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Hadoop / Hive jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
343 open data & AI postings at 164 companies mention Hadoop / Hive, or 2.6% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.6%share of data & AI postings
164companies hiring
$184Kmedian pay, US (n=108)
—week over week (needs more history)
Hadoop / Hive pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $194K | 40 |
| Staff / lead | $250K | 11 |
| Principal | — | 2 |
| Manager | — | 9 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $161K | 42 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Hadoop / Hive
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 139 | 7.8% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 59 | 3.0% |
| Data Scientist | 55 | 3.6% |
| AI Engineer | 24 | 0.6% |
| Data Architect | 18 | 4.5% |
| Data & AI leadership | 17 | 1.6% |
| Analytics Engineer | 13 | 3.5% |
| Data Analyst | 12 | 1.1% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 0.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 1 | 0.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 1 | 0.5% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Hadoop / Hive patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.