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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 1,239 of 1,239 roles, 97% remote.

Filtered roles

1,239 listings in 1,167 role families

Showing 811–840 of 1,167 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Healthcare Quality Specialist

Remote
Healthcare QualityPatient Safety+16 more

$100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

PHP Backend Engineer for AI Content Review Remote

Remotecontract
PHPPhpunit+38 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Dentist AI Training SME Remote Contract Engagement

Remotecontract
Dds/dmdClinical Reasoning+36 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Tax and Audit Expert for AI Training Content Review

Remotecontract
Audit PlanningFinancial Statement Audit+21 more

Up to $80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Undergraduate AI Evaluation Researcher

Remote
Data AnnotationData Labeling+13 more

$100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Arts and Design AI Evaluation Expert

Remotepart-time
Graphic DesignUX Design+22 more

$60–80/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Public Health Expert for AI Training Content Contract

Remotecontract
EpidemiologyBiostatistics+20 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Excel Expert - Remote Data Analysis Contract

Remote
ExcelPower Query+15 more

$60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Industrial Engineering Expert

Remote
Industrial EngineeringSystems Engineering+14 more

$95/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Radiologist SME for AI Imaging Review and Content

Remotecontract
RadiologyCt+29 more

Up to $120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Investment Banking & Private Equity Expert

Remote
Financial ModelingDcf+12 more

$150/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

SQL Analytics Engineer Expert

Remote
SQLDbt+13 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Education Expert - Remote Teaching Contract

Remote
Lesson PlanningDifferentiation+11 more

$53/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Civil Engineering Expert

Remote
Civil EngineeringStructural Analysis+13 more

$95/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Network Engineer Expert

Remote
BgpOspf+18 more

$100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Quality Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
AI TrainingAutomation+28 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Supply Chain Expert

Remote
Supply Chain PlanningDemand Planning+16 more

$75/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finance Expert - Remote AI Evaluation Part-Time

Remotepart-time
AccountingAuditing+17 more

$60–180/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biotechnology Expert - AI Training

Remotepart-time
BiotechnologyBioprocess+18 more

$110–125/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Behavioral Economist Expert

Remote
Behavioral EconomicsExperimental Design+15 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Occupational Therapist Expert

Remote
Occupational TherapyNbcot Certification+12 more

$88/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Education & Training Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Remotepart-time
EducationCurriculum Design+15 more

$30–85/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physics Expert - Remote AI Model Evaluation

Remotepart-time
PhysicsResearch+13 more

$70–100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Fintech and Crypto SME Expert for AI Training

Remotecontract
FintechCrypto+30 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Materials Science and Engineering Expert

Remote
Materials ScienceMaterials Engineering+13 more

$115/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Interpreter Expert

Remote
Medical InterpretingClinical Terminology+14 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Astronomer Space Scientist for AI Data Evaluation Contract

Remotecontract
AstronomyAstrophysics+24 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Compliance and Regulatory Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Bachelors DegreeCompliance+33 more

Up to $95/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Market Research Expert Remote Contract for AI Data Services

Remotecontract
Market ResearchConsumer Insights+33 more

Up to $65/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Computational Materials Science ML Expert

Remote
Machine LearningComputational Materials Science+22 more

$175/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99795
  • $100–$149327
  • $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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