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Title: AI Evaluator for Ops hourly rate in Ohio | Deftridge
Summary: AI Evaluator for Operations & Project Management pay in Ohio: median wage $51 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $65.

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

# AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management hourly rate in Ohio

The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management in Ohio is **$50.93 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$65 an hour** on Deftridge, -7% against the United States rate.

**$65/hr** typical contractor rate, senior

**$50.93/hr** median wage

**$39-67** middle half of wages

**$1,410** a month at 5 hours a week

## AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management wage percentiles in Ohio

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 | $30.34 | $660 | $63,100 |
| 25th | $38.63 | $840 | $80,400 |
| Median | $50.93 | $1,100 | $105,900 |
| 75th | $67.36 | $1,460 | $140,100 |
| 90th | $83.98 | $1,820 | $174,700 |

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2024; aged to October 2026; about 34,000 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/).

## Ohio in numbers

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

- **-8%** median wage against the United States median of $55.57

- **31st of 51** states by median wage for this role

- **34,000** people employed in the role in this place

- **$53.19** median wage in the Dayton 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 Ohio 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 | $65 | $1,410 |
| Manager | $75 | $1,630 |
| Director | $90 | $1,950 |

- AI expert review **$65**

## 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 Ohio ranks **31 of 51**.

| Place | Median wage | Contractor rate |
| --- | --- | --- |
| California | $71.12 | $90 |
| Delaware | $64.76 | $80 |
| Washington | $63.50 | $80 |
| Florida | $51.48 | $65 |
| Indiana | $51.25 | $65 |
| Vermont | $50.97 | $65 |
| Ohio | $50.93 | $65 |
| North Dakota | $50.78 | $65 |
| Minnesota | $50.74 | $65 |
| New Hampshire | $50.70 | $65 |

## Metro areas in Ohio

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

- [Dayton $53.19/hr median wage · range $41-71](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Columbus $52.90/hr median wage · range $41-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Akron $51.72/hr median wage · range $39-69](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Cincinnati $51.04/hr median wage · range $39-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Cleveland $49.36/hr median wage · range $39-66](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Springfield $46.16/hr median wage · range $34-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Lima $45.65/hr median wage · range $35-64](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Sandusky $44.66/hr median wage · range $35-68](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Toledo $42.94/hr median wage · range $32-61](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

- [Youngstown $42.21/hr median wage · range $33-56](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/)

## 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 Ohio](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-operations/ohio/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)
