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Amazon Athena jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
171 open data & AI postings at 114 companies mention Amazon Athena, or 1.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
1.3%share of data & AI postings
114companies hiring
$184Kmedian pay, US (n=64)
—week over week (needs more history)
Amazon Athena pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | $181K | 24 |
| Staff / lead | $191K | 15 |
| Principal | — | 2 |
| Manager | — | 6 |
| Director+ | — | 3 |
| Level not stated | $153K | 12 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Amazon Athena
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 91 | 5.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 15 | 0.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 13 | 1.2% |
| Data Analyst | 13 | 1.2% |
| Data Scientist | 13 | 0.8% |
| Analytics Engineer | 12 | 3.2% |
| Data Architect | 7 | 1.8% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 0.1% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Amazon Athena patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.