How much does micro1 pay?

micro1's researched rate card says $50–$90/hr median post; senior legal and research experts to $400/hr (platform-stated, as of 8 Nov 2026). From ideal_hourly_rate ranges on micro1's own marketplace postings, read in full on 8 Nov 2026 (381 gig posts, 366 stating a rate; its 39 own staff roles excluded): hourly rates run $6 to $400 and the middle post runs $50 to $90 an hour. By field (median low and high ends, with the top post): law $100–$170 (specialist and BigLaw attorneys $140–$400), finance $60–$120 (top $350), research science $50–$90 (top $400), medicine $60–$70 (top $125), applied engineering $63–$122 (top $300), AI/ML engineering $60–$120, software engineering $50–$100 (top $350), generalist $21–$35 (top $140, two paid photo-contributor posts), language and audio $30–$65 (top $70), robotics video annotation $12–$21 (top $50).

micro1 pays in US dollars twice a month through Deel (payroll.micro1.ai): work from the 1st to the 15th is paid around the 20th, and work from the 16th to month-end around the 5th of the next month. You must sign the Deel contract and pass KYC identity checks first, and only hours or tasks the project team approves are paid.

micro1 does not hire people who live in Afghanistan, Belarus, DR Congo, China, Cuba, Ethiopia, Hong Kong, Iraq, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Myanmar, Macau, Russia, Sudan, Somalia, South Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, Venezuela and Yemen. micro1's own page (read 8 Nov 2026) names these 21 countries.