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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 162 of 1,239 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

162 listings in 151 role families

Showing 31–60 of 151 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

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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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Civil Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Civil EngineeringEurocodes+18 more

$90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Senior Software Engineer – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Python3Java+8 more

$30–100/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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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 12d ago

Open Source Maintainer / Core Contributor – Software Engineer

Remotefull-time
Open Source MaintenanceCode Review+8 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Software Engineer – AI Training

Remotecontract
Python3Java+8 more

$30–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 12d ago

Systems Architect / Chief Systems Architect

Remotecontract
System Architecture DesignTechnical Trade Studies+2 more

$150–300/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 13d ago

2D Game Developer (Defold)

Remotecontract
Defold

$70–130/hr

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Turing

TuringVerified

Posted 13d ago

Software Engineer

Remotecontract
PythonJavaScript+12 more

$200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 14d ago

Mechanical Design Engineer CAD Manufacturing Remote

Remotecontract
SolidworksFusion 360+18 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+4 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+2 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

DesignSpark PCB Specialist

Remotecontract
Designspark PcbPcb Design+4 more

$63–122/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 16d ago

Software Engineering Researcher (Research Coding Tasks)

Remote
Software Engineering ResearchTest Generation+13 more

$50/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 17d ago

Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Node.js, TypeScript, Rust)

Remotefull-time
Node.jsTypeScript+19 more

$50–80/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 17d ago

AI Engineering Consultant

Remotecontract
AI AgentsAutomation Frameworks+13 more

$50–60/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 18d ago

Sr. Full-Stack Engineer, AI-Native (LATAM / Europe)

Remotecontract
TypeScriptReact+30 more

$85–90/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 19d ago

Lead Software Engineer, Core Platform

Remotecontract
TypeScriptJavaScript+24 more

$50–60/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 19d ago

Sr Experience/Product Designer (EXD)

Remotecontract
Product DesignInteraction Design+18 more

$100–130/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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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Chip Design Engineer - Semiconductor (Canada)

RemotePart-Time
Cadence VirtuosoCadence Innovus+17 more

$96/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 23d ago

Semiconductor Chip Design Engineer

RemotePart-Time
SemiconductorChip Design+20 more

$120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 24d ago

Electrical Engineering Expert - Remote Canada

RemotePart-Time
Electrical EngineeringComputer Engineering+23 more

$96/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 24d ago

Engineering Professional - AI Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Mechanical Engineering TechnologyElectrical Engineering+8 more

Up to $100/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 25d ago

Sr Software Engineer (Costa Rica)

Remotecontract
TypeScriptNode.js+28 more

$45–55/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 26d ago

Embedded Systems and RF Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Embedded SystemsRf Engineering+16 more

$120/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99111
  • $100–$14940
  • $150+11

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

Top skills

  • Python
  • Typescript
  • JAVA
  • code review
  • technical writing
  • React
  • performance optimization
  • Rust
  • javascript
  • debugging
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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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