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Vertex AI jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
312 open data & AI postings at 165 companies mention Vertex AI, or 2.4% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
2.4%share of data & AI postings
165companies hiring
$197Kmedian pay, US (n=83)
—week over week (needs more history)
Vertex AI pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Mid (II) | — | 2 |
| Senior | $185K | 24 |
| Staff / lead | $235K | 15 |
| Principal | — | 6 |
| Manager | — | 3 |
| Director+ | — | 5 |
| Level not stated | $181K | 28 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for Vertex AI
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 111 | 2.9% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 82 | 4.1% |
| Data Scientist | 39 | 2.5% |
| Data Architect | 27 | 6.8% |
| Data & AI leadership | 26 | 2.4% |
| Data Engineer | 18 | 1.0% |
| Analytics Engineer | 3 | 0.8% |
| Data Analyst | 2 | 0.2% |
| AI Research Scientist | 2 | 0.5% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 2 | 1.3% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the Vertex AI patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.