In Silicon Valley, nine-figure pay days are reportedly now being floated to the world’s to

July 7, 2025

In Silicon Valley, nine-figure pay days are reportedly now being floated to the world’s top talent as the race to own AI enters a new frenzied stage.
Whatever the actual figures are, it seems a select few researchers could see bank account balances that rival or surpass CEOs at other Big Tech companies — and they would out-earn other tech workers by numbers that are hard to envision. (A Business Insider analysis of Meta’s federal filings last week found that software engineers at the company can make up to $480,000 in base salary.)
But just as top AI employees have humungous offer letters sent their way, thousands of tech employees are watching their job security crumble.
Read more about Big Tech’s big divide on BI: https://lnkd.in/ebfeWkww
(Credit: Getty Images; Ava Horton/BI)
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