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The State of AI Hiring
Kairos tracks 21,148 active AI roles across 601 companies. Python is the most in-demand skill (27% of roles); median Software Engineer pay is about $217,750; about 59% of dated postings show ghost-job signals; 7 recent company moves are on the board.
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Market
Live insights21,148
Active roles
601
Companies hiring
21,148
New this week
2,052
AI Labs roles
AI hiring concentrates from March to June, when annual headcount budgets open. The second half of the year is structurally thinner, and the entry-level share has fallen from roughly 3-in-10 hires in 2023 to about 1-in-10 in 2025.
In-demand skills
Full breakdownPay by role
Full breakdown| Software Engineer | $217,750 | 66 listings |
| ML / AI | $252,000 | 35 listings |
| Research | $278,750 | 34 listings |
| Infrastructure / DevOps | $167,000 | 15 listings |
| Product | $244,500 | 9 listings |
| Full-Stack | $151,250 | 8 listings |
Median annual pay (USD), disclosed listings only.
Ghost jobs
Full breakdown59%of 10,688 dated listings look like ghost jobs
- greenhouse73%
- lever65%
- gem63%
Company moves
Full breakdown- NVIDIARecently launched· 1 day ago
- NVIDIANew partnership· 2 days ago
- OpenAINew partnership· 2 days ago
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Frequently asked
- How many AI jobs are open right now?
- 21,148 active AI roles across 601 companies.
- What AI skills are most in demand?
- The top skills are Python, Machine Learning, Agentic AI, LLMs, GCP, ranked by how many live roles request them.
- What do AI jobs pay?
- Median Software Engineer pay is about $217,750 per year, from disclosed salaries on live listings.
- How fresh is this data?
- It reflects live job listings and updates continuously as roles are posted and closed. Each section links to the full tool.