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Computer vision jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
654 open data & AI postings at 300 companies mention Computer vision, or 5.0% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
5.0%share of data & AI postings
300companies hiring
$205Kmedian pay, US (n=282)
—week over week (needs more history)
Computer vision pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 5 |
| Senior | $206K | 88 |
| Staff / lead | $251K | 56 |
| Principal | — | 4 |
| Manager | — | 6 |
| Director+ | — | 6 |
| Level not stated | $185K | 116 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Computer vision
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 344 | 17.4% |
| AI Engineer | 123 | 3.3% |
| Data Scientist | 60 | 3.9% |
| AI Research Scientist | 58 | 13.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 26 | 2.4% |
| Data Engineer | 23 | 1.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 6 | 1.6% |
| Data Architect | 6 | 1.5% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 0.4% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 2 | 0.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Computer vision patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.