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Apache Airflow jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,516 open data & AI postings at 805 companies mention Apache Airflow, or 11.5% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
11.5%share of data & AI postings
805companies hiring
$192Kmedian pay, US (n=489)
—week over week (needs more history)
Apache Airflow pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Entry / junior | — | 2 |
| Mid (II) | $151K | 16 |
| Senior | $187K | 177 |
| Staff / lead | $214K | 97 |
| Principal | $223K | 23 |
| Manager | $225K | 24 |
| Director+ | $239K | 18 |
| Level not stated | $160K | 131 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Apache Airflow
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 707 | 39.8% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 232 | 11.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 129 | 34.9% |
| Data Scientist | 125 | 8.1% |
| AI Engineer | 92 | 2.4% |
| Data Analyst | 84 | 7.4% |
| Data & AI leadership | 83 | 7.8% |
| Data Architect | 42 | 10.6% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 10 | 4.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 8 | 5.3% |
| AI Research Scientist | 3 | 0.7% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 1 | 0.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Apache Airflow patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.