Report
AI evaluator work: pay & coverage report
Summary
Specialist AI Work currently tracks 419 public-ready AI evaluation roles. 390 of 419 (93%) publish parseable hourly pay. The figures below are computed only from those roles and are not a market-wide wage survey.
- Reporting date
- 2026-07-20
- Dataset revision
- 20260719190000_jobposting_source_dates
- Inventory fingerprint
- d67b8401058f78a4e62477cd097704a4755277066120bce0674781bc8dcd880a
- Report checksum
- 98bc1c0f436d1f1f9e36f618a9ab7c5306360aaed5c0c56693f94bae91179704
Key findings
Deterministic findings from the current public-ready inventory. Each claim includes its reporting date and sample size.
Current public-ready inventory
419 opportunities met the public-ready gate as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Indexable opportunity inventory
364 public-ready opportunity pages met the stricter indexability gate as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Platform coverage
3 supported platforms had at least one current public-ready opportunity as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Profession coverage
8 tracked profession categories had at least one current public-ready opportunity as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Parseable hourly pay visibility
390 of 419 public-ready opportunities (93%) published parseable hourly pay as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Applicant-location signal coverage
419 of 419 public-ready opportunities showed applicant-location text as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Language-role coverage
13 language-guide matches were present across 2 tracked languages as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=419. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Median firm hourly pay
Among 390 qualifying roles with firm hourly pay, the median was $70/hour and the interquartile range was $48.5-$100/hour as of 2026-07-20.
As of 2026-07-20; sample n=390. Methodology · JSON · CSV
Coverage by platform
Coverage by profession
Pay by profession
| Profession | Hourly pay (qualifying roles) |
|---|---|
| Software engineering | $30-160/hr (typical $60.6-95, median $75, n=54) |
| Legal | $35-237.5/hr (typical $52.5-117.5, median $92.5, n=41) |
| Medical | $52.5-180/hr (typical $84.3-127.3, median $100, n=30) |
| Finance | $37-300/hr (typical $72.5-120, median $100, n=41) |
| Writing and editing | Insufficient public pay data (n=5) |
| Language and bilingual | $13.3-182/hr (typical $21-51.3, median $42, n=103) |
| Research and academia | $45-120/hr (typical $70-95, median $85, n=47) |
| General professional | $2.5-175/hr (typical $47.5-100, median $85, n=69) |
Pay by platform
| Platform | Firm hourly pay |
|---|---|
| Mercor | $12.5-300/hr (typical $50-100, median $85, n=231) |
| Handshake | Insufficient public pay data (n=0) |
| Micro1 | $2.5-182/hr (typical $47.5-85, median $60, n=159) |
| Turing | Insufficient public pay data (n=0) |
| Alignerr | Insufficient public pay data (n=0) |
| SME Careers | Insufficient public pay data (n=0) |
Pay classification coverage
| Classification | Roles | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Firm hourly pay | 390 | 93% |
| Variable/qualified pay | 0 | 0% |
| Advertised ceiling | 1 | 0% |
| Salary/full-time style pay | 1 | 0% |
| Pay not shown | 0 | 0% |
| Referral reward only | 0 | 0% |
| Needs pay review | 1 | 0% |
| Needs pay review | 26 | 6% |
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
1roles advertise pay as a ceiling ("up to $X/hour"). Advertised ceilings range $150-150/hr (median $150). 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. Freshness states: fresh: 418, needs recheck: 1.
Last 30 days from recorded history: 0 new, 0 changed, 0 removed.
Compared with the derived prior 30-day boundary: 419 roles previously, a net change of 0. Listing age median: 25 days. Opportunity lifespan is withheld because only 0 complete first-seen-to-removed samples exist.
Eligibility
412 of 419 tracked roles are remote. 83 mention U.S. location or work-authorization cautions. 419 show location text and 3 have a structured eligibility signal.
Methodology & limitations
- - Source is a single independent tracker (Specialist AI Work), not a market-wide wage survey.
- - Pay is self-reported by platforms and parsed conservatively; vague, non-hourly, referral-bonus, and suspicious pay are excluded.
- - 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 exclude held, needs-review, unverified, and non-public listings.
- - Pay metrics with 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 2026-07-20. https://staging.specialistaiwork.com/ai-evaluator-work-report. Dataset revision 20260719190000_jobposting_source_dates; checksum 98bc1c0f436d1f1f…
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