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Oracle Database jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
298 open data & AI postings at 159 companies mention Oracle Database, or 2.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.3%share of data & AI postings
159companies hiring
$155Kmedian pay, US (n=121)
—week over week (needs more history)
Oracle Database pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $172K | 30 |
| Staff / lead | $195K | 11 |
| Principal | — | 1 |
| Manager | — | 3 |
| Director+ | — | 7 |
| Level not stated | $130K | 67 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Oracle Database
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Database Engineer / DBA | 98 | 32.2% |
| Data Engineer | 80 | 4.5% |
| AI Engineer | 35 | 0.9% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 18 | 8.1% |
| Data Analyst | 16 | 1.4% |
| Data Architect | 16 | 4.0% |
| Data & AI leadership | 13 | 1.2% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 9 | 0.5% |
| Data Scientist | 6 | 0.4% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 4 | 2.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 3 | 0.8% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Oracle Database patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.