A model that is confidently wrong about a contraindication is dangerous in a way that a wrong restaurant recommendation is not. Checking for that requires someone who can be held responsible for clinical judgment, and those people are busy. That scarcity is the entire reason this work pays what it does.
What the listings actually pay
Across 94 live medical listings on our board that publish a rate, the median top-of-range is $120 an hour, reaching $450 for the most specialised work. Those figures come from listings that state their own rate, not from averages collected elsewhere.
| # | Role | Advertised rate | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oncologist | $350 to $450 an hour | Mercor |
| 2 | Cardiologist | $350 to $350 an hour | Mercor |
| 3 | Breast Imaging Radiologist | $300 to $300 an hour | Mercor |
| 4 | Physician Talent Network | $110 to $250 an hour | Mercor |
| 5 | Disease-Area Clinician, Trial Endpoints & Prescribing | $150 to $230 an hour | Mercor |
| 6 | Clinical Survey Research & Methodology Expert (Physician / PhD) | $200 to $200 an hour | Mercor |
| 7 | Clinician (Oncology / Hematology) | $160 to $200 an hour | micro1 |
| 8 | Multilingual Outpatient Physician (MD), Clinical Documentation & AI Evaluation | $170 to $190 an hour | Boron |
| 9 | Medical Safety Expert | $140 to $190 an hour | Mercor |
| 10 | Clinical Law Professor / Clinic Director | $180 to $180 an hour | Mercor |
Source: 94 live listings on this board that publish a rate, read directly from each posting on 2026-11-09. Listings without a published rate are excluded rather than estimated.
What moves your rate
What distinguishes the platforms worth your time is verification. Ones that check your licence and match you to clinical work are selling your credential to labs that need it. Ones that route you into general task queues are not, and the rate difference is large enough to be worth being selective about.
How to apply
Every role above links to its own page with the full requirements and a direct application link. Applications are completed on the hiring platform and typically take a few minutes, with a short skills assessment in place of an interview.
Two things are worth doing before you apply. Check whether the role accepts applicants from your country using the eligibility checker, and run the advertised rate through the take-home calculator, because this is contract work and the headline rate is before self-employment tax.
Frequently asked questions
What does medical AI work pay?
Across 94 live medical listings publishing a rate, the median top-of-range is $120 an hour, with the highest currently at $450.
Do I need an active licence?
For most of the higher-paying clinical listings, yes. The licence is what the lab cannot obtain elsewhere, and it is what the rate is priced against.
Is this the same as medical transcription?
No. Transcription is volume work priced accordingly. This is evaluating whether clinical reasoning is sound, which is judgment work at a completely different rate.
Can residents or fellows do this work?
Some listings accept them, often at lower rates than attending physicians. Requirements are stated per listing rather than being uniform.
How many hours can I get?
Not guaranteed, and this is the honest limitation. Treat it as flexible supplementary income rather than a predictable second salary.
See every live role
The full board updates several times a week, with the advertised rate on each listing and closed roles removed.