Leaked Microsoft pay data shows how much hundreds of employees report making in AI, cloud, and other teams
Business Insider analyzed a leaked internal spreadsheet where nearly 600 Microsoft employees shared their compensation details. The data reveals how the company is prioritizing pay for AI and cloud talent to remain competitive against rivals like OpenAI and Meta.
Why it matters
It provides a rare look into the aggressive compensation strategies tech giants are using to win the current AI talent war.
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. Sven Hoppe/picture alliance via Getty Images Microsoft employees are starting to learn about their annual pay raises, stock awards, and bonuses. Some of them shared the details in an internal spreadsheet meant to promote pay transparency. Business Insider analyzed hundreds of US entries to gain insights into how Microsoft pays employees. Microsoft employees are once again comparing notes on pay, and this year's numbers offer a rare look inside how the tech giant is rewarding its workforce in the age of AI. An internal spreadsheet viewed by Business Insider, with nearly 600 employee submissions, details base salaries, raises, cash bonuses, and stock awards across the company as workers learn what they'll earn for the year.
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