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MongoDB jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
268 open data & AI postings at 156 companies mention MongoDB, or 2.0% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.0%share of data & AI postings
156companies hiring
$186Kmedian pay, US (n=68)
—week over week (needs more history)
MongoDB pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $194K | 15 |
| Staff / lead | $204K | 12 |
| Principal | — | 7 |
| Level not stated | $163K | 32 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for MongoDB
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 69 | 3.9% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 67 | 22.0% |
| AI Engineer | 66 | 1.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 29 | 1.5% |
| Data Scientist | 13 | 0.8% |
| Data Architect | 11 | 2.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 4 | 0.4% |
| AI Research Scientist | 4 | 0.9% |
| Data Analyst | 3 | 0.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 2 | 0.5% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the MongoDB patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.