Earnings calculator
How much can you earn training AI?
Put in the kind of work, your level, and the hours you can give it. The estimate comes straight from the pay on live open roles, the same measured rates behind the rest of the site, not a made-up number.
Consistent quality, working steadily on a platform
Experienced domain experts work, 20 hours a week, works out to roughly
About $1,000–$3,000 a week, at $50–$150/hr.
Anchored on 697 advertised rates measured from live open domain experts roles across 20 platforms, 2026-10-18. This is an estimate of what the work pays, not a guarantee of hours or acceptance: real earnings depend on your speed, quality, and how much work a platform sends you.
See 1,118 open domain experts rolesWhat every kind of work pays at 20 hrs/week
Estimated monthly earnings for a experienced worker, by work type. Tap a kind of work for who hires for it, or its open roles to see them.
| Work type | Per hour | Per month | Open now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Law, Medicine & Finance $4,350–$13,000/mo | $50–$150 | $4,350–$13,000 | 1,118 |
| Math & STEM $3,450–$13,000/mo | $40–$150 | $3,450–$13,000 | 219 |
| Coding & Software Evaluation $5,200–$10,400/mo | $60–$120 | $5,200–$10,400 | 285 |
| Research Studies & Surveys $6,950–$8,650/mo | $80–$100 | $6,950–$8,650 | 35 |
| Transcription, Audio & Speech $2,150–$13,000/mo | $25–$150 | $2,150–$13,000 | 521 |
| Red-Teaming & AI Safety $3,900–$10,400/mo | $45–$120 | $3,900–$10,400 | 54 |
| Writing & Content $3,450–$10,400/mo | $40–$120 | $3,450–$10,400 | 35 |
| AI Evaluation & Rating (RLHF) $2,150–$10,400/mo | $25–$120 | $2,150–$10,400 | 143 |
| Data Annotation & Labeling $1,750–$10,400/mo | $20–$120 | $1,750–$10,400 | 140 |
| Multilingual & Localization $3,050–$8,650/mo | $35–$100 | $3,050–$8,650 | 1,005 |
| Agentic Tasks & RL Environments $3,050–$7,800/mo | $35–$90 | $3,050–$7,800 | 64 |
| Robotics & Physical-AI Data $450–$7,350/mo | $5–$85 | $450–$7,350 | 65 |
Ranges are typical pay (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling) measured from live open roles where enough state a rate, and the compiled benchmark otherwise. Advertised maximums ("up to $X/hr") are excluded because a ceiling is not an observed wage.
How this estimate is calculated
For each kind of work we read the hourly rates advertised on today’s open roles and take its typical pay, the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling, with the median in between (the same measure as every pay figure on the site, and the figure its list of roles on the job board states). A worker who is getting started is estimated at the lower half of that band, an experienced worker across the typical band, and a credentialed expert at the upper half. We never extrapolate above or below the rates actually observed.
We deliberately exclude two things that would inflate the number: roles that advertise only a maximum (“up to $X/hr”), because a ceiling is not a wage anyone is being paid, and the handful of elite off-platform engagements that pay several hundred dollars an hour but are not open roles you can apply to today. Where too few roles in a work type state a rate to measure it live, we fall back to that work’s current typical band and label it as such. See the full methodology and the live pay tables.
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Common questions
How much can you make training AI?
Most AI training work pays $35–$120 an hour, measured from the rates on live open roles. At 20 hours a week that is roughly $3,050 to $10,400 a month. Pay varies widely by the kind of work: entry data-labeling and research studies sit at the lower end, while credentialed expert evaluation in code, STEM, law, medicine, and finance pays several times more.
Is AI training work paid hourly or per task?
Both. Some platforms pay a set hourly rate, others pay per task or per project. This calculator works in hourly terms because that is how most roles advertise pay and how earnings compare across platforms; on per-task work your effective hourly rate depends on how fast you complete tasks at the required quality.
Do beginners earn less than experienced trainers?
Usually, yes. New workers tend to start near the bottom of a work type's pay band while they build speed and a quality record, and many platforms set your rate from an entry assessment. The biggest jump in pay comes from specialist credentials: a verifiable license or deep expertise moves you into the expert tiers, which pay the most in the whole industry.
Which AI training work pays the most?
Credentialed expert work: evaluating model reasoning in code, advanced STEM and math, and regulated fields like law, medicine, and finance. Domain experts with a verifiable license command the highest rates, reaching several hundred dollars an hour for the rarest specialisms, while generalist rating and data labeling are the entry tiers. Use the calculator above to compare every work type at your own hours.