How many open AI training roles accept people in each country, how many of them are open worldwide, the median listed hourly rate and the three platforms with the most of those roles. 66 countries, from the 2,012 roles open on 23 October 2026.
| Country | Open roles | Worldwide | Median hourly rate | Platforms with the most roles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,060 | 387 (36.5%) | $69 616 rates | Meridial (309), micro1 (261), SME Careers (140) |
| India | 772 | 387 (50.1%) | $60 411 rates | Meridial (241), micro1 (195), Welocalize (143) |
| Brazil | 652 | 387 (59.4%) | $65 330 rates | Meridial (204), micro1 (194), Welocalize (126) |
| Germany | 651 | 387 (59.4%) | $70 334 rates | Meridial (197), micro1 (195), Welocalize (129) |
| Pakistan | 648 | 387 (59.7%) | $65 337 rates | Meridial (202), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Philippines | 647 | 387 (59.8%) | $68 320 rates | Meridial (214), micro1 (194), Welocalize (129) |
| Bangladesh | 645 | 387 (60%) | $65 339 rates | Meridial (197), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Malaysia | 638 | 387 (60.7%) | $68 322 rates | Meridial (200), micro1 (194), Welocalize (125) |
| Indonesia | 635 | 387 (60.9%) | $68 319 rates | Meridial (206), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Thailand | 634 | 387 (61%) | $66 318 rates | Meridial (206), micro1 (194), Welocalize (121) |
| Singapore | 633 | 387 (61.1%) | $68 313 rates | Meridial (210), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Canada | 622 | 387 (62.2%) | $68 286 rates | Meridial (214), micro1 (195), Welocalize (134) |
| Vietnam | 621 | 387 (62.3%) | $68 308 rates | Meridial (201), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| United Kingdom | 614 | 387 (63%) | $69 292 rates | Meridial (208), micro1 (200), Welocalize (124) |
| Sri Lanka | 610 | 387 (63.4%) | $68 305 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Spain | 592 | 387 (65.4%) | $69 269 rates | Meridial (204), micro1 (194), Welocalize (128) |
| Italy | 590 | 387 (65.6%) | $68 272 rates | Meridial (204), micro1 (194), Welocalize (125) |
| Mexico | 589 | 387 (65.7%) | $68 266 rates | Meridial (209), micro1 (194), Welocalize (128) |
| France | 588 | 387 (65.8%) | $68 272 rates | Meridial (200), micro1 (194), Welocalize (125) |
| Japan | 585 | 387 (66.2%) | $68 263 rates | Meridial (202), micro1 (195), Welocalize (132) |
| Belgium | 583 | 387 (66.4%) | $69 267 rates | Meridial (205), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Portugal | 582 | 387 (66.5%) | $68 267 rates | Meridial (204), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Switzerland | 581 | 387 (66.6%) | $68 261 rates | Meridial (210), micro1 (194), Welocalize (121) |
| Saudi Arabia | 580 | 387 (66.7%) | $65 267 rates | Meridial (200), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Netherlands | 578 | 387 (67%) | $68 269 rates | Meridial (199), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Denmark | 577 | 387 (67.1%) | $68 268 rates | Meridial (199), micro1 (194), Welocalize (121) |
| Austria | 575 | 387 (67.3%) | $68 266 rates | Meridial (197), micro1 (194), Welocalize (121) |
| United Arab Emirates | 575 | 387 (67.3%) | $66 266 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (124) |
| Greece | 574 | 387 (67.4%) | $68 265 rates | Meridial (198), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Argentina | 573 | 387 (67.5%) | $68 257 rates | Meridial (203), micro1 (194), Welocalize (121) |
| Egypt | 572 | 387 (67.7%) | $68 256 rates | Meridial (204), micro1 (194), Welocalize (123) |
| Peru | 569 | 387 (68%) | $68 257 rates | Meridial (201), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Colombia | 567 | 387 (68.3%) | $68 257 rates | Meridial (199), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Taiwan | 567 | 387 (68.3%) | $65 259 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Chile | 566 | 387 (68.4%) | $68 255 rates | Meridial (199), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| South Africa | 566 | 387 (68.4%) | $68 258 rates | Meridial (199), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Algeria | 564 | 387 (68.6%) | $68 252 rates | Meridial (203), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Kuwait | 564 | 387 (68.6%) | $68 254 rates | Meridial (197), micro1 (194), Welocalize (123) |
| Jordan | 562 | 387 (68.9%) | $68 254 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (122) |
| Oman | 562 | 387 (68.9%) | $68 253 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (123) |
| Qatar | 562 | 387 (68.9%) | $68 255 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Morocco | 559 | 387 (69.2%) | $68 254 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Bahrain | 558 | 387 (69.4%) | $68 253 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Kazakhstan | 558 | 387 (69.4%) | $68 253 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Lebanon | 558 | 387 (69.4%) | $68 253 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Tunisia | 557 | 387 (69.5%) | $68 252 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Uzbekistan | 556 | 387 (69.6%) | $68 251 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Kyrgyzstan | 555 | 387 (69.7%) | $68 250 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Nigeria | 555 | 387 (69.7%) | $68 250 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (120) |
| Ghana | 554 | 387 (69.9%) | $68 248 rates | Meridial (197), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Kenya | 553 | 387 (70%) | $68 248 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Palestine | 553 | 387 (70%) | $68 248 rates | Meridial (196), micro1 (194), Welocalize (119) |
| Nepal | 449 | 387 (86.2%) | $65 147 rates | Meridial (198), Welocalize (119), SME Careers (60) |
| Bhutan | 446 | 387 (86.8%) | $65 146 rates | Meridial (196), Welocalize (119), SME Careers (59) |
| Cambodia | 446 | 387 (86.8%) | $65 146 rates | Meridial (196), Welocalize (119), SME Careers (59) |
| Timor Leste | 444 | 387 (87.2%) | $65 144 rates | Meridial (196), Welocalize (119), SME Careers (57) |
| Poland | 418 | 387 (92.6%) | $60 107 rates | Meridial (204), Welocalize (123), micro1 (28) |
| Sweden | 417 | 387 (92.8%) | $60 109 rates | Meridial (204), Welocalize (122), micro1 (28) |
| Australia | 414 | 387 (93.5%) | $60 111 rates | Meridial (199), Welocalize (124), micro1 (28) |
| South Korea | 414 | 387 (93.5%) | $60 101 rates | Meridial (204), Welocalize (125), micro1 (28) |
| Finland | 410 | 387 (94.4%) | $60 107 rates | Meridial (198), Welocalize (122), micro1 (28) |
| Czechia | 407 | 387 (95.1%) | $60 104 rates | Meridial (197), Welocalize (123), micro1 (28) |
| New Zealand | 407 | 387 (95.1%) | $60 105 rates | Meridial (198), Welocalize (120), micro1 (28) |
| Norway | 407 | 387 (95.1%) | $60 102 rates | Meridial (200), Welocalize (121), micro1 (28) |
| Romania | 407 | 387 (95.1%) | $60 102 rates | Meridial (197), Welocalize (124), micro1 (28) |
| Slovakia | 407 | 387 (95.1%) | $60 100 rates | Meridial (200), Welocalize (123), micro1 (28) |
Order: open roles, highest first, then the country name. Country names link to the list of roles that name the country.
How we count
- A role counts for a country when its posting names that country or says it is open worldwide. A role whose posting names no country counts for none.
- Some platforms post one role once per country. Such a role counts once in each country and once in the total of roles.
- A worldwide role does not count for a country where its platform says it cannot hire, the same rule the job finder uses.
- A country enters the index when at least 20 open roles name it directly. Worldwide roles count for every country and so cannot tell countries apart. 66 countries reach 20 in this edition.
- Median hourly rate: the rule of the AI Training Pay Index. Each role counts once, at the midpoint of its listed hourly range in USD; pay per task, yearly salaries, other currencies and platform-wide ranges are left out. A median needs at least 5 rates, the Pay Index minimum. Below that the row shows how many rates there are and "small sample".
- Platforms with the most roles: the three with the most open roles for that country, with the number of roles. A tie goes to the name.
- Listed pay is what a posting offers. Hours, task speed and reviews change what people earn.
A new edition comes out on the first business day of each month, with the figures of that day. Past editions stay as they were published.
Data and sources
One line per country, with the same figures as the table (no role is listed): 2026-10.csv. Sources: the public job listings of 18 platforms, read on 23 October 2026.
The figures (counts, shares and medians) are published under CC BY 4.0: reuse them with credit. The role postings belong to the platforms and employers that publish them; they are not in the file.
AI Work Central, Country Job Index, October 2026 edition (figures as of 2026-10-23), https://aiworkcentral.com/country-index/2026-10. Derived figures licensed CC BY 4.0.
Roles for one country: Remote by country. Pay by platform and field: the AI Training Pay Index.
Pay by field and country, in short: the AI training pay report, October 2026.