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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 571–600 of 658 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

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Posted 2mo ago

Go Quality Assurance Lead for Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
GoGo+33 more

Up to $70/hr

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Posted 2mo ago

Icelandic QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote Contract

Remotecontract
IcelandicLinguistics+29 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Architecture QA Lead for Design and AI Training

Remotecontract
ArchitectureInterior Design+30 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

SEO Expert for AI Training Content Review and Strategy

Remotecontract
Ga4Search Console+31 more

Up to $65/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Quartus II FPGA Specialist

Remotehourly
Quartus IiIntel Altera+6 more

$55–65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Finnish QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote

Remotecontract
FinnishEnglish+26 more

Up to $55/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Advanced Finance Excel Expert - US Remote

Remotehourly
ExcelFinancial Modeling+25 more

$70–100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Contract Review Expert for AI Contract Analysis

Remotecontract
Contract ReviewRedlining+32 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biologist for AI Training Content and Evaluation

Remotecontract
BiologyMolecular Biology+28 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Engineer for AI Training Content Remote Contract

Remotecontract
PythonAlgorithms+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Linux Ubuntu 24.04 Desktop Expert

Remotehourly
LinuxUbuntu+15 more

$60–70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

TypeScript Team Lead for AI Training Quality Remote

Remotecontract
AI TrainingCode Review+8 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Insurance Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Claims HandlingCompliance+35 more

Up to $70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Windows 11 Pro Application Expert

Remotehourly
Windows 11Windows 11 Professional+18 more

$60–70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Node.js and React Full Stack Engineer for AI Review

Remotecontract
Node.jsReact+35 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mechanical Engineer Remote Contract for AI Data Training

Remotecontract
AI Data AnnotationAnsys+21 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biomedical Engineer Remote AI Validation for Med Tech

Remotecontract
AIData Annotation+24 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biochemist Contract (Remote) AI Content QA

Remotecontract
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+26 more

Up to $85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swedish Language Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
SwedishSwedish Grammar+23 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Red-Teaming QA Lead for AI Safety and Evaluation

Remotecontract
Adversarial TestingAI Red Teaming+25 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biomedical Engineering QA Lead Remote Contract Role

Remotecontract
Biomedical EngineeringAI Training+31 more

Up to $105/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical Doctor Specialist for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
Board CertificationBoard Eligibility+24 more

Up to $150/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

C Programming Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Projects

Remotecontract
C ProgrammingEmbedded Systems+28 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Cbrn Specialist (Remote) Contract

Remotecontract
AI Safety ReviewBiosafety+25 more

Up to $50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Hebrew QA Lead for AI Training Data and Localization

Remotecontract
HebrewLinguistics+31 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal Expert for AI Data Training, Remote Contract

Remotecontract
LawConstitutional Law+26 more

Up to $115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Brand Strategy Expert for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
Brand StrategyBrand Voice+26 more

Up to $85/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Scala Engineer for AI Training Content & Evaluation

Remotecontract
ScalaScala 2.13+30 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physicist for AI Training Content Review Remote Contract

Remotecontract
PhysicsComputational Physics+26 more

Up to $70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Android Studio macOS Specialist

Remotehourly
Android StudioMacos+8 more

$55–65/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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