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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 931–960 of 1,167 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Cybersecurity Expert

Remote
CybersecurityVulnerability Research+9 more

$75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Product Analytics and Experimentation Expert

Remote
SQLPython+8 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

German QA Lead for AI Training Data, Remote Contract

Remotecontract
GermanGerman Grammar+28 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Hebrew Language Expert for AI Training and QA

Remotecontract
HebrewEnglish+26 more

Up to $50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Health Information Management Expert

Remote
RhiaRhit+14 more

$83/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

CAD Design Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
CadSolidworks+11 more

$88/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

History QA Lead for AI Training (Remote Contract)

Remotecontract
HistoryHistoriography+34 more

Up to $50/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Swift Engineer for AI Content Review and Training

Remotecontract
ArcCombine+21 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

React Native Engineer for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
React NativeTypeScript+33 more

Up to $100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Construction Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Construction DocumentsConstruction Drawings+18 more

$75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Reliability and Quality Engineering Expert

Remote
Design Of ExperimentsStatistical Process Control+13 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Mathematics QA Lead for AI Training Data Projects Remote

Remotecontract
MathematicsApplied Mathematics+36 more

Up to $75/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Forensic Accounting Expert

Remote
Forensic AccountingFraud Examination+14 more

$113/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

BI & Data Visualization Expert

Remote
TableauPower Bi+12 more

$70/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Astronomy QA Lead for Astrophysics AI Training

Remotecontract
AstronomyAstrophysics+28 more

Up to $110/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Aerospace Engineer Expert

Remote
Aerospace EngineeringAerodynamics+14 more

$115/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Financial Analyst for FP&A Modeling and Valuation

Remotecontract
3 Statement ModelingDcf+30 more

Up to $85/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Biomedical Engineer - Remote AI Evaluation Contract

Remote
Biomedical EngineeringMedical Devices+14 more

$108/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Accounting Specialist for AI Training Content

Remotecontract
AccountingGaap+32 more

Up to $65/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Legal & Compliance Specialist Rubric Design

Remotecontract
AI EvaluationCompliance+28 more

Up to $120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Security Engineer - Cryptanalysis (Remote Contract)

Remote
SecurityCryptanalysis+12 more

$135/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

R Engineer for Data Analysis and AI Evaluation

Remotecontract
RData Analysis+31 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Pycharm Copywriter & Content SME for AI Training Remotely

Remotecontract
AIContent Qa+23 more

Up to $55/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Go Engineer for AI Data Training Remote Contract

Remotecontract
GoGo+27 more

Up to $60/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Python Expert for AI Evaluation and Mandarin QA Remote

Remotefull-time
PythonPython3+22 more

Up to $50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Retail Sales and Wholesale Expert

Remote
Retail SalesWholesale Distribution+14 more

$95/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Pharmacist Expert (PharmD)

Remote
PharmdRph License+16 more

$80/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

ESL Teacher Expert - Remote Contract Role

Remote
Esl TeachingTefl+13 more

$53/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Software Engineering Expert

Remote
PythonJavaScript+18 more

$75/hr

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SME Careers

SME CareersVerified

Posted 2mo ago

Excel Quality Lead for Remote Spreadsheet Training

Remotecontract
ExcelPower Query+32 more

Up to $55/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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