Figures / Prices
$24 per hour of work
Audio and speech, paid to the people who make it, per hour of work
The median of 31 public prices for audio and speech on the paid to the people who make it side, each stated per hour of work (a range counts as its geometric midpoint; the middle half runs from $14 to $42).
Updated 17 Oct 2026, from its newest record.
The 31 records it is computed from, largest first
- Amount$150As stated$50–$150/hr per hour (paid to the voice actor)DatedAug 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice…
- Amount$150As stated$60–$150/hr per hour (paid to the voice actor)DatedMay 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Hindi Voice Actor / Actress at…
- Amount$150As stated$50–$150/hr per hour (paid to the voice actor)DatedApr 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice…
- Amount$100As stated$50–$100/hr per hour (paid to the voice actor)DatedAug 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Voice Actor: CX Agent Voice…
- Amount$65As stated$40 to $65 per hour per hour worked (paid to the evaluator)Dated8 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, English-Speaking…
- Amount$65As stated$20 to $65 per hour per hour worked (paid to the voice actor)Dated8 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Spanish-Speaking Voice…
- Amount$65As stated$30 to $65 per hour per hour worked (paid to the contributor)Dated7 Aug 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, German-Speaking Speech…
- Amount$65As stated$30–$65/hr per hour (paid to the speaker)DatedAug 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Voice Recorder (German +…
- Amount$50As stated$50/hr per hour (paid to the speaker)DatedJul 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Audio Recording Contributor -…
- Amount$45As stated$35/hour - $45/hour per hour (paid to the tutor, US-based candidates)Dated13 Oct 2026SourcexAI job board (Greenhouse), AI Tutor - Yoruba
- Amount$36As stated$20 to $36 per hour per hour worked (paid to the transcriber)Dated19 Sep 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Japanese-Speaking…
- Amount$35As stated$35 an hour (live median) per hour, the median of 111 advertised ratesDated14 Oct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Voice Acting and Voice Over…
- Amount$30As stated$20 to $30 per hour per hour worked (paid to the transcriber)Dated7 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Norwegian-Speaking…
- Amount$30As stated$20 to $30 per hour equivalent per hour equivalent, paid per task (paid to the…Dated7 Sep 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Mandarin-Speaking…
- Amount$30As stated$30/hr per hour (paid to the contributor)DatedSep 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Bilingual Audio Contributor…
- Amount$28As stated$18 to $28 per hour per scheduled hour (paid to the caller)Dated9 Sep 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, English-Speaking…
- Amount$28As stated$24 to $28 per hour per hour (paid to the speaker)DatedMay 2026SourceContrary Research
- Amount$25As statedup to $25 USD per hour per hour, ceiling for core project work (paid to the…DatedOct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, French Expressive Voice AI…
- Amount$24As stated$10 to $24 per hour equivalent per hour equivalent, paid per task (paid to the…Dated27 Aug 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Tamil-Speaking Audio…
- Amount$22As stated$10 to $22 per hour per hour worked (paid to the transcriber)Dated7 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Bengali-Speaking Audio…
- Amount$20As statedup to $20 USD per hour per hour, ceiling for core project work (paid to the…DatedOct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Expressive Voice AI Trainer -…
- Amount$20As stated$20/hr per hour (paid to the speaker)DatedSep 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Paid English Conversation…
- Amount$18As stated$10 to $18 per hour equivalent per hour equivalent, paid per task (paid to the…Dated7 Sep 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Portuguese-Speaking…
- Amount$18As stated$17.50/hr per hour (paid to the speaker)DatedJul 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, French Conversation Partner (AI…
- Amount$15As stated$8 to $15 per hour per hour worked (paid to the transcriber)Dated7 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Punjabi-Speaking…
- Amount$12As stated$8 to $12 per hour per hour worked (paid to the transcriber)Dated7 Oct 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Gujarati-Speaking…
- Expressive voice recording for AI training, Vietnamese speakers in Vietnam (Outlier, via Braintrust)Amount$11As statedup to $11 USD per hour per hour, ceiling for core project work (paid to the…DatedOct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Vietnamese Expressive Voice AI…
- Amount$10As statedup to $10 USD per hour per hour, ceiling for core project work (paid to the…DatedOct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Thai Expressive Voice AI…
- Amount$8As statedup to $7.50 USD per hour per hour, ceiling for core project work (paid to the…DatedOct 2026SourceAITraining.jobs, Bengali Expressive Voice AI…
- Amount$5As stated$2 to $5 USD per hour per hour worked (paid to the speaker)Dated25 Aug 2026SourceOpenTrain AI job posting, Chinese- and…
- Amount$5As statedabout $5 an hour per hour (paid to the speaker)Dated4 Dec 2023SourceContext (Thomson Reuters Foundation)