{
  "dataset": "ai_talent_comp_index_2026_v1_1",
  "title": "Global AI Talent & Compensation Index 2026 — Scoreboard",
  "version": "1.1",
  "publisher": "Alice Labs",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "publishDate": "2026-04-20",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-04-20",
  "accessDate": "2026-04-20",
  "indicators": [
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 12.606, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "CA", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 11.965, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "IE", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 7.015, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "GB", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 5.797, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "AU", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 4.670, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "US", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 3.942, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "DE", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 3.718, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "IT", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 3.055, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "FR", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "ai_share_of_job_postings", "value": 2.632, "unit": "percent", "year": "2026-01", "geography": "NL", "publisher": "Indeed Hiring Lab", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "oecd_ai_related_vacancies_share", "value": 0.9, "unit": "percent", "year": "2019-2022", "geography": "OECD-14", "publisher": "OECD", "confidence": "High", "note": "Less than 1% of postings; skills-based detection" },
    { "metric": "median_annual_wage_data_scientists", "value": 112590, "unit": "USD/year", "year": "2024-05", "geography": "US", "publisher": "BLS", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "median_annual_wage_software_developers", "value": 133080, "unit": "USD/year", "year": "2024-05", "geography": "US", "publisher": "BLS", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "data_scientist_wage_p10", "value": 63650, "unit": "USD/year", "year": "2024-05", "geography": "US", "publisher": "BLS via O*NET", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "data_scientist_wage_p90", "value": 194410, "unit": "USD/year", "year": "2024-05", "geography": "US", "publisher": "BLS via O*NET", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "us_employment_growth_data_scientists", "value": 34, "unit": "percent_2024_2034", "year": "2024-2034", "geography": "US", "publisher": "BLS", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "hourly_wage_median_data_scientist", "value": 46.15, "unit": "CAD/hour", "year": "2023-2024", "geography": "CA", "publisher": "Canada Job Bank", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "monthly_basic_wage_median_data_scientist", "value": 8992, "unit": "SGD/month", "year": "2024-06", "geography": "SG", "publisher": "Singapore MOM", "confidence": "High", "note": "Excludes bonuses; full-time resident; ≥25-employee firms" },
    { "metric": "monthly_basic_wage_p75_data_scientist", "value": 12055, "unit": "SGD/month", "year": "2024-06", "geography": "SG", "publisher": "Singapore MOM", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "median_salary_data_scientist", "value": 49873, "unit": "GBP/year", "year": "not_stated", "geography": "GB", "publisher": "UK Skills England", "confidence": "Medium" },
    { "metric": "ppp_adjusted_median_compensation_data_scientist", "value": 134245, "unit": "intl_$/year", "year": "2024", "geography": "SG", "publisher": "Derived (MOM × World Bank ICP PPP)", "confidence": "Low-Medium" },
    { "metric": "ppp_adjusted_median_compensation_data_scientist", "value": 112590, "unit": "intl_$/year", "year": "2024", "geography": "US", "publisher": "Derived (BLS × ICP PPP=1.0)", "confidence": "Medium" },
    { "metric": "ppp_adjusted_median_compensation_data_scientist", "value": 84036, "unit": "intl_$/year", "year": "2024", "geography": "CA", "publisher": "Derived (Job Bank × ICP PPP)", "confidence": "Low-Medium" },
    { "metric": "ppp_adjusted_median_compensation_data_scientist", "value": 73410, "unit": "intl_$/year", "year": "2024", "geography": "GB", "publisher": "Derived (Skills England × WB API PPP)", "confidence": "Low" },
    { "metric": "eu_ai_act_employment_high_risk", "value": "Annex III", "unit": "classification", "year": "2024", "geography": "EU", "publisher": "EUR-Lex", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "eu_pay_transparency_transposition_deadline", "value": "2026-06-07", "unit": "date", "year": "2026", "geography": "EU", "publisher": "EUR-Lex", "confidence": "High" },
    { "metric": "wef_net_new_jobs_2030", "value": 78, "unit": "million_jobs", "year": "2025-2030", "geography": "Global", "publisher": "World Economic Forum", "confidence": "Medium" }
  ],
  "definitions": {
    "ai_share_of_job_postings": "Percentage of job postings whose text contains AI-related terms (e.g. 'machine learning', 'data science'); 7-day trailing average from Indeed Hiring Lab AI Tracker.",
    "oecd_ai_related_vacancies_share": "OECD skills-based detection of AI-related online vacancies, expressed as a share of all postings across 14 OECD countries (2019–2022).",
    "monthly_basic_wage": "Singapore MOM definition: basic pay before CPF contributions and personal income tax; excludes bonuses, overtime, commissions, allowances.",
    "monthly_gross_wage": "Singapore MOM definition: basic wage plus overtime, commissions, allowances and other regular cash payments; excludes bonuses and employer CPF.",
    "ppp_conversion_factor_gdp": "Number of local-currency units required to buy the same basket of goods/services as USD 1 in the United States (international dollar)."
  },
  "limitations": [
    "Posting-share indicators are sensitive to platform coverage, duplication and keyword taxonomy.",
    "Wage data are not harmonized across countries for bonuses, equity, benefits or population coverage.",
    "PPP conversions are illustrative and combine wage data from different reference periods.",
    "Skills England median salary lacks an explicit data year and is treated as Medium confidence."
  ],
  "citation": "Alice Labs Research (2026, April 20). Global AI Talent & Compensation Index 2026 (v1.1). Alice Labs. https://alicelabs.ai/reports/global-ai-talent-compensation-index-2026"
}