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Power BI jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
885 open data & AI postings at 473 companies mention Power BI, or 6.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
6.7%share of data & AI postings
473companies hiring
$135Kmedian pay, US (n=259)
—week over week (needs more history)
Power BI pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 3 |
| Mid (II) | — | 3 |
| Senior | $155K | 54 |
| Staff / lead | $135K | 28 |
| Principal | — | 2 |
| Manager | $135K | 36 |
| Director+ | $175K | 27 |
| Level not stated | $124K | 106 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Power BI
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 293 | 26.0% |
| Data Engineer | 150 | 8.4% |
| Data & AI leadership | 104 | 9.8% |
| Data Scientist | 101 | 6.6% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 92 | 61.3% |
| Data Architect | 49 | 12.3% |
| Analytics Engineer | 45 | 12.2% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 20 | 9.0% |
| AI Engineer | 19 | 0.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 6 | 0.3% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 5 | 1.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Power BI patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.