Median salary
$65.00/hr
per hour · USD
Typical range
$40.00/hr – $95.00/hr
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
92%
320 of 348 roles
Live roles
348
open right now
This work is paid by the hour, so the figures above are hourly rates — not an annual salary.
Salary trend
median · USD per hourSalary distribution
USD per hour · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Member of Technical Staff, Enterprise AI
Forward Deployed Engineer
Clinician (Oncology / Hematology)
Intellectual Property Counsel
AI Data Science Domain Expert
Developmental Psychology (PhD)
Military/Veteran Mental Health Experts
Physics Expert PhD (AMO / Optical Properties of Materials)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
micro1
|
$145,000 | 301 |
Invisible Agency
|
$75,920 | 5 |
Mindrift
|
$66,560 | 4 |
Toloka Annotators
|
$16,640 | 1 |
HumanSignal
|
$12,480 | 1 |
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How much do AI Trainer roles in South Africa pay?
The median salary for AI Trainer roles in South Africa is $65.00/hr per year. Most pay falls between $40.00/hr (25th percentile) and $95.00/hr (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $20.00/hr to $120.00/hr.
These figures are computed live from 348 active AI Trainer roles in South Africa on JobsRadar, of which 320 (92%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid AI Trainer roles in South Africa include micro1.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average AI Trainer salary in South Africa?
- The median is $135,200 per year, with most pay between $83,200 and $197,600 (25th–75th percentile), based on 320 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the AI Trainer salary range in South Africa?
- Pay ranges from about $41,600 to $249,600 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $135,200. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.