AI training jobs for AI safety and red-teaming specialists: 23 open roles, up to $84/hr (October 2026)
AI safety & red teaming roles open right now across AI-training platforms, with the pay each listing posts and links to apply on the platform's own site.
Roles updated 2026-10-15. Pay is as posted by each platform.
Open roles
23
on 2 platforms
Posted hourly pay
$16–$84/hr
15 listings post an hourly USD rate; median top of range $60/hr
No country named
17 of 23
Listings that name no country. Check eligibility on the platform.
Which platforms are hiring
| Platform | Open roles | Posted hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mercor | 17 | $16–$84/hr |
| Handshake AI | 6 | Not posted |
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Open roles, highest posted pay first
AI Safety Red Teamer
mercor · referral link
Energetic Materials Expert for Redteaming
mercor · referral link
Nuclear Engineering & Safeguards Experts for Red Team
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Practitioner
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Norwegian
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Danish
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Finnish
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Swedish
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Dutch
mercor · referral link
Fire & Life Safety Reviewer — Vulcan
mercor · referral link
English AI Safety Specialist
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Portuguese (global)
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Thai
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Indonesian
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Vietnamese
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Malay
mercor · referral link
AI Safety Experts — English & Punjabi
mercor · referral link
AI Red Teamer (Remote)
handshake
AI Red Teamer (Seattle)
handshake
AI Red Teamer, CBRNE (Remote)
handshake
AI Model Policy Trainer, Image Evaluation - Seattle Onsite
handshake
AI Safety Policy Evaluator, Violence & Threats | Seattle Onsite
handshake
AI Model Policy Trainer, Generalist (Seattle)
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Quick answers
- How much do AI training jobs for AI safety and red-teaming specialists pay?
- Across 15 open listings that post an hourly rate in USD as of 2026-10-15, posted pay runs from $16 to $84 per hour. The median top of the posted range is $60/hr. Posted rates are maximums; what you earn depends on project availability and hours.
- Which platforms have AI training jobs for AI safety and red-teaming specialists?
- By number of open roles as of 2026-10-15: Mercor (17), Handshake AI (6).
- Which platform posts the highest pay for AI safety and red-teaming specialists?
- Mercor, with posted pay up to $84/hr across 17 open roles as of 2026-10-15.
- Can I do these jobs from outside the US?
- 17 of the 23 open roles name no country, which usually means the platform decides by project. The rest are limited to the countries they list. Each platform's page lists who it accepts.