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Business · 19 August 2026

Women miss out on AI's highest paying jobs, study finds

Women miss out on AI's highest paying jobs, study finds

Women accounted for just 26% of new AI hires in the US last year, compared with half of hires in non-AI roles, according to new LinkedIn research. They hold only 13.3% of C-suite AI positions at AI companies across 27 countries, even though typical AI jobs pay more than double the average non-AI salary. The most balanced AI role, data annotation, is also among the lowest paid.

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