Pay report
Remote Data Salaries: What the Work Pays Per Hour
Remote data jobs pay a median of $41 to $60 an hour, and the best-paid listing reaches $350. Counted from 12 live listings that publish both ends of their hourly range; updated .
- Median hourly range
- $41–$60
- Middle half of listings
- $25–$120
- Highest published rate
- $350/hr
- Open roles right now
- 13
How Much Do Remote Data Jobs Pay?
Across 12 live remote data listings that publish an hourly range, the median runs from $41 to $60 an hour. The middle half of listings sits between $25 and $120, the lowest published rate is $20 and the highest is $350.
Hourly pay at a glance
| Lowest published rate | $20 |
|---|---|
| 25th percentile (range floor) | $25 |
| Median range floor | $41 |
| Median range ceiling | $60 |
| 75th percentile (range ceiling) | $120 |
| Highest published rate | $350 |
How Many Remote Data Jobs Pay $100 an Hour or More?
5 of 12 hourly data listings (42%) reach $100 an hour at the top of their range, while 11 reach $50.
- $50/hr or more11 listings · 92%
- $100/hr or more5 listings · 42%
- $150/hr or more2 listings · 17%
- $200/hr or more2 listings · 17%
- $300/hr or more1 listing · 8%
Which Data Skills Pay the Most?
Data Analysis is both the skill data listings ask for most and the best paid, at a median of $91–$170 an hour across 4 listings.
| Skill | Listings | Median range | Top rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Analysis | 4 | $91–$170 | $350 |
| Chart interpretation accuracy | 3 | $25–$50 | $50 |
| Domain-specific terminology precision | 3 | $25–$50 | $50 |
| Multi-step quantitative reasoning | 3 | $25–$50 | $50 |
| Question design / unambiguous task construction | 3 | $25–$50 | $50 |
| Remote collaboration | 3 | $25–$50 | $50 |
What Are the Highest-Paying Remote Data Jobs Right Now?
The best-paid open data roles today, by the top of their published range. Each links to the listing, so the figure can be checked against the employer’s own posting.
Are Remote Data Jobs Full-Time, Part-Time or Contract?
Of the 13 open data listings, 12 are contract roles, 0 part-time and 0 full-time, with 1 not saying. Most are contract work, usually paid by the hour for the hours you actually work.
How Long Do Remote Data Jobs Stay Open?
Closed remote data roles on RemoteJobsOne stayed open a median of 36 days, counted over the 13 that have closed so far. 0 new data roles were posted in the last seven days, so applying within the first week or two of a listing matters.
How Does Data Pay Compare With Other Remote Work?
Data ranks 13th of 16 fields by median hourly pay on RemoteJobsOne. Its median ceiling of $60 an hour is 40% below the $100 median across all remote listings.
Pay reports for other fields
- Science & Research · $100–$200
- Healthcare · $100–$200
- Legal · $100–$180
- Finance · $90–$145
- Software & IT · $50–$100
- Engineering · $50–$100
- Design · $40–$90
- Media & Production · $15–$80
- Sales & Marketing · $40–$80
- Business & Operations · $40–$80
- General · $40–$75
- Language & Translation · $30–$65
- AI Training · $25–$60
- Customer Service · $24–$43
- Robotics · $30–$30
Frequently Asked Questions
How much do remote data jobs pay per hour?
Across 12 live remote data listings that publish an hourly range, the median runs from $41 to $60 an hour. The middle half of listings sits between $25 and $120, the lowest published rate is $20 and the highest is $350.
What is the highest-paying remote data job?
The highest published rate is $350 an hour, for the Data Science Specialist role. 2 data listings pay $200 an hour or more at the top of their range.
Are remote data jobs full-time, part-time or contract?
Of the 13 open data listings, 12 are contract roles, 0 part-time and 0 full-time, with 1 not saying. Most are contract work, usually paid by the hour for the hours you actually work.
How long do remote data jobs stay open?
Closed remote data roles on RemoteJobsOne stayed open a median of 36 days, counted over the 13 that have closed so far. 0 new data roles were posted in the last seven days, so applying within the first week or two of a listing matters.
How These Figures Are Calculated
Every figure on this page is counted from the remote data listings live on RemoteJobsOne when the page was last refreshed. Hourly figures use only listings that publish both the floor and the ceiling of their range, so a half-stated range cannot pull one median without the other. Medians are used rather than averages, because a single unusually high rate would move an average somewhere no reader will be offered. Figures from fewer than five listings are not reported. The rates are the employers’ own published figures; nothing is estimated.
See the site-wide remote salary report for every field side by side, or how remote job pay works for what a published range does and does not promise.