AI expertise widens pay gap between core and support jobs, shows data

AI salary gap widens as shortage of specialised talent pushes pay for AI-core roles higher, TeamLease Digital report says

The salary gap between jobs requiring deeper artificial intelligence (AI) expertise and routine AI-support roles is widening 

in India, according to TeamLease  Digital’s Digital Skills & Salary Primer 2026-27. 

 AI-core roles, which involve building and owning intelligent systems, command 2.5-3 times the entry-level pay of AI-support roles. 

 

 

 The report attributed the widening salary gap to a shortage of specialised talent.