leak Microsoft The salary data shows a large disparity in favor of AI engineers, highlighting the company’s significant investment in AI.
what happenedSeveral Microsoft employees have voluntarily disclosed details of their salaries and promotions through a private spreadsheet, and the document, which contains more than 500 items, offers a glimpse into the tech giant’s compensation structure.
According to the data analysis, the average total compensation for software engineers in Microsoft’s new AI organization is $377,611, at least $120,000 higher than the average for the rest of Microsoft’s divisions.
The team was formed in March to strengthen Microsoft’s consumer AI strategy under the leadership of the DeepMind co-founders. Mustafa Suleiman.
Despite imposing a company-wide salary freeze and cutting bonus and stock-based compensation budgets last year, Microsoft has resumed performance-based pay increases this year.
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The pay disparity between Microsoft’s AI division and the rest of the company is stark, underscoring the company’s big commitment to AI.
While the data is based on self-reporting by Microsoft employees and may not provide a comprehensive view, it does shed light on pay disparities within the company.
Why it mattersThe pay gap highlights Microsoft’s strategic focus on AI. The company’s heavy investments in AI are part of a long-term strategy to stay competitive in a rapidly evolving technology industry.
The establishment of a new AI division and the hiring of prominent AI experts such as Mustafa Suleyman, co-founder of DeepMind, further underscores this focus.
This pay gap clearly shows how much Microsoft values AI expertise and reflects the growing importance of AI in the tech industry.
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