What is paid, and for what

Almost no page says what a model builder paid. What vendors do publish is what they pay the people who make the data, what they offer companies for their records, and now and then a price of their own.

Each of the 125 figures here is quoted from the page it links to, and the words beside the link are the page's own. The short description of what is being paid for is a model's, checked by a second run of the same model and by no person. A job listing shows what a vendor offers, not what anyone accepted; a company's own page is its claim. Listings are taken down, so a link may no longer show what was read on the day given. Many more figures were found than are shown: one is shown only where the page, fetched under this site's rules, states it in a single passage. How this is made.

Paid by the hour 74

1XRobot data-collection operator, San Carlos (in-house)$28 – $36 per hour, offers equity$28 – $36 per hour • Offers Equityjob listing read 2026-10-11
AppenJapanese Kansai dialect speech recording$40 per valid hour✅$40 per valid hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
AppenThree-dimensional and LiDAR data annotation analyst (US)$30 - $32 an hour$30 - $32 an hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
AppenFirst-person household-task video collector, Kuala Lumpur$3.60 an hour$3.60 - $3.60 an hour This role is a project-based opportunity wijob listing read 2026-10-11
AppenTranscription, Hebrew$100.00 per audio hour- $100.00 per audio hour - 0.2 audio hours/hour × 10 hours/week =job listing read 2026-10-11
ApturaHourly contract role at Aptura$100/hourHourly: $100/hourjob listing read 2026-10-15
Besimple AIHourly role, San Mateo or remote US$25 - $45 / hourlySan Mateo, CA, US / Remote (US) $25 - $45 / hourly Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-15
Besimple AIHourly role, San Mateo or remote US$30 - $50 / hourlySan Mateo, CA, US / Remote (US) $30 - $50 / hourly Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-15
CentificPhysician clinical reasoning reviewer for EHR cases, via OneForma$150 USD per hourPay: $150 USD per hourjob listing read 2026-10-14
Contra LabsPay ceiling for paid briefs on Contra Labsup to $100/hrPaid briefs up to $100/hr.job listing read 2026-10-14
David AITelugu (Indic) transcriberup to $110 USD / audio hour transcribedup to $110 USD / audio hour transcribedjob listing read 2026-10-11
David AIEnglish video conversation partner$50 per recorded hour$50 per recorded hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
Deccan AIContributor earnings range on its platform, stated by founderabout $10 to $700 per hourReddy said earnings on Deccan’s platform range from about $10 to $700 per hour, with top contributors earning up to $7,000 a month.the company's own page read 2026-10-15
Deccan AIMathematics SME freelancer, India, job-board copy of posting₹2,000/hourCompetitive hourly pay: ₹2,000/hourjob listing read 2026-10-15
Deccan AIAgentic AI data annotator freelancer, India, job-board copy of posting₹1,500/hourCompetitive hourly pay: ₹1,500/hourjob listing read 2026-10-15
FigureSensor-suit motion data creator (in-house)$30/hr$30/hrjob listing read 2026-10-11
Fleet AIUS lawyer or senior paralegal writing legal tasks$150–$200 USD per hournd reviews submitted deliverables.\n\n## Fees\n- **Rate:** $150–$200 USD per hour.\n- **Increases and bonuses:** Top performersjob listing read 2026-10-11
Fleet AIMechanical engineering specialistInitial hourly fees are $60–$100 USD. Rates may increase up to $150 USDinst the agreed requirements. Fees Initial hourly fees are $60–$100 USD. Rates may increase up to $150 USD based on the quality of completed deliverables. Initialjob listing read 2026-10-11
General ReasoningNVIDIA GPU time on OpenReward, per GPU-hour$1.51NVIDIA L4 $1.51 per GPU / hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
General ReasoningvCPU time on OpenReward, per vCPU-hour$0.0504$0.0504 per vCPU / hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
HalluminatePrivate equity expert$150-$250/hourPrivate Equity ($150-$250/hour)job listing read 2026-10-11
HalluminateFP&A expert$100-$200/hourFP&A ($100-$200/hour)job listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIRadiology professionalUp to $300/hrup Log in Sign up Radiology Professional Sign up now Up to $300/hr Depending on the project Bachelor's Remote Part-time Flejob listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIQGIS specialistUp to $125/hrn Sign up Log in Sign up QGIS Specialist Sign up now Up to $125/hr Depending on the project Bachelor's , Master's , Ph.D'sjob listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIAI trainer (bachelor's, master's and PhD holders)Up to $200/hrhelor's, Master's and PhDs) - AI Trainer Sign up now Up to $200/hr Depending on the project Remote Part-time Flexible hoursjob listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIJailbreak (adversarial prompt) writer$45 up to $65 hourlyand improve system defenses. Details Hourly rates start at $45 and extend up to $65 depending on prior experience with adversarial testing. Thejob listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIChemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosives red-teamer$65 – $158 per hour$65 – $158 per hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIOn-site mental-health safety policy grader, Seattle$45 – $65 per hour$45 – $65 per hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesCoding task auditor (SWE-Bench, Kubernetes, GPU kernels and others)$60 per hourWe offer a pay rate of $60 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesThree-dimensional modeller scripting geometry$22 per hourWe offer a fixed pay rate of $22 per hour. As a contractor you’ll supply a secure computer ajob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesSector AI trainer (finance and insurance, government, healthcare, retail and others)$10-$30 per hourWe offer a pay range of $10-$30 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesSmall-business owner testing an AI assistant$40-$50 per hourWe offer a pay range of $40-$50 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesBusiness owner auditing AI descriptions of local shops$25-to-$100 per hourWe offer a pay range of $25-to-$100 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesGarment factory quality-control specialist$6-to-$15 per hourWe offer a pay range of $6-to-$15 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesRoad-surface inspector labelling pavement images$6 - $20 per hourWe offer a pay range of $6 - $20 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Invisible TechnologiesPolice officer or detective reviewing model answers$6 to $65 per hourWe offer a pay range of $6 to $65 per hour, with the exact rate determined after evaluating yjob listing read 2026-10-11
Labelbox (and Alignerr)Software developer building own project with an AI coding assistant$60-120/hrPaid to Build Your Own Project with an AI Coding Assistant $60-120/hr Remote Freelance CODING About the Rolejob listing read 2026-10-11
Labelbox (and Alignerr)Lean proof formaliser for advanced math$170–$200/hrGet paid $170–$200/hr to formalize advanced math proofs in Lean 4 for cutting-job listing read 2026-10-11
Labelbox (and Alignerr)Finance and accounting task author$60-120/hrack to jobs Finance & Accounting Task Author (AI Training) $60-120/hr Remote Freelance OTHER About the Rolejob listing read 2026-10-11
Labelbox (and Alignerr)Robotics technician (remote freelance)$40-120/hrss Stories FAQs Apply Now Back to jobs Robotics Technician $40-120/hr Remote Freelance GENERAL About the Rolejob listing read 2026-10-11
Labelbox (and Alignerr)Low-resource-language audio transcription lead$15-35/hr$15-35/hrjob listing read 2026-10-11
LuelHebrew text reading$42/hournversation recordings at $18/hour, Hebrew text readings at $42/hour, origami videos at $10.20/hour, and so on. All uploadepress report read 2026-10-11
MercorFirst-person work video, paid to the business$12 to $18 per approved hourRates range from $12 to $18 per approved hour and depend on the kind of work your teamthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1AI training roles (flexible, remote)$40-$200 / hrntial treatment for AI training roles paying anywhere from $40-$200 / hr with flexible remote schedules De-identification at evjob listing read 2026-10-11
micro1Plumber (open opportunity)$20 - $30/hourGet paid on a biweekly basis Open opportunities Plumbers $20 - $30/hour Applyjob listing read 2026-10-11
micro1 — robotics departmentRobot teleoperator$30–$55/hourbot Teleoperator Global Remote Contract Posted 27 Jun 2026 $30–$55/hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
micro1 — robotics departmentRobot wrangler, fleet operations, Los Angeles$10–$20/hrmicro1 Fleet Operations Robot Wrangler - Operations micro1 $10–$20/hr Los Angeles, Cali Contract Posted 2w ago Apply on micro1job listing read 2026-10-11
microAGI (microagi GmbH) — Shift and AtlasRecording of a contributor's everyday workup to $20/HourEarn up to $20/Hour Recording the Work You Already Do | Shift For Individujob listing read 2026-10-11
Miso MotionPay per accepted hour of recording₩5,000–₩15,000Accepted recording hours pay ₩5,000–₩15,000. Most projects are expected to pay around ₩8,000–₩10,000, and specialized activities or harder-to-source environments may pay more.the company's own page read 2026-10-14
OpenTrain AIRate band listed for a safety red-team analyst role$70-100/hrSafety Red Team Analyst$70-100/hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
OpenTrain AIRate band listed for a medical RLHF reviewer role$55-80/hrMedical RLHF Reviewer$55-80/hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
OpenTrain AIRate band listed for a code generation evaluator role$60-90/hrCode Generation Evaluator$60-90/hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
OpenTrain AIRate band listed for a multilingual AI trainer role$30-50/hrMultilingual AI Trainer$30-50/hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-15
OpenTrain AIListed rate for an RLHF prompt-and-response review job$34/hrPrompt & Response Review — RLHF $34/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
Outlier (Scale AI's contractor brand)Contract recruiter for high-volume contributor roles$40 to $55/hrThe hourly salary range for this position is $40 to $55/hr. This is a remote position with occasional travels requijob listing read 2026-10-11
PolymathSoftware engineer hourly rate, US$50–$200/hrUS: $50–$200/hrjob listing read 2026-10-14
PolymathSoftware engineer hourly rate, Canada, UK or Western Europe$40–$150/hrCanada / UK / Western Europe: $40–$150/hrjob listing read 2026-10-14
PolymathSoftware engineer hourly rate, India, Eastern Europe or Latin America$20–$70/hrIndia / Eastern Europe / Latin America: $20–$70/hrjob listing read 2026-10-14
Rise Data LabsExpert hourly rate on Rise Data Labs$150/hourRate: $150/hourjob listing read 2026-10-15
RunloopCPU compute on Runloop, per CPU-hour$0.108 / CPU-hr$0.108 / CPU-hrthe company's own page read 2026-10-14
Scale AIResearch adviser role across three domains$300/hrCompetitive Pay: We are offering $300/hr. USD for this role across all three domains.job listing read 2026-10-11
Snorkel AIPhD-student research fellow building benchmarks$85-$165+/hourHourly ranges from $85-$165+/hour. Actual compensation will be determined based on factjob listing read 2026-10-11
SuperAnnotateMedical doctor specialist, hourly pay ceiling, job-board copyUp to $150/hrUp to $150/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
SuperAnnotateLegal and compliance rubric specialist, hourly pay ceiling, job-board copyUp to $120/hrUp to $120/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
SuperAnnotateRadiologist, hourly pay ceiling, job-board copyUp to $120/hrUp to $120/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
SuperAnnotateSTEM rubric specialist, hourly pay ceiling, job-board copyUp to $100/hrUp to $100/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
SuperAnnotateCustomer service expert, hourly pay ceiling, job-board copyUp to $23/hrUp to $23/hrjob listing read 2026-10-15
Surge AISenior software engineer building coding RL environments$100–$150+/hourMake $200–300k+/year. Start the coding screen At a glance $100–$150+/hour Pay scales with your expertise 20-40+ hrs/week What mjob listing read 2026-10-11
Surge AIConsultant assessing AI in a professional domainFrom $60/hrfor applying · From $60/hr Apply now Healthcare Ops Assess AI handling of schedulinjob listing read 2026-10-11
Surge AIExpert contractor, such as a journalist$200–400 / hour, contractor$200–400 / hour, contractor Journalist ( NYT, New Yorker, Atlanticjob listing read 2026-10-11
Toloka (and its contributor brand Mindrift)Entry-level contributor (Mindrift)$15-30 per hourunities for leading tech companies. Apply now Entry-level: $15-30 per hour Domain experts: $60-100+/hr 90+ Domains, 20K AI Trjob listing read 2026-10-11
Toloka (and its contributor brand Mindrift)Domain expert (Mindrift)$60-100+/hres. Apply now Entry-level: $15-30 per hour Domain experts: $60-100+/hr 90+ Domains, 20K AI Trainers, 20+ Languages, 70% Masterjob listing read 2026-10-11
TuringSenior software engineer judging coding agents$100-150/hrSenior Software Engineer - AI Evaluation / Coding Agents ($100-150/hr) Apply nowjob listing read 2026-10-11
Vetto AIHourly earnings a user can reach training models, per the companyR$ 350 e R$ 600 por horaSegundo a startup, um usuário pode alcançar um ganho entre R$ 350 e R$ 600 por hora de treinamento prestado.the company's own page read 2026-10-15

Salaries 18

AbundantMember of Technical Staff, Research, San Francisco$135K - $350KMember of Technical Staff, Research San Francisco $135K - $350Kjob listing read 2026-10-15
AbundantMember of Technical Staff, Platform Engineering, San Francisco$135K - $220KMember of Technical Staff, Platform Engineering San Francisco $135K - $220Kjob listing read 2026-10-15
AbundantResearch Product Manager, San Francisco or remote US$120K - $285KResearch Product Manager (RPM) San Francisco / Remote (US) $120K - $285Kjob listing read 2026-10-15
Besimple AIRole based in San Mateo$140K - $160KSan Mateo, CA, US $140K - $160K Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-15
HalluminateForward deployed engineer (vendor staff)$215K - $275K$215K - $275Kjob listing read 2026-10-11
IdlerRole based in San Francisco$200K - $500KSan Francisco $200K - $500K Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-14
IdlerRole based in San Francisco, with equity$200K - $500KSan Francisco $200K - $500K 0.50% - 1.50% Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-14
IdlerRole based in San Francisco, with equity$125K - $400KSan Francisco $125K - $400K 0.01% - 1.00% Any (new grads ok)job listing read 2026-10-14
micro1Senior technical research role (vendor staff)$600K - $2M/yrL-Oriented Data Design Ops-to-Research Translation +1 Pay: $600K - $2M/yr Sep 14, 2026 Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI Rjob listing read 2026-10-11
micro1Director of robotics research (vendor staff)$1.5M - $4M/yrDirector of Robotics Research $1.5M - $4M/yr Apply Member of Technical Staff, Research Engineering $job listing read 2026-10-11
micro1Technical staff role in coding evaluation (vendor staff)$600K - $1.3M/yrquired skills LLMs Coding Evaluation AI Evaluation +1 Pay: $600K - $1.3M/yr Sep 22, 2026 Member of Technical Staff, Legal Researchjob listing read 2026-10-11
PlatoResearch engineer (vendor staff)$200K – $400K$200K – $400Kjob listing read 2026-10-11
Preference ModelPerformance bonus (vendor staff)Bonus range of $0 to $300K+ based on performance0K – $350K • Offers Equity • Offers Bonus • Bonus range of $0 to $300K+ based on performancejob listing read 2026-10-11
ReveloPay a senior full-stack engineer commands through Revelo$111k–$128kA senior full-stack engineer with 6+ years of experience commands $111k–$128k through Revelothe company's own page read 2026-10-15
Scale AIData acquisition lead (vendor staff)$182400 - $228000 USDn in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $182400 - $228000 USD PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting perijob listing read 2026-10-11
SieveRole based in San Francisco$130K - $250K$130K - $250K• San Franciscojob listing read 2026-10-15
SymbalFounding strategic projects lead at Symbal, recruiter listing$130,000–$175,000 base + uncapped OTECompensation: $130,000–$175,000 base + uncapped OTE + competitive equityjob listing read 2026-10-14
Vals AIFounding head of partnerships (vendor staff)$150K - $200K$150K - $200Kjob listing read 2026-10-11

Paid by the task 9

Epoch AIRL environment task$200 to $2000 mostly. $20k per task would be rare but possible.so vary, but multiple interviewees agreed on a ballpark of $200-$2000 per task. As one RL environment founder put it: “I’ve seen $200 to $2000 mostly. $20k per task would be rare but possible.” A neolab researcherthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
KledPersonal financial document, per formup to $50-$150 per formnymized with 0 personal data leaked. Expected pay is up to $50-$150 per form. Live with our V3 update, currently being fulfillethe company's own page read 2026-10-11
ParsewaveFreelance coding task designer, pay per accepted task$80 per accepted task, $90 for excellent onesPick up tasks when it suits you. $80 per accepted task, $90 for excellent ones.job listing read 2026-10-14
ParsewaveFreelance Elixir or Erlang task designer, job-board posting$80 USD per accepted submission, up to $90Pay: $80 USD per accepted submission, up to $90 for excellent work. Each task takes roughly 2 hours on average.job listing read 2026-10-15
Prime IntellectSmaller environment bounty$100-500vironments Hub ecosystem, and have smaller bounties in the $100-500 range.the company's own page read 2026-10-11
TroveoRL environment task200 to 2000 dollars per task in most casesPublicly reported prices run from 200 to 2000 dollars per task in most cases, up to about 20000 dollars fthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
TuringLawyer writing legal tasks$400/approved taskAHT (Average handling time) per task - Rates per task - $400/approved task Timezone: PST Engagement Type: Contract Creatjob listing read 2026-10-11
TuringEngineer cloning office software and writing tasks on it$300 per approved taskdetails Engagement type: Contractor, pay per task Payment: $300 per approved task Commitment: Minimum of 1 completed and apjob listing read 2026-10-11
TuringEngineering-discipline expert writing terminal tasks$300/per approved taskpected start date is next week] Payment type: Pay Per Task $300/per approved task Create an account Already have an accountjob listing read 2026-10-11

Offered for one company's records 10

Handshake AICompany data partnership$100K to $4M+to license your company data. Partnerships can range from $100K to $4M+ depending on the data shared. Data is de-identified, andthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIEstimated payout range for an example company's data, USA (indicative, not an offer)$383083 - $896969nd compliance all happen seamlessly Estimated payout range $383083 - $896969 Number of employees 100 Years of operation 10 Country USA Cthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
Handshake AIReferral bounty for referring a company$10KSign up Log in Sign up Log in Sign up Refer a company, get $10K Earn by helping companies monetize the data they already hthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1Qualified enterprise data partnership tier$100k+on the quality, uniqueness, and value of the data provided $100k+ Qualified Enterprise Data Partnerships $500k+ Large-scalethe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1Large-scale operational datasets or ongoing participation tier$500k+ata provided $100k+ Qualified Enterprise Data Partnerships $500k+ Large-scale operational datasets or ongoing participationthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1Referral bounty for referring a company$50000Refer a company to micro1, earn $50000the company's own page read 2026-10-11
Scale AICompany data partnership (illustrative value)$10K–$1M+ illustrative value per data partnership0 yrs building the data infrastructure behind frontier AI $10K–$1M+ illustrative value per data partnership, scaling with cadthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
Scale AIReferral bonus per referred companyup to $50000nue. How do referrals work? Refer a company and earn up to $50000 bonus. Referrals must be submitted through the official refthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
SimpleClosure AssetHubSums promised to founders in ads from company-data buyers$1 million, $3 million, even $5 millionere are ads from companies like SHFA.ai promising founders $1 million, $3 million, even $5 million. Those numbers can make a new company look like anthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
TroveoMercor's figure for an airline's records (vendor's summary)7.5 millionines' records, Micro1 at 12.5 million dollars and Mercor at 7.5 million. In late 2025 Turing launched a program to acquirethe company's own page read 2026-10-11

For a dataset 1

FirstsourceSingle-task robot teleoperation dataset$50K–$200KRobotics 2025 (Sep 2025) A single-task robot dataset costs $50K–$200K $50K+ That is the total cost for a production-grade teleopthe company's own page read 2026-10-11

Other sums 13

ApturaFee per selected task idea, then hourly pay for rubric design$400 and then $100/hrOn Task Idea Selection: $400 and then $100/hr for evaluation / rubric design (no prev experience required, team will help with this)job listing read 2026-10-14
Defined.aiData partner licence income (several partners)more than $1 million annuallyrevenue potential. Several partners now generate more than $1 million annually by licensing proprietary datasets throughthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
FigureCommitted spend on data collection and computeover $1 billion to data collection and compute over the next 12 months$15 million in payouts to contributors and committed over $1 billion to data collection and compute over the next 12 monpress report read 2026-10-11
Irregular (formerly Pattern Labs)Cost of specific harder cyber challengesspecific harder challenges approaching $100rd challenges, with specific harder challenges approaching $100. The expense comes from scale – reliably estimating performthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
ManticForecasting question-writers (prize pool)$25000 USD prize pool for question-writersr the disagreement, the greater the cash prize. There is a $25000 USD prize pool for question-writers. We are looking for quethe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1Commitment to spend on enterprise data acquisition$1B over the next 12 monthsmicro1 announces commitment to spend $1B on enterprise data acquisition over the next 12 monthsthe company's own page read 2026-10-11
micro1Referral payout on a company data licence or purchase7.5% of the total license or purchase pricethe Referral Payout will equal seven and one-half percent (7.5%) of the total license or purchase price paid to Company inpublished terms read 2026-10-11
Mind LabMinimum cost of a first training run on its platform$1,000We turned large-model training infrastructure into a service you can use, and dropped the first-training bar to $1,000.the company's own page read 2026-10-14
OpenTrain AIMarketplace fee on payments to talent, plus contract initiation fee10% + $9.9510% marketplace fee on payments to talent, plus a $9.95 contract initiation fee when a new contract starts.published terms read 2026-10-15
PlatoCost of one benchmark run for a high-scoring model$652 and about five and a half hours per runl, GPT-6 Astra at max (17.5%), but it also spends heavily: $652 and about five and a half hours per run. GPT-6.1 Sol reachethe company's own page read 2026-10-11
SkildRobot operator, Pittsburgh (in-house)Base Salary Range $18 - $20 USDBase Salary Range $18 - $20 USD Create a Job Alert Interested in building your career ajob listing read 2026-10-11
Surge AISenior software engineer building coding RL environments, annual$200–300k+/years on the RL environments and benchmarks you'll build. Make $200–300k+/year. Start the coding screen At a glance $100–$150+/hourjob listing read 2026-10-11
Tesla OptimusRobot data collection operator, Bay Area (in-house)25.25 - 34.50 USD25.25 - 34.50 USDjob listing read 2026-10-11