Ella Molony Cook

The AI Economy Just Doubled Salaries. Guess Who Got Left Off The List.

Women account for ONLY 26% of the hires....

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Aug 19, 2026
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AI jobs now pay more than double non-AI roles, $177k versus $80k typically, per new LinkedIn research on the AI talent divide. Head of AI, $236k median. Director of AI, $229k.

Women account for 26% of the hires into those roles. At the C-suite level, inside AI companies, across 27 countries, that number drops to 13%.

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