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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 601–630 of 658 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

SME Careers

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Android Engineer Kotlin and Java Remote Contract

Remotecontract
AndroidKotlin+31 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

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Posted 2mo ago

SQL Quality Assurance Lead for AI Training Data

Remotecontract
AI TrainingCode Review+21 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Risk Management Expert for ERM and Compliance Remote

Remotecontract
ErmCoso Erm+28 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Medical AI Content Expert for Remote Contract Work

Remotecontract
MedicalAI Training Data Evaluation+26 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Java Engineer for AI Review and Backend Systems

Remotecontract
JavaSpring Boot+25 more

Up to $55/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

OriginPro Windows Application Expert - STEM

Remotehourly
OriginOriginpro+14 more

$45–55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

JavaScript QA Lead for AI Training Projects Remote Contract

Remotecontract
JavaScriptNode.js+26 more

Up to $70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

EViews on Windows Application Expert

Remotehourly
EviewsEconometrics+9 more

$45–55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Kotlin Team Lead for Android and JVM QA and Training

Remotecontract
AIKotlin+24 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Angular Engineer for AI Frontend Review

Remotecontract
AngularAngular Cli+33 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Economics QA Lead for Remote AI Training Projects

Remotecontract
EconomicsEconometrics+30 more

Up to $90/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Social Media Expert for AI Training Content Remote Contract

Remotecontract
AnalyticsReporting+27 more

Up to $55/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Excel on macOS Specialist

Remotehourly
ExcelMacos+12 more

$60–70/hr

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SME Careers

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Posted 2mo ago

R QA Lead for Remote Data-Analysis Projects Contract

Remotecontract
RRstudio+33 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Norwegian Language Expert for AI Content Review

Remotecontract
CopyeditingCultural Context+29 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Physics QA Lead for Remote Contract Engagement

Remotecontract
PhysicsClassical Mechanics+31 more

Up to $75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Chemist for AI Training Evaluation Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Analytical ChemistryInorganic Chemistry+32 more

Up to $70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

JavaScript Engineer for AI Training Content and Evaluation

Remotecontract
JavaScriptTypeScript+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Nuclear Physicist (Remote) Contract Expert

Remotecontract
Nuclear PhysicsRadiation Science+29 more

Up to $110/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Data Scientist for AI Reasoning Review

Remotecontract
PythonPandas+24 more

Up to $100/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Philosophy QA Lead for Remote AI Training Projects

Remotecontract
PhilosophyEthics+27 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Healthcare Specialist Remote Contract Rubric Design

Remotecontract
AI EvaluationAssessment Design+34 more

Up to $100/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Certified Medical Coder (ICD-10) — Multilingual Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

Remotehourly
Icd 10Ccs+14 more

$45–65/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Inpatient Hospitalist (MD) — Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

Remotehourly
HospitalistInternal Medicine+8 more

$170/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Primary Care Physician (MD) - Outpatient Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

Remotehourly
Clinical DocumentationOutpatient Care+13 more

$170–190/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

ML Challenge Task Auditor

Remotehourly
PyTorchTensorFlow+11 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Electrical Design Specialist

Remotehourly
Autocad ElectricalEtap+16 more

$70–85/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Trainium (NKI) Kernel Expert

Remotehourly
NkiCuda+14 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

GPU Kernel Expert

Remotehourly
CudaTriton+11 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 2mo ago

CVE Vulnerability Expert

Remotehourly
CveCvss+16 more

$70–90/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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