The 62% Premium: What AI Skills Are Really Worth Now

Reflect w/ Ed Fassio — where AI tells the stories that matter.

PwC's 2026 AI Jobs Barometer found that workers with AI skills earn 62% more than peers in the same roles. In consumer markets, that wage gap hits 118%. Nearly double. And the skills needed for AI-exposed jobs are changing 75% faster than for less-exposed roles.

But here's the tension: 40% of employees say they'd be fine never using AI again. 39% feel their overreliance on AI is eroding their own skills. Only 29% of developers t...