Live pay ranking · Data annotation · October 2026
The highest-paying data annotation platforms, ranked by live rates
Ranked by the median top hourly rate in data annotation listings, counted as distinct listed rates at the top of each pay band. A platform re-posting one pay band across hundreds of country variants counts once (methodology).
Ranked by typical top rate (live feeds)
Checked 2026-09-12: public roles span annotation, model evaluation and video capture. The open board determines availability because a still-listed role carried an expired validThrough date.
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Frequently asked
Which platforms pay the most for data annotation work?
Claru currently shows the highest median top rate in this field ($28/hr, n=9 distinct rates) among platforms with enough published rates to rank, as of 2026-10-25. The table on this page recomputes from live feeds.
Are these rates real or marketing numbers?
Every figure is the top of an posted band read from the platform's own public job feed, counted once per distinct rate. Per-task pay is never converted into an hourly equivalent. Full rules are on the methodology page.
Where are the live data annotation roles?
The data annotation job page lists every open role in this field with its listed rate. This ranking only covers platforms that publish enough distinct rates to support a median.
Browse live data annotation roles on the data annotation page. Site-wide ranking: highest-paying platforms. Some outbound links are referral links, and they are never a ranking factor (disclosure).