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Snowflake jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,741 open data & AI postings at 882 companies mention Snowflake, or 13.3% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
13.3%share of data & AI postings
882companies hiring
$184Kmedian pay, US (n=646)
—week over week (needs more history)
Snowflake pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 5 |
| Mid (II) | — | 9 |
| Senior | $182K | 215 |
| Staff / lead | $198K | 106 |
| Principal | $197K | 25 |
| Manager | $175K | 57 |
| Director+ | $220K | 61 |
| Level not stated | $161K | 168 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Snowflake
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Engineer | 614 | 34.5% |
| Analytics Engineer | 203 | 54.9% |
| Data & AI leadership | 197 | 18.5% |
| Data Analyst | 164 | 14.5% |
| Data Scientist | 163 | 10.6% |
| AI Engineer | 151 | 4.0% |
| Data Architect | 106 | 26.7% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 69 | 3.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 24 | 16.0% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 23 | 10.4% |
| Database Engineer / DBA | 20 | 6.6% |
| AI Research Scientist | 7 | 1.6% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Snowflake patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.