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Looker / LookML jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
906 open data & AI postings at 514 companies mention Looker / LookML, or 6.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
6.9%share of data & AI postings
514companies hiring
$163Kmedian pay, US (n=338)
—week over week (needs more history)
Looker / LookML pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 8 |
| Senior | $173K | 108 |
| Staff / lead | $181K | 67 |
| Principal | — | 6 |
| Manager | $148K | 36 |
| Director+ | $222K | 15 |
| Level not stated | $140K | 97 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Looker / LookML
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 319 | 28.3% |
| Data Engineer | 150 | 8.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 123 | 33.2% |
| Data Scientist | 111 | 7.2% |
| Data & AI leadership | 110 | 10.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 46 | 30.7% |
| AI Engineer | 26 | 0.7% |
| Data Architect | 9 | 2.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 6 | 2.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 5 | 0.3% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Looker / LookML patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.