As of November 15, 2026, the median starting salary is $136,000 a year, measured on the 4,500+ postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
SQL jobs: 14,000+ open roles
Updated Nov 15, 2026
Live postings that name SQL in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 14,000+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 2,700+
- remote
- 3,000+
Median starting salary: $136,000.
$235k-$376kSan Francisco, CA • New York, NY • United StatesRemote2d
pythonllmsgenerative-ai-tools
$132k-$198kRemote2d
pytorchtensorflowpython+1
Chicago, IL2d
pythoncondaaws+2
Hyderabad, India3d
mlflowawsazure+13
Project Office, Cheltenham, United Kingdom | Ipswich ATE, Ipswich, United Kingdom | 5 Canada Square, London, United Kingdom | Dial House, Manchester, United KingdomRemote3d
mlflowdatabricksmachine-learning+1
Toronto, Ontario, Canada3d
langchainlanggraphmlflow+2
CAD 170k-CAD 200kToronto, Ontario, Canada3d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+7
$142k-$196kUnited StatesRemote3d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+2
$136k-$184kUS, CA, San Diego3d
pythonsqlr
São PauloRemote4d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+5
IN, KA, Bengaluru4d
pythonjavac+1
Petaling Jaya, Malaysia4d
claudelangchainlanggraph+6
NEW YORK, NY4d
langchainlanggraphpytorch+6
USRemote4d
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn+2
United KingdomRemote5d
conversational-analyticsgenieanomaly-detection
Sweden - Gärtuna5d
claudecopilotclaude-code+3
Hyderabad (Office)Remote5d
AI level of SQL jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI914 (6%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1,800+ (13%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI1,000+ (7%)
- ●○○○ Little AI10,000+ (73%)
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?
As of November 15, 2026, of the 14,000+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 914 (6%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1,800+ (13%); Uses AI ●●○○: 1,000+ (7%); Little AI ●○○○: 10,000+ (73%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for SQL jobs?
As of November 15, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (2,400+), SpaceX (488), PwC (329), Capital One (295), Databricks (250).
Where are SQL jobs located?
As of November 15, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (770), Bengaluru (754), San Francisco (716), London (585), Seattle (489).
Which skills come up most in SQL jobs?
As of November 15, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (7,600+), AWS (3,400+), Azure (2,400+), Machine learning (2,200+), Java (2,200+).
Which roles are open in SQL jobs?
As of November 15, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (1,600+), Finance (795), Data engineer (773), Data scientist (632), Business analyst (313).
A posting counts when it names SQL in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.