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Title: AI Evaluator for HR hourly rate in Ohio, 2026 | Deftridge
Summary: AI Evaluator for HR pay in Ohio: median wage $35 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $45. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024.

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

# AI Evaluator: HR hourly rate in Ohio

The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: HR in Ohio is **$35.02 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$45 an hour** on Deftridge, -10% against the United States rate.

**$45/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$35.02/hr** median wage

**$27-46** middle half of wages

**$980** a month at 5 hours a week

## AI Evaluator: HR wage percentiles in Ohio

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 | $22.47 | $490 | $46,700 |
| 25th | $27.41 | $590 | $57,000 |
| Median | $35.02 | $760 | $72,800 |
| 75th | $46.20 | $1,000 | $96,100 |
| 90th | $58.96 | $1,280 | $122,600 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 34,590 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Ohio in numbers

What sets Ohio apart for an AI Evaluator: HR, from the same sources as the table above.

- **-15%** median wage against the United States median of $41.24

- **46th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **34,590** people employed in the role in this place

- **$38.71** median wage in the Columbus 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: HR in Ohio 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 | $45 | $980 |
| Manager | $55 | $1,190 |
| Director | $65 | $1,410 |

- AI expert review **$45**

## AI Evaluator: HR pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: HR, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Ohio ranks **46 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| District of Columbia | $59.87 | $75 |
| California | $53.90 | $65 |
| New York | $47.72 | $60 |
| Montana | $36.13 | $45 |
| Louisiana | $35.64 | $45 |
| Indiana | $35.44 | $45 |
| Ohio | $35.02 | $45 |
| Florida | $35.00 | $45 |
| Nebraska | $34.65 | $45 |
| Oklahoma | $33.92 | $40 |

## Metro areas in Ohio

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

- [Columbus $38.71/hr median wage · range $29-51](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Cincinnati $36.54/hr median wage · range $28-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Akron $35.56/hr median wage · range $27-46](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Dayton $35.09/hr median wage · range $28-49](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Cleveland $34.97/hr median wage · range $27-46](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Toledo $34.60/hr median wage · range $27-44](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Sandusky $33.35/hr median wage · range $26-43](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Lima $32.85/hr median wage · range $26-42](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Canton $32.42/hr median wage · range $26-40](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

- [Mansfield $32.16/hr median wage · range $26-40](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/)

## 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: HR rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/) · [AI Evaluator: HR jobs in Ohio](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-hr/ohio/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
