AI Trainer Salary
AI trainer salary, calculated from the hourly pay on every current listing we track: the median, the typical range, and how it changes by field and by platform.
- Median hourly pay
- $70/hr
- Typical range
- $53–$90/hr
- Roles with hourly pay
- 2,473
Pay by field
| Field | Median pay | Typical range | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law | $105/hr | $93–$135/hr | 99 |
| Medicine & Healthcare | $90/hr | $61–$125/hr | 182 |
| Biology & Life Sciences | $83/hr | $63–$90/hr | 51 |
| Finance & Accounting | $81/hr | $70–$100/hr | 160 |
| Data & Analytics | $80/hr | $60–$95/hr | 50 |
| Writing & Editing | $80/hr | $60–$98/hr | 26 |
| Math | $75/hr | $65–$125/hr | 59 |
| Engineering | $75/hr | $60–$90/hr | 158 |
| Physics | $75/hr | $63–$95/hr | 35 |
| Design & Creative | $70/hr | $36–$78/hr | 65 |
| Business & Consulting | $70/hr | $70–$100/hr | 403 |
| Sales & Marketing | $70/hr | $35–$78/hr | 35 |
| Software & Coding | $65/hr | $60–$80/hr | 246 |
| Chemistry | $65/hr | $53–$84/hr | 30 |
| Languages & Translation | $65/hr | $37–$65/hr | 379 |
| Education & Humanities | $65/hr | $53–$80/hr | 38 |
| Generalist | $40/hr | $30–$80/hr | 78 |
| Audio & Voice | $36/hr | $23–$75/hr | 227 |
Pay by platform
| Platform | Median pay | Typical range | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alignerr Jobs | $60/hr | $35–$80/hr | 554 |
| DataAnnotation Jobs | $125/hr | $40–$125/hr | 112 |
| Ethos AI Jobs | $80/hr | $70–$100/hr | 478 |
| Handshake AI Fellowship | $80/hr | $75–$100/hr | 227 |
| Mercor Jobs | $80/hr | $55–$105/hr | 273 |
| Meridial Jobs | $65/hr | $37–$65/hr | 568 |
| micro1 Jobs | $68/hr | $50–$110/hr | 261 |
Pay is the midpoint of each role's hourly range as listed (or as estimated from the listing's stated time per task). Roles without enough information to convert to an hourly rate are left out. Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile.