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Databricks jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,482 open data & AI postings at 601 companies mention Databricks, or 11.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
11.3%share of data & AI postings
601companies hiring
$184Kmedian pay, US (n=452)
—week over week (needs more history)
Databricks pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 3 |
| Entry / junior | — | 6 |
| Mid (II) | $153K | 11 |
| Senior | $182K | 147 |
| Staff / lead | $224K | 63 |
| Principal | $210K | 19 |
| Manager | $204K | 30 |
| Director+ | $237K | 26 |
| Level not stated | $150K | 147 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Databricks
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 549 | 30.9% |
| Data Scientist | 187 | 12.2% |
| AI Engineer | 170 | 4.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 145 | 7.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 122 | 11.5% |
| Data Architect | 104 | 26.2% |
| Data Analyst | 83 | 7.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 64 | 17.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 21 | 9.5% |
| AI Research Scientist | 17 | 3.9% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 14 | 9.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 6 | 2.0% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Databricks patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.