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AWS Glue jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
82 open data & AI postings at 55 companies mention AWS Glue, or 0.6% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
0.6%share of data & AI postings
55companies hiring
$175Kmedian pay, US (n=29)
—week over week (needs more history)
AWS Glue pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | — | 6 |
| Staff / lead | — | 2 |
| Principal | — | 3 |
| Manager | — | 2 |
| Level not stated | $150K | 16 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for AWS Glue
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 45 | 2.5% |
| Data Architect | 11 | 2.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 9 | 0.8% |
| AI Engineer | 4 | 0.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 4 | 0.2% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 3 | 1.0% |
| Data Scientist | 2 | 0.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 2 | 0.5% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the AWS Glue patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.