Data & Analytics Salaries.
26 roles. 81 cities.
National salary data. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$215,000
Data Engineering Director
Industry Median
$150,000
AI Data Pipeline Engineer
Entry Level
$78,000
Data Analyst
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect 25th to 75th percentile for full-time positions. Last updated April 2026.
The data & analytics industry includes 26 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $78,000 to $215,000. The highest-paying role is Data Engineering Director at $215,000 national median. Data and analytics professionals transform raw information into actionable business insights.
About data & analytics salaries
Data and analytics professionals transform raw information into actionable business insights. This industry spans data analysts building dashboards to data engineers designing pipelines and architects modeling enterprise data ecosystems. As organizations become more data-driven, compensation for professionals who bridge technical skill with business acumen continues to rise.
All data & analytics roles by salary
| # | Role | Median | Range |
|---|
| 1 | Data Engineering Director | $215,000 | $168,000 – $280,000 |
| 2 | Data Architect (AI/ML) | $178,000 | $135,000 – $232,000 |
| 3 | AI Data Governance Manager | $175,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 4 | Data Engineering Manager | $175,000 | $137,000 – $228,000 |
| 5 | Feature Store Engineer | $172,000 | $130,000 – $225,000 |
| 6 | Knowledge Graph Engineer | $170,000 | $128,000 – $222,000 |
| 7 | Synthetic Data Engineer | $165,000 | $125,000 – $215,000 |
| 8 | Data Pipeline Engineer (ML) | $158,000 | $120,000 – $208,000 |
| 9 | AI Data Engineer | $155,000 | $118,000 – $202,000 |
| 10 | Synthetic Data Scientist | $155,000 | $121,000 – $202,000 |
| 11 | AI Data Scientist | $152,000 | $115,000 – $198,000 |
| 12 | Unstructured Data Engineer | $152,000 | $115,000 – $200,000 |
| 13 | Data Engineer | $150,000 | $115,000 – $195,000 |
| 14 | AI Data Pipeline Engineer | $150,000 | $117,000 – $195,000 |
| 15 | Predictive Modeling Specialist | $145,000 | $110,000 – $192,000 |
| 16 | AI Data Marketplace Engineer | $145,000 | $110,000 – $182,000 |
| 17 | AI Analytics Engineer | $142,000 | $108,000 – $185,000 |
| 18 | AI Data Quality Engineer | $140,000 | $105,000 – $185,000 |
| 19 | AI Data Governance Engineer | $140,000 | $109,000 – $182,000 |
| 20 | AI/ML Data Analyst | $125,000 | $95,000 – $165,000 |
| 21 | AI Business Intelligence Analyst | $118,000 | $88,000 – $158,000 |
| 22 | AI Data Labeling Manager | $115,000 | $85,000 – $155,000 |
| 23 | Data Curation Specialist | $102,000 | $75,000 – $138,000 |
| 24 | AI Data Curator | $95,000 | $74,000 – $124,000 |
| 25 | Business Analyst | $88,000 | $68,000 – $115,000 |
| 26 | Data Analyst | $78,000 | $60,000 – $100,000 |
Top cities for data & analytics
Cities ranked by average median salary across all 26 data & analytics roles.
| # | City | Avg Median | COL Index |
|---|
| 1 | San Jose, CA | $199,115 | 1.38x |
| 2 | San Francisco, CA | $194,577 | 1.35x |
| 3 | Honolulu, HI | $188,615 | 1.30x |
| 4 | New York, NY | $184,654 | 1.28x |
| 5 | Washington DC, DC | $179,500 | 1.25x |
| 6 | Seattle, WA | $178,231 | 1.24x |
| 7 | Boston, MA | $176,885 | 1.22x |
| 8 | Arlington, VA | $176,192 | 1.22x |
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