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Data security jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,106 open data & AI postings at 587 companies mention Data security, or 8.4% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
8.4%share of data & AI postings
587companies hiring
$196Kmedian pay, US (n=419)
—week over week (needs more history)
Data security pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Entry / junior | — | 1 |
| Mid (II) | — | 3 |
| Senior | $175K | 89 |
| Staff / lead | $203K | 66 |
| Principal | $226K | 18 |
| Manager | $237K | 21 |
| Director+ | $215K | 30 |
| Level not stated | $198K | 191 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Data security
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 332 | 18.7% |
| AI Engineer | 318 | 8.4% |
| Data Architect | 119 | 30.0% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 103 | 33.9% |
| Data & AI leadership | 63 | 5.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 58 | 2.9% |
| Data Scientist | 32 | 2.1% |
| Analytics Engineer | 25 | 6.8% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 25 | 11.3% |
| Data Analyst | 11 | 1.0% |
| AI Research Scientist | 10 | 2.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 10 | 6.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Data security patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.