Braintrust pay · 18 Oct 2026
How much does Braintrust pay?
Braintrust pays $18–$100/hr typically, a median of $25/hr, measured from the 57 open roles on its board that state a rate on 18 Oct 2026. Its advertised rates run from $5/hr to $150/hr.
Measured from 57 distinct advertised rates, on this platform. 21 of the 78 open roles here state no hourly rate.
Braintrust pay by kind of work
Each row is the pay of Braintrust's open roles of that kind, beside what every platform's roles of the same kind pay, so a figure is read against the going rate for the work. Typical pay is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling. Every figure opens the roles it is measured from.
In Multilingual, its largest kind of work with enough rates, Braintrust's roles pay $17–$40/hr typically (median $18/hr), against $35–$100/hr (median $65/hr) across every platform's 1,005 Multilingual roles.
Braintrust against other platforms
On 17 Oct 2026, 73.1% of its open roles stated an hourly rate. Their 57 distinct advertised rates have a median of $25/hr and typical pay of $18 to $100/hr, against a median of $65/hr across other platforms' rates.
Compared within the same kinds of work (3 with enough rates on both sides), the advertised median at Braintrust runs 39.1% below other platforms' and is higher in 1 of the 3; the widest gap is in Multilingual & Localization ($18/hr against $65/hr).
How often does Braintrust state its pay, and how does it compare with other platforms for the same work?
| Roles | Stating an hourly rate | Its median per hour | Other platforms' median | Its median against theirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All its open roles | 73.1% | $65 | -61.5% | |
| Compared within the same kinds of work (3) | n/a | n/a | n/a | -39.1% |
| Multilingual & Localization | 57.5% | $65 | -73.1% | |
| Transcription, Audio & Speech | 100.0% | $30 | -33.3% | |
| Law, Medicine & Finance | 90.9% | $70 | +32.9% | |
| AI Evaluation & Rating (RLHF) | 87.5% | $60 | n/a | |
| Data Annotation & LabelingSmall sample | 50.0% | n/a | $35 | n/a |
| Coding & Software EvaluationSmall sample | 100.0% | n/a | $65 | n/a |
| Math & STEMSmall sample | 100.0% | n/a | $65 | n/a |
Braintrust pay, week by week
Counted at the end of each week, over the roles open then, the median advertised rate on Braintrust's roles was $35/hr in the week of 3 to 9 Aug (61 distinct rates) and $20/hr in the week of 5 to 11 Oct (59 distinct rates). The roles open now, on 18 Oct 2026, have a median of $25/hr, the figure above. A change can come from roles listed or removed at other rates as well as from a rate changed.
Is Braintrust advertising higher or lower pay than it did?
| Week | Median per hour | Typical pay |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 9 Aug | $20 to $120 | |
| 10 to 16 Aug | $20 to $110 | |
| 17 to 23 Aug | $25 to $110 | |
| 24 to 30 Aug | $20 to $105 | |
| 31 Aug to 6 Sep | $18 to $95 | |
| 7 to 13 Sep | $18 to $100 | |
| 14 to 20 Sep | $18 to $100 | |
| 21 to 27 Sep | $18 to $95 | |
| 28 Sep to 4 Oct | $18 to $95 | |
| 5 to 11 Oct | $18 to $95 |
Highest-paying Braintrust roles open now
Every Braintrust role by payPhD in Quantitative Finance, Remote AI Research Evaluator (opens the job details)
Domain Experts · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$50–$150/hrSTEM PhD Expert for AI Reasoning & Evaluation (opens the job details)
Math & STEM · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$50–$150/hr- $145/hr
Medical Experts - USA (opens the job details)
Domain Experts · Remote· 2d agoDetails
$120/hrSenior U.S. Attorney & Legal Expert - AI Training (opens the job details)
Domain Experts · Remote· 2w agoDetails
$105/hrPodcast Audio Transcription Specialist – [Hebrew] (Remote, Freelance) (opens the job details)
Transcription & Audio · Remote· 5mo agoDetails
$100/hr
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How Braintrust pays you
Talent invoice clients in the Braintrust app and are paid by Wise or Stripe. Its terms promise to start payment within 30 days of an invoice unless the client has not paid, and its AI-training page says gig payments go out weekly.
Braintrust pay: questions
How much does Braintrust pay per hour?
Braintrust pays $18–$100/hr typically, a median of $25/hr, measured from the 57 open roles on its board that state a rate on 18 Oct 2026. Its advertised rates run from $5/hr to $150/hr.
What is the highest rate Braintrust pays?
The highest-paying open Braintrust role on 18 Oct 2026 is PhD in Quantitative Finance, Remote AI Research Evaluator, at $100/hr (its posting: "$50-$150/hr"). Every open role by pay.
How does Braintrust pay you?
Talent invoice clients in the Braintrust app and are paid by Wise or Stripe. Its terms promise to start payment within 30 days of an invoice unless the client has not paid, and its AI-training page says gig payments go out weekly.
Does Braintrust pay more than other platforms?
Compared within the same kinds of work (3 with enough rates on both sides), the advertised median at Braintrust runs 39.1% below other platforms' and is higher in 1 of the 3; the widest gap is in Multilingual & Localization ($18/hr against $65/hr). In Multilingual, its largest kind of work with enough rates, Braintrust's roles pay $17–$40/hr typically (median $18/hr), against $35–$100/hr (median $65/hr) across every platform's 1,005 Multilingual roles.
Is Braintrust's pay going up or down?
Counted at the end of each week, over the roles open then, the median advertised rate on Braintrust's roles was $35/hr in the week of 3 to 9 Aug (61 distinct rates) and $20/hr in the week of 5 to 11 Oct (59 distinct rates). The roles open now, on 18 Oct 2026, have a median of $25/hr, the figure above. A change can come from roles listed or removed at other rates as well as from a rate changed.