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Pay analysis derived from 1,963 active job listings across 9 platforms — updated every hour as new jobs are posted. All figures are hourly rates in USD.
Active Listings
1,963
right now
Avg Hourly Pay
$64/hr
across all domains
Pay Range
$2–$250
min to max/hr
Platforms Tracked
9
with pay data
Key Finding
Legal pays an average of $113/hr — 391% more than AI Trainers - Domain Experts (the lowest-paying domain at $23/hr).
Average hourly pay for roles with posted rates, sorted highest to lowest.
| Platform | Avg/hr | Range | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | $100/hr | $15–$250 | 121 |
| $85/hr | $50–$140 | 14 | |
03 | $77/hr | $2–$250 | 142 |
| $59/hr | $5–$150 | 409 | |
05 | $53/hr | $18–$150 | 90 |
| $51/hr | $7.5–$120 | 13 | |
07 | $50/hr | $20–$60 | 197 |
| $23/hr | $3–$50 | 11 | |
| $15/hr | $9–$17 | 3 |
* Based on listings where platforms disclose pay ranges. Undisclosed rates are excluded.
Which expertise areas command the highest rates in the AI gig market.
| Domain | Avg/hr | Range | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
01 | $113/hr | $40–$250 | 13 |
02 | $95/hr | $6–$250 | 32 |
| $86/hr | $16–$250 | 10 | |
| $84/hr | $6–$250 | 34 | |
| $72/hr | $6–$250 | 80 | |
| $69/hr | $6–$135 | 51 | |
| $66/hr | $15–$155 | 17 | |
| $63/hr | $6–$110 | 208 | |
09 | $60/hr | $9–$105 | 5 |
| $53/hr | $18–$150 | 90 | |
| $51/hr | $6–$200 | 220 | |
| $51/hr | $5–$200 | 82 | |
| $23/hr | $3–$50 | 11 |
The AI Gig Jobs Pay Index — average hourly pay across all tracked listings, by week.
Average AI gig max pay rose from $57/hr to $64/hr (+12%) since Mar 9, 2026.
Each point = the week's average across ~1900+ active listings with disclosed hourly pay ($1–$300). Deduped to one snapshot per job per week.
Top 10 skills by average pay across listings that list them.
New job postings per scrape run. Taller bars = more market activity.
Based on daily scrape runs. Each bar = one scrape. Most recent on the right.
The highest-paying active roles on the board — updated hourly.
Data source: Pay figures are derived from active job listings scraped daily from 9 AI gig platforms — Mercor, Scale AI, Turing, Braintrust, Toptal, DataAnnotation, Toloka, Lionbridge, Appen, micro1, and others.
Scope: Only listings with explicitly posted hourly rates are included (listings without pay data are excluded). Rates above $300/hr are filtered as outliers.
Averages: “Avg/hr” is the mean of posted maximum rates within each group. Pay ranges show the full spread from minimum to maximum across all listings in that group.
Update cadence: This page revalidates every hour. The underlying job database updates daily via automated scrapers running on GitHub Actions.
Limitations: Not all platforms disclose pay upfront — platforms like Lionbridge and Appen often post rates after onboarding. Figures here skew toward platforms with transparent pricing (Mercor, Braintrust, Scale AI).
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