AI Evaluator: Legal hourly rate in Texas
The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Legal in Texas is $82.03 an hour. A senior part-time contractor typically receives $105 an hour on Deftridge, -5% against the United States rate.
AI Evaluator: Legal wage percentiles in Texas
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 | $38.03 | $820 | $79,100 |
| 25th | $58.01 | $1,260 | $120,700 |
| Median | $82.03 | $1,780 | $170,600 |
| 75th | $127.70 | $2,770 | $265,600 |
| 90th | $202.82 | $4,400 | $421,900 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 54,680 people employed in the role. How rates are built.
Texas in numbers
What sets Texas apart for an AI Evaluator: Legal, from the same sources as the table above.
- -5%
- median wage against the United States median of $86.71
- 13th of 51
- states by median wage for this role
- 54,680
- people employed in the role in this place
- $99.00
- median wage in the Midland 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: Legal in Texas 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 | $105 | $2,280 |
| Manager | $125 | $2,710 |
| Director | $150 | $3,250 |
AI Evaluator: Legal pay across United States
Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Legal, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage Texas ranks 13 of 51.
| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
|---|---|---|
| California | $132.50 | $165 |
| District of Columbia | $113.96 | $140 |
| New York | $105.98 | $130 |
| Washington | $86.45 | $110 |
| New Jersey | $85.65 | $105 |
| Connecticut | $85.50 | $105 |
| Texas | $82.03 | $105 |
| Arizona | $79.21 | $100 |
| Maryland | $78.83 | $100 |
| Alaska | $78.81 | $100 |
Metro areas in Texas
Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS).
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.
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