The median starting salary is $169,308 a year, measured on the 340 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
dbt jobs: 643 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name dbt in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 643
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 196
- remote
- 317
- median starting salary
- $169,308
$167k-$208kSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesRemote2w
kubernetespythondocker+1
San Jose, Costa Rica4d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+4
Los Angeles, USARemote1w
openaianthropiclangchain+8
$173k-$307kSan Jose1w
openaianthropicmistral+16
$150k-$190kSan Francisco, CARemote2w
openaianthropiclanggraph+6
$167k-$230kUnited States | RemoteRemote4w
mlflowdatabrickspython+1
£138k-£176kCardiff, London or Remote (UK)Remote3mo
chatgptclaudegemini+1
$167k-$251kSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesRemote3w
pythonsqldbt
$239k-$299kSan Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Portland, OR, or Remote within Canada or United StatesRemote3w
pythonsqlml-pipelines
$165k-$217kUS-IL-Chicago-MSO3w
langchainllamaindexpytorch+4
$220k-$300kNew York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)1mo
kafkakubernetespython
$184k-$230kDenver, Colorado, United States, AMERRemote2mo
chatgptclaudegemini+2
$184k-$230kUSA - Austin (dbt)Remote2mo
chatgptclaudegemini+2
$196k-$245kOakland, California, United States, AMERRemote2mo
chatgptclaudegemini+2
$184k-$230kBrooklyn, NY (Rent the Runway HQ)2mo
runwaypythonmachine-learning+1
AI level of dbt jobs
- AI Level 437 (6%)
- AI Level 3159 (25%)
- AI Level 237 (6%)
- AI Level 1410 (64%)
Companies hiring for dbt
dbt jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do dbt jobs pay?
How much AI work do dbt jobs involve?
Of the 643 live postings: AI Level 4: 37 (6%); AI Level 3: 159 (25%); AI Level 2: 37 (6%); AI Level 1: 410 (64%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for dbt jobs?
Where are dbt jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (86), New York (66), Oakland (44), Bengaluru (29), Denver (27). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in dbt jobs?
Which roles are open in dbt jobs?
By number of live postings: Data engineer (82), Data scientist (39), Solutions architect (17), AI engineer (9), AI product manager (5). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names dbt in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.