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Title: AI Evaluator for Ops hourly rate in New Jersey | Deftridge
Summary: AI Evaluator for Operations & Project Management pay in New Jersey: median wage $58 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $75.

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

# AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management hourly rate in New Jersey

The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management in New Jersey is **$58.42 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$75 an hour** on Deftridge, +7% against the United States rate.

**$75/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$58.42/hr** median wage

**$46-75** middle half of wages

**$1,630** a month at 5 hours a week

## AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management wage percentiles in New Jersey

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 | $37.29 | $810 | $77,600 |
| 25th | $45.81 | $990 | $95,300 |
| Median | $58.42 | $1,270 | $121,500 |
| 75th | $75.23 | $1,630 | $156,500 |
| 90th | $89.57 | $1,940 | $186,300 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 26,850 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## New Jersey in numbers

What sets New Jersey apart for an AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management, from the same sources as the table above.

- **+5%** median wage against the United States median of $55.57

- **10th of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **26,850** people employed in the role in this place

- **$56.97** median wage in the Trenton 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: Operations & Project Management in New Jersey 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 | $75 | $1,630 |
| Manager | $90 | $1,950 |
| Director | $105 | $2,280 |

- AI expert review **$75**

## AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management pay across United States

Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management, highest first; 10 of 51 places shown. By median wage New Jersey ranks **10 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $71.12 | $90 |
| Delaware | $64.76 | $80 |
| Washington | $63.50 | $80 |
| Alaska | $59.69 | $75 |
| District of Columbia | $58.45 | $75 |
| Massachusetts | $58.45 | $75 |
| New Jersey | $58.42 | $75 |
| New Mexico | $58.31 | $75 |
| Rhode Island | $58.25 | $75 |
| Illinois | $56.02 | $70 |

## Metro areas in New Jersey

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

- [Trenton $56.97/hr median wage · range $46-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/new-jersey/)

- [Vineland $51.52/hr median wage · range $40-63](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/new-jersey/)

- [Atlantic City $51.28/hr median wage · range $40-67](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/new-jersey/)

## 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: Operations & Project Management rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/) · [AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management jobs in New Jersey](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-operations/new-jersey/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)