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.

हर नौकरी हर घंटे दोबारा जाँची जाती है

प्रति घंटा भुगतान शीर्ष 10% का भुगतान $45+/घंटा

$25

कम $16/घंटा सामान्य $20–40 $45+

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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
रेंज	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 एक अग्रणी AI लैब के ज़रिए·10 देश·पार्ट-टाइम $75–90/घंटा Video Annotation SpecialistAlignerr·15 देश·फ़ुल-टाइम $40–120/घंटा Data Labeling SpecialistAlignerr·25 देश·लचीले घंटे $40–120/घंटा 3D Object Detection LabelerClaru·जगह नहीं बताई गई $55–100/घंटा Medical Image Segmentation AnnotatorClaru·जगह नहीं बताई गई $55–100/घंटा Math Reasoning RLHF AnnotatorClaru·जगह नहीं बताई गई $35–55/घंटा Video Annotation ReviewerClaru·जगह नहीं बताई गई $35–55/घंटा Senior Technical Documentation, Parts and Annotation Specialistmicro1·जगह नहीं बताई गई $20–60/घंटा Data Annotators: Paid Tasks for AI Model TrainingTerac·United States·लचीले घंटे $40/घंटा Video Shot Annotation ArtistAlignerr·United States·लचीले घंटे $30–50/घंटा

Data annotators jobs by country and language

अमेरिका में डेटा एनोटेशन की नौकरियाँ यूक्रेन में डेटा एनोटेशन की नौकरियाँ

Pay for other job titles

AI ट्रेनर और AI ट्यूटर कितना कमाते हैं AI रेटर और इवैल्यूएटर कितना कमाते हैं सॉफ़्टवेयर इंजीनियर कितना कमाते हैं आवाज़ और ऑडियो कॉन्ट्रिब्यूटर कितना कमाते हैं वकील कितना कमाते हैं फ़ाइनेंस प्रोफ़ेशनल कितना कमाते हैं

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.