# AfterQuery vs Outlier (Scale AI): advertised pay

AfterQuery advertises a median top rate of $93/hr (typical $63–$123/hr, highest $175/hr) across 43 distinct advertised rates in 219 live listings, as of 2026-10-13.

Outlier (Scale AI) publishes too few distinct rates for a median (highest advertised $25/hr), as of 2026-10-13.

| | AfterQuery | Outlier (Scale AI) |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Median top rate | $93/hr | not published |
| Typical band | $63–$123/hr | not published |
| Highest rate | $175/hr | not published |
| Distinct advertised rates | 43 | 1 |
| Live roles | 219 | 1 |

These two cannot be compared on a single figure: only AfterQuery publishes enough distinct rates to measure.

Rated elsewhere, other sites' scores with their counts, never part of the pay figures:

- AfterQuery: Glassdoor 3.6/5 (8 reviews), Trustpilot 3.1/5 (134 reviews).
- Outlier (Scale AI): Trustpilot 3.8/5 (4,635 reviews, contractor profile), Glassdoor 3.2/5 (698 reviews).

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Source: AIPayList (https://aipaylist.com/compare/afterquery-vs-outlier)
Observed: 2026-10-13
Licence: CC BY 4.0. Reuse freely with a link to the source URL.
Method: rates are read from each platform's own public job feed. One vote per unique platform+rate band, counted at the top of the band (the most the role says it can pay). Per-task pay is never converted to hourly. No benchmark is published below 5 distinct advertised rates. Population: since 2026-08-26 a role must advertise at least $10/hr (or $10 per task) to be listed, so these figures describe listed roles rather than all AI work; lower-paid rating work exists and is not represented. Full rules: https://aipaylist.com/methodology