Report
AI evaluator work: pay & coverage report
Summary
Specialist AI Work currently tracks 498 reviewed AI evaluation roles. 269 of 498 (54%) state an hourly pay amount that can be compared. The figures below cover only those tracked roles and are not a market-wide wage survey.
- Reporting date
- August 13, 2026
- Dataset revision
- 20260719190000_jobposting_source_dates
- Names the data format used to calculate this report.
- Dataset identifier
- beb33c8cbc7a4dd11ae61c9e392e3f17bb40f6dd87d22e986d73d3349a1bf8f5
- Identifies the exact set of roles used for this report.
- Integrity checksum
- 82b80a76602266485ae6f65e4df23616f02f2c08ce38a7bd627109cf61fd91d5
- Lets data users confirm that the report statistics have not changed.
Key findings
Findings calculated from the current reviewed roles. Each item shows its reporting date and sample size.
Current reviewed opportunities
498 opportunities were listed after their role details, pay context, and application links were reviewed.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Opportunity pages available in search
431 reviewed opportunity pages were eligible to appear in search results.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Platform coverage
3 supported platforms had at least one current reviewed opportunity.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Profession coverage
8 tracked profession categories had at least one current reviewed opportunity.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Hourly pay shown in listings
269 of 498 current reviewed opportunities (54%) stated a numeric hourly pay amount.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Applicant location details
498 of 498 current reviewed opportunities included applicant location details.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Language-role coverage
13 language-guide matches were present across 2 tracked languages.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=498. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Median firm hourly pay
Among 269 qualifying roles with firm hourly pay, the median was $70/hour and the interquartile range was $48.5-$98/hour.
As of August 13, 2026; sample n=269. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Coverage by platform
Coverage by profession
Pay by profession
| Profession | Hourly pay (qualifying roles) |
|---|---|
| Software engineering | $40-160/hr (typical $75-110, median $90, n=43) |
| Legal | $35-270/hr (typical $52.5-117.5, median $92.5, n=28) |
| Medical | $52.5-180/hr (typical $80-120, median $90, n=23) |
| Finance | $45-182/hr (typical $54.4-113.8, median $81.3, n=18) |
| Writing and editing | Not enough roles with clear hourly pay (n=5) |
| Language and bilingual | $12.5-182/hr (typical $29.2-58.8, median $47.3, n=74) |
| Research and academia | $45-120/hr (typical $80-112.5, median $95, n=43) |
| General professional | $2.5-125/hr (typical $45-72.8, median $57.5, n=35) |
Pay by platform
| Platform | Firm hourly pay |
|---|---|
| Mercor | $12.5-180/hr (typical $48.6-105, median $70, n=101) |
| Handshake | Not enough roles with clear hourly pay (n=0) |
| Micro1 | $2.5-270/hr (typical $48.5-95, median $70, n=166) |
| Turing | Not enough roles with clear hourly pay (n=0) |
| Alignerr | Not enough roles with clear hourly pay (n=0) |
| SME Careers | Not enough roles with clear hourly pay (n=2) |
Pay classification coverage
| Classification | Roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firm hourly pay | 269 | 54% |
| Variable/qualified pay | 0 | 0% |
| Advertised ceiling | 209 | 42% |
| Salary/full-time style pay | 0 | 0% |
| Fixed/project pay | 0 | 0% |
| Pay not shown | 0 | 0% |
| Referral reward only | 0 | 0% |
| Needs pay review | 0 | 0% |
| Needs pay review | 20 | 4% |
Only firm hourly pay is used in the median and interquartile calculations. Variable rates, advertised maxima, salaries, rewards, and unknown pay remain separate.
Typical range is the middle 50% of qualifying roles (p25-p75); the full min-max retains genuine outliers.
Advertised pay ceilings
209roles advertise pay as a ceiling ("up to $X/hour"). Advertised ceilings range $3-150/hr (median $55). A ceiling is the maximum advertised rate, not a typical or guaranteed rate, so it is reported separately from firm hourly pay.
Transparency, freshness, and real changes
Platform/profession pay-transparency rates are published only for groups with at least 10 current roles; smaller groups are labelled insufficient in the dataset. Latest checks: recently checked: 275, needs another check: 223.
Last 30 days from recorded history: 207 new, 0 changed, 0 removed.
Compared with the derived prior 30-day boundary: 291 roles previously, a net change of 207. Listing age median: 28 days. Opportunity lifespan is withheld because only 0 complete first-seen-to-removed samples exist.
Applicant requirements
496 of 498 tracked roles are remote. 119 mention U.S. location or work-authorization cautions. 498 show location details and 498 describe applicant requirements in a consistent format.
Methodology & limitations
- - Source is a single independent tracker (Specialist AI Work), not a market-wide wage survey.
- - Pay wording comes from provider pages and is interpreted conservatively; vague, non-hourly, referral-reward, and suspicious amounts do not count as firm hourly pay.
- - Firm hourly rates, variable or qualified pay, advertised ceilings, salary/full-time pay, and unknown pay are classified separately.
- - Some platforms advertise pay as a ceiling ("up to $X/hour"); these are reported separately as advertised ceilings, not mixed into firm hourly rates.
- - Statistics include only reviewed listings that are currently published.
- - Pay results based on fewer than 10 qualifying roles are shown as insufficient rather than a number.
- - Listings can change after they were last checked.
Downloads: /api/ai-evaluator-stats.json · CSV · public opportunity CSV · methodology
Suggested citation
Specialist AI Work. “AI evaluator work: pay & coverage report.” Updated August 13, 2026. https://specialistaiwork.com/ai-evaluator-work-report. Dataset revision 20260719190000_jobposting_source_dates; checksum 82b80a7660226648…
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