Mercor has 35 open roles for engineers on this site today, at $45–200 an hour. AfterQuery has 18 open roles, at $75–175 an hour. Both figures come from the live postings, checked each morning. How each platform screens and pays comes from its own pages.
Mercor and AfterQuery for engineers
| Mercor | AfterQuery | |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles | 35 | 18 |
| Openings the postings state | 14,233 | 18 |
| Hourly pay as stated | $45–200 | $75–175 |
| Median hourly ceiling | $60 | $108 |
| Paid per task or session | 14 | 0 |
| Screening | Assessments and an AI interview of about 20 minutes | An interview and a short skills assessment |
| Paid | Weekly, on Wednesdays, via Stripe | Weekly, on Fridays, through Stripe |
A listed rate tells you what a role pays, not how many hours of work reach you. Neither platform's pages promise a set number of hours.
Open roles for engineers on each
Best-paid Mercor roles for engineers open now
The 5 highest-paid of 35 open Mercor roles for engineers this site lists today, with the pay each posting states.
Best-paid AfterQuery roles for engineers open now
The 5 highest-paid of 18 open AfterQuery roles for engineers this site lists today, with the pay each posting states.
Which one to apply to
Apply to Mercor if:
- The role title names your background.
- Your country is on the role’s list and on Mercor’s supported list.
Apply to AfterQuery if:
- You have professional experience or an advanced degree in the field.
- You can do a live or recorded video interview.
You can apply to both.
Read more
- The full comparison: Mercor vs AfterQuery: AI interview or one skills test
- Every open role for engineers, on every platform
- Remote AI evaluation work for engineers, by discipline
- The Mercor and AfterQuery platform pages
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