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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

Available onmicro1406Mercor266AfterQuery215Handshake AI149SME Careers139Braintrust49
Popular categories:AI Training830Machine Learning & AI512Software Engineering175Quality Assurance & Testing142Sales Engineering & Solutions Consulting136Engineering119
RemoteContractFull-time$50+/hr$100+/hrHighest pay

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Filtered roles

162 listings in 151 role families

Showing 121–150 of 151 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Full-Stack Engineer - Testing & Evaluation

Remote
DockerJavaScript+16 more

$75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Advanced Coding Expert

Remote
PythonTypeScript+18 more

$85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

React and Next.js Engineer for AI Frontend Review

Remotecontract
ReactNext.js+32 more

Up to $90/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Structural Engineer Expert

Remote
Civil EngineeringStructural Engineering+16 more

$153/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C Engineer for AI Code Review and Reference Apps

Remotecontract
CC Programming+25 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

iOS Engineer Swift and Objective-C Remote Contract

Remotecontract
iOSSwift+28 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Kotlin Engineer for Android and Backend Remote Contract

Remotecontract
KotlinAndroid+28 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Student Software Engineering Expert

Remote
PythonJava+16 more

$50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Software Developer Expert (Remote Contract)

Remote
Software EngineeringData Structures+16 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C# Team Lead Contractor for .NET Backend Projects

Remotecontract
Csharp.NET+36 more

Up to $75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Electrical Engineer Expert

Remote
Electrical EngineeringPower Systems+12 more

$113/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swift Engineer for AI Content Review and Training

Remotecontract
ArcCombine+21 more

Up to $55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Reliability and Quality Engineering Expert

Remote
Design Of ExperimentsStatistical Process Control+13 more

$115/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Aerospace Engineer Expert

Remote
Aerospace EngineeringAerodynamics+14 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Go Engineer for AI Data Training Remote Contract

Remotecontract
GoGo+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Software Engineering Expert

Remote
PythonJavaScript+18 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C++ Engineer for AI Systems Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
CppC+++31 more

Up to $65/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mid-Level Full-Stack Engineer

Remote
Next.jsReact+13 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Professional Engineer Expert

Remote
Pe LicenseDesign Review+14 more

$148/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Node.js and React Full Stack Engineer for AI Review

Remotecontract
Node.jsReact+35 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert

Remote
SolidworksAutocad+21 more

$88/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Senior Domain Expert - AI Research Evaluation

Remote
Software EngineeringSystems Engineering+28 more

$135/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Data Engineering Expert

Remote
Data EngineeringEtl+12 more

$80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Android Engineer Kotlin and Java Remote Contract

Remotecontract
AndroidKotlin+31 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Java Engineer for AI Review and Backend Systems

Remotecontract
JavaSpring Boot+25 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Angular Engineer for AI Frontend Review

Remotecontract
AngularAngular Cli+33 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

JavaScript Engineer for AI Training Content and Evaluation

Remotecontract
JavaScriptTypeScript+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Senior Full-Stack Engineer (Remote Contract)

Remote
Next.jsReact+15 more

$140/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legacy Codebase Migration Expert

Remotepart-time
JavaPython+18 more

$200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 3mo ago

Semiconductor Devices and Microelectronics Expert

Remotecontract
SemiconductorsEngineering

$66–130/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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