What it means
Hourly pay is for time you log, often with a time limit per task. Task-based pay is a fixed amount per completed task, so what you earn in an hour depends on how fast you work. When a posting gives an hourly figure for task-based work, it is an estimate.
In open roles right now
134 of the open roles we list mention “task-based pay vs hourly pay” in the title or description, on 12 platforms (as of 23 October 2026). Of those that state an hourly rate (44 distinct postings), the median is $100/hr, and the middle half pay $75 to $110.
Most of them on: micro1 (39), JT AI Labs (26), Weekday (20), Terac (12), Turing (12), Patronus AI (6), and 6 more.
Pharmacists: Paid Expert Review for Clinical AI Benchmarks (posted today)Terac·United States·Flexible hours
$90 per taskToday
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Voice Recording - Malay speaker (Remote Job) (posted today)Chemin·Malaysia
Pay set per projectToday
Expert: Mechanical Engineering (Contract, Remote)Patronus AI·United States·Flexible hours
$50–150/hr1 day ago
Mathematics Expert (MSc./PhD)JT AI Labs·15 countries·Part-time·PhD
$60–120/hr1 day ago
Mathematics Expert (MSc./PhD)micro1·Worldwide·Part-time·PhD
$60–120/hr1 day ago
Engineering ExpertWeekday·6 countries·Part-time·PhD
$500 per task4 days ago