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pandas jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
641 open data & AI postings at 363 companies mention pandas, or 4.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
4.9%share of data & AI postings
363companies hiring
$180Kmedian pay, US (n=203)
—week over week (needs more history)
pandas pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 2 |
| Entry / junior | — | 4 |
| Mid (II) | — | 5 |
| Senior | $188K | 82 |
| Staff / lead | $225K | 30 |
| Principal | $225K | 10 |
| Manager | — | 5 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $150K | 64 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for pandas
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | 223 | 14.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 136 | 6.9% |
| Data Engineer | 93 | 5.2% |
| Data Analyst | 57 | 5.0% |
| AI Engineer | 55 | 1.5% |
| AI Research Scientist | 22 | 5.0% |
| Data & AI leadership | 17 | 1.6% |
| Data Architect | 17 | 4.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 14 | 3.8% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 5 | 3.3% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the pandas patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.