The Global AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index for 2024 💰📊
See below our global salary index in 2024 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 2024 | n | |
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1 | Head of Machine Learning | $ 336,500 | 6 | Details |
2 | Engineering Manager | $ 281,103 | 38 | Details |
3 | Machine Learning Model Engineer | $ 255,000 | 8 | Details |
4 | Machine Learning Manager | $ 254,200 | 6 | Details |
5 | Head of Data | $ 231,000 | 46 | Details |
6 | Machine Learning Platform Engineer | $ 220,000 | 8 | Details |
7 | Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer | $ 219,120 | 6 | Details |
8 | AI Architect | $ 214,000 | 48 | Details |
9 | Technical Lead | $ 207,500 | 8 | Details |
10 | Prompt Engineer | $ 200,400 | 18 | Details |
11 | AI Researcher | $ 198,000 | 5 | Details |
12 | AI Solution Architect | $ 195,523 | 6 | Details |
13 | Robotics Software Engineer | $ 193,000 | 12 | Details |
14 | Frontend Engineer | $ 190,000 | 6 | Details |
15 | Machine Learning Engineer | $ 189,400 | 1675 | Details |
16 | Data Infrastructure Engineer | $ 189,000 | 20 | Details |
17 | Computer Vision Engineer | $ 189,000 | 36 | Details |
18 | Research Scientist | $ 189,000 | 822 | Details |
19 | Software Engineer | $ 185,000 | 1335 | Details |
20 | AI Specialist | $ 183,330 | 8 | Details |
21 | Applied Scientist | $ 179,000 | 463 | Details |
22 | Site Reliability Engineer | $ 178,300 | 20 | Details |
23 | AI Product Manager | $ 178,000 | 8 | Details |
24 | Principal Statistical Programmer | $ 174,450 | 12 | Details |
25 | Machine Learning Modeler | $ 173,350 | 8 | Details |
26 | Research Engineer | $ 173,000 | 394 | Details |
27 | Machine Learning Researcher | $ 172,850 | 18 | Details |
28 | AI Developer | $ 168,000 | 21 | Details |
29 | Data Analytics Lead | $ 166,000 | 45 | Details |
30 | Machine Learning Scientist | $ 163,350 | 116 | Details |
31 | AI Scientist | $ 160,000 | 22 | Details |
32 | AI Engineer | $ 160,000 | 205 | Details |
33 | MLOps Engineer | $ 160,000 | 34 | Details |
34 | Solutions Architect | $ 160,000 | 34 | Details |
35 | Software Development Engineer | $ 159,700 | 24 | Details |
36 | NLP Engineer | $ 158,100 | 6 | Details |
37 | Data Scientist | $ 155,600 | 3825 | Details |
38 | Statistical Programmer | $ 154,900 | 18 | Details |
39 | Machine Learning Quality Engineer | $ 153,300 | 12 | Details |
40 | Systems Engineer | $ 152,320 | 26 | Details |
41 | Backend Engineer | $ 151,875 | 14 | Details |
42 | Data Architect | $ 151,233 | 474 | Details |
43 | Data Product Manager | $ 150,000 | 60 | Details |
44 | Data Governance Lead | $ 150,000 | 10 | Details |
45 | AI Software Engineer | $ 149,020 | 11 | Details |
46 | Cloud Database Engineer | $ 147,937 | 18 | Details |
47 | Data Governance Analyst | $ 147,675 | 10 | Details |
48 | Data Governance Engineer | $ 145,000 | 8 | Details |
49 | Robotics Engineer | $ 145,000 | 36 | Details |
50 | Data Engineer | $ 142,375 | 2948 | Details |
51 | Data Operations Manager | $ 140,000 | 8 | Details |
52 | Analytics Engineer | $ 140,000 | 374 | Details |
53 | Business Intelligence | $ 139,800 | 222 | Details |
54 | Solutions Engineer | $ 139,000 | 18 | Details |
55 | ETL Developer | $ 137,500 | 14 | Details |
56 | ETL Engineer | $ 137,000 | 5 | Details |
57 | Data Strategist | $ 134,700 | 18 | Details |
58 | Data Integration Engineer | $ 132,974 | 32 | Details |
59 | Data Analytics Manager | $ 130,000 | 49 | Details |
60 | Data Lead | $ 130,000 | 24 | Details |
61 | Machine Learning Developer | $ 129,150 | 10 | Details |
62 | Business Intelligence Manager | $ 128,750 | 22 | Details |
63 | Data Modeler | $ 127,850 | 50 | Details |
64 | DevOps Engineer | $ 127,821 | 30 | Details |
65 | Associate | $ 123,500 | 72 | Details |
66 | Platform Engineer | $ 123,000 | 16 | Details |
67 | Decision Scientist | $ 122,875 | 46 | Details |
68 | Software Developer | $ 121,100 | 46 | Details |
69 | Data Quality Engineer | $ 120,950 | 14 | Details |
70 | Bear Robotics | $ 120,000 | 6 | Details |
71 | Data Quality Manager | $ 118,500 | 12 | Details |
72 | Data Operations Engineer | $ 116,507 | 6 | Details |
73 | Data Analytics Specialist | $ 116,500 | 16 | Details |
74 | Data Product Owner | $ 115,787 | 24 | Details |
75 | Business Intelligence Lead | $ 115,690 | 22 | Details |
76 | Data Team Lead | $ 114,650 | 14 | Details |
77 | Research Analyst | $ 113,000 | 172 | Details |
78 | Data Governance Specialist | $ 109,624 | 8 | Details |
79 | Business Intelligence Engineer | $ 108,500 | 210 | Details |
80 | Business Intelligence Analyst | $ 104,000 | 247 | Details |
81 | Business Intelligence Developer | $ 101,850 | 90 | Details |
82 | Business Intelligence Specialist | $ 101,284 | 6 | Details |
83 | Data Visualization Analyst | $ 100,996 | 13 | Details |
84 | Data Analyst | $ 100,000 | 2201 | Details |
85 | Data Quality Analyst | $ 100,000 | 31 | Details |
86 | Data Management Analyst | $ 99,930 | 36 | Details |
87 | BI Analyst | $ 98,487 | 44 | Details |
88 | Data Developer | $ 97,500 | 28 | Details |
89 | Data Visualization Specialist | $ 97,381 | 22 | Details |
90 | Data Manager | $ 95,000 | 176 | Details |
91 | Data Integration Specialist | $ 93,750 | 14 | Details |
92 | Data Visualization Engineer | $ 89,500 | 10 | Details |
93 | Data Management Manager | $ 89,175 | 6 | Details |
94 | AI Research Scientist | $ 88,888 | 5 | Details |
95 | Data Operations Specialist | $ 88,000 | 16 | Details |
96 | Data Analytics Consultant | $ 86,362 | 12 | Details |
97 | BI Developer | $ 85,500 | 88 | Details |
98 | Data Management Specialist | $ 82,315 | 28 | Details |
99 | Data Operations Associate | $ 80,000 | 10 | Details |
100 | Data Specialist | $ 77,500 | 116 | Details |
101 | Business Analyst | $ 76,600 | 18 | Details |
102 | Data Operations Analyst | $ 75,500 | 24 | Details |
103 | Data Management Lead | $ 74,025 | 8 | Details |
104 | Encounter Data Management Professional | $ 69,800 | 12 | Details |
105 | Insight Analyst | $ 61,061 | 26 | Details |
106 | Data Reporting Analyst | $ 60,356 | 12 | Details |
107 | Research Associate | $ 56,100 | 8 | Details |
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