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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 709 of 1,239 roles, 97% remote.

Filtered roles

709 listings in 658 role families

Showing 301–330 of 658 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

UI/UX Designers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
FigmaSketch+13 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Civil Engineers & Architects (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
AutocadArchicad+13 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 27d ago

Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)

Remotehourly
Survey DesignQuestionnaire Development+18 more

$200/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Mechanical & CAD Engineers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
Fusion 360Onshape+11 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Computer Power Users & Automation Builders (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
MacosShortcuts+14 more

$50–60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 28d ago

Graphic Designers (Must own MacBook)

Remotehourly
PhotoshopIllustrator+13 more

$50–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 29d ago

Aerodynamics Expert (MSc. or PhD)

Remotecontract
PythonAerodynamics

$80–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 29d ago

Senior Character Animator

Remotehourly
Character AnimationFacial Animation+22 more

$60–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

App Security Expert

Remotecontract
OsweLLM Security+3 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

Competitive Data Scientist

Remotecontract
ML EngineeringData Science+2 more

$60–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 30d ago

PhysioNet Competitor (Biomedical Signal Processing & ML)

Remotecontract
BiotechnologyBiology+1 more

$60–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 30d ago

Sales and Marketing Expert

Remotehourly
Enterprise SalesMeddic+18 more

$60–70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Pediatrician (MD)

Remotehourly
PediatricsClinical Documentation+10 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Mechanical Engineering Expert (MSc. or PhD)

Remotecontract
PythonMechanical Engineering

$60–120/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Toast POS Specialist – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Toast PosRestaurant Operations+2 more

$28–92/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Accounting Expert

Remotehourly
GaapIfrs+11 more

$85/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Education Practitioner - Learning & Assessment Specialist

Remotecontract
Instructional DesignersEducators

$90–130/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Korean Language Expert

Remotecontract
CommunicationBilingual+1 more

$65–98/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Junior Transactional Attorney

Remotecontract
Contract RedliningContract Negotiation+5 more

$70–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Investment Funds Attorney – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Contract RedliningContract Negotiation+5 more

$90–180/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Derivatives Attorney (ISDA Specialist) – Remote

Remotecontract
IsdasDerivatives+3 more

$150–200/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Transactional Attorney for AI Training Project

Remotecontract
Contract DraftingTechnology Transactions+2 more

$90–110/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Accountant Auditor for Financial Reporting and Audit Roles

Remotecontract
Financial ReportingGaap/ifrs+3 more

$50–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Investment Banking – M&A Advisory.

Remotecontract
Financial ModelingExcel+13 more

$175–300/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

It Manager Contractor Remote IT Strategy and Architecture Lead

Remotecontract
It StrategySystems Architecture+3 more

$60–75/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)

Remotecontract
Novelty JudgmentResearch Direction+2 more

$100–400/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 1mo ago

Audio Engineer (Speech / TTS Audio Specialist) – Brazilian Portuguese

Remotehourly
Audio EditingSpeech Editing+25 more

$50/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Software Developer Focused on Full-Stack Skills for Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
PythonJavaScript+6 more

$50–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Agriculture, Forestry & Environmental Experts

Remotecontract
Agricultural EngineeringEnvironmental Conservation

$40–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 1mo ago

Personal Financial Advisor

Remotecontract
Personal Financial PlanningInvestment Strategies+3 more

$90–110/hr

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Pay distribution

  • Under $250
  • $25–$490
  • $50–$99459
  • $100–$149175
  • $150+75

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

Top skills

  • english
  • python
  • AI training
  • Attention to Detail
  • llm evaluation
  • trainer feedback
  • written communication
  • documentation
  • typescript
  • code review
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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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