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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 1,201 of 1,239 roles, 100% remote.

Filtered roles

1,201 listings in 1,133 role families

Showing 601–630 of 1,133 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

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

SWE-Bench Task Auditor

Remotehourly
PythonJava+11 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Stata SE Application User - Windows

Remotehourly
StataStata Se+14 more

$45–55/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Computational Research Task Author

Remote
PythonScientific Computing+18 more

$100/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

CAD Design Expert Instructor – Remote

Remotecontract
Cad Tools MasteryParametric Modeling Mastery+2 more

$40–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Open Source Contributor – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Python3Java+4 more

$100–150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

VMware Fusion Application User - macOS Code

Remotehourly
Vmware FusionMacos+15 more

$55–65/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Visual Studio Code macOS Application User

Remotehourly
Visual Studio CodeMacos+14 more

$55–65/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Family Medicine Hospitalist

Remotecontract
Family MedicineQuality Assurance+3 more

$80–115/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Smartwatch User

Remotecontract
Heart Rate MonitoringSleep Tracking+4 more

$70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Senior Mechanical Design Engineer

Remotecontract
Design Intent & Assembly ReasoningParametric Modeling Depth+3 more

$40–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

US Contract Attorney — Litigation

Remotehourly
LitigationCivil Litigation+16 more

$100–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Nurse Practitioners

Remotehourly
Nurse PractitionerAdvanced Practice Registered Nurse+14 more

$70–110/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

Bankruptcy Attorney - Remote US

Remotecontract
Bankruptcy Law ExpertiseLegal Document Analysis+3 more

$100–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Inpatient Care Physician (MD/DO)

Remotecontract
Patient Assessment & DiagnosisInpatient Clinical Care+2 more

$100–115/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Diagnostic Medical Sonographer

Remote
UltrasoundArdms+14 more

$75/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

Gaming & Gambling Attorney

Remotecontract
Gaming And Gambling Law ExpertiseRegulatory Compliance Analysis+8 more

$140–400/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Wearable Electronic User

Remotecontract
Wearable Device ProficiencyData Exporting+3 more

$70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Certified Inpatient Coder

Remotecontract
Inpatient CodingInpatient Records+5 more

$50–70/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 1mo ago

GRE Quantitative Instructor - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
Gre Quantitative ReasoningGre Tutoring+12 more

$100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

MATLAB Application User - Windows Remote

Remotehourly
MatlabWindows+9 more

$45–55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Materials Scientist (Remote) Contract

Remotecontract
AfmCalphad+26 more

Up to $95/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

In-House Counsel – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Contract RedliningContract Drafting+4 more

$90–130/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Pharmacists

RemotePart-Time
PharmacyPharmd+18 more

$130/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Special Education IEP Teacher

Remote
Special EducationIep Development+15 more

$55/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99766
  • $100–$149318
  • $150+117

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

Top skills

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