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Everything we publish about getting paid for AI training work: interview prep, resume help, payout paperwork, honest platform reviews, and pay data taken from real listings rather than estimates. All free.

Typical rate
$50–$80/hr
Listings tracked
341
Platforms covered
17
Free guides
10

Pay figures computed from live listings · last verified 27 July 2026

Where to start

Three routes through the material, depending on where you are.

Start hereNew to AI training workWhat the work actually is, what it pays, and how to land the first role.Read the beginner's guide
Applying nowPreparing for a screeningBoth major platforms screen with an AI interviewer. Preparation is unusually high-leverage.Prepare for the interview
DecidingIs this platform legit?Honest reviews covering pay, reliability and how each platform handles your data.Read the reviews

Pay data

We read the advertised rate off every listing we collect. These pages recompute themselves as the inventory changes, so the numbers are never stale.

Full report
How much do AI training jobs pay?

Every figure from 341 real listings, broken down by field, category and platform.

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Platform data
What Mercor pays

Real rates by role and category, from 180 tracked listings.

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Platform data
What micro1 pays

Real rates by role and category, from 161 tracked listings.

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All guides

Every article we publish, newest first.

Getting startedHow to start AI training jobs: a beginner's guideAI training jobs pay for professional judgement, not AI experience. Here is what the work is, what it really pays, and how to land the first one.Read guide
Pay & payoutsHow much do AI training jobs pay? Data from 341 real listingsWe read the advertised rate on every listing we track. The typical AI training job pays $50-$80/hr - but the spread by field is enormous.Read guide
Platform reviewsIs Mercor legit? An honest reviewMercor is real, funded at a $10B valuation, and it pays. It also lost 4TB of contractor data in March and is facing class actions. Both things are true.Read guide
Platform reviewsIs micro1 legit? An honest reviewmicro1 is real, venture-backed at $500M, and it pays. Its own review page claims 465,974 reviews, which cannot be true. Here is the honest version.Read guide
Interview prepHow to prepare for the Mercor interviewThe AI interviewer, what it actually scores, the mistakes that cut strong candidates in the first five minutes, and what happens after you pass.Read guide
Interview prepHow to prepare for the micro1 (Zara) interviewmicro1 screens with an AI interviewer called Zara. It published a research paper on how it works - which tells you exactly what to prepare for.Read guide
Pay & payoutsGetting paid from India: methods, fees, timelinesPayPal charges 4.4% plus FX. Payoneer and Wise are cheaper. And the FIRC everyone tells you to get has not been issued for export receipts since 2016.Read guide
Resume tipsWrite a resume that passes AI screeningThe famous statistic that 75% of resumes are rejected by robots is not real. Here is what actually filters your application, and how to get past it.Read guide
RoundupBest AI gig platforms in 2026, rankedMost rankings score only on pay. After a 4TB breach at the biggest platform, how a company handles your data belongs in the ranking too.Read guide
Getting startedHow to fill your Mercor & micro1 profileMatching runs on what you declare. One rule about interview reuse can save you hours, and almost nobody knows it.Read guide

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AI / ML (147)Media (66)Developer tools (43)Research (25)Finance (22)Legal (20)
By type of work
Research (125)Data annotation (68)Model evaluation (61)Coding (53)Writing & feedback (34)
Glossary

RLHF, red teaming, reward models, rubric grading - plain-English definitions of the terms that show up in these listings.

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Common questions

Do I need AI experience to do AI training work?

No. These platforms recruit for domain expertise - medicine, law, engineering, finance. Your professional judgement is what is being paid for, and the AI side is learned on the job.

How much does AI training work pay?

A typical $50 to $80 per hour, based on 332 hourly listings we verified on 27 July 2026. Rates run from $2 to $300 depending on how specialised the work is.

Are these platforms legitimate?

The major ones are real, funded companies that pay. That does not make them risk-free - one suffered a significant data breach in 2026. Our platform reviews cover both sides.

Is any of this free?

Yes. Every guide and the AI resume builder are free. Some outbound links to platforms are referral links, which is how the site is funded.