Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for Marketing rate in the US | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Marketing pay in the United States: median wage $43 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $55. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # AI Evaluator: Marketing hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Marketing in the United States is **$42.78 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$55 an hour** on Deftridge. **$55/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$42.78/hr** median wage **$32-59** middle half of wages **$1,190** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: Marketing 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 | $23.56 | $510 | $49,000 | | 25th | $31.69 | $690 | $65,900 | | Median | $42.78 | $930 | $89,000 | | 75th | $58.82 | $1,270 | $122,300 | | 90th | $84.44 | $1,830 | $175,600 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 861,140 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: Marketing, from the same sources as the table above. - **$59.84** highest median wage, California - **$28.76** lowest median wage, West Virginia - **861,140** people employed in the role - **$89.75** 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: Marketing 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 | $55 | $1,190 | | Manager | $65 | $1,410 | | Director | $80 | $1,730 | - AI expert review **$55** ## AI Evaluator: Marketing pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Marketing, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $59.84 | $75 | | Delaware | $56.42 | $70 | | New York | $52.89 | $65 | | Washington | $51.66 | $65 | | Massachusetts | $50.76 | $65 | | Colorado | $50.54 | $65 | | District of Columbia | $47.66 | $60 | | Rhode Island | $44.39 | $55 | | New Jersey | $44.34 | $55 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $89.75/hr median wage · range $53-130](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/california/) - [San Francisco $80.53/hr median wage · range $52-110](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/california/) - [Seattle $56.10/hr median wage · range $43-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/washington/) - [New York City $56.07/hr median wage · range $42-74](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/new-york/) - [Denver $53.79/hr median wage · range $38-70](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/colorado/) - [Durham $52.26/hr median wage · range $36-76](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/north-carolina/) - [Boston $52.12/hr median wage · range $39-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/massachusetts/) - [Los Angeles $51.36/hr median wage · range $40-75](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/california/) - [San Diego $51.25/hr median wage · range $39-72](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/california/) - [Sacramento $51.24/hr median wage · range $39-69](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/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: Marketing rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-marketing/) · [AI Evaluator: Marketing jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-marketing/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)