Side-by-side distribution
AI Trainer
$16,640
median · per year, annualized USD
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- Disclosing
- 94.5%
- Live roles
- 908
AI Tutor
$72,800
median · per year, annualized USD
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- Disclosing
- 70.2%
- Live roles
- 57
Highest-paying jobs
Rust - Senior Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator
Senior Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator
C# Senior Engineer - AI Interaction Evaluator
Technical Product Manager - Data Annotation & Labelling
Technical Trainer - AI Infrastructure Products (Part-time)
Mathematics PhD AI Trainer
Maths (Masters or PhD) AI trainer
Medical Doctor (UK) - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Medical Doctor (US) - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Machine Learning & NLP Expert
Highest-paying jobs
GTME Ecosystem - GTME & AI Teacher
AI Tutor, Physics Specialist (contract), Handshake AI
AI Tutor - Software Engineering Specialist
AI Tutor - Croatian
AI Tutor - Kannada
AI Tutor - Khmer
AI Tutor - Igbo
AI Tutor - Portuguese
AI Tutor - Romanian
AI Tutor - Lithuanian
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Invisible Agency
|
$16,640 | 748 |
Mindrift
|
$104,000 | 326 |
Toloka Annotators
|
$12,480 | 120 |
|
xAI
|
$72,800 | 38 |
Getwingapp
|
$24,960 | 33 |
HumanSignal
|
$20,592 | 21 |
|
Weekday AI
|
$158,600 | 12 |
LILT (Production)
|
$52,000 | 10 |
AI Trainer vs AI Tutor: which pays more?
The median for AI Trainer is $16,640 per year (typically $12,480–$73,840), versus $72,800 for AI Tutor ($72,800–$72,800). That puts AI Tutor about 338% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so AI Trainer and AI Tutor are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.