Side-by-side distribution
AI Trainer
$28.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 62%
- Live roles
- 1,996
Transcriptionist
$24.23/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 14.9%
- Live roles
- 67
Highest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI
Forward Deployed Engineer
Spanish (Spain) Professional Voice Actor
French Professional Voice Actor
Lithuanian Speaking Psychiatrist
Bilingual Cantonese Psychologist (PhD)
Bilingual Malay Psychiatrist
Physics Expert (PhD / Postdoc)
Tagalog Speaking Psychiatrist
Tagalog Speaking Psychologist (PhD)
Highest-paying jobs
Speech Data Transcriber (Part-Time)
Medical Transcriptionist - Maui Memorial Medical Center
Medical Transcriptionist - Wilcox Medical Center
Medical Transcriptionist
Medical Transcriptionist
Medical Transcriptionist
Legal Transcriptionist/ Editor
Audio Transcription Reviewer - Cantonese (Part-time)
Audio Transcription Reviewer - Cantonese (Part-time)
Audio Transcription Reviewer - Cantonese (Part-time)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Invisible Agency
|
$16,640 | 756 |
|
micro1
|
$140,000 | 270 |
Mindrift
|
$143,520 | 91 |
xAI
|
$72,800 | 25 |
HumanSignal
|
$20,592 | 21 |
|
Weekday AI
|
$208,000 | 12 |
Appen
|
$62,400 | 9 |
NoGigiddy
|
$36,400 | 9 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Compass Connections
|
$47,050 | 3 |
|
Chemin
|
$16,640 | 3 |
|
Sonic Healthcare USA
|
$50,388 | 2 |
|
42dot
|
$78,062 | 1 |
|
Prevail
|
$37,440 | 1 |
AI Trainer vs Transcriptionist: which pays more?
The median for AI Trainer is $28.00/hr per year (typically $8.00/hr–$40.00/hr), versus $24.23/hr for Transcriptionist ($22.62/hr–$24.23/hr). That puts AI Trainer about 16% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so AI Trainer and Transcriptionist 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.