Mercor

364 active listings

Mercor matches credentialed senior professionals — PhDs, FAANG engineers, M.D.s, J.D.s, audit-partner-level accountants — with frontier AI labs and enterprise customers for evaluation and red-teaming work. It runs the longest, most thorough AI-led interview of the major platforms (45–90 minutes) and rejects most applicants, but the per-hour return is the highest available. Placements are spiky: intensive 2–8 week engagements at high pay, with gaps between. Payment is weekly via Stripe.

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Open listings
364
refreshed daily
Median top rate
$90/hr
from 320 priced listings
Open worldwide
70%
state no country restriction
Newest listing
November 6
date added

How to join Mercor

After you apply
Expect an AI-led interview of 45–90 minutes, the longest of the major platforms. Most applicants are rejected; if you pass, work comes in intensive 2–8 week engagements.
How it pays
Weekly via Stripe

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Active Mercor listings

Showing the 60 most recent of 364 Mercor listings. See all Mercor jobs →

What Mercor pays

320 of Mercor’s open listings publish an hourly rate. Their median top-of-range rate is $90/hr against $65/hr across every platform we track. These are the rates listings advertise, not what anyone has earned; Mercor sets individual pay after you apply. See how every platform compares →

Median top rate
$90/hr
Middle half of listings
$56–$120/hr
Highest advertised
$450/hr
Lowest advertised
$10/hr
Median stated minimum
$60/hr
Flat-fee listings
7 · median $120

Is Mercor legit?

Researched October 14, 2026 · 4 sources

Legit, with a 2026 data-breach caveat

Yes. Mercor is a real, heavily funded company that pays contractors weekly, but work is project-based and can end without notice, and it disclosed a data breach in March 2026.

Who is behind it

Mercor announced a $350 million Series C at a $10 billion valuation on October 27, 2025, led by Felicis with Benchmark, General Catalyst and Robinhood Ventures. Felicis has said Mercor passed a $500 million revenue run rate and is profitable; that is an investor's claim, not an audited figure.

Getting paid

Contractors are paid weekly, which is the most consistent thing reviewers praise. Pay is for hours worked on a project, and projects are short: reviewers describe intensive engagements followed by gaps. Contractors are 1099, so there are no benefits and you pay your own taxes.

Worker ratings

  • Trustpilot: 4.5 / 5

    1,157 reviews, 73% five-star and 9% one-star. Nearly all (1,135) were posted in the past 12 months. Mercor replies to about 4% of negative reviews.

Checked October 14, 2026. Review sites change daily; follow the link for the current figure.

What people praise

  • Fast, easy onboarding
  • Helpful team leads and project managers
  • Weekly payments arrive on time
  • Flexible remote work on AI evaluation projects

What people complain about

  • Contracts ending abruptly, sometimes with no explanation and before work was submitted
  • Short projects and uneven hours: a long gap can follow a good project
  • Strict identity checks and AI screening that some found intrusive
  • Support handled by an AI assistant that could not explain decisions

What has gone wrong

  • March 2026. Mercor disclosed that attackers had reached some of its systems through a compromised open-source library (LiteLLM) between March 24 and 30. Lawsuits and press reports say contractor data was taken, including government IDs, payment details and interview recordings; Mercor says only a limited subset of people had sensitive information affected and disputes the allegations.
  • April to July 2026. Contractors filed class actions starting April 1. They are reported to have been consolidated into one federal case that has been paused for mediation since July 21, with no settlement reported. Mercor offered 24 months of free credit monitoring; the enrollment deadline was October 1, 2026.

Who it suits

Best for: Credentialed professionals who can absorb gaps between projects, are comfortable sharing ID and recorded interviews, and want the highest hourly rates in the market.

Not for: Anyone who needs steady weekly hours, or who is uneasy about handing over identity documents and interview video after the 2026 breach.

Sources for this review

Worker complaints are what reviewers report, not findings by us. Spotted something out of date? Tell us.

Pay by kind of work

Mercor’s open listings grouped by the AI-training work they involve. Pay is the median top-of-range rate, shown when at least five listings of that kind state one.

Kind of workOpen rolesMedian top rateHighest
Rating AI answers171$98/hr$450/hr
Red-teaming44$47/hr$62/hr
Software demos36$60/hr$70/hr
Writing training content31$100/hr$180/hr
Expert consultation30$120/hr$350/hr
Voice recording13$100/hr$150/hr
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Highest-paying Mercor roles right now

What Mercor hires for

Every listing is classified by the background it asks for. This is how Mercor’s 364 open roles break down, with the median top rate wherever at least five listings publish one. Each category links to the matching roles across all platforms.

CategoryListingsMedian top rate
Medicine & healthcare49$150/hr
Design & creative48$90/hr
Languages & translation48$44/hr
Science & research43$103/hr
Engineering36$85/hr
Software engineering35$90/hr
Finance & accounting22$100/hr
Business & consulting20$100/hr
Law17$120/hr
Data science11$120/hr
Miscellaneous10$55/hr
General (no specialty)6$55/hr
Customer support & admin5$70/hr
Product & project management4—
Cybersecurity3—
Education3—
Mathematics3—
Humanities1—

Language-specific roles: Spanish (15), German (13), French (6), Mandarin (6), Portuguese (5), Japanese (4), Dutch (3), Hindi (3).

Where you can work for Mercor

254 of Mercor’s 364 listings state no country restriction. The other 110 are limited to the countries they name.

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Mercor jobs: frequently asked questions

Answers are generated from the live listings, so they change when the data does.

Is Mercor legit?
Yes. Mercor is a real, heavily funded company that pays contractors weekly, but work is project-based and can end without notice, and it disclosed a data breach in March 2026.
How many Mercor jobs are open right now?
364 Mercor listings are open on AI Training Jobs Finder right now, the newest added on November 6, 2026. The list refreshes daily, so roles that close drop off and new ones appear without you needing to check Mercor's own site.
How much does Mercor pay?
Across 320 Mercor listings with a published hourly rate, the median top-of-range rate is $90/hr. The middle half of listings top out between $56 and $120/hr, and the highest advertised rate is $450/hr. Where a listing states a minimum, the median minimum is $60/hr. That is 38% above the $65/hr median across all platforms we track. Mercor also posts 7 flat-fee listings (studies and short tasks) at a median of $120 per project. These are advertised rates, not earnings; our pay report explains how they are calculated.
What kind of work does Mercor offer?
The most common categories among current Mercor listings are medicine & healthcare (49), design & creative (48) and languages & translation (48). Language-specific roles are most often Spanish, German and French. Each category links to every matching role across all platforms.
Can I work for Mercor from my country?
70% of Mercor listings (254) state no country restriction. The other 110 name specific countries, most often United States, United Kingdom, Colombia and Germany. Open a listing to see exactly where it is available.
How do I apply to Mercor?
Every Mercor listing on AI Training Jobs Finder links straight to Mercor's own application page. Applying costs nothing and happens on Mercor's platform, not ours. Our Mercor review covers what the screening process involves and how long it takes.

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