Experts in AI now earn 8-12.5% ​​more than their non-AI counterparts, according to Bloomberg, citing research from salary data aggregation platform Levels.fyi. But there are also companies in the sector that work with much higher salaries. As noted on Levels.fyi, earnings for AI experts at OpenAI, which created the AI ​​chatbot ChatGPT, can reach $800,000 per year, including bonuses and stock options.

OpenAI’s board was forced to reinstate fired CEO Sam Altman after company employees threatened to fire him if he wasn’t brought back; This underlined just how much influence the tech industry’s most valuable employees now wield.

Salaries for OpenAI professionals mostly fall in the $200,000 to $370,000 range, but a few specialized jobs are offered with salaries in the $300,000 to $450,000 range, said Roger Lee, co-founder of the salary benchmarking company. Salary ranges do not take into account bonuses and promotions, which can increase a corporate professional’s starting annual salary from $300,000 to $800,000, according to Levels.fyi.

As Tom’s Hardware points out, salaries at OpenAI are among the highest in the AI ​​industry: for example, returning engineers and researchers earn twice what they could at NVIDIA.

The lack of experts in the field of artificial intelligence will continue to be felt in the coming years. Especially since 2024 has been unofficially called the year of the PC with artificial intelligence. When it comes to hiring employees from universities, there’s a big gap between understanding AI models in theory and having the skills and experience to actually implement them, Bloomberg writes.