C
Evidence Grade C
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Current
$150
$150 — hourly wage for OpenAI contractors (2026)
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Evidence graded
Value
$150
Unit
Currency Usd
Data Vintage
2026
Entity
Study Type
Unknown
Trend
Stable
Evidence Quality
C
Moderate quality evidence
Useful directional data with some methodological gaps. Treat as indicative rather than definitive — corroborate before citing in formal research.
Sources (2)
pymnts.com
Primary
Tier B
https://www.pymnts.com/artificial-intelligence-2/2026/your-daily-life-is-now-a-data-product-companie… ↗
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2026-05-02
Original Research
Bloomberg
· Original study ↗
Methodology
Reported by Bloomberg
Study: Unknown
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OpenAI contractors: $150 hourly wage. Source: pymnts.com (2026). Via Lighthouse Research Data — https://lighthousedata.io/data/openai-contractor-pay-2026
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<blockquote cite="https://lighthousedata.io/data/openai-contractor-pay-2026" style="border-left:3px solid #2563eb;padding:12px 16px;margin:16px 0;font-family:system-ui,sans-serif;background:#f0f4ff;"><strong>$150</strong> — hourly wage for OpenAI contractors<br><small>Source: pymnts.com (2026) · <a href="https://lighthousedata.io/data/openai-contractor-pay-2026" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lighthouse Data</a></small></blockquote>
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