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dbt jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,615 open data & AI postings at 890 companies mention dbt, or 12.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
12.3%share of data & AI postings
890companies hiring
$184Kmedian pay, US (n=594)
—week over week (needs more history)
dbt pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 3 |
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | $130K | 11 |
| Senior | $180K | 225 |
| Staff / lead | $198K | 99 |
| Principal | $211K | 24 |
| Manager | $192K | 45 |
| Director+ | $228K | 34 |
| Level not stated | $159K | 152 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for dbt
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 596 | 33.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 266 | 71.9% |
| Data Analyst | 213 | 18.9% |
| Data Scientist | 162 | 10.5% |
| Data & AI leadership | 150 | 14.1% |
| AI Engineer | 76 | 2.0% |
| Data Architect | 56 | 14.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 46 | 2.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 30 | 20.0% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 17 | 7.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 0.5% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 1 | 0.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the dbt patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.