All roles/$150+/hr

AI training jobs paying over $150 an hour

53 open roles at the top of the market. These rates go to people with a credential or deep experience in a field an AI lab is trying to improve — medicine, law, finance, engineering and research.

Showing 53 roles · top rate $270/hr · updated Sep 25, 2026

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Medical144 hired

Dermatologist (MD) — Clinical Image Interpretation & AI Evaluation

$270/hr
Remote — worldwidevia Mercor
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NewOther

Local Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk

$150 - $250/hr
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Other

Company Analysis Expert — Event Propagation

$150 - $250/hr
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Finance

Central Bank Expert — Non-G7 Policy Communication

$150 - $250/hr
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Research

Equity Research Expert — Single-Name Analyst Publications

$150 - $250/hr
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Other

Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk

$150 - $250/hr
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Research

Senior Design Expert - Paid AI Design Research Study

$150 - $250/hr
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Research

Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research

$200 - $250/hr
2 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Medical

Physician Talent Network

$110 - $250/hr
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Engineering

Machine Learning Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $250/hr
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Medical

Disease-Area Clinician — Trial Endpoints & Prescribing

$150 - $230/hr
Remote — US-based or deep US-market experiencevia Mercor
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Other

Pharma Commercial Forecasting Expert — Launch Curves

$130 - $210/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Other

Expert Senior SWE

$150 - $210/hr
50 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Engineering

UK-Based Data Engineering Experts

$140 - $200/hr
United Kingdomvia Mercor
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Medical

Healthcare Survey Research & Pharma Insights Expert

$200/hr
7 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Other

Compensation & Equity Expert (Total Rewards)

$50 - $200/hr
via Mercor
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Engineering

Legacy Codebase Migration Expert

$200/hr
via Mercor
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Other

Payer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy

$175 - $200/hr
Remote — US-based or deep US-market experiencevia Mercor
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Finance

Biotech Investment Analyst — Drug Asset & Company Assessment

$120 - $200/hr
Remote — US-based or deep US-market experiencevia Mercor
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Other

Personalized Life Assistant Expert

$50 - $200/hr
3 hired this monthUnited Statesvia Mercor
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Medical

Multilingual Outpatient Physician (MD) — Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

$170 - $190/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Medical

Multilingual Primary Care Physician (MD) — Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

$170 - $190/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Finance

Finance Expert

$60 - $180/hr
via Mercor
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Medical

Medical Expert

$60 - $180/hr
via Mercor
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Other

Professional Design Experts

$80 - $180/hr
via Mercor
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Finance

Financial Analyst Talent Network

$60 - $180/hr
via Mercor
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NewOther

Cybersecurity Practitioner: Paid Expert Interviews (SOC, Incident Response, Detection, AppSec)

$125 - $175/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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NewOther

Cybersecurity Practitioner: Paid Expert Interviews (SOC, Incident Response, Detection, AppSec)

$125 - $175/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Medical

Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

$150 - $175/hr
Remote — US-based or deep US-market experiencevia Mercor
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Medical

Multilingual Inpatient Hospitalist (MD) — Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

$170/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Legal

Pro Bono Counsel (Access to Justice Expert)

$170/hr
via Mercor
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NewEngineering

Software Engineer Expert

$100 - $150/hr
17 hired this monthvia Mercor
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NewEngineering

Data Science Expert

$100 - $150/hr
31 hired this monthvia Mercor
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NewFinance

Finance Expert

$100 - $150/hr
13 hired this monthvia Mercor
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NewOther

Management Consulting Expert

$100 - $150/hr
52 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Medical1,665 hired

General Clinician (MD/DO) - HLS Expert Pool

$150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Legal

Legal Expert

$60 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Engineering

Software Engineering Expert

$70 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Legal

Legal Expert (J.D./LL.B.)

$100 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Medical

Medical Expert (M.D./D.O.)

$115 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Finance

Investment Banking & M&A - Finance Domain Expert

$100 - $150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Legal

Partner & General Counsel - Legal Domain Expert

$100 - $150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Finance

Private Equity & Venture Capital - Finance Domain Expert

$110 - $150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Languages

Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice Cloning (Swiss German)

$50 - $150/hr
Switzerlandvia Mercor
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Engineering

Data Scientist Talent Network

$100 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Other

Management Consultant Talent Network

$100 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Legal330 hired

Law Experts

$110 - $150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Languages

Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice Cloning (USA)

$50 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Legal

Lawyer Talent Network

$60 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Engineering

Frontend Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
via Mercor
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Engineering

DevOps / Platform Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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Engineering

Backend Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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Engineering

Full-Stack Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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What it takes to earn these rates

The listings above are sorted by the top of their range. A few honest caveats about what that number means:

The top of a range is not the offer

A listing showing $80–$200 pays most people closer to the bottom. The top goes to the most credentialed applicants in the scarcest specialties.

A credential is usually the gate

Rates above $100/hr almost always require a verified qualification — a medical licence, bar admission, a PhD, or senior engineering experience — and platforms check.

Hours are capped

A high rate does not mean a full-time income. Most projects limit weekly hours, and there are often gaps between them.

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