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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 119 of 1,239 roles, 99% remote.

Filtered roles

119 listings in 116 role families

Showing 1–30 of 116 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3d ago

Electronics Engineer (DesignSpark PCB Specialist)

Remotecontract
Designspark PcbPcb Design+4 more

$63–122/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 4d ago

Civil, Geotechnical & Structural Field Engineer

Remote
PythonCivil Engineering+13 more

$50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 4d ago

Process & Chemical Plant Engineer

Remote
PythonChemical Engineering+10 more

$50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 4d ago

Mechanical & Aerospace Test and Reliability Engineer

Remote
PythonMatlab+17 more

$50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 5d ago

Dassault Systèmes CATIA Specialist

Remotecontract
CatiaDassault Systèmes+23 more

Up to $150/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 5d ago

Bentley MicroStation Specialist

Remotecontract
2d Drafting3d Modeling+10 more

Up to $150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

AI Trainer (Engineering Sciences)

Remotecontract
HardwareAerodynamics+4 more

$60–120/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

Dimensional Metrology Quality Engineer

Remotecontract
Gd&t And First Article Inspection3d Scanning And Inspection Software+2 more

$50–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 5d ago

Electronics Assembly Quality Engineer

Remotecontract
X Ray Inspection Of Area Array Solder JointsReflow Process+2 more

$60–100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 6d ago

CAD & Engineering Professionals

Remotecontract
3d ModelingAutocad+26 more

Up to $150/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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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 9d ago

Civil Engineering Writer

Remotehourly
Civil EngineeringStructural Analysis+20 more

$80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 9d ago

CATIA Specialist - CAD Engineering

Remotecontract
CatiaCad Engineering+3 more

$63–122/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 9d ago

Mechanical Engineering Writer

Remotehourly
Mechanical EngineeringSolidworks+22 more

$80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 9d ago

SolidWorks Specialist

Remotecontract
SolidworksParametric Cad Modeling+1 more

$65–123/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 9d ago

Mechanical Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Mechanical EngineeringAsme+13 more

$90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Electrical Engineering & Simulation Expert — Hephaestus

Remotehourly
Electrical EngineeringCircuit Design+22 more

$70–90/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 10d ago

Architect

RemotePart-Time
Architectural DesignSchematic Design+24 more

$62.50/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Mechanical Engineering & Simulation Expert — Hephaestus

Remotehourly
Mechanical EngineeringCad+23 more

$70–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 10d ago

Hardware Expert (MSc. or PhD)

Remotecontract
RtlHardware

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Electrical Engineering Writer

Remotehourly
Electrical EngineeringNec+23 more

$80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Electrical Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Electrical EngineeringIec Standards+14 more

$90/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 10d ago

Civil/Structural Engineer (Buildings)

RemotePart-Time
Plan ReviewBuilding Codes+12 more

$62.50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 10d ago

Explosives & Energetic Materials Engineer (AI Safety)

Remote
Explosives EngineeringEnergetic Materials+13 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Civil Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Civil EngineeringEurocodes+18 more

$90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Remotecontract
Multidisciplinary Project LeadershipMechanical Design & Engineering Analysis+2 more

$200–300/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Principal / Lead Systems Engineer

Remotecontract
Project ManagementCross Disciplinary Technical Leadership+2 more

$150–300/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Engineering PhD

Remotetemporary
PhdMechanichal Engineering+2 more

$80–95/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$9972
  • $100–$14939
  • $150+8

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

Top skills

  • technical writing
  • mechanical engineering
  • matlab
  • python
  • Electrical Engineering
  • cad
  • ai evaluation
  • solidworks
  • civil engineering
  • catia
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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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