Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for Compliance rate in the US | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Compliance pay in the United States: median wage $58 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $70. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # AI Evaluator: Compliance hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Compliance in the United States is **$57.95 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$70 an hour** on Deftridge. **$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$57.95/hr** median wage **$44-78** middle half of wages **$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: Compliance 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 | $34.61 | $750 | $72,000 | | 25th | $43.99 | $950 | $91,500 | | Median | $57.95 | $1,260 | $120,500 | | 75th | $78.26 | $1,700 | $162,800 | | 90th | $96.00 | $2,080 | $199,700 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 397,770 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: Compliance, from the same sources as the table above. - **$79.30** highest median wage, California - **$46.99** lowest median wage, Oklahoma - **397,770** people employed in the role - **$101.75** 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: Compliance 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 | $70 | $1,520 | | Manager | $85 | $1,840 | | Director | $105 | $2,280 | - AI expert review **$70** ## AI Evaluator: Compliance pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Compliance, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $79.30 | $100 | | District of Columbia | $78.40 | $100 | | Alaska | $67.54 | $85 | | Vermont | $67.40 | $85 | | Delaware | $67.34 | $85 | | Massachusetts | $67.18 | $85 | | New York | $66.60 | $85 | | Maine | $66.18 | $85 | | New Jersey | $64.78 | $80 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $101.75/hr median wage · range $72-137](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [San Francisco $89.30/hr median wage · range $66-117](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [El Centro $86.82/hr median wage · range $60-107](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [San Diego $84.31/hr median wage · range $59-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [Salinas $78.44/hr median wage · range $58-98](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $78.02/hr median wage · range $58-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/district-of-columbia/) - [Los Angeles $77.60/hr median wage · range $57-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [Brunswick $77.36/hr median wage · range $71-84](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/georgia/) - [Sacramento $76.42/hr median wage · range $58-97](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/california/) - [Oxnard $74.89/hr median wage · range $57-100](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/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: Compliance rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-compliance/) · [AI Evaluator: Compliance jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-compliance/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)