Salaries

Meta’s aggressive hiring is driving up tech salaries, with reports of a $20 million, four-year compensation package for an ML Engineer. Leaked filings reveal high base salaries for roles like Software Engineers and AI Researchers, often exceeding $350,000 annually. This fierce competition for specialized talent, particularly in AI, is forcing companies to offer increasingly lucrative deals, setting new benchmarks in the industry.

Former Chinese national team player Xu Liang reignites debate on footballers’ salaries. He argues that top players’ earnings (around $414,000 annually post-tax) are justified, comparing them to other competitive industries. Xu stresses the importance of evaluating a range of player compensation, not just the elite’s. He defends salaries as separate from performance criticism, recognizing that elite players have earned their position.