Mercor
Mercor operates a network of over 30,000 experts who provide human intelligence to train frontier AI models for leading AI labs and enterprises.
Mercor salaries
Average salary
$116–144.7K/ year
Based on
97 jobs
Salary by seniority
| Level | Average | Board baseline | vs. board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $100.6–136.4K | $104.1–146.8K | -6% |
| Senior | $123.2–148.6K | $141.5–203.2K | -21% |
Salaries by role
Red Teaming
48 jobs
$96.2–119.1K
Trust and Safety
57 jobs
$135.4–160.4K
AI Safety Research
30 jobs
$112.4–133.9K
Security Research
36 jobs
$104.5–129K
AI Research
26 jobs
$113.4–138.5K
AI Evaluation
28 jobs
$133.6–167.6K
AI Content Moderation
30 jobs
$117.9–137.7K
AI Safety Engineer
23 jobs
$98.7–121.9K
AI Safety Specialist
25 jobs
$101.5–123K
AI Safety Practitioner
17 jobs
$124.8–145.6K
Cybersecurity Analyst
9 jobs
$70.3–91.1K
AI Red Teaming
13 jobs
$137.6–164.8K
Prompt Engineering
8 jobs
$114.9–140.1K
AI Safety Evaluation
7 jobs
$124.8–145.6K
AI Security Research
6 jobs
$109.5–131.7K
AI Safety
16 jobs
$102.7–123.5K
AI Trainer
5 jobs
$141.4–208.8K
Adversarial ML
6 jobs
$44.4–59.6K
Top locations
United States
269 jobs
$155.4–229.3K
California, United States
70 jobs
$186.6–256.6K
New York, United States
55 jobs
$160.6–229.9K
San Francisco, CA, United States
37 jobs
$199.5–261K
Ontario, Canada
16 jobs
$74.6–114.7K
Canada
16 jobs
$74.6–114.7K
Texas, United States
15 jobs
$132.4–236.7K
Toronto, ON, Canada
15 jobs
$74.8–117.5K
United Kingdom
12 jobs
$109–146.2K
Washington, United States
12 jobs
$148.1–259K
Other companies
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for Mercor?
- The average salary for Mercor is $115,965.00 – $144,678.00 per year, based on 97 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
- How is the salary figure for Mercor calculated?
- These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.