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DuckDB jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
43 open data & AI postings at 32 companies mention DuckDB, or 0.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
0.3%share of data & AI postings
32companies hiring
$178Kmedian pay, US (n=13)
—week over week (needs more history)
DuckDB pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | — | 6 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | — | 4 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for DuckDB
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 17 | 1.0% |
| AI Engineer | 10 | 0.3% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 0.4% |
| Data Scientist | 4 | 0.3% |
| Data Architect | 2 | 0.5% |
| Data & AI leadership | 1 | 0.1% |
| Data Analyst | 1 | 0.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 1 | 0.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the DuckDB patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.