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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 830 of 1,239 roles, 98% remote.

Filtered roles

830 listings in 783 role families

Showing 751–780 of 783 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

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

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

Gikuyu Language Expert

Remotecontract
WritingEditing+5 more

$30–80/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

Chemistry Expert PhD Remote Contractor for AI Training

Remotecontract
Advanced Chemistry KnowledgeScientific Writing+3 more

$80–90/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

Economics Expert (PhD)

Remotecontract
EconomicsPhd+3 more

$80–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Physical Scientist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Forward Deployed (US Gov)

Remotefull-time
PythonLLM Systems+2 more

$40–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Biologist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Management Consultant Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Graphic & UX/UI Designer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

HR & Administration Specialist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Nursing Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Lawyer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Chemist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Compliance & Risk Specialist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Mathematician Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 3mo ago

Physicist Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$60–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Director of Robotics Research

Remotefull-time
Robotics SoftwareRobotics Data+1 more

$100–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 4mo ago

M&A Corporate & Securities Attorney for AI-Driven Legal Tools

Remotecontract
M&a Transaction AnalysisCorporate Governance+10 more

$80–100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 4mo ago

Business Intelligence Analyst Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–120/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99518
  • $100–$149239
  • $150+73

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

Top skills

  • ai evaluation
  • python
  • llm evaluation
  • AI training
  • technical writing
  • data annotation
  • english
  • ai model evaluation
  • model evaluation
  • Attention to Detail
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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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