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AI Jobs Paying $50+/hr or More

1,239 live roles advertised at $50+/hr or more, from 8 sources. Median advertised pay $85/hr.

Live roles

1,239

1,167 role families

Median advertised

$85/hr

1,239 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 312 of 1,239 roles, 99% remote.

Filtered roles

312 listings in 298 role families

Showing 61–90 of 298 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Civilian Intelligence Agency Expert – U.S. & Allied Government

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisProgram Management+8 more

$80–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Defense Analyst

Remotecontract
Military Operations AnalysisDefense Research+3 more

$90–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Consumer Product Safety Attorney

Remotecontract
Product Safety LawRegulatory Compliance+14 more

$140–400/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 16d ago

Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert

Remotehourly
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+16 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Intelligence Agency Officer

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisThreat Analysis+13 more

$80–170/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 17d ago

Ophthalmologist

Remotehourly
OphthalmologyAbo Board Certification+13 more

$175/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 17d ago

Obstetrician-Gynecologist

RemotePart-Time
ObstetricsGynecology+15 more

$180/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Litigation Attorney

Remotecontract
Explaining Legal Reasoning To OthersEvidence Synthesis And Case Narrative+4 more

$80–150/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 17d ago

Intensivist

RemotePart-Time
Critical Care MedicineMechanical Ventilation+16 more

$180/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 18d ago

Senior U.S. Attorney & Legal Expert - AI Training

Remotecontract
Legal WritingContract Law+18 more

$105/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 18d ago

Senior Intelligence Analyst – National Security

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisThreat Assessment+3 more

$80–170/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 18d ago

Neurologist

RemotePart-Time
NeurologyStroke And Vascular Neurology+24 more

$180/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 18d ago

Lawyers & Legal Experts — Global Talent Pool

Remotehourly
Legal ReviewLegal Analysis+22 more

$100–140/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 18d ago

Speech-Language Pathologist

RemotePart-Time
Speech Language PathologyCcc Slp+16 more

$180/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 19d ago

STEM PhD Expert for AI Reasoning & Evaluation

Remotecontract
Machine LearningArtificial Intelligence+10 more

$50–150/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 20d ago

Emergency Medicine Physician - AI Evaluation

Remotecontract
Emergency MedicineClinical Reasoning+13 more

$135/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 22d ago

PhD in Quantitative Finance, AI Research Evaluator

Remotecontract
Quantitative FinanceApplied Mathematics+11 more

$50–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 22d ago

Army Combat Operations Expert

Remotecontract
Army TacticsTactical Operations+8 more

$90–170/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 22d ago

Anesthesiologist

Remotehourly
AnesthesiologyAba Anesthesiology+13 more

$350/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 22d ago

Dermatologist

Remotehourly
DermatologyPatient Chart Review+11 more

$275/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 22d ago

Critical Care Physician

Remotehourly
Critical Care MedicineBoard Certification+8 more

$200/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 22d ago

Quantitative Analyst (Remote, Part-Time)

RemotePart-Time
Quantitative AnalysisQuant Research+8 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 22d ago

Humanitarian Aid Representative

Remotecontract
Civilian Protection JudgmentIhl Grounding+1 more

$80–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 22d ago

Military Operations Expert

Remotecontract
Military Operations ExpertiseTactical Decision Making+9 more

$90–170/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 22d ago

AEC BIM Expert - Remote AI Research Program

RemotePart-Time
BimVectorworks+8 more

$125/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical EngineeringParametric Solid Modeling+27 more

$120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 23d ago

Intelligence Analyst

Remotecontract
Analytic RigorSource Handling+2 more

$80–170/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 23d ago

Senior Software Engineer - Python / TypeScript

Remotecontract
PythonTypeScript+8 more

$100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 23d ago

Nephrologist

Remotehourly
NephrologyAbim Nephrology+15 more

$200/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 23d ago

Licensed Physicians - Medical Content Reviewer

Alabama, USA; Alaska, USA; Albany, NY, USA +48 morecontract
MedicineEhr+13 more

$100/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$990
  • $100–$149239
  • $150+73

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

Top skills

  • ai evaluation
  • python
  • data annotation
  • technical writing
  • attention to detail
  • ai model evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • legal writing
  • clinical reasoning
  • written communication
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How these numbers are calculated

NearSkill lists 1,239 live roles advertised at $50+/hr or more, grouped into 1,167 role families. Of the 1,239 USD hourly listings, the median advertised rate is $85/hr. The middle 50% sits between $70 and $110/hr, and the full posted range is $50 to $350/hr. These are advertised rates, not earnings.

The largest sources in this set are micro1 (406), Mercor (266), AfterQuery (215), Handshake AI (149). The skills that appear most often are ai evaluation, python, technical writing, llm evaluation, ai training. 97% of this set is remote.

Eligibility is mixed: 491 listings publish country eligibility explicitly, 0 imply it in the description, 407 do not state it. 341 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 $50+/hr or more?

1,239 active listings on November 15, 2026, grouped into 1,167 role families. Near-identical language or region variants are grouped so one employer cannot fill the list.

What is the median advertised pay?

$85/hr from 1,239 USD hourly listings. The middle 50% runs from $70 to $110/hr. It is advertised pay, not earnings, and missing pay is not estimated.

Which platforms have the most roles?

micro1 leads with 406 listings, followed by Mercor (266), AfterQuery (215), Handshake AI (149).

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. 407 listings in this set do not state it, and those are treated as unknown rather than worldwide.

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