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Anthropic Claude jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,711 open data & AI postings at 869 companies mention Anthropic Claude, or 13.0% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
13.0%share of data & AI postings
869companies hiring
$198Kmedian pay, US (n=558)
—week over week (needs more history)
Anthropic Claude pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 4 |
| Entry / junior | — | 3 |
| Mid (II) | — | 8 |
| Senior | $185K | 146 |
| Staff / lead | $224K | 112 |
| Principal | $215K | 30 |
| Manager | $215K | 31 |
| Director+ | $232K | 38 |
| Level not stated | $180K | 186 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Anthropic Claude
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 886 | 23.5% |
| Data & AI leadership | 145 | 13.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 145 | 7.3% |
| Data Engineer | 126 | 7.1% |
| Data Analyst | 118 | 10.5% |
| Data Scientist | 109 | 7.1% |
| Data Architect | 61 | 15.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 58 | 15.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 23 | 5.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 16 | 5.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 14 | 9.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 10 | 4.5% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Anthropic Claude patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.