AI Jobs in Australia: Talent War Spreads to Banking with $250k+ Roles
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 10 Dec 2025
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- 2
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- 11 Dec 2025, 03:46 am
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In a year when AI has dominated workplace conversations, it’s unsurprising that related tech roles have drawn some of the highest salary peaks.
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The article highlights the growing demand and high salaries for AI-related roles within the banking sector in Australia. It suggests that technology companies like Meta and OpenAI are leading the charge by offering significant financial incentives to attract top AI researchers and engineers amid a competitive talent landscape. While the focus is on the economic aspect of AI jobs, the piece touches on the broader implications for the tech industry, including onshoring high-tech jobs. Although AI safety and catastrophic risks are not directly addressed, the growth in AI roles could have indirect implications for AI governance and regulation by increasing the pool of experts capable of contributing to these critical areas.
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Hannah TattersallWork and careers reporterDec 10, 2025 – 5.00amSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginIn a year when artificial intelligence has dominated workplace conversations – and technology firms Meta and OpenAI have paid millions of dollars to lure researchers and engineers from rivals – AI roles are becoming some of the best paid in the corporate sector, recruiters say.Talent International’s Sydney managing director Matthew Munson says the big salaries next year are likely to be in AI as he predicts more high-tech jobs will be moved onshore.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreBOSSJobsStart-upsAIEngineersAccentureHannah TattersallWork and careers reporterHannah Tattersall is a work and careers reporter for The Australian Financial Review and writes about executive education. Email Hannah at hannah.tattersall@afr.com.auFetching latest articlesThe untold story of the most lethal Sydney to Hobart race in 26 yearsTony Davis24 new watches to ring out the year (from $170 to $218k)‘YIMBY is a misnomer. They haven’t got backyards’Why BP Australia’s head tells execs to have their kids by 35Patrick DurkinAI talent war spreads to banking with $250k+ rolesWant to be better at public speaking? NIDA’s CEO shares her tipsAn arty Dior bag and a retro chronograph to freshen up your lookEugenie Kelly‘Your guests should talk with their bodies, not their mouths’The $80k Honda Civic that those in the know go nuts forBillionaire Rinehart loses bid for helipad at pink-themed HQJesinta BurtonImmutable late accounts reveal $72m loss despite big revenue growthAirwallex shrugs off controversy with huge funding round