Ahead of us: The average pay raise in 2026 is expected to be 4.0%, with AI senior talent receiving the highest salary increase of up to 35%.

Recently, the human resources service provider 51job released the "2026 Resignation and Salary Adjustment Survey Report". The report indicates that by 2026, companies are expected to have an average salary adjustment rate of 4.0%, slightly lower than previous years. Among them, the high-tech industry has the highest salary adjustment rate at 4.9%. Data from 51job's 2026 campus recruitment market shows that the median monthly salary for large model algorithm engineers is close to 25,000 yuan, while deep learning engineers and natural language processing engineers have monthly salaries of 24,466 yuan and 24,378 yuan respectively. The median monthly salary for multimodal algorithm engineers, autonomous driving algorithm engineers, machine learning engineers, and recommendation algorithm engineers all exceeds 23,000 yuan. It is worth noting that in some internet giants, optoelectronics, and semiconductor companies, experienced AI senior talents can receive salary adjustments of up to 20%-35%, which far exceeds the market average.