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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 151–180 of 1,167 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 10d ago

NSA / Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) Expert

Remotecontract
Signals Intelligence (sigint) AnalysisIntelligence Scenario Development+12 more

$70–140/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 10d ago

Software Engineer

RemotePart-Time
Software EngineeringSoftware Architecture+9 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Network Engineering & Simulation Expert — Hephaestus

Remotehourly
Network EngineeringRouting+25 more

$70–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Electrical Engineering Writer

Remotehourly
Electrical EngineeringNec+23 more

$80/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 10d ago

Biology PhD Expert - AI Annotation

Remotecontract
BiologyMolecular Biology+14 more

$40–90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Electrical Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Electrical EngineeringIec Standards+14 more

$90/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Senior Motion Designer & Creative Technologist (AI Evaluation)

Remotefull-time
After EffectsCinema 4d+22 more

$70–120/hr

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Handshake AI

Handshake AIVerified

Posted 10d ago

Civil/Structural Engineer (Buildings)

RemotePart-Time
Plan ReviewBuilding Codes+12 more

$62.50/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 10d ago

Explosives & Energetic Materials Engineer (AI Safety)

Remote
Explosives EngineeringEnergetic Materials+13 more

$150/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Music Producer & Audio Post Specialist (AI Evaluation)

Remotefull-time
Pro ToolsLogic Pro+28 more

$70–120/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 10d ago

Civil Engineer Reviewer

Remotehourly
Civil EngineeringEurocodes+18 more

$90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 10d ago

Veterans Service Representative

Remotecontract
Benefit DeterminationQuality Assurance+4 more

$60–85/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 10d ago

Federal Contract Specialist

Remotecontract
Federal ContractingFederal Acquisition Regulation (far)+8 more

$60–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Art and Photography Curators

Remotecontract
CuratorCollections Specialist+3 more

$50–105/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Lawyer – Remote Contract, Legal Document Review

Remotecontract
Drafting And Reviewing Legal DocumentsBasic Legal Research+3 more

$80–180/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Senior Software Engineer – Remote Contract

Remotecontract
Python3Java+8 more

$30–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Federal HR Specialist (Employee & Labor Relations)

Remotecontract
Federal Hr Policy KnowledgeEmployee Relations+8 more

$60–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

Remotecontract
Multidisciplinary Project LeadershipMechanical Design & Engineering Analysis+2 more

$200–300/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 11d ago

Remote Survey Research Expert for AI Evaluation

Remotehourly
Survey ResearchMarket Research+23 more

$120/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 11d ago

Materials Science Expert (AI Safety)

Remote
Materials ScienceMetallurgy+8 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Brand and Social Creative Expert

Remotecontract
MarketingPosts+4 more

$50–105/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Medical Chart Reviewer

Remotecontract
Icd 10 CmIcd 10 Pcs+8 more

$50–70/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

NDT Subject Matter Expert – Laser Shearography (Level II / Level III)

Remotecontract
Laser ShearographyNon Destructive Testing (ndt)+4 more

$40–100/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 11d ago

Nuclear Science & Engineering Expert (AI Safety)

Remote
Nuclear EngineeringNuclear Science+10 more

$150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Medical Records Coder

Remotecontract
Icd 10 CmIcd 10 Pcs+12 more

$50–70/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 11d ago

Bilingual Chinese Generalist Expert — AI Safety

Remotepart-time
ChineseEnglish+10 more

$48–52/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Senior Protection Engineer (Medium Voltage / Utility Distribution)

Remotecontract
Protective RelayingRelay Settings+4 more

$40–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 11d ago

Art Buying and Photography Representation Expert

Remotecontract
Art BuyerPhoto Buyer+3 more

$50–105/hr

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AfterQuery

AfterQueryVerified

Posted 11d ago

Radiologist / Radiation Sciences Expert (AI Safety)

Remote
RadiologyMedical Physics+8 more

$150/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 11d ago

Senior AI Consultant

Remotecontract
Artificial IntelligenceGenerative AI+21 more

$100–150/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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