Salary data · October 14, 2026
Data Collection Operator Salary
Data collection operators in the United States are offered a median of $25 an hour in open postings that state pay, and the middle half of posted rates runs $22–$31 an hour. That is about $52,000 a year at full time. The figures come from 5 postings by 4 employers and move as postings open and close.
- Medianmidpoint of stated rates
- $25/hr
- Middle halfper hour, 25th to 75th percentile
- $22–$31
- Per yearestimate: median × 2,080 hours
- $52,000
- Postingswith an hourly rate, from 4 employers
- 5
By employer
What each employer pays data collection operators
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest hourly rate an employer states for this job title, and the tick marks the middle of its postings. An employer posting one range in several cities or shifts counts once toward the median.
- $28–$36/hr1 posting · middle of its postings $32/hr
- $30–$32/hr1 posting · middle of its postings $31/hr
- $20–$30/hr1 posting · middle of its postings $25/hr
- $20–$22/hr2 postings · middle of its postings $21/hr
By location
Data Collection Operator pay by state
The same postings, grouped by the state each one names, with the cities inside it. A posting that lists sites in two states counts in both.
- $20–$36/hrCalifornia4 postings · Fremont, Redwood City, San Carlos and Santa Clara
- $22/hrWashington1 posting · Seattle
Shifts and extras
What the postings say beyond the rate
- 1 of the 5 postings with stated pay name a shift in the title: afternoon, evening or swing (1).
- Named alongside the hourly rate in the postings themselves: equity (1X Technologies).
Open now
Open data collection operator jobs
14 jobs (49 postings across their locations). The ones that state pay come first; each opens the full posting.
- Operator - Data Collection (Swing Shift)1X Technologies · San Carlos, CA, United States · 1mo ago$28–$36/hr • Offers Equity
- Data Collection OperatorDyna Robotics · Redwood City, CA, United States · 5mo ago$30–$32/hr
- Robotics Data Collection OperatorDexmate · 2 locations in 2 countries · 1mo ago
- Robotics Data Collection Operator - SeattleCollaborative Robotics · Seattle, United States · 3w ago$22/hr
- Robotics Data Collection Operator - Santa ClaraCollaborative Robotics · Santa Clara, United States · 3w ago$20/hr
- Senior data collection operator (FR)Genesis AI · Paris, France · 2w ago
- AI Data Collector (Night Shift)Humanoid · UK, London, United Kingdom · 2w ago
- Robot Operator, Data CollectionMind Robotics · Palo Alto, United States · 3w ago
- AI Data CollectorHumanoid · UK, London, United Kingdom · 1mo ago
- Robotics AI Data Collection OperatorTSMG · 15 locations in 7 countries · 3mo ago
- Robotics AI Data Collection Operator (Robot Trainer)TSMG · 21 locations in the United States · 3mo ago
- Senior Data Collection OperatorGenesis AI · Bay Area, United States · 3mo ago
- Data Collection Operator- AI Robotics (Swing Shift)RoboForce · Milpitas, CA, United States · 5mo ago
- Data Collection OperatorMaven Robotics · San Francisco Bay Area, California USA · 1y+ ago
Data Collection Operator pay: questions
How much does a data collection operator make?
Open data collection operator postings in the United States that state pay offer a median of $25 an hour. The middle half of posted rates falls between $22 and $31, and single postings range from $20 to $36. That comes from 5 postings by 4 employers, read on October 14, 2026.
How much does a data collection operator make a year?
At 40 hours a week for 52 weeks, the median of $25/hr comes to about $52,000 a year before tax, and the middle half to about $45,800 to $64,500. That is our arithmetic on hourly rates, not a salary the postings state; overtime, shift premiums and part-time hours all change it.
Which employers pay data collection operators the most?
1X Technologies has the highest midpoint, $32/hr ($28–$36/hr across 1 posting). Collaborative Robotics has the lowest, $21/hr ($20–$22/hr). Each employer's pay reflects its own cities, shifts and duties, so compare the postings before you apply.
Where do data collection operators earn the most?
Among the states these postings name, California has the highest midpoint at $28/hr (4 postings) and Washington the lowest at $22/hr (1 posting). With few postings per state, a single employer can set a state's figure.
How many data collection operator jobs are open right now?
14 jobs are open (49 postings counting every location). 5 US postings state an hourly rate; the others give no hourly figure, give an annual salary, or are outside the United States.
Method
How these figures are worked out
This page gathers the open postings whose titles match data collection operator and AI data collector titles: on-site work recording robot demonstrations, not at-home video capture. Titles are sorted by a fixed set of word rules, so the page follows the job feeds as they change; this reading is from October 14, 2026.
Only pay a posting states counts: its own hourly range, from postings located in the United States, where the dollar figure is certainly US dollars. Each posting counts at the midpoint of its range. “Up to $X/hr” maximums are left out, and each employer’s advertised range counts once in the median and middle half however many cities or shifts post it. Medians and quartiles are rounded to the nearest 25 cents. The yearly figure multiplies an hourly rate by 2,080 hours (40 a week, 52 weeks) and is an estimate, not a stated salary.
A job title gets its own page once at least 5 US postings from 2 or more employers state an hourly rate, giving 4 or more distinct employer rates. Below that the page comes down until the postings support it. Our wider pay methodology.