Ranked by measured pay
Highest-paying robot training employers, going by their live listings
These are not maximums companies claim for themselves. Each employer is placed by what a typical open role there posts per hour, read from its live job feed and refreshed every day. Curious what you would make? Work out your own rate in the pay explorer.
- Saildrone$42/hr typical
- Saronic$36/hr typical
- Kodiak AI$34/hr typical
- TELUS Digital AI Community$34/hr typical
- 1X Technologies$32/hr typical
- Stack AV$31/hr typical
- Aurora Innovation$31/hr typical
- Zipline$31/hr typical
- RoboForce$31/hr typical
- Sunday Robotics$31/hr typical
- Amazon Prime Air$30/hr typical
- Anduril Industries$30/hr typical
- Figure AI$30/hr typical
- DoorDash Labs$29/hr typical
- Nidus$28/hr typical
- Pickle Robot$28/hr typical
- HireArt$28/hr typical
- Shield AI$28/hr typical
- AeroVect$27/hr typical
- Ambi Robotics$27/hr typical
- Matternet$27/hr typical
- Scout AI$27/hr typical
- Gatik$27/hr typical
- Nuro$26/hr typical
- Transdev$26/hr typical
- Dyna Robotics$26/hr typical
- Waabi$26/hr typical
- Tesla$25/hr typical
- Nimble Robotics$25/hr typical
- Tutor Intelligence$25/hr typical
- Physical Intelligence$25/hr typical
- Sama$25/hr typical
- Avride$24/hr typical
- Moove$24/hr typical
- Symbotic$24/hr typical
- Skild AI$24/hr typical
- Droyd$23/hr typical
- Beep$22/hr typical
- Coco Robotics$22/hr typical
- Robot.com (Kiwibot)$22/hr typical
- Collaborative Robotics$22/hr typical
- Serve Robotics$22/hr typical
- Alignerr$21/hr typical
- micro1$20/hr typical
- Flexdrive (Lyft)$19/hr typical
- Vay$19/hr typical
- Innodata$13/hr typical
- Claru$11/hr typical
- Mindy Support$7.43/hr typical
- Appen$6.28/hr typical
- Welo Data$4.79/hr typical
In short
, of the 51 robot training employers that RobotTraining.jobs ranks by pay, Saildrone pays best for a typical job ($42 an hour), ahead of Saronic ($36/hr) and Kodiak AI ($34/hr).
| Employer | Typical pay | Advertised band |
|---|---|---|
| Saildrone | $42/hr | Too few rates |
| Saronic | $36/hr | Too few rates |
| Kodiak AI | $34/hr | $35–$39/hr |
| TELUS Digital AI Community | $34/hr | Too few rates |
| 1X Technologies | $32/hr | Too few rates |
The leaders span robot labs, fleet operators and data-collection programs, whose roles differ in location, shifts and kind of work, so this is not a comparison of equal work in equal conditions. Each figure comes from what those employers’ own open roles post, never a headline maximum.
The ranking
Sorted by what a typical role pays
The highest typical pay comes first. Each card shows how its figure is built, the band its open roles post (the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling) when there are enough rates for one, and a note on how it was measured.
Its 1 rate have a median of $50, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $42. Every one of its roles states a rate: $42 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $62, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $54. 40% of its 5 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 40% x $54 + 60% x $24 = $36 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $34/hr typical
posted range $35–$39/hr
Its 5 rates have a median of $37, counted 94% against the average platform's $24: $36. 83% of its 6 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 83% x $36 + 17% x $24 = $34 an hour. Based on 5 different posted rates, at this employer. 1 of these 6 openings gives no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $38, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $34. Every one of its roles states a rate: $34 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $33, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $32. Every one of its roles states a rate: $32 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $34, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $31. Every one of its roles states a rate: $31 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $31/hr typical
posted range $30–$38/hr
Its 3 rates have a median of $32, counted 90% against the average platform's $24: $31. Every one of its roles states a rate: $31 an hour. Based on 3 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $31/hr typical
posted range $35–$45/hr
Its 5 rates have a median of $36, counted 94% against the average platform's $24: $35. 63% of its 8 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 63% x $35 + 38% x $24 = $31 an hour. Based on 5 different posted rates, at this employer. 3 of these 8 openings give no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $32, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $31. Every one of its roles states a rate: $31 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $32, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $31. Every one of its roles states a rate: $31 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $30/hr typical
posted range $30–$40/hr
Its 4 rates have a median of $31, counted 92% against the average platform's $24: $30. 97% of its 59 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 97% x $30 + 3.4% x $24 = $30 an hour. Based on 4 different posted rates, at this employer. 2 of these 59 openings give no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 3 rates have a median of $44, counted 90% against the average platform's $24: $41. 33% of its 9 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 33% x $41 + 67% x $24 = $30 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $30/hr typical
posted range $30–$65/hr
Its 10 rates have a median of $30, counted 97% against the average platform's $24: $30. Every one of its roles states a rate: $30 an hour. Based on 10 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $29/hr typical
posted range $30–$40/hr
Its 5 rates have a median of $35, counted 94% against the average platform's $24: $34. 50% of its 10 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 50% x $34 + 50% x $24 = $29 an hour. Based on 5 different posted rates, at this employer. 5 of these 10 openings give no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $30, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $28. Every one of its roles states a rate: $28 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $30, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $28. Every one of its roles states a rate: $28 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $28/hr typical
posted range $25–$55/hr
Its 19 rates have a median of $28, counted 98% against the average platform's $24: $28. Every one of its roles states a rate: $28 an hour. Based on 19 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $45, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $39. 25% of its 4 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 25% x $39 + 75% x $24 = $28 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $30, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $29. 67% of its 3 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 67% x $29 + 33% x $24 = $27 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $28, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $27. Every one of its roles states a rate: $27 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $28, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $27. Every one of its roles states a rate: $27 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $32, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $31. 40% of its 5 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 40% x $31 + 60% x $24 = $27 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $27/hr typical
posted range $25–$30/hr
Its 9 rates have a median of $27, counted 96% against the average platform's $24: $27. 91% of its 11 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 91% x $27 + 9.1% x $24 = $27 an hour. Based on 9 different posted rates, at this employer. 1 of these 11 openings gives no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $26/hr typical
posted range $26–$33/hr
Its 5 rates have a median of $27, counted 94% against the average platform's $24: $27. 86% of its 7 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 86% x $27 + 14% x $24 = $26 an hour. Based on 5 different posted rates, at this employer. 1 of these 7 openings gives no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $26/hr typical
posted range $25–$35/hr
Its 22 rates have a median of $26, counted 99% against the average platform's $24: $26. Every one of its roles states a rate: $26 an hour. Based on 22 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $26/hr typical
posted range $25–$30/hr
Its 9 rates have a median of $26, counted 96% against the average platform's $24: $26. Every one of its roles states a rate: $26 an hour. Based on 9 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $37, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $33. 17% of its 6 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 17% x $33 + 83% x $24 = $26 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 18 rates have a median of $30, counted 98% against the average platform's $24: $30. 19% of its 177 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 19% x $30 + 81% x $24 = $25 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $26, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $26. 67% of its 3 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 67% x $26 + 33% x $24 = $25 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $25, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $25. Every one of its roles states a rate: $25 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $25, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $25. Every one of its roles states a rate: $25 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $25, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $25. Every one of its roles states a rate: $25 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 3 rates have a median of $25, counted 90% against the average platform's $24: $25. 20% of its 15 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 20% x $25 + 80% x $24 = $24 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $22, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $23. 11% of its 9 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 11% x $23 + 89% x $24 = $24 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $24/hr typical
posted range $25–$29/hr
Its 6 rates have a median of $24, counted 95% against the average platform's $24: $24. Every one of its roles states a rate: $24 an hour. Based on 6 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $23, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $23. 50% of its 4 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 50% x $23 + 50% x $24 = $24 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $22, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $23. Every one of its roles states a rate: $23 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $22, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $22. Every one of its roles states a rate: $22 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $22, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $22. Every one of its roles states a rate: $22 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $22, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $22. Every one of its roles states a rate: $22 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $22/hr typical
posted range $20–$25/hr
Its 5 rates have a median of $22, counted 94% against the average platform's $24: $22. Every one of its roles states a rate: $22 an hour. Based on 5 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $22/hr typical
posted range $22–$25/hr
Its 16 rates have a median of $22, counted 98% against the average platform's $24: $22. Every one of its roles states a rate: $22 an hour. Based on 16 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $21/hr typical
posted range $20–$90/hr
Its 4 rates have a median of $21, counted 92% against the average platform's $24: $21. Every one of its roles states a rate: $21 an hour. Based on 4 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 2 rates have a median of $10, counted 86% against the average platform's $24: $11. 33% of its 6 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 33% x $11 + 67% x $24 = $20 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $18, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $19. Every one of its roles states a rate: $19 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $18, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $19. Every one of its roles states a rate: $19 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $11, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $13. Every one of its roles states a rate: $13 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $11/hr typical
posted range $6–$15/hr
Its 15 rates have a median of $10, counted 98% against the average platform's $24: $10. 94% of its 16 roles state a rate and the rest count at the average: 94% x $10 + 6.3% x $24 = $11 an hour. Based on 15 different posted rates, at this employer. 1 of these 16 openings gives no hourly figure. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $5.00, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $7.43. Every one of its roles states a rate: $7.43 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Its 1 rate have a median of $4.00, counted 75% against the average platform's $24: $6.28. Every one of its roles states a rate: $6.28 an hour. Based on 0 different posted rates. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
- $4.79/hr typical
posted range $4–$30/hr
Its 3 rates have a median of $4.00, counted 90% against the average platform's $24: $4.79. Every one of its roles states a rate: $4.79 an hour. Based on 3 different posted rates, at this employer. Advertised USD hourly sample only, not a representative wage survey. Missing rates may bias the result in either direction.
Ordered by what a typical role pays: the median of the rates an employer's open roles post, pulled toward the average employer the fewer rates it states, so a few generous postings cannot lift it to the top, with roles that state no rate counted at the average. The posted range is the 25th percentile of what roles pay (the middle of each advertised range) to the 90th-percentile advertised ceiling, worked out the same way across the site. Our pay method. The platforms that pay for screen-based AI-training work, where expert networks lead, are ranked from their own job feeds in AITraining.jobs' pay ranking, which we also maintain.
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Employers with no rates on their live boards
Their own postings give an hourly range, but their live boards post no hourly rate we can measure, so they sit outside the pay ranking. Until they do, each card shows the range from its checked postings.
Sorted by what an application there is likely worth to you, with a referral lift for employers that pay us a referral fee; your pay is never affected.
Data-collection networks
$28.50/hr on the data collector postingsStated by the employer
Field & fleet operations
Historical reference: $45 to $50/hr; the cited Mech Pilot posting has closedStated by the employer
Data-collection networks
First-person video $5 to $15/hr in checked postings; no teleop listing openStated by the employer
Programs that pay by the task or by accepted minute of video, not by the hour, are left out so they are not set against an hourly wage. All of them are in the complete employer directory.
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Best-paying robot training employers: your questions answered
Who is the best-paying robot training employer today?
As of 1 Nov 2026, live job feeds put Saildrone on top: a typical role there pays $42/hr. Next are Saronic at $36/hr and Kodiak AI at $34/hr. These numbers come from what open roles really post, not a maximum a company claims, and they move each day as the feeds are re-read. Your own pay will still depend on the exact role, where it is and which shifts you work.
What hourly pay do the best-paying robot training employers offer?
At the highest-paying employers, a typical role pays from $32 to $42/hr an hour, and the best-paid role on the board today posts $120/hr. Their roles differ in location, shifts and kind of work, so the ranking describes each employer's advertised role mix, not equal work in equal conditions. Every band on this page names how many rates it was measured from.
Do you need experience to earn the top rates?
The feeds do not record pay by experience level, so this ranking cannot say. Many operator and data-collection roles screen for reliability, dexterity, a driver's license or a pilot certificate rather than a degree, so check each posting's requirements. If you are new, start with the plain-language guides to each kind of work.
How is this ranking measured?
We take what a typical open role at the employer pays: the median of the hourly rates its own roles post, pulled toward the average employer the fewer rates it states (so a handful of postings cannot lift it to the top), with its roles that state no rate counted at the average employer's pay. "Up to" maximums are dropped, and programs paying per task, per accepted minute of video or by salary are kept out of an hourly ranking. Everything is re-read daily from the employers' own job feeds.
Why are some employers on RobotTraining.jobs missing from this ranking?
An employer is measured once its live feed posts hourly rates of its own. Some programs pay by the task or by accepted minute of video instead of by the hour, and some employers post no live rates yet. You will find them under the measured list or in the full directory, showing the pay their own postings state: nothing is left out, it is just labeled for what it is.
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