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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 497 of 1,239 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

497 listings in 457 role families

Showing 241–270 of 457 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Engineer New Grad Frontend Backend Remote

Remotefull-time
ReactNode.js+3 more

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

DevOps / Platform Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Materials Science Expert for AI‑Driven Engineering

Remotecontract
Materials Science ExpertiseMaterials Characterization+8 more

$80–130/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Python + Go Developer

Remotecontract
PythonGo

$30–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Machine Learning Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Remotepart-time
Machine LearningModel Training+13 more

$70–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Excel Expert (US Remote) - GenAI Data Project

Remotehourly
ExcelAdvanced Excel Formulas+14 more

$70–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer

Remotecontract
ReactJavaScript+1 more

$30–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Graphic Designer

Remotecontract
Graphic Design

$35–105/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Backend Engineer

Remotecontract
PythonJava+1 more

$30–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Mechanical Engineer - AI Lab Project (US Remote)

Remotefull-time
Mechanical EngineeringSolidworks+28 more

$60–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Engineering Expert - Remote AI Evaluation

Remotepart-time
Engineering DesignEngineering Analysis+22 more

$60–125/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Frontend Engineer Talent Network

Remotepart-time

$70–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

AI/ML Engineer, Internal Platforms

Remotefull-time
PythonLlms+3 more

$160–300/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

AI Developer Trace Task Auditor

Remotehourly
CursorGitHub Copilot+10 more

$70–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Senior Mobile Developer

Remotecontract
KotlinSwift+1 more

$50–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Data Engineer

Remotefull-time
MysqlPython+2 more

$30–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Data Analysis Expert - Remote AI Evaluation

Remotepart-time
Data AnalysisBusiness Intelligence+18 more

$70–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Backend Software Engineer

Remotecontract
Python3Java+8 more

$30–100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Engineer Expert (Remote) Part-Time

Remotepart-time
ReactTypeScript+21 more

$70–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

UI Engineer

Remotecontract
ReactTypeScript+2 more

$30–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Technical Architect for Production Platform Engineering

Remotecontract
Cloud Benchmark Task AuthoringCloud And Distributed Systems Architecture+1 more

$60–130/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

New Grad Software Engineer

Remotefull-time
ReactNode.js+3 more

$60–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Data Scientist Talent Network

Remotehourly
PythonSQL+4 more

$100–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Engineer for AI Workflow and QA Automation

Remotecontract
Ci/cdScripting+3 more

$50–70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Behavioral Health Expert - AI Safety Evaluation

Remotepart-time
Behavioral HealthMental Health Counseling+20 more

$45–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Employment Lawyer

Remotecontract
Employment Law ExpertiseLegal Analysis+7 more

$100–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Military Law Attorney

Remotecontract
Military Law ExpertiseUcmj (uniform Code Of Military Justice)+12 more

$140–400/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Personal Injury Lawyer

Remotecontract
Legal ReasoningIssue Spotting+8 more

$100–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

SaaS Contracts Counsel

Remotecontract
SaasSoftware As A Service+4 more

$80–110/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Litigation Attorney

Remotecontract
Litigation StrategyLegal Research+3 more

$80–170/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99299
  • $100–$149160
  • $150+38

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

Top skills

  • Python
  • technical writing
  • ai evaluation
  • llm evaluation
  • data annotation
  • AI training
  • model evaluation
  • code review
  • english
  • Typescript
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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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