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Tableau jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,146 open data & AI postings at 632 companies mention Tableau, or 8.7% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
8.7%share of data & AI postings
632companies hiring
$148Kmedian pay, US (n=400)
—week over week (needs more history)
Tableau pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 2 |
| Entry / junior | — | 5 |
| Mid (II) | — | 9 |
| Senior | $162K | 112 |
| Staff / lead | $162K | 57 |
| Principal | — | 5 |
| Manager | $145K | 45 |
| Director+ | $188K | 35 |
| Level not stated | $130K | 130 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Tableau
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| Data Analyst | 458 | 40.6% |
| Data Engineer | 169 | 9.5% |
| Data Scientist | 158 | 10.3% |
| Data & AI leadership | 133 | 12.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 78 | 52.0% |
| Analytics Engineer | 77 | 20.8% |
| Data Architect | 26 | 6.5% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 20 | 9.0% |
| AI Engineer | 19 | 0.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 7 | 0.4% |
| AI Research Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Tableau patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.