Jobs/Pay data

AI training pays a median of $65/hr. The top 10% pay $110+/hr.

Real rates from 3,840 open roles that state their pay, across every platform we track. Broken down by field, platform, country and language.

Live data

3,840 roles with a stated rate

All AI training roles, per hour Top 10% earn $110+/hr
$25/hr typical $35–100 $110+

Typical range

$35–100

per hour, the middle half of roles

Best-paid field

Law

median $105/hr

Most open roles

Mindrift

618 roles, median $100/hr

Typical range (middle half of roles) Median Top 10% start here

By field

What each kind of work pays

Grouped by each role's main kind of work, highest median first.

  1. Law 129 roles median $105/hr top 10% $170+
  2. Studies & research 656 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  3. Medicine & health 186 roles median $90/hr top 10% $180+
  4. Finance & accounting 253 roles median $85/hr top 10% $150+
  5. Other expertise 567 roles median $75/hr top 10% $125+
  6. Red-teaming & safety 71 roles median $75/hr top 10% $100+
  7. Maths & STEM 393 roles median $65/hr top 10% $105+
  8. Coding 349 roles median $65/hr top 10% $100+
  9. Writing 49 roles median $60/hr top 10% $100+
  10. Education & teaching 18 roles median $55/hr top 10% $110+
  11. Voice & audio 538 roles median $35/hr top 10% $110+
  12. Languages & translation 749 roles median $35/hr top 10% $40+
  13. Agents & RL tasks 83 roles median $35/hr top 10% $65+
  14. AI evaluation & rating 207 roles median $35/hr top 10% $115+
  15. Data annotation 223 roles median $25/hr top 10% $70+
  16. Robotics data 52 roles median $10/hr top 10% $15+

By platform

What each platform pays

Platforms with at least ten roles that state a rate, highest median first.

  1. Babel Audio 43 roles median $110/hr top 10% $110+
  2. Mindrift 618 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  3. Weekday 312 roles median $95/hr top 10% $160+
  4. RemoExperts 37 roles median $95/hr top 10% $115+
  5. DataAnnotation 112 roles median $85/hr top 10% $85+
  6. Sovrano AI 20 roles median $85/hr top 10% $85+
  7. Handshake AI 229 roles median $80/hr top 10% $125+
  8. micro1 232 roles median $80/hr top 10% $230+
  9. Mercor 283 roles median $80/hr top 10% $125+
  10. Terac 17 roles median $75/hr top 10% $110+
  11. Alignerr 471 roles median $60/hr top 10% $125+
  12. SuperAnnotate 254 roles median $50/hr top 10% $100+
  13. Vetto 18 roles median $45/hr top 10% $100+
  14. Anyone AI 193 roles median $40/hr top 10% $150+
  15. TransPerfect DataForce 35 roles median $40/hr top 10% $45+

By country

Pay by country you can work from

Roles open to residents of each country, including roles open worldwide. Most pay in US dollars wherever you live.

  1. United States 2,486 roles median $85/hr top 10% $120+
  2. Canada 848 roles median $80/hr top 10% $135+
  3. India 808 roles median $75/hr top 10% $130+
  4. United Kingdom 802 roles median $75/hr top 10% $135+
  5. Germany 544 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  6. Brazil 493 roles median $65/hr top 10% $150+
  7. France 464 roles median $65/hr top 10% $150+
  8. Spain 448 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  9. Mexico 410 roles median $65/hr top 10% $150+
  10. Philippines 388 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  11. Indonesia 384 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  12. Singapore 358 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  13. Italy 347 roles median $80/hr top 10% $175+
  14. Argentina 346 roles median $70/hr top 10% $150+
  15. Pakistan 345 roles median $65/hr top 10% $150+

By language

Pay for roles that need another language

Roles that ask for a language other than English, most roles first.

  1. German 195 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  2. Arabic 169 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  3. Spanish 154 roles median $35/hr top 10% $85+
  4. French 135 roles median $35/hr top 10% $110+
  5. Portuguese 118 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  6. Japanese 111 roles median $65/hr top 10% $100+
  7. Korean 109 roles median $80/hr top 10% $100+
  8. Italian 107 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  9. Dutch 101 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  10. Hebrew 78 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  11. Polish 66 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  12. Swedish 47 roles median $60/hr top 10% $100+
  13. Danish 46 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  14. Finnish 45 roles median $100/hr top 10% $100+
  15. Hindi 41 roles median $35/hr top 10% $65+

How these figures are calculated

  • Only roles that state an hourly rate are counted. Roles that pay per task or per project, or state no pay, are left out.
  • Where a posting gives a range, we use its midpoint. The median is the middle role; the typical range runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile; the top 10% figure is the 90th percentile.
  • Rates in other currencies are converted to US dollars at an approximate rate.
  • Figures change as roles open and close, and are recalculated on every daily refresh. Last calculated 19 October 2026.

Pay is set by each platform, not by us. Check the posting before you apply. Browse all open roles.