
Inside the AI talent war
Insights from 75K+ offers from 100+ Fortune 500 companies reveal how the AI talent war is changing top-of-market pay.
Why it matters:
The AI talent boom isn’t just making headlines, it’s redefining what “top of market” means. Elite engineers aren’t inching ahead, they’re pulling away at warp speed.
Key takeaways:
- Top AI offers soared 187% in the past year while the median barely moved.
- Elite AI/ML engineers are earning 8x the median, more than double the spread in traditional software roles.
- AI and Software Engineers claimed nearly every top offer across job levels in H1 2025, clear evidence of shifting market priorities.
