Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/ Title: AI Evaluator for Legal hourly rate in Texas | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Legal pay in Texas: median wage $82 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $105. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024. TX · United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # 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. **$105/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$82.03/hr** median wage **$58-128** middle half of wages **$2,280** a month at 5 hours a week ## 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](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## 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 expert review **$105** ## 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). - [Midland $99.00/hr median wage · range $61-137](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Dallas $96.63/hr median wage · range $61-134](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Houston $85.65/hr median wage · range $54-130](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [San Antonio $82.84/hr median wage · range $60-106](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Longview $82.03/hr median wage · range $55-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Austin $81.92/hr median wage · range $61-131](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [College Station $77.10/hr median wage · range $53-101](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Beaumont $75.03/hr median wage · range $49-99](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Killeen $75.03/hr median wage · range $56-102](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) - [Amarillo $73.41/hr median wage · range $54-104](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) ## 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: Legal rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-legal/) · [AI Evaluator: Legal jobs in Texas](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-legal/texas/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)