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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 181–210 of 658 role families. Language and region variants are grouped under one representative row.

micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 15d ago

Civilian Intelligence Agency Expert – U.S. & Allied Government

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisProgram Management+8 more

$80–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Vectorworks Specialist – Architecture

Remotecontract
VectorworksArchitectural Design+1 more

$63–122/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Defense Analyst

Remotecontract
Military Operations AnalysisDefense Research+3 more

$90–170/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+4 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+2 more

$85–185/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 16d ago

Physics Domain Expert

Remotehourly
PhysicsAstrophysics+11 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Tax Practitioner, Federal Individual Income Tax (CPA/EA/Tax Attorney)

Remotecontract
Federal Individual Income Tax Law InterpretationInternal Revenue Code Analysis+9 more

$60–90/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Materials Science Expert

Remotecontract
Technical Depth In A SubdomainEngineering Judgment Under Constraints+2 more

$85–185/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Energy Regulatory Counsel

Remotecontract
Ferc And State Puc PracticeTransactional Energy Work+3 more

$140–400/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

SolveSpace Specialist – CAD

Remotecontract
SolvespaceComputer Aided Design (cad)+5 more

$63–122/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 16d ago

Senior Personal Finance & Tax Expert - AI Training

Remotecontract
Personal FinanceFinancial Planning+28 more

$96/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Federal Staff Reporting Analyst

Remotecontract
Military WritingFederal Documentation Standards+6 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Marine Geology SME - Core Logging & Sedimentology

Remotecontract
Marine GeologySediment & Ocean Floor Basics+3 more

$40–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Military Operations & Reporting SME

Remotecontract
Military Operations ExpertiseDod Reporting Standards+8 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

DesignSpark PCB Specialist

Remotecontract
Designspark PcbPcb Design+4 more

$63–122/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 16d ago

Legal Expert, AI Content Review

Remotecontract
Legal ResearchLegal Writing+13 more

$80–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

Consumer Product Safety Attorney

Remotecontract
Product Safety LawRegulatory Compliance+14 more

$140–400/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 16d ago

Biology & Life Sciences Domain Expert

Remotehourly
BiochemistryMolecular Biology+16 more

$90–140/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 16d ago

ParaView Specialist - Scientific Visualization

Remotecontract
ParaviewScientific Visualization

$63–122/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Blender Bonsai Specialist – BIM/Architecture

Remotecontract
BlenderBuilding Information Modeling (bim)+3 more

$63–122/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 17d ago

IAM Active Directory Engineer

United States; Dallas, TX, USA; Jersey City, NJ, USA +1 morecontract
Active DirectoryIam+18 more

$70–75/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Intelligence Agency Officer

Remotecontract
Intelligence AnalysisThreat Analysis+13 more

$80–170/hr

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Mercor

MercorVerified

Posted 17d ago

Ophthalmologist

Remotehourly
OphthalmologyAbo Board Certification+13 more

$175/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Naval Subject Matter Expert (Cleared)

Remotecontract
Naval Domain DepthClassified Environment Fluency+3 more

$50–100/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Litigation Attorney

Remotecontract
Explaining Legal Reasoning To OthersEvidence Synthesis And Case Narrative+4 more

$80–150/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Investment Banking & M&A Expert

Remotecontract
CpaAI Agents

$60–120/hr

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Braintrust

BraintrustVerified

Posted 17d ago

AI Engineering Consultant

Remotecontract
AI AgentsAutomation Frameworks+13 more

$50–60/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Senior DoD Staff Writing SME

Remotecontract
Military WritingFederal Documentation Standards+6 more

$40–80/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 17d ago

Gaming/Gambling Regulatory Attorney

Remotecontract
Gaming And Gambling Law ExpertiseRegulatory Compliance Analysis+8 more

$140–400/hr

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micro1

micro1Verified

Posted 18d ago

AI Jailbreak & Prompt-Injection Security Expert

Remotecontract
Ethical JailbreaksLLM Red Teaming+2 more

$50–90/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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