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SQL & Analytics Engineer Expert (English)

Create realistic analytics examples and evaluate how well AI models write and reason about SQL.

Field
Engineering
Where
United States, Albania, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia +89 more
Commitment
part time
Hours
up to 20/week
Posted
6 days ago

Pay data for your profession: Engineering AI trainer jobs

How this pay compares

At $80/hr (the midpoint of $60 to $100), this role pays more than 48% of the 207 open engineering roles with a listed pay range, the same as the median.

Among platforms with 10 or more priced engineering roles, Mercor has the highest median ($88/hr across 35 roles) and micro1 the lowest ($60/hr across 28).

OpenTrain AI roles that closed since late October stayed listed a median of 31 days (122 roles). OpenTrain AI posted this one 6 days ago.

Computed from 2,746 open roles we track across Mercor, micro1, Handshake AI, Alignerr, Appen and OpenTrain AI, refreshed daily. Midpoints of listed ranges; “up to” ceilings are left out of medians.

What you would earn at this rate

Per week, before tax

$1,600

Per month, if the work is steady

$6,933

Tax
Contract pay arrives with no tax withheld. A US contractor at this rate and these hours would set aside about $1,753 a month for self-employment tax plus federal income tax at the 12% bracket (25%, before state tax). Outside the US, your own country's rules apply.

Assumes paid hours only; unpaid assessments, onboarding and gaps between projects lower the real figure. Full take-home calculator · Track what you actually earn

Open engineering roles on each platform

The same kind of work, priced on every platform we track, with the best-paid open role on each.

PlatformOpenMedianBest-paid open role
Mercor36$88/hrInfrastructure / Site Reliability Engineer (SRE)$200/hr
OpenTrain AIthis role132$85/hrChief Engineer / Senior Mechanical Engineer$200-300/hr
Alignerr14$61/hrRobotics Technician$40-120/hr
micro129$60/hrMember of Technical Staff, Research Engineering$400k-800k/yr
Handshake AI52up to $85/hrEngineering LeadUp to $195/hr

“Up to” rows list only ceilings, so their median is a maximum, not comparable with the range midpoints above them.

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The full listing

As posted on OpenTrain AI. See the original

The work

Create realistic analytics examples and evaluate how well AI models write and reason about SQL.

  • Build scenarios from raw tables through tested data models.
  • Write reference answers and explain the modeling and query choices behind them.
  • Grade model output for SQL correctness and warehouse efficiency.
  • Flag queries that look clear but produce incorrect or expensive results.

What it pays and takes

  • Pay: $60 to $100 per hour.
  • Time: Commit at least 20 hours per week.
  • Location: Remote, open to candidates in eligible countries for this role.
  • Language: Fluent in English, including clear written explanations of data-modeling decisions.
  • Requirements: Expert SQL skills, including joins, window functions, common table expressions (CTEs), and query optimization; hands-on experience with BigQuery, Snowflake, Redshift, or another modern data warehouse.
  • Helpful experience: dbt or a similar transformation framework, dimensional or semantic data modeling, and orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster.

How it works

Apply on OpenTrain with your resume, then complete the application on the hiring site.

About AI training work

AI training work uses examples created and reviewed by people to help models learn. SQL experts contribute by creating realistic data tasks and judging whether model answers are correct and efficient.

From applying to your first payment on OpenTrain AI

  1. 1

    Create a profile

    Create a free OpenTrain profile with your domains, languages and hourly rate.

  2. 2

    Apply

    Apply to the listing. Some listings hire through OpenTrain; others send you to the hiring platform.

  3. 3

    Funded milestones

    The client funds each milestone before work starts.

  4. 4

    First payment

    OpenTrain pays out to your connected payout method when the client approves the milestone. It doesn't publish a fixed payout schedule.

Sources: OpenTrain: AI training careers, OpenTrain docs: invoicing and payouts

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Pay history

OpenTrain AI has listed this role at $60-100/hr since Nov 7, 2026 with no change.

Across OpenTrain AI's engineering roles, the median listed pay was $69/hr on Nov 1, 2026 (50 roles) and is $85/hr as of Nov 11, 2026 (130 roles).

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