Vietnamese has expanded sharply in the last month, driven almost entirely by safety evaluation work rather than writing.
What the listings actually pay
Across 7 live Vietnamese listings that publish a rate, the median top-of-range is $22 an hour, reaching $65 at the top. The recent listings are largely bilingual safety roles, including STEM variants that ask for a doctorate. Those pay well above the general Vietnamese rate.
| # | Role | Advertised rate | Platform |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vietnamese Bilingual Expert | $30 to $65 an hour | micro1 |
| 2 | AI Safety Experts, English & Vietnamese | $17 to $25 an hour | Neon |
| 3 | Bilingual Vietnamese STEM Expert (PhD): AI Safety | $19 to $23 an hour | Mercor |
| 4 | Bilingual Vietnamese Generalist Expert: AI Safety | $18 to $22 an hour | Mercor |
| 5 | Music & Lyrics Expert - Vietnamese | $18 to $18 an hour | Mercor |
| 6 | Music Production Expert - Vietnamese | $18 to $18 an hour | Mercor |
| 7 | Moonlight MCQA - Vietnamese Law | $12 to $15 an hour | Moonlight |
Source: 7 live listings on this board that publish a rate, read directly from each posting on 2026-09-05. Listings without a published rate are excluded rather than estimated.
What moves your rate
The pattern that holds across every language on this board is worth repeating here. The language itself is a modest premium. The language combined with a professional qualification, whether medical, legal, technical, or scientific, is a much larger one. If you have both, apply to the specialist listings rather than the general Vietnamese ones.
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 do Vietnamese AI jobs pay?
Across 7 live Vietnamese listings with published rates, the median top-of-range is $22 an hour and the highest currently reaches $65.
Why the sudden increase in Vietnamese roles?
Labs are extending safety testing into languages beyond English, and Vietnamese is one of the languages currently being staffed. Whether that continues past this cycle is genuinely unclear.
Do I need to be a native Vietnamese speaker?
Most listings ask for native or near-native fluency, and some accept demonstrated professional fluency. In practice the assessment decides it rather than the wording.
What kind of work are the Vietnamese roles?
Mostly bilingual writing, evaluation of model output, and safety testing. Some involve translation-adjacent judgment, but very few are straight translation jobs.
How do I earn more on Vietnamese work?
Pair the language with a professional specialty. A Vietnamese speaker who is also a clinician, lawyer, or engineer qualifies for listings paying several times the general bilingual rate.
See every live role
The full board updates several times a week, with the advertised rate on each listing and closed roles removed.