Recently, data from Maimai's enterprise account has revealed an interesting scenario. There exists a salary disparity between the AI industries in China and the United States, with the gap being roughly double. This disparity is narrower than the difference in exchange rates and significantly less than the seven - fold gap seen among regular programmers. In the United States, AI startups are grappling with severe overtime issues. Working 80 - 100 hours per week has become the new normal in these startups. In contrast, around two - thirds of Chinese AI professionals work fewer than 60 hours per week, highlighting a stark difference in work - life balance between the two countries' AI sectors. In September 2025, there was a remarkable surge in the number of newly - released AI - related positions in China. The year - on - year increase exceeded 11 times. Over 1,000 AI companies posted more than 72,000 high - paying jobs on Maimai. These positions span a wide range of roles, including AI software developers, AI application R&D (Research and Development) experts, and AI algorithm engineers. Some of these positions even offer annual salaries as high as 1.4 million yuan.