Mercor pay rates for scientists & mathematicians

Based on 53 live Mercor listings in Math & Science with published hourly pay (data as of October 16, 2026): rates range from $30 to $250/hr, median starting rate $70/hr. Figures are copied from each original posting; rates often depend on experience and location.

RolePayLocation
Equity Research Expert — Single-Name Analyst Publications$150–$250/hrRemote
Cybersecurity Research Expert – Offensive Security & Vulnerability Research$200–$250/hrRemote
Local Political Expert — Elections Forecasting & Political Risk$100–$200/hrRemote
Payer & Market Access Expert — Gross-to-Net & Formulary Strategy$175–$200/hrRemote — US-based or deep US-market experience
Epidemiologist — Patient Population Sizing$150–$175/hrRemote — US-based or deep US-market experience
Biotechnology Expert$110–$125/hrRemote
Life, Physical & Social Science Expert$60–$120/hrRemote
Materials Science Expert$60–$120/hrRemote
LLM Research Scientist (Pre-training & Computer Vision & Adversarial Robustness)$100–$120/hrRemote
STEM PhDs and Technical Domain Experts$60–$120/hrRemote
BioInformatics Experts$90–$110/hrRemote
Stochastic Biophysics Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Fluid Dynamics and Convection Stability Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Mathematical Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Statistical Physics and Thermodynamics Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Gravitation, Cosmology and Astrophysics Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
High Energy Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Quantum Information Science Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Condensed Matter Physicist (PhD)$80–$110/hrRemote
Computer and Information Systems Managers$70–$110/hrRemote
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$70–$110/hrRemote
Materials Science Domain Expert$70–$110/hrBay Area, CA
Stanford Youth Study — US Parents & Kids (Age 9–13)$110/hrRemote (United States)
Chemistry Expert$65–$105/hrRemote

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All Mercor Math & Science roles

Mathematics Expert $40–$75/hr
MercorMath & ScienceRemote · part-time · posted 2026-09-15
Physics Expert $70–$100/hr
MercorMath & ScienceRemote · part-time · posted 2026-09-15
Chemistry Expert $65–$105/hr
MercorMath & ScienceRemote · part-time · posted 2026-09-15
Biology Expert $70–$105/hr
MercorMath & ScienceRemote · part-time · posted 2026-09-15
Analytical Chemist $65–$75/per-task
MercorMath & ScienceRemote · task-based · posted 2026-09-14
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