What is the average salary for data jobs?

Based on 2080 job listings, the average salary range for data jobs is $145k - $199k USD per year.

What is the median data salary?

The median salary range for data jobs is $142k - $198k USD per year, meaning half of listed positions pay above this range and half pay below.

Do data salaries vary by region?

Yes, data salaries vary significantly by region. See the regional breakdown on this page for a comparison of compensation across different geographies.

How can I find data jobs with the best salaries?

Browse our data job listings and look for the salary badge on job cards. You can also check the top-paying roles and companies listed on this page to find the highest-paying data positions.

Data Salary Guide 2026 - Avg $145K-$199K

Key Salary Stats

Average Range

$145k - $199k

Median Range

$142k - $198k

50th percentile

Top 10% Earn

$206k+

90th percentile

Entry Level

$110k - $150k

25th percentile

Salary by Experience Level

Starting Salary

Entry Level$110k

Mid Level$142k

Senior$176k

Top Earners$206k

Data Salary Guide 2026

Key Salary Stats

Salary by Experience Level

Data Salaries by Region

North America

Worldwide

Latin America

Oceania

Europe

Top Paying Data Roles

Executive Director

Research Engineer

Vice President

Principal Machine Learning Engineer

Senior Staff Machine Learning Engineer

Research Scientist

Ai Researcher

Staff Applied Ai Engineer

Ingénieur

Staff

Top Paying Companies for Data

Tenstorrent

Anthropic

Appliedintuition

Five9

Pinterest

Xpengmotors

Lilasciences

Postman

Gofundme

Quizlet 2

Data Jobs with Salary

IT Business Analyst - Bilingual (English/ Korean)

World Model Research Scientist- Physical AI

Customer Acquisition Manager

Data Analyst II

Senior Product Manager - Identity

Monitoring Analyst, Compliance Risk & Due Diligence

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