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AI jobs in Japan, with verified pay

AI training roles open to people in Japan advertise a median top rate of $77/hr, with the middle half of rates at $45–$120/hr, measured from 303 distinct advertised rates across 1494 live roles, as of 2026-10-13.

21 roles are posted specifically for Japan right now, alongside worldwide-remote work open to people there. Rates are read from the platforms' own job feeds. Newest is shown first, and one click sorts by best paid instead. Roles from one platform are left out of this page because their own published policy says they cannot hire residents of Japan.

Which platforms will consider someone in Japan

Published policies are read from each platform's own pages. A listing that says Remote describes the work, not who may take it. 1 of 41 publish something that rules out Japan.

Say no (1)

These publish a policy that rules out Japan.

Name you as somewhere they hire (1)

These publish a list of the countries they hire from and Japan is on it. That is the strongest published answer any of these platforms gives.

Have not barred you (5)

These publish a list of countries they will not take, and Japan is not on it. That is a real answer and it is not a promise, so treat it as worth trying rather than as a yes.

Publish no country list (34)

None of these publishes a list of the countries it accepts or refuses. Some say something broader or narrower, such as a worldwide claim or a rule in one posting, and each platform's page here quotes what it says. We could have guessed, and every other site does. We would rather tell you that no list is published and show you where we looked.

Country is rarely the only gate, and often not the one that stops people. Outlier (Scale AI): an associate degree at minimum. Mercor: government id and a selfie video. micro1: 18 or over. Each platform page above carries the requirements we found alongside its country policy.

1,494
live roles
$45–$120/hr
typical top rate
$77/hr
median top rate
$400/hr
highest rate

21 roles are posted for Japan rather than worldwide. The rest are worldwide-remote and accept applicants there. ● feed updated · rates read from platform job feeds and shown as the top of each advertised band (methodology).

What this slice looks like right now

  • ▪ Most of this work comes from Alignerr (327), micro1 (283) and Meridial (Invisible) (200).
  • ▪ Half of the 303 distinct rates advertised here top out at $77/hr or more.
  • ▪ Best-paid role open now: Criminal Defense Attorney (BigLaw Firms) $400/hr.
  • ▪ 123 roles pay per task, shown as per-task, never converted into an hourly figure.
  • ▪ 41 roles were posted in the last 7 days.
  • ▪ 159 roles publish no pay at all. We show them rather than guess a rate.
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