Some of the highest-paid tech workers now will never have to write a line of code. And it’s not because their work is being done by AI: Tech companies are shelling out high six-figure salaries for senior communications roles. Anthropic is hiring for a head of product communications with a listed $400,000 salary; Netflix is looking for a senior director of communications with a salary range of $656,000 to $1.2 million; and OpenAI is seeking a head of infrastructure communications and a head of business communications, both with salary ranges up to $430,000, plus equity. But why would tech-focused companies be willing to invest so much in a more analog, linguistics-focused role while there’s seemingly much more spending to be done in AI development? Because of how little the general public understands about AI, experts say. “AI is complicated. It’s evolving quickly and it’s triggering very real anxiety among employees, regulators, and customers. In that environment, clarity becomes a strategic asset,” Whitney Munro, founder and CEO of communications, strategy, and consulting firm FLEX Partners, wrote in a recent LinkedIn post. “If you can’t clearly explain what your technology does, how it works, and how it safeguards people, scale becomes harder—and exposure becomes higher.” Read more: https://fortune.com/2026/02/23/six-figure-communications-pr-journalism-jobs-tech-ai-companies/ submitted by /u/fortune
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