis

Remotecontract
Contract ReviewRedlining+32 more

Up to $100/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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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biologist for AI Training Content and Evaluation

Remotecontract
BiologyMolecular Biology+28 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Expert UI/UX Designer - Remote Contract Work

Remote
FigmaUI Design+15 more

$90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Engineer for AI Training Content Remote Contract

Remotecontract
PythonAlgorithms+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Consulting Expert - Remote Finance Contract

Remote
ConsultingManagement Consulting+12 more

$125/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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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop Expert

Remotehourly
LinuxUbuntu+15 more

$60–70/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

Licensed Counselor - AI Safety Evaluation

Remote
LpcLmhc+17 more

$83/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Insurance Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Claims HandlingCompliance+35 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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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Hungarian QA Lead for AI Training Projects, Remote

Remotecontract
HungarianHungarian Grammar+27 more

Up to $30/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Windows 11 Pro Application Expert

Remotehourly
Windows 11Windows 11 Professional+18 more

$60–70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Node.js and React Full Stack Engineer for AI Review

Remotecontract
Node.jsReact+35 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mechanical Engineer Remote Contract for AI Data Training

Remotecontract
AI Data AnnotationAnsys+21 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biomedical Engineer Remote AI Validation for Med Tech

Remotecontract
AIData Annotation+24 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Human Resources Expert

Remote
Human ResourcesRecruitment+17 more

$50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

AWS Specialist Contractor for Cloud Task Design and Recording

Remotecontract
AWSAWS Cli+26 more

Up to $25/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Creative Technologist - Audio Design UX Remote

Remote
Audio EngineeringSound Design+10 more

$135/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biochemist Contract (Remote) AI Content QA

Remotecontract
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+26 more

Up to $85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swedish Language Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
SwedishSwedish Grammar+23 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Optics and Photonics Expert

Remote
LumericalZemax+19 more

$100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Red-Teaming QA Lead for AI Safety and Evaluation

Remotecontract
Adversarial TestingAI Red Teaming+25 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Molecular Biology Expert

Remote
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+13 more

$90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biomedical Engineering QA Lead Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
Biomedical EngineeringAI Training+31 more

Up to $105/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Doctor Specialist for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
Board CertificationBoard Eligibility+24 more

Up to $150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

ML Inference & GPU Kernel Research Engineer

Remote
Machine LearningGpu Kernels+14 more

$135/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C Programming Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Projects

Remotecontract
C ProgrammingEmbedded Systems+28 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Cbrn Specialist (Remote) Contract

Remotecontract
AI Safety ReviewBiosafety+25 more

Up to $50/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$49397
  • $50–$99766
  • $100–$149318
  • $150+117

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

Top skills

  • english
  • ai evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • python
  • AI training
  • data annotation
  • Attention to detail
  • technical writing
  • translation
  • documentation
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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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