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Head to head · 2026-08-23

Mercor vs Welo Data (Welocalize): what each one actually pays

Mercor advertises a median of $78/hr across 139 distinct advertised rates; Welo Data (Welocalize) advertises a median of $22/hr across 89 distinct advertised rates. Read from each platform's own listings on 2026-08-23.

Mercor

median verified
$78/hr
typical band
$44–$110/hr
top verified
$250/hr
distinct rates
139
live roles
433

Welo Data (Welocalize)

median verified
$22/hr
typical band
$11–$34/hr
top verified
$70/hr
distinct rates
89
live roles
519

What each side excludes

  • Mercor: no “up to” ceilings in its live listings — every published rate is concrete. 9 pay per task and are never converted to hourly. 4 publish no pay at all.
  • Welo Data (Welocalize): no “up to” ceilings in its live listings — every published rate is concrete. 281 publish no pay at all.

What Mercor hires for

Most country-specific roles: United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Netherlands · 80 worldwide-remote

What Welo Data (Welocalize) hires for

Most country-specific roles: Canada, United States, Israel, India, Spain · 123 worldwide-remote

Best-paid live roles on each

Mercor

Welo Data (Welocalize)

No listings with a verifiable hourly rate right now.

Which suits you

  • ▪ On advertised pay alone, Mercor is ahead: $78/hr median against $22/hr, from 139 and 89 distinct rates respectively.
  • ▪ On volume, Welo Data (Welocalize) has more live roles right now (519 vs 433), which matters more than a headline rate if you need a queue that stays full.
  • ▪ Rates here are what platforms advertise, not what you will earn: task availability, unpaid onboarding and review time all cut the effective hourly. How we measure.

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