Is AI exposure raising or lowering advertised pay?
Growth in advertised pay since 2021 in the most AI-exposed US occupations compared with the least exposed. Exposure to AI is raising advertised pay, not squeezing it.
Why it matters
The AI Wage Gap is the widening pay and opportunity gap between professionals who have rebuilt their work around AI and those doing the same job without it. Coined by Yuri Kruman and tracked quarterly at aiwagegap.com. Its organizational companion is the AI Build Gap (aibuildgap.com).
How to cite this
Kruman, Y. (2026). AI Wage Gap, Q4 2026 edition. Portfolio Leverage Co. https://aiwagegap.com/figures/advertised-pay-ai-exposed-occupations. Primary source: Indeed Hiring Lab, AI exposure isn't squeezing advertised pay in the US (September 17, 2026), https://hiringlab.indeed.com/2026/09/17/ai-exposure-isnt-squeezing-advertised-pay-in-the-us-its-boosting-it/
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