The Global AI, ML, Data Science Salary Index for 2022 💰📊

See below our global salary index in 2022 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 2022 n
1 Machine Learning Software Engineer $ 227,200 5 Details
2 Applied Scientist $ 191,737 18 Details
3 AI Scientist $ 162,500 8 Details
4 Applied Data Scientist $ 157,000 5 Details
5 Data Architect $ 154,520 46 Details
6 Research Engineer $ 149,925 8 Details
7 Machine Learning Engineer $ 148,800 123 Details
8 Machine Learning Scientist $ 148,500 14 Details
9 Research Scientist $ 144,000 15 Details
10 Data Scientist $ 141,412 404 Details
11 Data Analytics Manager $ 140,000 7 Details
12 Data Engineer $ 135,000 488 Details
13 Analytics Engineer $ 135,000 56 Details
14 Data Specialist $ 110,000 11 Details
15 Lead Data Scientist $ 109,217 6 Details
16 Data Analyst $ 109,140 272 Details
17 Machine Learning Researcher $ 105,236 5 Details
18 Data Manager $ 98,000 7 Details
19 ETL Developer $ 93,635 10 Details
20 Data Operations Engineer $ 85,000 8 Details
21 Applied Machine Learning Scientist $ 77,119 9 Details
22 Machine Learning Developer $ 76,814 5 Details
23 BI Analyst $ 76,000 5 Details
24 BI Data Analyst $ 55,184 6 Details
25 Business Data Analyst $ 50,000 7 Details

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