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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 811–840 of 1,133 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

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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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Frontier AI

Remotefull-time
Research Signal JudgmentML Oriented Data Design+2 more

$100–130/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Paralegal Expert for AI Training Content Remote

Remotecontract
ParalegalCase Management+32 more

Up to $50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Sales Manager Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Sales ManagementB2b Sales+14 more

$93/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Math Experts - Remote Contract at AfterQuery

Remote
MathematicsCalculus+12 more

$120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 2mo ago

Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI

Remotefull-time
Research Signal JudgmentML Oriented Data Design+2 more

$100–130/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Expert - Remote AI Evaluation & Review

Remotepart-time
Internal MedicineSurgery+21 more

$60–180/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Philosophy Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
PhilosophyEthics+13 more

$75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Speech Language Pathologist

Remote
Speech Language PathologyAsha Ccc Slp+14 more

$88/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Humanities Expert (Remote, Part-Time)

Remotepart-time
HistoryClassics+18 more

$45–60/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Patent Attorney Expert (Remote, Contract)

Remote
Patent ProsecutionClaim Drafting+12 more

$118/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Case Manager Expert (Remote, Contract)

Remote
Case ManagementDischarge Planning+13 more

$93/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

Bash Team Lead for Remote QA and Training Coordination

Remotecontract
BashShell Scripting+26 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Ruby Engineer for AI Data Training (Remote Contract)

Remotecontract
RubyRuby On Rails+30 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Attorney AI Training Specialist for Legal Content Review

Remotecontract
Bar AdmissionJd Llb+36 more

Up to $120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Financial Advisor Expert

Remote
Series 7Series 65+15 more

$98/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Advertising Expert for AI Ad Content Review and QA

Remotecontract
A/b TestingAd Copywriting+25 more

Up to $70/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Tax Attorney Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Tax LawInternal Revenue Code+13 more

$160/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Data Science Team Lead for AI Training QA Remote

Remotecontract
Data ScienceStatistics+31 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mathematics Specialist for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
MathematicsStatistics+25 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

PHP Quality Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
PHPPhp8+31 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swedish Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Remote

Remotecontract
AIAI Training+30 more

Up to $60/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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