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Scaler India report: women see 145% pay rise moving into AI roles

June 19, 2026 at 00:44 EDT

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Indian AI upskilling firm Scaler in June 2026 released its India AI Workforce Report 2026, analyzing the careers of 11,444 AI learners and reporting that women who moved into AI-enabled roles saw an average salary increase of 145%.

India AI Workforce Report 2026 · Scaler

AI upskilling lifts pay across India — and women lead the jump

A survey of 11,444 professionals found average salaries rose 147% after acquiring AI skills and moving into new roles. Women averaged a 145% rise, with women QA engineers up 574%.

147%

Overall average salary increase after AI upskilling

145%

Average pay rise for women moving into AI roles

11,444

Professionals surveyed across India

Salary increase, drawn to scale

Percentage rise after AI upskilling — taller column = bigger jump

145%

Women overall

147%

All respondents

574%

Women QA engineers

AI is becoming a workforce-wide capability

Gains are spreading well beyond software engineering — into HR, marketing, leadership, consulting, finance and academia.

~50%

of AI career outcomes came from outside conventional engineering

25%

of learners came from non-tech backgrounds

~20%

from Tier-II cities — Lucknow, Patna, Jaipur, Indore

Why it's encouraging

Successful transitions from non-engineering roles and broader opportunity for smaller-city learners suggest upskilling creates opportunity rather than job loss.

Read with caution

The data centers on one provider's own learners — possible sampling bias — and regional skill-demand gaps plus barriers to women's participation, such as childcare, persist.

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