The Global AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index for 2023 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2023 for roles in the AI, ML, Data Science space based on internal data (survey submissions + jobs with open salaries). Salary data is in USD and recalculated at its average fx rate during the year for salaries entered in other currencies.
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| # | Role | Median Salary in 2023 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head of Data | $ 236,290 | 28 | Details |
| 2 | Deep Learning Engineer | $ 216,890 | 10 | Details |
| 3 | Computer Vision Engineer | $ 210,000 | 21 | Details |
| 4 | AI Architect | $ 209,968 | 12 | Details |
| 5 | Data Operations Engineer | $ 192,700 | 8 | Details |
| 6 | Applied Scientist | $ 192,000 | 280 | Details |
| 7 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 186,377 | 1068 | Details |
| 8 | Data Infrastructure Engineer | $ 184,500 | 12 | Details |
| 9 | Research Scientist | $ 181,100 | 286 | Details |
| 10 | Data Lead | $ 180,000 | 16 | Details |
| 11 | Machine Learning Software Engineer | $ 175,000 | 10 | Details |
| 12 | Machine Learning Scientist | $ 170,500 | 64 | Details |
| 13 | Research Engineer | $ 168,000 | 164 | Details |
| 14 | AI Engineer | $ 166,000 | 47 | Details |
| 15 | Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer | $ 165,400 | 26 | Details |
| 16 | Decision Scientist | $ 162,500 | 38 | Details |
| 17 | Data Scientist | $ 160,000 | 1925 | Details |
| 18 | Machine Learning Researcher | $ 158,000 | 12 | Details |
| 19 | Business Intelligence Engineer | $ 156,400 | 164 | Details |
| 20 | Data Architect | $ 155,000 | 200 | Details |
| 21 | NLP Engineer | $ 150,000 | 13 | Details |
| 22 | Analytics Engineer | $ 150,000 | 222 | Details |
| 23 | Data Product Manager | $ 147,500 | 14 | Details |
| 24 | Data Engineer | $ 142,200 | 1853 | Details |
| 25 | Prompt Engineer | $ 140,000 | 5 | Details |
| 26 | Data Analytics Manager | $ 140,000 | 31 | Details |
| 27 | MLOps Engineer | $ 136,850 | 14 | Details |
| 28 | BI Analyst | $ 135,000 | 27 | Details |
| 29 | Data Modeler | $ 130,000 | 30 | Details |
| 30 | AI Developer | $ 124,000 | 17 | Details |
| 31 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $ 116,850 | 78 | Details |
| 32 | Data Manager | $ 115,500 | 135 | Details |
| 33 | Business Intelligence Manager | $ 115,000 | 6 | Details |
| 34 | ETL Developer | $ 113,000 | 10 | Details |
| 35 | Business Intelligence Developer | $ 110,300 | 20 | Details |
| 36 | BI Developer | $ 106,500 | 55 | Details |
| 37 | Data Analyst | $ 105,000 | 1266 | Details |
| 38 | Data Analytics Lead | $ 104,584 | 5 | Details |
| 39 | Data Developer | $ 97,500 | 10 | Details |
| 40 | Data Visualization Specialist | $ 94,800 | 10 | Details |
| 41 | AI Scientist | $ 90,919 | 10 | Details |
| 42 | Data Strategist | $ 90,500 | 20 | Details |
| 43 | Data Integration Specialist | $ 85,000 | 11 | Details |
| 44 | Data Specialist | $ 83,400 | 36 | Details |
| 45 | Data Quality Analyst | $ 81,000 | 20 | Details |
| 46 | Research Analyst | $ 80,000 | 57 | Details |
| 47 | Data Operations Analyst | $ 79,500 | 6 | Details |
| 48 | Business Data Analyst | $ 78,000 | 9 | Details |
| 49 | AI Programmer | $ 70,000 | 5 | Details |
| 50 | BI Data Analyst | $ 65,000 | 6 | Details |
| 51 | Applied Data Scientist | $ 64,781 | 5 | Details |
| 52 | Insight Analyst | $ 47,431 | 10 | Details |
| 53 | AI Research Engineer | $ 30,663 | 5 | Details |
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