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Prefect jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
218 open data & AI postings at 158 companies mention Prefect, or 1.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
1.7%share of data & AI postings
158companies hiring
$191Kmedian pay, US (n=81)
—week over week (needs more history)
Prefect pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 1 |
| Senior | $184K | 24 |
| Staff / lead | $202K | 20 |
| Principal | — | 5 |
| Manager | — | 3 |
| Director+ | — | 2 |
| Level not stated | $185K | 25 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Prefect
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 122 | 6.9% |
| AI Engineer | 25 | 0.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 24 | 1.2% |
| Analytics Engineer | 16 | 4.3% |
| Data Scientist | 13 | 0.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 5 | 0.5% |
| Data Architect | 5 | 1.3% |
| Data Analyst | 4 | 0.4% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 2 | 0.9% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Prefect patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.