Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for Ops rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Operations & Project Management pay in the United States: median wage $56 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate $70. United States · **Updated November 3, 2026** # AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management in the United States is **$55.57 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$70 an hour** on Deftridge. **$70/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$55.57/hr** median wage **$43-72** middle half of wages **$1,520** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management 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 | $33.45 | $720 | $69,600 | | 25th | $42.60 | $920 | $88,600 | | Median | $55.57 | $1,200 | $115,600 | | 75th | $72.29 | $1,570 | $150,400 | | 90th | $91.23 | $1,980 | $189,800 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 1,006,160 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: Operations & Project Management, from the same sources as the table above. - **$71.12** highest median wage, California - **$43.90** lowest median wage, Mississippi - **1,006,160** people employed in the role - **$87.06** 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: Operations & Project Management 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 | $70 | $1,520 | | Manager | $85 | $1,840 | | Director | $100 | $2,170 | - AI expert review **$70** ## AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Operations & Project Management, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $71.12 | $90 | | Delaware | $64.76 | $80 | | Washington | $63.50 | $80 | | New York | $63.03 | $80 | | Virginia | $62.53 | $80 | | Colorado | $59.77 | $75 | | Alaska | $59.69 | $75 | | District of Columbia | $58.45 | $75 | | Massachusetts | $58.45 | $75 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $87.06/hr median wage · range $67-112](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [San Francisco $84.68/hr median wage · range $64-107](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [Sacramento $75.53/hr median wage · range $55-91](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [Hanford $70.10/hr median wage · range $53-83](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [Washington, D.C. $70.06/hr median wage · range $52-93](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/district-of-columbia/) - [Vallejo $69.42/hr median wage · range $52-89](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [New York City $69.41/hr median wage · range $52-90](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/new-york/) - [Huntsville $69.35/hr median wage · range $49-88](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/alabama/) - [San Diego $68.93/hr median wage · range $52-86](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/california/) - [Santa Maria $68.41/hr median wage · range $52-85](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-operations/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. 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