Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for Accounting rate in the US | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Accounting pay in the United States: median wage $47 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $60. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # AI Evaluator: Accounting hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Accounting in the United States is **$47.22 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$60 an hour** on Deftridge. **$60/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$47.22/hr** median wage **$38-62** middle half of wages **$1,300** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: Accounting wage percentiles in United States Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | $31.61 | $680 | $65,700 | | 25th | $37.81 | $820 | $78,600 | | Median | $47.22 | $1,020 | $98,200 | | 75th | $61.97 | $1,340 | $128,900 | | 90th | $81.30 | $1,760 | $169,100 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,448,290 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United States in numbers What sets the United States apart for an AI Evaluator: Accounting, from the same sources as the table above. - **$64.66** highest median wage, California - **$38.17** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,448,290** people employed in the role - **$81.61** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it - Self-employment tax is 15.3%: 12.4% Social Security plus 2.9% Medicare; the employer-equivalent half is deductible in working out adjusted gross income. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) - For 2026 the first $184,500 of combined wages, tips and net self-employment earnings is subject to the Social Security part. [Source](https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employment-tax-social-security-and-medicare-taxes) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for an AI Evaluator: Accounting in the United States by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | $60 | $1,300 | | Manager | $70 | $1,520 | | Director | $85 | $1,840 | - AI expert review **$60** ## AI Evaluator: Accounting pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Accounting, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $64.66 | $80 | | District of Columbia | $61.29 | $75 | | New York | $60.97 | $75 | | New Jersey | $54.85 | $70 | | Washington | $54.81 | $70 | | Colorado | $54.75 | $70 | | Massachusetts | $54.58 | $70 | | Rhode Island | $53.56 | $65 | | Delaware | $50.30 | $65 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $81.61/hr median wage · range $63-107](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [San Francisco $70.95/hr median wage · range $57-92](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Napa $63.60/hr median wage · range $53-80](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Los Angeles $63.00/hr median wage · range $51-82](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [New York City $62.95/hr median wage · range $49-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/new-york/) - [San Diego $62.69/hr median wage · range $50-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Vallejo $62.61/hr median wage · range $50-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Oxnard $62.03/hr median wage · range $50-81](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Sacramento $60.16/hr median wage · range $49-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) - [Santa Rosa $59.26/hr median wage · range $50-79](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/california/) ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [AI Evaluator: Accounting rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-accounting/) · [AI Evaluator: Accounting jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-accounting/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)