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Recommendation systems jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
770 open data & AI postings at 336 companies mention Recommendation systems, or 5.9% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
5.9%share of data & AI postings
336companies hiring
$222Kmedian pay, US (n=255)
—week over week (needs more history)
Recommendation systems pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 3 |
| Mid (II) | — | 4 |
| Senior | $209K | 58 |
| Staff / lead | $265K | 64 |
| Principal | $302K | 19 |
| Manager | $215K | 18 |
| Director+ | $285K | 21 |
| Level not stated | $201K | 68 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Recommendation systems
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Machine Learning Engineer | 311 | 15.7% |
| Data Scientist | 154 | 10.0% |
| AI Engineer | 93 | 2.5% |
| Data & AI leadership | 81 | 7.6% |
| Data Engineer | 48 | 2.7% |
| AI Research Scientist | 29 | 6.7% |
| Data Analyst | 20 | 1.8% |
| Data Architect | 14 | 3.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 10 | 2.7% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 8 | 3.6% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Recommendation systems patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.