Micro1 Pay in 2026
Micro1 matches vetted engineers, STEM professionals, and domain experts to AI training and evaluation projects for US companies. You set your own billing rate at registration. The live roles below show the rates working contractors are actually hired at.
Published range
$4–$400/hr
across 548 hourly roles
What Micro1 is
Micro1 is a remote-first AI talent marketplace that matches vetted engineers, STEM professionals, and domain experts to AI training and evaluation projects. You set your own billing rate at registration, and NearSkill tracks live Micro1 roles with published hourly ranges, so the numbers on this page come from real listings.
598
Active roles tracked
561
With published pay
94%
Pay disclosed
How pay works
- You set your billing rate at registration, within what the market will pay for your track.
- Multi-stage vetting gates placement: technical assessments plus government ID verification.
- Certification does not guarantee work. Micro1 overhires, and gaps between contracts are the main complaint in reviews.
- Payments are biweekly and on time. Payment reliability is the strongest-reviewed aspect of the platform.
Engagement mix
Micro1 pay, by shape
Hourly, monthly, yearly, and one-time amounts are kept separate. They are not interchangeable, so the page never merges them into one invented number.
| Shape | Live range | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Hourly roles | $4–$400/hr | 548 |
| Monthly roles | Listed per role or competitive | — |
| Yearly roles | $110000–$2000000/yr | 57 |
| One-time / fixed | Listed per role or competitive | — |
| Pay not disclosed | Listed per role or competitive | 37 |
Computed from live Micro1 roles on NearSkill. Figures are USD unless stated, updated through the day, and reflect the rates employers published on each listing. Roles without a published rate are counted separately and never estimated. Implausible outliers (hourly above $500, yearly above $2M, flipped ranges) are excluded from the range math so one bad row cannot distort the band.
How roles split by pay shape
Hourly
$4–$400/hr
Monthly
No monthly roles
Yearly
$110000–$2000000/yr
One-time
No fixed roles
What Micro1 is hiring for right now
Live roles grouped by category, with the hourly band each category actually advertises.
Live Micro1 roles
The most recent active listings on NearSkill. Roles without a published rate show the current market band instead of an empty field.
Vlogger for 360 Cam Footage Inst360 Osmo GoPro MAX Remote
High demandRemote
$20–$20/hr
CAD Expert | $50-$100/hr Remote
High demandRemote
$50–$100/hr
Tax Advisor CPA or EA Remote Contract AI Training
High demandRemote
$80–$110/hr
360 Video Recorder for Insta360 GoPro Max Front-Loaded Camera Role
High demandRemote
$20–$20/hr
Exocentric Video Recorder Role for Remote Contractors
High demandRemote
$20–$20/hr
Business Analyst Researcher and Operations Specialist Contract Remote
Remote
$90–$140/hr
Marketing and Strategy Specialist for Remote Contract Role
Remote
$90–$140/hr
Technical Writing Specialist for Developer Documentation
Remote
$90–$140/hr
Software Engineering Specialist Contract Remote Focused on Analysis and Writing
Remote
$90–$140/hr
Design and Frontend Specialist Focused on Written Analysis
Remote
$90–$140/hr
Senior Accounting Expert for AI Data Projects
High demandRemote
$58–$110/hr
Exocentric Video Recorder | $20/hr Remote
Remote
$20–$20/hr
How Micro1 compares on pay
Where each platform sits on the same USD/hour scale, from the lowest generalist floor to the top expert ceiling.
Mercor
$16–$150/hr
Expert-heavy AI talent platform with live hourly and fixed-project rates
Micro1
$4.00–$400.00/hr
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Turing
$15–$150/hr
Steady AGI training pipeline with standardized pay and expert-track ceilings
SME Careers
$15–$130/hr
Expert-led AI training roles with published hourly rates and weekly Deel payouts
Micro1 pay, answered
How much does Micro1 pay in 2026?
Micro1 roles cluster by track: AI trainer and annotator work $20–$40/hr, AI evaluation specialists $22–$70/hr, and AI/ML engineers $70–$150/hr (platform and Glassdoor data, 2026). Because you set your own rate, live listings vary within these bands. The table on this page is computed from live Micro1 roles on NearSkill.
Is Micro1 legit?
Yes. Micro1 holds the strongest worker record of any platform reviewed in our 2026 guide: 4.8/5 across 112 Indeed reviews, with pay and benefits rated 4.8/5 and 100% of surveyed workers reporting fair pay (August 2026). The honest caveat comes from the platform itself: certification does not guarantee work.
When does Micro1 pay?
Biweekly, through the platform. On-time payment is the most consistent thing workers report about Micro1. The review data shows no dispute patterns around payouts, which is rare in this market.
Is Micro1 hard to get into?
Yes, by design. Micro1 advertises that it accepts the top 1% of applicants: multi-stage technical assessments plus government ID verification before you earn a certification badge. The assessments gate your track, and your track sets what rate you can realistically bill.
Does Micro1 pay hourly or per task?
Hourly. Micro1 roles publish hourly billing ranges, and you bill at the rate you set. NearSkill shows those published hourly ranges on each listing, so you can compare roles before applying.
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