{"name":"Robot Training Pay Against the Minimum Wage (live data, 14 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026)","question":"How far above the minimum wage where the job is do robot training jobs in the US pay?","source":"Every day this site reads the public job boards of the robot training employers and programs it follows. Each role's stated hourly rate and location are read from its posting. Minimum wages come from each state's labour department or the US Department of Labor's state table, and from each city's own ordinance page for the eleven cities with a minimum of their own, as in force on 12 Oct 2026, with the source beside each row.","publisher":"RobotTraining.jobs","url":"https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-vs-minimum-wage","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","citation":"RobotTraining.jobs (2026). Robot Training Pay Against the Minimum Wage (live data, 14 Sep 2026 to 11 Oct 2026). https://robottraining.jobs/research/robot-training-pay-vs-minimum-wage (accessed 12 Oct 2026)","frozen_at":null,"report":"robot-training-pay-vs-minimum-wage","method":1,"edition":null,"window":{"from":"2026-09-14","to":"2026-10-11","days":28},"computedAt":"2026-10-12T14:05:55.265Z","summary":"On 11 Oct 2026, the median open US robot training role that states an hourly rate advertised 2.1 times the minimum wage where it is, across 68 roles in 13 states.","stats":[{"id":"compared","value":"68","label":"open US roles compared with the local minimum wage","figure":"pay-vs-state-minimum"},{"id":"median-multiple","value":"2.1x","label":"median advertised rate over the local minimum","figure":"pay-vs-state-minimum"},{"id":"twice","value":"53%","label":"of compared roles advertise at least twice the minimum","figure":"pay-vs-minimum-by-kind"}],"findings":[{"id":"median-multiple","text":"The median open US robot training role that states an hourly rate advertises 2.1 times the minimum wage where it is (68 roles compared on 11 Oct 2026).","figure":"pay-vs-state-minimum"},{"id":"below-minimum","text":"None of the 68 roles advertises less than the local minimum wage; 18 (26.5%) advertise less than 1.5 times it.","figure":"closest-to-minimum"},{"id":"state-range","text":"Among states and cities with at least 5 compared roles, the median sits furthest above the floor in Texas ($34.75 against $7.25, 4.8 times) and closest to it in Los Angeles, CA ($22 against $18.42, 1.2 times).","figure":"pay-vs-state-minimum"},{"id":"kind-range","text":"By kind of work, roles in AV & Drone Operators advertise the most above the local floor (median 4.6 times the minimum) and roles in Data & Demonstration Collection the least (1.2 times).","figure":"pay-vs-minimum-by-kind"},{"id":"not-compared","text":"38 more open roles state a dollar rate but are remote or name no single US state, so they are not 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laws","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state","date":"2009-07-24"},"cells":{"state":"Texas","minimum":7.25,"median":34.75,"low":28.25,"multiple":4.8,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":20}},{"key":"CA","thin":false,"source":{"label":"California Department of Industrial Relations, minimum wage FAQ","url":"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/faq_minimumwage.htm","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"California (outside cities with their own minimum)","minimum":16.9,"median":34.5,"low":32,"multiple":2,"underOneAndHalf":10,"roles":10}},{"key":"CA-SJ","thin":false,"source":{"label":"County of Santa Clara, minimum wages of its cities","url":"https://stgenssa.sccgov.org/debs/program_handbooks/charts/assets/2CalFresh/MinWageSCC.htm","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"San Jose, CA","minimum":18.45,"median":30,"low":30,"multiple":1.6,"underOneAndHalf":14.3,"roles":7}},{"key":"CA-LA","thin":false,"source":{"label":"City of Los Angeles, City Administrative Officer report (29 Apr 2026)","url":"https://cityclerk.lacity.org/onlinedocs/2019/19-0511-S6_rpt_cao_4-29-26.pdf","date":"2026-07-01"},"cells":{"state":"Los Angeles, CA","minimum":18.42,"median":22,"low":22,"multiple":1.2,"underOneAndHalf":80,"roles":5}},{"key":"AZ","thin":true,"source":{"label":"US Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"Arizona","minimum":15.15,"median":31.75,"low":28,"multiple":2.1,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":4}},{"key":"CA-SC","thin":true,"source":{"label":"County of Santa Clara, minimum wages of its cities","url":"https://stgenssa.sccgov.org/debs/program_handbooks/charts/assets/2CalFresh/MinWageSCC.htm","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"Santa Clara, CA","minimum":18.7,"median":20,"low":20,"multiple":1.1,"underOneAndHalf":100,"roles":3}},{"key":"AR","thin":true,"source":{"label":"Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, minimum 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laws","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state"},"cells":{"state":"Massachusetts","minimum":15,"median":20,"low":20,"multiple":1.3,"underOneAndHalf":100,"roles":2}},{"key":"NV","thin":true,"source":{"label":"US Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state","date":"2024-07-01"},"cells":{"state":"Nevada","minimum":12,"median":23,"low":20.5,"multiple":1.9,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":2}},{"key":"PA","thin":true,"source":{"label":"Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, labor law compliance","url":"https://www.pa.gov/agencies/dli/programs-services/labor-management-relations/labor-law-compliance"},"cells":{"state":"Pennsylvania","minimum":7.25,"median":32.625,"low":31.5625,"multiple":4.5,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":2}},{"key":"CA-SF","thin":true,"source":{"label":"City and County of San Francisco, historical minimum wage rates","url":"https://media.api.sf.gov/documents/2026_Historical_San_Francisco_Minimum_Wage_Rates_M9ynRNo.pdf","date":"2026-07-01"},"cells":{"state":"San Francisco, CA","minimum":19.61,"median":25,"low":25,"multiple":1.3,"underOneAndHalf":100,"roles":2}},{"key":"WA-SEA","thin":true,"source":{"label":"City of Seattle, Office of Labor Standards","url":"https://www.seattle.gov/laborstandards/ordinances/minimum-wage","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"Seattle, WA","minimum":21.3,"median":23.25,"low":22.625,"multiple":1.1,"underOneAndHalf":100,"roles":2}},{"key":"IL-CHI","thin":true,"source":{"label":"Chicago minimum wage notice, July 2026 (funded by the City's Office of Labor Standards)","url":"https://assets.nationbuilder.com/arisechicago/pages/4607/attachments/original/1782423977/Minimum_Wage-_July_2026.pdf","date":"2026-07-01"},"cells":{"state":"Chicago, IL","minimum":17.05,"median":22,"low":22,"multiple":1.3,"underOneAndHalf":100,"roles":1}},{"key":"NE","thin":true,"source":{"label":"US Department of Labor, state minimum wage laws","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage/state","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"Nebraska","minimum":15,"median":26,"low":26,"multiple":1.7,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":1}},{"key":"NJ","thin":true,"source":{"label":"New Jersey Department of Labor, wage and hour","url":"https://www.nj.gov/labor/wageandhour/","date":"2026-01-01"},"cells":{"state":"New Jersey","minimum":15.92,"median":26,"low":26,"multiple":1.6,"underOneAndHalf":0,"roles":1}}],"sample":"68 open US roles stating an hourly rate in dollars, at the close of 11 Oct 2026, each compared with the minimum wage where it is (minimums as in force on 12 Oct 2026).","notes":["A row with fewer than 5 compared roles is shown and marked as a small sample.","The advertised rate is the midpoint of the range a posting states. The lowest quarter is the rate a quarter of the row's compared roles fall below.","The minimum is the general adult rate. A role whose location names a city with its own minimum (San Francisco, Mountain View, Santa Clara, San Jose, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, Denver, Chicago, New York City, Flagstaff) is compared with that city's; any other role with its state's. A county minimum is applied only where the county is the city (New York City).","Where a state has no minimum of its own, or one below the federal $7.25, the federal minimum is used."],"sources":[{"label":"US Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division: Minimum Wage","url":"https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/minimum-wage","date":"2009-07-24"}]},{"id":"pay-vs-minimum-by-kind","title":"How far above the floor each kind of robot training work pays","question":"Which kinds of robot training work advertise the most, and the least, above the local minimum wage?","columns":[{"key":"kind","label":"Kind of work","unit":"text"},{"key":"multiple","label":"Median role over its local minimum","unit":"index","bar":true},{"key":"lowest","label":"Lowest role","unit":"index","secondary":true},{"key":"twice","label":"Roles at 2x the minimum or more","unit":"percent"},{"key":"roles","label":"Roles compared","unit":"count"}],"rows":[{"key":"av-drone-operator","href":"/roles/av-drone-operator","thin":false,"cells":{"kind":"AV & Drone Operators","multiple":4.6,"lowest":1.7,"twice":88.5,"roles":26}},{"key":"fleet-ops","href":"/roles/fleet-ops","thin":false,"cells":{"kind":"Robot Fleet Operations","multiple":1.8,"lowest":1.2,"twice":50,"roles":18}},{"key":"teleoperation","href":"/roles/teleoperation","thin":false,"cells":{"kind":"Robot Teleoperation","multiple":1.6,"lowest":1.3,"twice":16.7,"roles":12}},{"key":"embodied-annotation","href":"/roles/embodied-annotation","thin":true,"cells":{"kind":"Embodied-AI Data Annotation","multiple":1.6,"lowest":1.3,"twice":0,"roles":2}},{"key":"demonstration-collection","href":"/roles/demonstration-collection","thin":false,"cells":{"kind":"Data & Demonstration Collection","multiple":1.2,"lowest":1,"twice":20,"roles":10}}],"sample":"The same 68 roles, grouped by kind of work. Each role is divided by the minimum where it is before the median is taken.","notes":["A kind with fewer than 5 compared roles is marked as a small sample."]},{"id":"closest-to-minimum","title":"The open roles that pay closest to the minimum wage","question":"Which open robot training roles advertise the least above the minimum wage where they are?","columns":[{"key":"role","label":"Role","unit":"text"},{"key":"employer","label":"Employer","unit":"text"},{"key":"state","label":"State or city","unit":"text","secondary":true},{"key":"rate","label":"Advertised rate","unit":"usd","decimals":2},{"key":"multiple","label":"Over the local minimum","unit":"index","bar":true}],"rows":[{"key":"cobot-1","href":"/platforms/cobot","cells":{"role":"Robotics Data Collection Operator - Seattle","employer":"Collaborative Robotics","state":"Seattle, WA","rate":22,"multiple":1.03}},{"key":"cobot-2","href":"/platforms/cobot","cells":{"role":"Robotics Assistant","employer":"Collaborative Robotics","state":"Santa Clara, CA","rate":20,"multiple":1.07}},{"key":"cobot-3","href":"/platforms/cobot","cells":{"role":"Robotics Data Collection Operator - Santa Clara","employer":"Collaborative Robotics","state":"Santa Clara, CA","rate":20,"multiple":1.07}},{"key":"cobot-4","href":"/platforms/cobot","cells":{"role":"Robotics Data Collection Operator, Shift Lead - Seattle","employer":"Collaborative Robotics","state":"Seattle, WA","rate":24.5,"multiple":1.15}},{"key":"serve-robotics-5","href":"/platforms/serve-robotics","cells":{"role":"Operations Associate - Part Time (San Jose, CA)","employer":"Serve Robotics","state":"San Jose, CA","rate":22,"multiple":1.19}},{"key":"serve-robotics-6","href":"/platforms/serve-robotics","cells":{"role":"Operations Associate - Part Time (North Hollywood)","employer":"Serve Robotics","state":"Los Angeles, CA","rate":22,"multiple":1.19}},{"key":"serve-robotics-7","href":"/platforms/serve-robotics","cells":{"role":"Operations Associate - Part Time (Hollywood, LA)","employer":"Serve Robotics","state":"Los Angeles, CA","rate":22,"multiple":1.19}},{"key":"serve-robotics-8","href":"/platforms/serve-robotics","cells":{"role":"Operations Associate - Part Time (West LA)","employer":"Serve Robotics","state":"Los Angeles, CA","rate":22,"multiple":1.19}},{"key":"serve-robotics-9","href":"/platforms/serve-robotics","cells":{"role":"Operations Associate - Part Time (Los Angeles)","employer":"Serve Robotics","state":"Los Angeles, CA","rate":22,"multiple":1.19}},{"key":"cobot-10","href":"/platforms/cobot","cells":{"role":"Robotics Data Collection Operator, Shift Lead - Santa Clara","employer":"Collaborative Robotics","state":"Santa Clara, CA","rate":22.5,"multiple":1.2}}],"sample":"The 10 lowest of the 68 compared roles, open at the close of 11 Oct 2026.","notes":["The rate is the midpoint of the range the posting states, so the bottom of a wide range can sit lower."]}]}