They earn up to PLN 45,000. PLN per month. AI experts worth their weight in gold

Not only IT - AI is conquering new industries

Many might think that working with AI is only the domain of technology companies. Meanwhile, the demand for specialists is growing primarily in sectors such as production, health care and finance.

In production, employment growth was as much as 43 percent, in the health sector 29 percent, and in finance 25 percent. This is a clear signal that artificial intelligence is becoming an integral part of everyday business in almost every industry.

High expectations, high earnings

Interestingly, employers increasingly expect not only proficiency in using AI tools. They increasingly value critical thinking, the ability to logically analyze, and effective communication and the ability to supervise the operation of AI systems. As many as 61 percent of companies admit that it is more difficult today to find candidates with developed soft skills than with strictly technical knowledge.

All this translates into tangible, significant money. According to the Devire report, in the first half of 2026, a senior AI Engineer could count on a salary of PLN 25,000-35,000. PLN gross per month, and people in the position of lead or principal for PLN 32,000–45,000. zloty. Senior Machine Learning Engineer currently earns PLN 23,000-33,000. PLN gross on a full-time job or PLN 180–250 net per hour on a B2B contract. Senior Data Scientist receives from PLN 21,000 to PLN 30,000. PLN gross, and Data Engineer specializing in AI – PLN 22,000–32,000. zloty.

New specializations and record rates

This is not the end of the list of impressive salaries. On the wave of the generative artificial intelligence revolution, professions such as LLM Engineer (gross salary PLN 15-42 thousand per month) and AI Agent Developer (PLN 15-37 thousand) are becoming more and more popular. Specialists with practical experience in implementing generative models are particularly sought after - their skills are valued extremely highly.