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How much does Mercor pay?
Mercor advertises a median of $80/hr in the 296 live listings that state pay (of 297 we track), with most between $50 and $163/hr. The best-paid open role is Agent Engineer at $100–500/hr. It pays weekly, every Wednesday, for the previous week's approved hours; Stripe or Wise is assigned by region, through Stripe (bank transfer) or Wise.
Updated yesterday ·
- Median pay
- $80/hr
- advertised, USD per hour
- Typical pay
- $50–163/hr
- full range $15–500/hr
- Open roles
- 297
- 296 state pay
- First payout
- About 6 days
- Stripe (bank transfer), Wise
by role
What does Mercor pay for each role?
Every live listing that states pay, highest first.
payout
When and how does Mercor pay?
- Payout methods
- Stripe (bank transfer), Wise
- Schedule
- Weekly, every Wednesday, for the previous week's approved hours; Stripe or Wise is assigned by region
- Time to first payment
- About 6 days
- Workers report
- Not enough reports yet (0 so far)
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Does Mercor pay more than similar platforms?
Mercor's median of $80/hr is higher than the $65/hr median across 5 similar platforms.
- MercorLegit · not rated yet
For comparison
- Pay (USD/hr)
- $15–500/hrmedian $80/hr
- Open roles
- 297
- First payout
- About 6 days
- micro1Legit · not rated yet
Full review
- Pay (USD/hr)
- $2–400/hrmedian $65/hr
- Open roles
- 294
- First payout
- About 5 days
- AlignerrLegit · not rated yet
Run by Labelbox
- Pay (USD/hr)
- $10–100/hrmedian $26/hr
- Open roles
- 15
- First payout
- About 5 days
- DataAnnotationLegit · not rated yet
No open roles right now
- Pay (USD/hr)
- No open roles
- Open roles
- None right now
- First payout
- About 7 days
- MeridialLegit · not rated yet
Run by Invisible Technologies
- Pay (USD/hr)
- $5–200/hrmedian $65/hr
- Open roles
- 547
- First payout
- Not known yet
- Handshake AILegit · not rated yet
No open roles right now
- Pay (USD/hr)
- No open roles
- Open roles
- None right now
- First payout
- About 7 days
Pay from live listings we track, in USD per hour. Payout speed is the typical time to first payment.
| Platform | Pay (USD/hr) | Payout speed | Legit Score | Open roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercor For comparison | $15–500/hr median $80/hr | About 6 days Stripe (bank transfer), Wise | Legit · not rated yet | 297 |
micro1 Full review | $2–400/hr median $65/hr | About 5 days Deel (withdraw by bank transfer, PayPal, Wise, Payoneer and more) | Legit · not rated yet | 294 |
Alignerr Run by Labelbox | $10–100/hr median $26/hr | About 5 days Stripe (bank transfer), PayPal | Legit · not rated yet | 15 |
DataAnnotation No open roles right now | No open roles | About 7 days PayPal | Legit · not rated yet | None |
Meridial Run by Invisible Technologies | $5–200/hr median $65/hr | Not known yet | Legit · not rated yet | 547 |
Handshake AI No open roles right now | No open roles | About 7 days Stripe (bank transfer) | Legit · not rated yet | None |
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Mercor pay questions, answered
How much does Mercor pay per hour?
Mercor advertises a median of $80/hr in the 296 live listings that state pay (of 297 we track), with most between $50 and $163/hr.
What is the best-paid Mercor job right now?
Agent Engineer, at $100–500/hr. It is the highest of the 296 live listings from Mercor that state pay.
When does Mercor pay?
Weekly, every Wednesday, for the previous week's approved hours; Stripe or Wise is assigned by region. It pays through Stripe (bank transfer) or Wise.
Does Mercor pay more than similar sites?
Mercor's median of $80/hr is higher than the $65/hr median across 3 similar platforms. micro1 has the highest median of them, at $65/hr.