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Sama
About Sama
Sama is a data-annotation and collection vendor with robotics and autonomous programs. Individuals can complete its 'AI 101' course and apply as Data Training Agents, and it posts frontline data-collection roles (including robotics data-collection operators and data-collection drivers).
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Demonstration Collection · San Francisco, California, United States· 7mo agoDetails
$25/hr
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Is Sama legit?
Long-established impact-sourcing data vendor. (checked on job-boards.greenhouse.io, 28 Oct 2026) It pays $25/hr in checked postings (stated by the employer).
Actively listing 1 open role today1 open role on Sama, independently checked 1 Nov 2026.
Four-month contract at $25 an hour; payment schedule not published. (checked on job-boards.greenhouse.io, 28 Oct 2026)
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San Francisco and San Jose (CR), Montreal, Nairobi, and remote (India).
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What Sama pays
Stated by the employer · updated 2026-10-28Researched rate card (stated by the employer), updated 2026-10-28
Source examples collected October 28, 2026. This envelope spans individual advertised offers with different duties, locations or shifts. It is not a company-wide typical wage. See current openings for updated terms. (checked on job-boards.greenhouse.io, 28 Oct 2026)
Only 1 of its 1 open roles list a rate, not enough to call any of them typical for Sama, so the figure above is the researched one. Here is what each kind of work lists:
| Kind of work | Open roles | Rates stated | Highest rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Demonstration Collection | 1 | $25/hr1 rate | $25/hr |
| Role | Work type | Researched pay |
|---|---|---|
| Driver – Data Collection (Contract) | Data Annotation | $25/hour |
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Kinds of work at Sama
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What our research records about Sama
6 dated facts from public sources (the company itself, filings, regulators, courts and the press), each kept with the publication it comes from in one of our research reports. Newest first; the newest is from 28 Oct 2026.
Sama, a data annotation company whose largest offices are in East Africa, labels training data for robots from assembly lines to autonomous mobile robots, and long-range lidar and camera data for driver assistance and self-driving cars.
Source: Sama · In Africa data collection
Sama says its hiring model, aimed at women and young people below the international poverty line in East Africa, has connected more than 13,000 people to digital work.
Source: Sama · In Africa data collection
Sama sells training data annotation for robotics and manufacturing models, from assembly lines to autonomous mobile robots, with workflows that load up to 14 sensors (cameras, LiDAR, radar, ultrasonic) and multiple point clouds.
Source: Sama · In Robot data vendors
After leaving content moderation, Sama said in September 2023 it would hire and train more than 2,000 young Kenyans in computer vision labelling, joining a Nairobi team of over 3,000 staff, TechTrendsKE reported.
Source: TechTrendsKE · In Africa data collection
Business Daily described a young Sama (then Samasource) annotator in Kenya marking parked cars on a European street to teach driverless cars to recognise them, and reported operations in Kampala (about 100 people) and at Gulu University in northern Uganda, beside its main Nairobi office.
Source: Business Daily (Kenya) · In Africa data collection
To join Sama, Business Daily reported, a recruit needs fluent written and spoken English and basic computer skills; recruits are trained in office tools, web research and the basics of AI data annotation, then on specific projects.
Source: Business Daily (Kenya) · In Africa data collection
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Is Sama legit?
Long-established impact-sourcing data vendor.
Does Sama pay?
Yes. Long-established impact-sourcing data vendor. Payouts: Four-month contract at $25 an hour; payment schedule not published.
How much does Sama pay?
$25/hr in checked postings. Source examples collected October 28, 2026. This envelope spans individual advertised offers with different duties, locations or shifts. It is not a company-wide typical wage. See current openings for updated terms.
Is Sama worth it?
Sama pays $25/hr in checked postings (stated by the employer). It works best as flexible, project-by-project income, since each project sets its own pay, equipment and eligibility. Worth knowing: No independent worker rating verified.
How does Sama pay out?
Four-month contract at $25 an hour; payment schedule not published.
Where is Sama open to workers?
San Francisco and San Jose (CR), Montreal, Nairobi, and remote (India).
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