Data & Analytics Salaries.

19 roles. 30 cities.

National salary data. Last updated April 2026.

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Highest Paying

$178,000

Data Architect (AI/ML)

Industry Median

$150,000

Data 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 19 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $78,000 to $178,000. The highest-paying role is Data Architect (AI/ML) at $178,000 national median. Data and analytics professionals transform raw information into actionable business insights.

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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 Architect (AI/ML)	$178,000	$135,000 – $232,000
2	AI Data Governance Manager	$175,000	$130,000 – $225,000
3	Feature Store Engineer	$172,000	$130,000 – $225,000
4	Knowledge Graph Engineer	$170,000	$128,000 – $222,000
5	Synthetic Data Engineer	$165,000	$125,000 – $215,000
6	Data Pipeline Engineer (ML)	$158,000	$120,000 – $208,000
7	AI Data Engineer	$155,000	$118,000 – $202,000
8	AI Data Scientist	$152,000	$115,000 – $198,000
9	Unstructured Data Engineer	$152,000	$115,000 – $200,000
10	Data Engineer	$150,000	$115,000 – $195,000
11	Predictive Modeling Specialist	$145,000	$110,000 – $192,000
12	AI Analytics Engineer	$142,000	$108,000 – $185,000
13	AI Data Quality Engineer	$140,000	$105,000 – $185,000
14	AI/ML Data Analyst	$125,000	$95,000 – $165,000
15	AI Business Intelligence Analyst	$118,000	$88,000 – $158,000
16	AI Data Labeling Manager	$115,000	$85,000 – $155,000
17	Data Curation Specialist	$102,000	$75,000 – $138,000
18	Business Analyst	$88,000	$68,000 – $115,000
19	Data Analyst	$78,000	$60,000 – $100,000

Top cities for data & analytics

Cities ranked by average median salary across all 19 data & analytics roles.

#	City	Avg Median	COL Index
1	San Jose, CA	$195,211	1.38x
2	San Francisco, CA	$190,421	1.35x
3	Honolulu, HI	$183,895	1.30x
4	New York, NY	$181,158	1.28x
5	Washington DC, DC	$175,737	1.25x
6	Seattle, WA	$174,158	1.24x
7	Boston, MA	$172,316	1.22x
8	San Diego, CA	$166,000	1.17x

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