All roles/$150+/hr

AI training jobs paying over $150 an hour

119 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 119 roles · top rate $450/hr · updated Nov 5, 2026

Mercor is not updating.We have not been able to refresh this source since Nov 4, 2026, so the 324 Mercor roles below are from that date and some will have closed. Everything else on the board is current. Check the platform's own posting before applying.
Medical130 hired

Oncologist

$350 - $450/hr
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Energy Regulatory Counsel

$140 - $400/hr
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Gaming/Gambling Regulatory Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Consumer Product Safety Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Investment Funds & Asset Management Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Venture Capital & Corporate Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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FDA & Regulatory Compliance Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Structured Finance Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Military Law Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Media, Publishing & Communications Law Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Product Safety & Regulatory Compliance Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Gaming & Gambling Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Immigration Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Family Law Attorney (AAML Registered)

$140 - $400/hr
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Healthcare Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Civil Rights Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Litigation Associate Attorney (BigLaw Firms)

$140 - $400/hr
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Corporate Attorney (BigLaw Firms)

$140 - $400/hr
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Energy & Utilities Regulatory Attorney

$140 - $400/hr
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Research

Research Scientist - Computer Science & Computational Physics

$100 - $400/hr
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Principal Research Scientist (Computer Science / Computational Physics)

$100 - $400/hr
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Consulting Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Finance Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Data Science Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Data Science Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Finance

Finance Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Consulting Specialist

$150 - $350/hr
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Brand & Creative Strategy Expert

$150 - $350/hr
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Luxury Automotive Strategy Expert

$300 - $350/hr
2 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Medical

Radiologist

$350/hr
2 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Cardiologist

$350/hr
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Anesthesiologist

$350/hr
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Orthopedic Surgeon

$350/hr
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NewEngineering

Chief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer

$200 - $300/hr
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NewEngineering

Systems Architect / Chief Systems Architect

$150 - $300/hr
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NewEngineering

Principal / Lead Systems Engineer

$150 - $300/hr
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Finance

Investment Banking – M&A Advisory.

$175 - $300/hr
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Engineering

AI/ML Engineer, Internal Platforms

$160 - $300/hr
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Open Source GitHub Maintainer

$150 - $300/hr
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Breast Imaging Radiologist

$300/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Dermatologist

$275/hr
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Federal Civil Litigation Attorney

$150 - $250/hr
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Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research

$200 - $250/hr
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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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Pharma Commercial Forecasting Expert — Launch Curves

$130 - $210/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Derivatives Counsel (ISDA Specialist)

$150 - $200/hr
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Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)

$100 - $200/hr
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Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials)

$100 - $200/hr
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Physics Expert PhD (Statistical Physics / Quantum Information / Condensed Matter)

$100 - $200/hr
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General Surgeon

$200/hr
1 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Critical Care Physician

$200/hr
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Obstetrician-Gynecologist (OB/GYN)

$200/hr
1 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Neurologist

$200/hr
2 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Rheumatologist

$200/hr
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Nephrologist

$200/hr
2 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Infectious Disease Physician

$200/hr
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Endocrinologist

$200/hr
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Medical

Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD)

$200/hr
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Engineering

Infrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)

$200/hr
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Finance

Senior Economics Research Expert

$150 - $200/hr
11 hired this monthvia Mercor
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Engineering

Legacy Codebase Migration Expert

$200/hr
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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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Medical

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

$170 - $190/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Principal Engineer / Professor — Technical Expert

$85 - $185/hr
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Materials Science Expert

$85 - $185/hr
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Manufacturing & Industrial Engineering Expert

$85 - $185/hr
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Semiconductor Engineering Expert

$85 - $185/hr
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Aerospace Engineering Expert

$85 - $185/hr
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Investment Funds Attorney

$90 - $180/hr
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Lawyer

$80 - $180/hr
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US Patent Attorney — Prosecution & Litigation

$180/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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NewEngineering

Senior Data Scientist and Data Engineering Experts

$120 - $180/hr
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Finance

Finance Expert

$60 - $180/hr
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Medical

Medical Expert

$60 - $180/hr
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Finance

Financial Analyst Talent Network

$60 - $180/hr
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Other

Ophthalmologist

$175/hr
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Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing

$150 - $175/hr
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Lawyer

$100 - $170/hr
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Tax Attorney

$100 - $170/hr
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Employment Lawyer

$100 - $170/hr
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Personal Injury Lawyer

$100 - $170/hr
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Litigation Attorney

$80 - $170/hr
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Litigation Attorney

$80 - $170/hr
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Compliance Attorney

$100 - $170/hr
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Bankruptcy Attorney

$100 - $170/hr
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Corporate Attorney

$100 - $170/hr
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Multilingual Inpatient Hospitalist (MD) — Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation

$170/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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LibreCAD Expert

$65 - $165/hr
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Litigator / Practicing Attorney (US)

$100 - $160/hr
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Litigation Attorney

$80 - $150/hr
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Finance

Investment Banking Associate

$120 - $150/hr
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Quantitative Rates Researcher

$80 - $150/hr
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Open Source Contributor (GitHub)

$100 - $150/hr
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Open Source Maintainer / Core Contributor – Software Engineer

$150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Orthodontist

$150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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Otolaryngologist (ENT)

$150/hr
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Geriatrician

$150/hr
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Psychiatrist

$150/hr
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Pediatric Emergency / Urgent Care Physician (MD)

$150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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General Physician

$150/hr
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Legal Expert

$60 - $150/hr
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Software Engineering Expert

$70 - $150/hr
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Legal Expert (J.D./LL.B.)

$100 - $150/hr
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Medical

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

$115 - $150/hr
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Clinicians

$120 - $150/hr
13 hired this monthUnited Statesvia Mercor
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Finance

Investment Banking & M&A - Finance Domain Expert

$100 - $150/hr
United Statesvia Mercor
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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
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Other

Management Consultant Talent Network

$100 - $150/hr
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Lawyer Talent Network

$60 - $150/hr
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Frontend Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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DevOps / Platform Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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Backend Engineer Talent Network

$70 - $150/hr
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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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