Are You Considering Paying Premiums for AI Skills? Read This First.

Workers who have the right artificial intelligence (AI) skills or training — and apply them in the right place, at the right moment — may earn a pretty penny in today’s hiring landscape.

Some organizations are paying a premium to lure such workers. The nine-figure bonusesOpen in a new tab pledged to top AI engineers certainly catch the eye, but there’s plenty more of this trend across roles and industries beyond those outliers. For example, compensation data firm J. Thelander Consulting found technology companies — especially startups — are paying premiums of up to $200,000Open in a new tab for data scientists and analysts trained in machine learning. READ MORE