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Work from home jobs: what they really pay

Real remote jobs pay like real jobs. Here are US medians for work people do from home, what the outlook is, and the signs of a fake offer.

✓ Checked 5 Nov 2026 · Next check 5 Feb 2027
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What common remote work pays

JobUS median an hourJob outlook
Data entry$19.88Decline (1% or more)
Tutoring$20.84Little or no change
Customer service$21.53Decline (1% or more)
Bookkeeping$24.36Decline (1% or more)
Translation$28.93Slower than average (1% to 2%)
Graphic design$30.27Decline (1% or more)
SEO$37.87Much faster than average (7% or higher)
Web development$44.54Average (3% to 4%)

2025 US medians for employed staff in each job, remote or not, from O*NET. We found no separate official figure for remote staff.

Starting with no experience

The higher medians here come with real skills. For starting points, see our no experience guide, and for tasks you can do around other work, our apps and tasks page.

How to spot a fake offer

“Honest employers, including the federal government, will never ask you to pay to get a job.”US Federal Trade Commission

Before you pay anyone

  • The FTC says honest employers will never ask you to pay to get a job.
  • An offer that has you deposit a cheque and send some money on is a scam, the FTC says.
  • A message you did not ask for, promising easy work, is how task scams begin.

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