Data & Analytics Salaries.
26 roles. 81 cities.
National salary data. Last updated April 2026.
Highest Paying
$267,000
Data Engineering Director
Industry Median
$133,000
Synthetic Data Engineer
Entry Level
$101,000
Business Analyst
The salary figures on this page are computed estimates, not observed wages. Each one is a national role baseline scaled by a Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parity cost-of-living multiplier (2025 index) and rounded to the nearest $1,000. No published wage percentile is consulted and no wage survey response enters the calculation, so an Orbyt estimate must not be cited as a Bureau of Labor Statistics figure or as measured pay. The published wage data Orbyt holds is Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and Department of Labor H-1B Labor Condition Application filings, which record a filed minimum visa base wage rather than market pay. Where BLS publishes a wage for the occupation a role maps to, it is shown on that role's page as a separate benchmark, labelled with its occupation code, metro area and the number of employed workers it covers. Last updated August 2026.
The data & analytics industry includes 26 tracked roles with national median salaries ranging from $101,000 to $267,000. The highest-paying role is Data Engineering Director at $267,000 national median. Data and analytics professionals transform raw information into actionable business insights.
About data & analytics salaries
Data and analytics professionals transform raw information into actionable business insights. This industry spans data analysts building dashboards to data engineers designing pipelines and architects modeling enterprise data ecosystems. As organizations become more data-driven, compensation for professionals who bridge technical skill with business acumen continues to rise.
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