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Whew. This is a crazy time, isn’t it? The aftermath of the pandemic is kicking in, and there are layoffs happening in Silicon Valley companies, but… the data profession is on fire. I don’t know anyone who’s been out of work for too long because companies are so desperate to get data help. So it’s time…

Here Are The Results of the 2022 Data Professional Salary Survey.

Last Updated January 3, 2022

Every year, I run a salary survey for folks in the database industry. This year, I was especially curious to see the results to find out whether salaries went up. Anecdotally, I’ve seen a lot of people jumping ship to new companies due to the Great Resignation – but what does the data actually show?…

Are You Underpaid? Let’s Find Out: The Data Professional Salary Survey is Open.

Last Updated December 2, 2021

We’re data people, you and I. We make better decisions when we work off data instead of feelings. It’s time for our annual salary survey to find out what data professionals make. You fill out the data, we open source the whole thing, and you can analyze the data to spot trends and do a…

What Should We Change About This Year’s Data Professional Salary Survey?

Last Updated September 28, 2021

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Every year, I run a Data Professional Salary Survey here. Thousands of y’all have answered – here are the past results in Excel – and it helps everybody get a better idea of how overpaid they are. (Did I word that right?) Here are the questions I’m planning to ask this year: What’s your total…

Are You Underpaid? Find Out in the Data Professional Salary Survey Results.

Last Updated January 4, 2021

We asked what you make, and 1,747 of you in 69 countries answered. Altogether, you made $171,879,034 this year. Hubba hubba, there’s some earning power in this audience. Download the Data Professional Salary Survey results (XLSX). A few things to know about it: The data is public domain. The license tab makes it clear that…

Are You Underpaid? Let’s Find Out: The Data Professional Salary Survey is Open.

Last Updated January 2, 2021

It’s time for our annual salary survey to find out what data professionals make. You fill out the data, we open source the whole thing, and you can analyze the data to spot trends and do a better job of negotiating your own salary: We pay Richie in query bucks Take the Data Professional Salary…

The 2020 Data Professional Salary Survey Results Are In.

Last Updated January 5, 2020

We asked what you make, and 1,734 of you in 63 countries answered. Altogether, you made $170,753,936 this year. Damn, y’all are bringing home the bacon! Download the 2020, 2019, 2018, & 2017 results in Excel. A few things to know about it: The data is public domain. The license tab makes it clear that…

Are You Underpaid? Let’s Find Out: The Data Professional Salary Survey is Open.

Last Updated January 5, 2020

It’s time for our annual salary survey to find out what data professionals make. You fill out the data, we open source the whole thing, and you can analyze the data to spot trends and do a better job of negotiating your own salary: I make my query bucks the hard way Take the Data…

What Should We Change About This Year’s Data Professional Salary Survey?

Last Updated December 2, 2019

Every year, we run a Data Professional Salary Survey here. Thousands of y’all have answered – here are the past results in Excel – and it helps everybody get a better idea of how overpaid they are. (Did I word that right?) Here are the questions I’m planning to ask this year: What’s your total…

The 2019 Data Professional Salary Survey Results

Last Updated January 6, 2019

How much do database administrators, analysts, architects, developers, and data scientists make? We asked, and 882 of you from 46 countries answered this year. Y’all make a total of $84,114,940 USD per year! Hot diggety. (And at first glance, it looks like on average, y’all got raises this year.) I make my query bucks the…

Thoughts About the 2019 Salary Survey’s New Questions

Last Updated December 30, 2018

Our annual Data Professional Salary Survey is open now and closes this Sunday. We’re asking a few new questions this year (based on your feedback), and here’s what we’re seeing so far. At how many companies have you held this job? This one came about because folks were curious if job hopping paid off: If…

Tell Us What You Make: The 2019 Data Professional Salary Survey

Last Updated January 6, 2019

It’s time for our annual salary survey to find out what data professionals make. You fill out the data, we open source the whole thing, and you can analyze the data to spot trends and do a better job of negotiating your own salary: We make Stacks of Sacks Take the Data Professional Salary Survey now.…

What Should We Change About the Data Professional Salary Survey for 2019?

Last Updated October 5, 2018

Every year, we publish an open Data Professional Salary Survey. Last year, 3,113 folks from 73 countries answered, so we’re doing it again this year. Here are the questions we asked last year. If there’s any changes you want to make, leave a comment and we’ll talk through it as a community. I want to make…

The 2018 Data Professionals Salary Survey Results

Last Updated January 15, 2018

How much do database administrators, analysts, architects, developers, and data scientists make? We asked, and 3,113 of you from 73 countries answered this year. I make my query bucks the hard way Download the 2018 & 2017 results in Excel. A few things to know about it: The data is public domain. The license tab…

Female DBAs Make Less Money. Why?

Last Updated December 31, 2017

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The 2018 Data Professional Salary Survey is open now, and you can look at the live responses as they come in. (To get that in Excel, click File, Download.) As of this writing (Dec 23), there’s already over 2,500 responses, so I’m going to take a look at a few things to see how it’s…

Tell Us What You Make: The 2018 Data Professional Salary Survey

Last Updated January 7, 2018

Not what you’re worth, dear reader: we know your worth cannot possibly be calculated in base-10 numbering systems because you’re just so awesome, but what you make. How many stacks of Paul Whites are you pulling down? A few things to know: It’s totally anonymous (we’re not getting your email, IP address, or anything like that.) It’s…

What Should We Change About the Data Professional Salary Survey?

Last Updated December 9, 2017

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Last year, 2,899 of you filled out the 2017 Data Professional Salary Survey (results), so I figure we should probably do that again. Here are the questions we asked last year. If there’s any changes you want to make, leave a comment and we’ll talk through it. 1. What’s your total salary in US dollars,…

What Kinds of Raises do DBAs Get?

Last Updated December 9, 2017

I took the data from the 2017 Data Professional Salary Survey, and filtered just for database administrators in the United States. Then, I pivoted it on the two experience questions. First, we’ll cover database experience, and then we’ll cover job experience. How many years of experience do you have with this database? I stopped the analysis at…

The 2017 Data Professional Salary Survey Results

Last Updated December 9, 2017