Are data jobs still among the highest paid as we head into the new year? Some certainly are, especially that of big data engineer. According to the new IT salary study by Robert Half Technology, you can expect the following pay rates for the top data jobs in 2017.
Big data engineer
2017 salary range = $135,000 to $196,000 2016 salary range = $129,500 to $183,500 Difference = 5.8 percent
Data architect
2017 salary range = $131,250 to $184,000 2016 salary range = $127,250 to $175,500 Difference = 4.1 percent
Data warehouse manager
2017 salary range = $129,000 to $179,000 2016 salary range = $123,750 to $172,000 Difference = 4.1 percent
Database manager
2017 salary range = $122,250 to $177,000 2016 salary range = $118,000 to $170,500 Difference = 3.7 percent
Business intelligence analyst
2017 salary range = $118,000 to $171,750 2016 salary range = $113,750 to $164,000 Difference = 4.3 percent
Data scientist
2017 salary range = $116,000 to $163,500 2016 salary range = $109,000 to $153,750 Difference = 6.4 percent
Data modeler
2017 salary range = $111,000 to $161,500 2016 salary range = $106,750 to $155,500 Difference = 3.9 percent
Database developer
2017 salary range = $108,000 to $161,500 2016 salary range = $103,250 to $153,250 Difference = 5.1 percent
Database administrator
2017 salary range = $98,500 to $148,500 2016 salary range = $95,750 to $142,750 Difference = 3.6 percent
Portal administrator
2017 salary range = $96,000 to $138,750 2016 salary range = $94,000 to $134,250 Difference = 2.8 percent
Electronic data interchange specialist
2017 salary range = $77,500 to $118,750 2016 salary range = $76,500 to $115,500 Difference = 2.2 percent
Data analyst/report writer
2017 salary range = $77,500 to $118,750 2016 salary range = $74,500 to $114,500 Difference = 3.8 percent