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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 661–690 of 1,133 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Energy Project Estimator - Remote Part-Time

RemotePart-Time
Energy Project EstimationPre Construction+9 more

Up to $85/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

PowerPoint Professional (Windows)

Remotehourly
PowerPointWindows+16 more

$60–70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Infectious Disease Physician

Remotehourly
Infectious DiseaseClinical Chart Review+10 more

$200/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Patent Agent - Remote Contract Prosecution

Remote
Patent ProsecutionClaim Drafting+10 more

$108/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Financial Managers

Remotehourly
Financial ManagementBudgeting+13 more

$70–110/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Quantitative Rates Researcher

Remotecontract
PythonR+23 more

$80–150/hr

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Meridial

MeridialVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Technical Task Auditor

Remote
Gpu KernelsAWS Trainium+9 more

$60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Electrical & Hardware Engineer

Remotehourly
Rf EngineeringAntenna Design+18 more

$100–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Family Medicine Physician (MD)

Remotecontract
Clinical AnnotationMedical Record Review+8 more

$100–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Neurologist

Remotehourly
NeurologyAbpn Board Certification+12 more

$200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Tax Attorney

Remotecontract
Tax LawLegal Research And Analysis+8 more

$100–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Investment and Finance Expert for AI Model Evaluation

Remotecontract
Financial ModelingValuation+5 more

$245–280/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Law Student

Remotecontract
Legal ResearchLegal Writing+8 more

$50–80/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Geriatrician

Remotehourly
Geriatric MedicineClinical Chart Review+13 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

VP of Robotics Research - Remote Full-Time

Remotefull-time
Robotics SoftwareRobotics Data+1 more

$100–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

US Macroeconomist

Remotecontract
Macroeconomic AnalysisEconomic Data Interpretation+8 more

$50–100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Orthopedic Surgeon

Remotehourly
Orthopedic SurgeryAbos Board Certification+10 more

$350/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

3D Artists & Video Editors (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
BlenderCinema 4d+12 more

$50–60/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Communication Professionals - Remote Fellowship

RemotePart-Time
LLM Response EvaluationIndustry Specific Prompt Development+8 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Audio Recording Contributor - German Accent

Remote
Australian EnglishVoice Recording+7 more

$50/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Vivado on Windows Application User

Remotehourly
VivadoWindows+9 more

$45–55/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

AutoCAD Mechanical Drafter

Remotehourly
Autocad MechanicalAutocad+15 more

$45–55/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Pediatric Emergency / Care Physician (MD)

Remotehourly
Pediatric Emergency MedicinePediatric Urgent Care+11 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

General Physician

Remotehourly
MdDo+16 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Rheumatologist

Remotehourly
RheumatologyAbim Board Certification+12 more

$200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

General Counsel Contract Role Focused on Playbooks and Negotiation

Remotecontract
PlaybookContract Negotiation+2 more

$90–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

VFX & Compositing Supervisor

Remotefull-time
Vfx SupervisionCompositing+21 more

$70–110/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Energy Compliance Attorney

Remotecontract
Pjm Interconnection ComplianceFerc Regulations+3 more

$100–135/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

US Contract Attorney — Transactional

Remotehourly
Transactional LawContract Drafting+13 more

$100–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Open Source GitHub Maintainer – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
GitHubC+++6 more

$120–200/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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