Data annotators AI training pay: median $25/hr from 43 postings

Q: How much do data annotators earn training AI?

Across 43 distinct open postings for data annotators that state an hourly rate (3 November 2026), the median is $25/hr and the middle half pay $20–40/hr. One in ten pays $45/hr or more. That is below the median of $60/hr across all AI training roles.

Q: Is this pay before tax?

Yes. Platforms hire most AI trainers as independent contractors and pay the posted rate before tax, usually without holiday pay. How you are taxed depends on where you live.

What data annotators earn training AI: a median of $25/hr

From 43 distinct open postings with annotator, annotation or labelling in the title that state an hourly rate, across every platform we track. "Up to" ceilings and paid studies are left out.

يُعاد التحقق من كل وظيفة كل ساعة

الأجر بالساعة أعلى 10% أجرًا $45+/ساعة

$25

أدنى $16/ساعة معتاد $20–40 $45+

ترجمة آلية من الإنجليزية. هل وجدت خطأ؟ أخبرنا

Spread of pay for data annotators

43 postings that state an hourly rate. The most common range is $20–30 (14, 33%). Dashed line: median $25.

Spread of pay for data annotators
النطاق	postings that state an hourly rate
<$10	3
$10–20	7
$20–30	14
$30–40	9
$40–50	6
$50–60	0
$60–70	0
$70–80	2
$80–90	2
$90–100	0
$100–110	0
$110–120	0
$120–130	0
$130–140	0
$140–150	0
$150–200	0
$200+	0

Best-paid open roles for data annotators

Principal Coding Annotator / LLM Evaluation EngineerBraintrust عبر مختبر ذكاء اصطناعي رائد·10 من البلدان·دوام جزئي $75–90/ساعة Video Annotation SpecialistAlignerr·15 من البلدان·دوام كامل $40–120/ساعة Data Labeling SpecialistAlignerr·25 من البلدان·ساعات مرنة $40–120/ساعة 3D Object Detection LabelerClaru·الموقع غير محدد $55–100/ساعة Medical Image Segmentation AnnotatorClaru·الموقع غير محدد $55–100/ساعة Math Reasoning RLHF AnnotatorClaru·الموقع غير محدد $35–55/ساعة Video Annotation ReviewerClaru·الموقع غير محدد $35–55/ساعة Senior Technical Documentation, Parts and Annotation Specialistmicro1·الموقع غير محدد $20–60/ساعة Data Annotators: Paid Tasks for AI Model TrainingTerac·United States·ساعات مرنة $40/ساعة Video Shot Annotation ArtistAlignerr·United States·ساعات مرنة $30–50/ساعة

Data annotators jobs by country and language

وظائف وسم البيانات في الولايات المتحدة وظائف وسم البيانات في أوكرانيا

Pay for other job titles

ما يكسبه مدرّبو الذكاء الاصطناعي والمدرّسون ما يكسبه مقيّمو الذكاء الاصطناعي ما يكسبه مهندسو البرمجيات ما يكسبه المساهمون في الصوت ما يكسبه المحامون ما يكسبه المتخصصون الماليون

All 126 open roles for data annotators · Pay across all AI training work · What a rate comes to per month

Data annotators: AI training pay questions

How much do data annotators earn training AI?

Across 43 distinct open postings for data annotators that state an hourly rate (3 November 2026), the median is $25/hr and the middle half pay $20–40/hr. One in ten pays $45/hr or more. That is below the median of $60/hr across all AI training roles.

Is this pay before tax?

Yes. Platforms hire most AI trainers as independent contractors and pay the posted rate before tax, usually without holiday pay. How you are taxed depends on where you live.