Skip to content

PreviewFigures, project reports and scout activity on this site are sample data for review. What this means

Corridoor

Mercor

Surging

Founded 2023

Expert contracts for AI labs, hired through an AI-led interview

Referral disclosed
Visit mercor.com(opens in a new tab)Official site — no referral code
Typical pay
$45–95/hr
Published $30–150/hr
Reliability
84/100
Excellent
Paid in
7 days
Median, member-reported
Approval
5–30 days
Sign-up to first paid task
Entry
Very selective
Difficulty 4 of 5
Live projects
3
See in feed

Mercor matches domain experts — software engineers, doctors, lawyers, finance professionals and PhDs — to contract roles training AI models. Applications go through a recorded AI interview, and pay is set per contract.

Read this before you apply

  • Your profile and CV are screened before any human reads them. Make your specific expertise obvious in the first lines.
  • Apply to roles that match your background precisely. Broad applications rarely convert.

Reliability

How dependable Mercor has been for members: payment, steady work, fair reviews and support.

How this is calculated
Excellent
out of 100
173 member reportsImproving since last quarterUpdated 22 Sep 2026
  • Payment speed

    Median 7 days to payment

    8935% of score
  • Task availability

    Work available 71% of weeks

    7130% of score
  • Fair reviews

    5% of tasks rejected

    8520% of score
  • Support response

    36h median support reply

    9415% of score

Pay

The typical figure is what members report earning in their first months. The published range is what the platform advertises; the top end usually needs specialist skills.

Typical pay
$45–95/hr
Published range
$30–150/hr
Typical: $45–95/hrPublished: $30–150/hr
Payout methods
Direct depositWise
Payout schedule
Weekly

Getting in

Professionals with verifiable credentials or several years in a field

Time to first paid task
5–30 days
For members we guided
Assessment
AI video interview, then a domain skills test per role
Work available once approved
10–40 hrs/week per contract
Difficulty
Very selective (4/5)
Open to: expert / credentialed
Read the step-by-step setup guide

Who can join

Where the platform accepts contributors from, and which languages are in demand.

Selected countries

Most contracts prefer US, UK and Canada; many are open more widely.

Open to people in

  • United States
  • Canada
  • United Kingdom
  • Ireland
  • Australia
  • New Zealand
  • India
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • Brazil
  • Mexico
  • Philippines
  • Nigeria
  • Kenya
  • South Africa
  • Poland
Languages in demand

No language is in unusually high demand right now. Most work is in English.

What members say

Summarised from member reports. Experiences differ by country, skill and project.

Good

  • Highest hourly rates in the directory
  • Clear contract terms per role
  • Many new roles weekly

Not so good

  • Contracts can end abruptly
  • Interview can feel impersonal
  • Most roles need proven expertise

Live projects

Projects on Mercor that members have reported and are checking right now.

Open in the feed

Is Mercor right for you?

Compare it with other platforms for your country, skills and hours. Takes about 2 minutes.

Get matched

Similar platforms

Work on more than one platform. When one goes quiet, the other keeps you earning.

All platforms

  • Handshake AI

    AI training fellowships for students, graduates and PhDs

    Typical pay
    $30–60/hr
    Shares mathematics, science (phd/msc)

  • AfterQuery

    Expert-written datasets for frontier AI labs

    Typical pay
    $55–100/hr
    Shares finance & accounting, law

  • Snorkel AI

    Expert data network for specialised AI evaluation

    Typical pay
    $50–90/hr
    Shares medicine & health, law