Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/united-states/ Title: AI Evaluator for Tax rate in the United States | Deftridge Summary: AI Evaluator for Tax pay in the United States: median wage $30 an hour, contractor rate at the country floor of $35. Free for professionals. United States · **Updated November 4, 2026** # AI Evaluator: Tax hourly rate in United States The market median wage for an AI Evaluator: Tax in the United States is **$29.82 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **$35 an hour** on Deftridge. **$35/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **$29.82/hr** median wage **$21-41** middle half of wages **$760** a month at 5 hours a week ## AI Evaluator: Tax 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 | $18.33 | $400 | $38,100 | | 25th | $21.14 | $460 | $44,000 | | Median | $29.82 | $650 | $62,000 | | 75th | $41.44 | $900 | $86,200 | | 90th | $53.91 | $1,170 | $112,100 | Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025; aged to October 2026; about 73,570 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: Tax, from the same sources as the table above. - **$50.71** highest median wage, California - **$18.71** lowest median wage, West Virginia - **73,570** people employed in the role - **$57.90** median wage in the San Jose metro area, the highest in the country - **$35** country floor: no United States rate is published below it, and this role is at the floor - 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: Tax 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 (country floor) | $35 | $760 | | Manager | $45 | $980 | | Director | $55 | $1,190 | - AI expert review (floor) **$35** Rows marked country floor would come out lower by the formula; the United States floor of $35 applies instead. ## AI Evaluator: Tax pay by region in United States Typical contractor rate for a senior AI Evaluator: Tax, highest first; 9 of 51 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | California | $50.71 | $65 | | Alaska | $47.28 | $60 | | New York | $45.28 | $55 | | Montana | $43.82 | $55 | | Texas | $39.05 | $50 | | Wyoming | $37.05 | $45 | | Minnesota | $36.81 | $45 | | North Dakota | $36.31 | $45 | | Iowa | $35.27 | $45 | ## Highest-paying metro areas Median employee wage for the role in the metro area (BLS OEWS). - [San Jose $57.90/hr median wage · range $38-65](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [San Francisco $57.65/hr median wage · range $34-65](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Los Angeles $51.72/hr median wage · range $34-60](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Hanford $50.71/hr median wage · range $30-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Modesto $50.71/hr median wage · range $30-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Napa $50.71/hr median wage · range $30-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Santa Maria $50.71/hr median wage · range $30-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Visalia $50.71/hr median wage · range $30-59](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/california/) - [Anchorage $47.28/hr median wage · range $32-47](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/alaska/) - [Fairbanks $47.28/hr median wage · range $31-48](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/alaska/) ## 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: Tax rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/ai-evaluator-tax/) · [AI Evaluator: Tax jobs in United States](https://deftridge.com/jobs/ai-evaluator-tax/united-states/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)