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Title: AI Evaluator for Data hourly rate in California | Deftridge
Summary: AI Evaluator for Data & Analytics pay in California: median wage $97 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $120. Free for professionals.

CA · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026**

# AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics hourly rate in California

The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics in California is **$96.81 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$120 an hour** on Deftridge, +41% against the United States rate.

**$120/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$96.81/hr** median wage

**$70-126** middle half of wages

**$2,600** a month at 5 hours a week

## AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics wage percentiles in California

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 | $51.95 | $1,130 | $108,100 |
| 25th | $69.68 | $1,510 | $144,900 |
| Median | $96.81 | $2,100 | $201,400 |
| 75th | $125.60 | $2,720 | $261,200 |
| 90th | $156.45 | $3,390 | $325,400 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 36,850 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## California in numbers

What sets California apart for an AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+42%** median wage against the United States median of $68.08

- **1st of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **36,850** people employed in the role in this place

- **$122.54** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest here

- **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it

## What contractors receive

The Deftridge rate for an AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics in California 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 | $120 | $2,600 |
| Manager | $145 | $3,140 |
| Director | $175 | $3,790 |

- AI expert review **$120**

## AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics, highest first; 4 of 51 places shown. By median wage California ranks **1 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $96.81 | $120 |
| Washington | $95.42 | $120 |
| District of Columbia | $86.02 | $110 |
| New York | $79.23 | $100 |

## Metro areas in California

Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).

- [San Jose $122.54/hr median wage · range $104-154](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [San Francisco $117.68/hr median wage · range $91-142](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [El Centro $96.81/hr median wage · range $70-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [Hanford $96.81/hr median wage · range $70-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [Merced $96.81/hr median wage · range $70-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [Yuba City $96.81/hr median wage · range $70-126](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [Oxnard $91.54/hr median wage · range $64-114](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [San Diego $90.01/hr median wage · range $58-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [San Luis Obispo $88.64/hr median wage · range $66-114](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/california/)

- [Los Angeles $87.95/hr median wage · range $59-116](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/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: Data & Analytics rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-data/) · [AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics jobs in California](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-data/california/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)