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PySpark jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
518 open data & AI postings at 253 companies mention PySpark, or 3.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
3.9%share of data & AI postings
253companies hiring
$168Kmedian pay, US (n=136)
—week over week (needs more history)
PySpark pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 6 |
| Senior | $170K | 49 |
| Staff / lead | $210K | 14 |
| Principal | — | 9 |
| Manager | — | 5 |
| Director+ | — | 1 |
| Level not stated | $155K | 51 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for PySpark
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 239 | 13.4% |
| Data Scientist | 93 | 6.1% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 45 | 2.3% |
| Data Analyst | 43 | 3.8% |
| Data Architect | 28 | 7.1% |
| AI Engineer | 27 | 0.7% |
| Analytics Engineer | 21 | 5.7% |
| Data & AI leadership | 17 | 1.6% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 3 | 1.4% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the PySpark patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.