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Here are some highlights from the exclusive Microsoft data:
- Average compensation across all rolls in the Microsoft AI group was about 37% more compared to the companywide average in the US, according to the information employees shared in the spreadsheet.
- Compensation among those who identified themselves as software engineers within Microsoft AI was about 48% more compared to all software engineering roles across the company in the US.
- The average compensation among data scientists was about 11% more than the overall US average.
The chart below lays out averages for various Microsoft units, based on the internal spreadsheet obtained by BI. It also shows average compensation for all roles and specifically for software engineers and data scientists. (The Microsoft AI group had fewer types of roles to compare with other organizations).
| Org | Across all roles | Software engineer | Data scientist |
| Microsoft AI | $339,887 | $377,611 | $256,574 |
| Cloud + AI | $250,124 | $255,126 | $225,836 |
| Azure | $248,879 | $251,464 | $237,565 |
| Experiences and Devices | $243,814 | $242,723 | $196,315 |
| Security | $225,675 | $249,100 | $217,790 |
| US overall | $248,090 | $254,707 | $226,532 |
Microsoft employees typically share this information anonymously through spreadsheets to promote pay transparency, but they are not official Microsoft corporate documents. The spreadsheet viewed by BI includes only information employees voluntarily decided to share and isn’t comprehensive.
A Microsoft spokesperson declined to comment.
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https://www.businessinsider.com/microsoft-pay-data-shows-how-much-more-ai-workers-make-2024-8