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MySQL jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
311 open data & AI postings at 189 companies mention MySQL, or 2.4% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.4%share of data & AI postings
189companies hiring
$188Kmedian pay, US (n=75)
—week over week (needs more history)
MySQL pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Senior | $174K | 24 |
| Staff / lead | $223K | 15 |
| Principal | — | 4 |
| Manager | — | 4 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $152K | 27 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for MySQL
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Database Engineer / DBA | 99 | 32.6% |
| Data Engineer | 87 | 4.9% |
| AI Engineer | 60 | 1.6% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 15 | 0.8% |
| Data Scientist | 15 | 1.0% |
| Data Architect | 12 | 3.0% |
| Data & AI leadership | 10 | 0.9% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 6 | 2.7% |
| Data Analyst | 5 | 0.4% |
| Analytics Engineer | 1 | 0.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the MySQL patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.