Mercor Review 2026: Real Pay, Hiring Odds & Complaints

This Mercor review covers what the platform really pays, how hard it is to get hired and what can go wrong. Mercor is a San Francisco marketplace that contracts credentialed professionals for expert AI training work. The median open hourly listing was $75/hr on Sep 28, 2026, and medical roles reach a $105/hr median. Payouts are weekly, and the rate is shown before you apply. Getting in is the hard part: only about 0.6% of profiles are earning in a given week. Projects are short and can end with no notice. A March 2026 data breach is also still in litigation. We checked pay data, payout rules, country eligibility and worker reports, then rated Mercor 3.5/5. Find out who should apply, who should skip it and what to do after you apply.