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Excel jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
593 open data & AI postings at 322 companies mention Excel, or 4.5% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
4.5%share of data & AI postings
322companies hiring
$150Kmedian pay, US (n=214)
—week over week (needs more history)
Excel pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Entry / junior | — | 7 |
| Mid (II) | — | 5 |
| Senior | $154K | 36 |
| Staff / lead | $228K | 35 |
| Principal | — | 3 |
| Manager | $151K | 42 |
| Director+ | $195K | 10 |
| Level not stated | $105K | 75 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Excel
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 246 | 21.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 92 | 8.7% |
| Data Scientist | 56 | 3.6% |
| AI Engineer | 53 | 1.4% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 38 | 17.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 30 | 1.5% |
| Data Engineer | 28 | 1.6% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 21 | 14.0% |
| Data Architect | 12 | 3.0% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 9 | 3.0% |
| Analytics Engineer | 7 | 1.9% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Excel patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.