The median starting salary is $139,000 a year, measured on the 3,973 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
SQL jobs: 10,123 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name SQL 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
- 10,123
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 1,707
- remote
- 1,779
- median starting salary
- $139,000
Bengaluru, Karnātaka, India1mo
pytorchtensorflowkeras+2
Toronto, Ontario1mo
langchainhugging-facepytorch
$216k-$297kKitchener-Waterloo, ON; Toronto, ON4mo
chatgptclaudepytorch+3
IN - TDC 1 (IN110)5mo
Bay Area, CA, United States of America11mo
pytorchtensorflowxgboost
IN - TDC 1 (IN110)9mo
vertex-aipytorchtensorflow+3
IN - TDC 1 (IN110)12mo
vertex-aipytorchtensorflow+3
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US26mo
copilotcursorcodex
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US; Remote, USRemote26mo
copilotcursorcodex
San Francisco, CA, US; Palo Alto, CA, US; Seattle, WA, US26mo
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AI level of SQL jobs
- AI Level 4582 (6%)
- AI Level 31,125 (11%)
- AI Level 2681 (7%)
- AI Level 17,735 (76%)
Companies hiring for SQL
SQL jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do SQL jobs pay?
How much AI work do SQL jobs involve?
Of the 10,123 live postings: AI Level 4: 582 (6%); AI Level 3: 1,125 (11%); AI Level 2: 681 (7%); AI Level 1: 7,735 (76%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for SQL jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (2,648), SpaceX (428), Capital One (354), PwC (352), Databricks (259). Counted September 2026.
Where are SQL jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (748), New York (683), Bengaluru (590), Seattle (476), Bellevue (307). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in SQL jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (5,274), AWS (2,687), Machine learning (1,742), Java (1,672), Azure (1,526). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in SQL jobs?
By number of live postings: Data scientist (509), Data engineer (466), Solutions architect (219), AI engineer (100), Machine learning engineer (71). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names SQL in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.