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Data catalog & lineage jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,317 open data & AI postings at 733 companies mention Data catalog & lineage, or 10.0% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
10.0%share of data & AI postings
733companies hiring
$189Kmedian pay, US (n=476)
—week over week (needs more history)
Data catalog & lineage pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 2 |
| Mid (II) | — | 3 |
| Senior | $180K | 114 |
| Staff / lead | $210K | 75 |
| Principal | $210K | 27 |
| Manager | $205K | 50 |
| Director+ | $222K | 61 |
| Level not stated | $155K | 144 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Data catalog & lineage
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 407 | 22.9% |
| AI Engineer | 229 | 6.1% |
| Data & AI leadership | 173 | 16.3% |
| Data Architect | 107 | 27.0% |
| Data Analyst | 90 | 8.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 75 | 3.8% |
| Analytics Engineer | 73 | 19.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 59 | 26.7% |
| Data Scientist | 51 | 3.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 30 | 9.9% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 19 | 12.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 4 | 0.9% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Data catalog & lineage patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.