Want an AI job? Deployment engineers are earning executive-level pay – up to $1.45M a year
Key takeaways:
- Experienced AI engineers can make upwards of $2.25 million in salary, according to a new study.
- Only about 2,000 experienced senior AI deployment leaders exist in the US market.
- Enterprises need “elite” forward deployment engineers to better gauge AI ROI growth.
AI engineers are making well over six figures in salary — and plenty more in bonuses and equity, according to data from a new report by executive search firm Christian & Timbers.
Enterprises now pay “elite” AI deployment engineers between $586,000 and $1.45 million annually in total compensation, with senior leaders in the field earning up to $2.25 million, according to the report. This figure approaches the median compensation of executive officers of public companies, the authors note.
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