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Data observability jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
105 open data & AI postings at 85 companies mention Data observability, or 0.8% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
0.8%share of data & AI postings
85companies hiring
$183Kmedian pay, US (n=37)
—week over week (needs more history)
Data observability pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | $168K | 14 |
| Staff / lead | — | 6 |
| Principal | — | 1 |
| Manager | — | 3 |
| Director+ | — | 5 |
| Level not stated | — | 7 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Data observability
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 50 | 2.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 13 | 1.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 9 | 0.5% |
| Data Scientist | 7 | 0.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 7 | 1.9% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 5 | 2.3% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 0.1% |
| Data Analyst | 3 | 0.3% |
| Data Architect | 3 | 0.8% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 0.5% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 1 | 0.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Data observability patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.