Staff Analytics Engineer salary (October 2026)
Only 16 Staff Analytics Engineer postings have a published US pay range as of October 24, 2026, fewer than the 30 we need before we show a median. 13% of Analytics Engineer postings with pay are at this level.
Small sample: only 16 postings have published pay, fewer than 30, so no median is shown yet. This page is not indexed by search engines until it reaches 30.
Analytics Engineer pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay (US) | n with pay |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $184K | 61 |
| Staff / lead | — | 16 |
| Level not stated | $168K | 44 |
Based on 121 postings with pay. A dash means fewer than 30 list pay.
Staff / lead pay across data & AI roles
| # | Role | Median pay (US) | n with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Machine Learning Engineer | $264K | 195 |
| 2 | AI Research Scientist | $246K | 40 |
| 3 | AI Engineer | $237K | 238 |
| 4 | Data Scientist | $220K | 108 |
| 5 | Data Engineer | $190K | 75 |
| — | Data Analyst | — | 26 |
| — | Analytics Engineer | — | 16 |
| — | Data Governance & Quality | — | 14 |
Based on 712 postings with pay. A dash means fewer than 30 list pay.
How it is measured: median of the published pay range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized (hourly × 2,080). Level comes from title words only. Medians are shown when n ≥ 30; “—” means fewer than 30 postings with pay. Data: CSV · JSON. See the methodology. Back to Analytics Engineer or all roles.