The Global AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index for 2025 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2025 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.
The data is processed and updated on a weekly basis so the rankings may change over time during the year. Want to play around with the dataset yourself? You can download the complete salary dataset here.
| # | Role | Median Salary in 2025 | n | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engineering Manager | $ 290,000 | 8 | Details |
| 2 | Solutions Engineer | $ 215,710 | 12 | Details |
| 3 | Solutions Architect | $ 212,150 | 10 | Details |
| 4 | Head of Data | $ 201,450 | 14 | Details |
| 5 | Applied Scientist | $ 199,750 | 42 | Details |
| 6 | Architect | $ 197,500 | 14 | Details |
| 7 | AI Architect | $ 189,250 | 10 | Details |
| 8 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 189,160 | 48 | Details |
| 9 | Product Manager | $ 186,350 | 30 | Details |
| 10 | AI Engineer | $ 180,000 | 32 | Details |
| 11 | Software Engineer | $ 175,900 | 174 | Details |
| 12 | Engineer | $ 171,500 | 88 | Details |
| 13 | Machine Learning Scientist | $ 168,200 | 6 | Details |
| 14 | Research Scientist | $ 166,100 | 24 | Details |
| 15 | Platform Engineer | $ 162,850 | 6 | Details |
| 16 | Technical Lead | $ 162,500 | 8 | Details |
| 17 | Research Engineer | $ 153,800 | 14 | Details |
| 18 | Data Architect | $ 153,293 | 26 | Details |
| 19 | Manager | $ 153,000 | 86 | Details |
| 20 | Data Infrastructure Engineer | $ 145,147 | 6 | Details |
| 21 | Data Scientist | $ 144,160 | 276 | Details |
| 22 | Data Engineer | $ 144,100 | 128 | Details |
| 23 | Software Development Engineer | $ 142,650 | 10 | Details |
| 24 | Data Governance | $ 136,622 | 12 | Details |
| 25 | Business Intelligence Engineer | $ 134,500 | 10 | Details |
| 26 | AI Specialist | $ 133,410 | 6 | Details |
| 27 | BI Engineer | $ 130,000 | 6 | Details |
| 28 | Data Team Lead | $ 128,100 | 6 | Details |
| 29 | Consultant | $ 122,000 | 18 | Details |
| 30 | Decision Scientist | $ 120,570 | 6 | Details |
| 31 | Data Product Owner | $ 119,250 | 12 | Details |
| 32 | Associate | $ 114,550 | 14 | Details |
| 33 | Power BI Developer | $ 110,686 | 6 | Details |
| 34 | Business Intelligence Developer | $ 110,100 | 18 | Details |
| 35 | Analyst | $ 108,665 | 48 | Details |
| 36 | Analytics Engineer | $ 100,000 | 22 | Details |
| 37 | Data Integration Specialist | $ 99,400 | 6 | Details |
| 38 | Data Lead | $ 95,050 | 48 | Details |
| 39 | Data Quality Analyst | $ 95,000 | 8 | Details |
| 40 | Developer | $ 89,587 | 8 | Details |
| 41 | Data Analyst | $ 88,300 | 103 | Details |
| 42 | Data Management Specialist | $ 87,500 | 8 | Details |
| 43 | Encounter Data Management Professional | $ 83,500 | 6 | Details |
| 44 | Data Specialist | $ 75,700 | 18 | Details |
| 45 | Data Manager | $ 70,100 | 10 | Details |
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