Boost your skills with Growth Memo’s weekly expert insights. Subscribe for free ! I normally write about strategy and search behavior, not labor markets. But the SEO job market is the clearest leading indicator I’ve seen of how companies are actually valuing AI skills, so I followed the data off the usual map. 946 SEO job postings show companies are willing to pay a premium for AI skills . But the signal is buried in descriptions, and the salary premium only truly activates at mid-level and above. SEO jobs that mention AI in the title pay $113,625 at the median compared to $89,438 for jobs that don’t. That 27% gap is live in the market right now; it’s not a projection. In this memo, I’m covering: Where the 25-27% AI pay premium actually shows up in SEO postings. Why screening jobs by title filter misses four out of five of the roles paying more. How to position your resume (or your job description if you’re a hiring manager) so the right opportunities land on your side of the table.…