Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for HR rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for HR pay in the United States: median wage $41 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $50. The rate is on every task, before you apply. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # AI Evaluator: HR hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: HR in the United States is **$41.24 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$50 an hour** on Deftridge. **$50/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$41.24/hr** median wage **$32-54** middle half of wages **$1,080** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: HR 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 | $25.63 | $560 | $53,300 | | 25th | $31.83 | $690 | $66,200 | | Median | $41.24 | $890 | $85,800 | | 75th | $53.97 | $1,170 | $112,300 | | 90th | $69.91 | $1,510 | $145,400 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 917,460 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: HR, from the same sources as the table above. - **$59.87** highest median wage, District of Columbia - **$30.89** lowest median wage, Arkansas - **917,460** people employed in the role - **$75.16** 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: HR 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 | $50 | $1,080 | | Manager | $60 | $1,300 | | Director | $75 | $1,630 | - AI expert review **$50** ## AI Evaluator: HR pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: HR, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | District of Columbia | $59.87 | $75 | | California | $53.90 | $65 | | New York | $47.72 | $60 | | Washington | $46.56 | $60 | | Massachusetts | $45.48 | $55 | | Kansas | $44.71 | $55 | | Vermont | $44.50 | $55 | | Virginia | $44.06 | $55 | | Colorado | $43.90 | $55 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $75.16/hr median wage · range $54-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [San Francisco $66.28/hr median wage · range $51-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $56.85/hr median wage · range $42-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/district-of-columbia/) - [Santa Cruz $53.55/hr median wage · range $45-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [Vallejo $53.25/hr median wage · range $47-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [Lexington Park $52.67/hr median wage · range $39-70](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/maryland/) - [Santa Rosa $52.65/hr median wage · range $43-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [Parkersburg $52.48/hr median wage · range $36-64](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/west-virginia/) - [Sacramento $52.47/hr median wage · range $41-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/california/) - [San Diego $52.29/hr median wage · range $41-70](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/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: HR rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-hr/) · [AI Evaluator: HR jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-hr/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)