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
1 Head of Data $ 225,500 14 Details
2 Data Analytics Lead $ 210,200 12 Details
3 Applied Scientist $ 209,000 75 Details
4 AI Architect $ 203,325 16 Details
5 Prompt Engineer $ 200,400 10 Details
6 ML Engineer $ 200,000 35 Details
7 Robotics Software Engineer $ 193,000 8 Details
8 Research Scientist $ 192,700 154 Details
9 Machine Learning Engineer $ 189,680 412 Details
10 Data Science Manager $ 184,250 16 Details
11 Research Engineer $ 174,750 100 Details
12 Machine Learning Scientist $ 170,000 34 Details
13 Data Product Manager $ 168,181 16 Details
14 AI Engineer $ 166,000 54 Details
15 Data Science $ 160,000 151 Details
16 Data Architect $ 160,000 106 Details
17 MLOps Engineer $ 158,100 6 Details
18 Business Intelligence $ 150,000 42 Details
19 Data Scientist $ 146,900 788 Details
20 Business Intelligence Manager $ 141,100 8 Details
21 Data Engineer $ 140,000 717 Details
22 Analytics Engineer $ 140,000 119 Details
23 Data Integration Engineer $ 131,487 12 Details
24 Data Science Engineer $ 127,500 6 Details
25 Cloud Database Engineer $ 126,062 8 Details
26 Robotics Engineer $ 120,000 6 Details
27 Research Analyst $ 115,500 48 Details
28 Data Science Practitioner $ 113,000 6 Details
29 Data Modeler $ 112,000 16 Details
30 Data Science Consultant $ 109,000 24 Details
31 Business Intelligence Engineer $ 107,500 56 Details
32 Data Operations Specialist $ 104,750 6 Details
33 Data Analyst $ 100,000 583 Details
34 Data Lead $ 99,486 8 Details
35 Data Analytics Manager $ 99,000 11 Details
36 Data Developer $ 95,000 18 Details
37 Data Manager $ 92,900 40 Details
38 Data Operations Analyst $ 92,500 12 Details
39 BI Analyst $ 90,900 10 Details
40 Business Intelligence Analyst $ 90,000 51 Details
41 Business Intelligence Developer $ 89,039 28 Details
42 Data Analytics Consultant $ 86,362 6 Details
43 BI Developer $ 85,210 26 Details
44 Data Integration Specialist $ 81,250 8 Details
45 Data Management Analyst $ 78,025 12 Details
46 Data Specialist $ 71,500 26 Details

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