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Privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PII) jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,034 open data & AI postings at 416 companies mention Privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PII), or 7.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
7.9%share of data & AI postings
416companies hiring
$187Kmedian pay, US (n=379)
—week over week (needs more history)
Privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PII) pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 2 |
| Mid (II) | — | 5 |
| Senior | $175K | 103 |
| Staff / lead | $224K | 63 |
| Principal | $197K | 23 |
| Manager | $191K | 32 |
| Director+ | $222K | 37 |
| Level not stated | $156K | 114 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PII)
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 286 | 7.6% |
| Data Engineer | 196 | 11.0% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 100 | 5.1% |
| Data & AI leadership | 99 | 9.3% |
| Data Scientist | 75 | 4.9% |
| Data Analyst | 69 | 6.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 65 | 17.6% |
| Data Architect | 61 | 15.4% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 30 | 9.9% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 23 | 10.4% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 21 | 14.0% |
| AI Research Scientist | 9 | 2.1% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Privacy (GDPR/CCPA/PII) patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.