Remote data jobs paying $150k+ right now

24 remote data roles at 21 companies publish pay reaching $150k+

This snapshot, taken on 2026-10-07, found 24 live postings that are marked remote and have a published pay range reaching $150k or more. They come from 21 companies, and the median top of those posted ranges is $206,000.

The hiring is spread across many employers. Affirm has the most postings in this group with 3, and mercor has 2. Every other company in the chart, including Babylist, Cotiviti, Instacart, Mercury and Dermalogica, has 1. No single employer dominates, so a search built around one or two well known names would miss most of these roles.

The roles cover more than one kind of data work. Examples include a Software Engineer on Vercel's data platform, a Senior Software Engineer on Affirm's lake analytics platform, a Senior Data Analyst for go-to-market at Tremendous, a Senior Manager of Data Analytics at Babylist and a VP of Finance Data and Analytics at Cotiviti. Engineering, analytics and leadership roles all appear at this pay level, so candidates from several data backgrounds have openings to look at.

A $206,000 median top of range points to senior roles

The $206,000 figure is the median of the highest number in each posted range. It is not the typical salary paid. Offers often land below the top of a range, so treat it as the ceiling employers are willing to publish rather than what most people hired will earn.

The titles fit that picture. Many of the example postings carry Senior, Lead, Manager or VP in the title, such as Data Analytics Lead at Lifelancer and Sr. Data Engineer II at allocate. If you are applying now, compare your actual scope of work with these titles before you apply. A mid-level candidate can still apply, but should expect the conversation to focus on ownership, leadership and the size of systems or teams managed.

Check the location line closely. Remote does not always mean anywhere. Affirm lists Remote US, Vercel lists Remote, United States and Instacart lists Canada, Remote, while other postings simply say Remote. Confirm you can legally work in the listed country before investing time in an application.

What this data cannot tell you

This is a snapshot of postings, not of hires. A role being listed on 2026-10-07 says nothing about how many people will be hired, how quickly, or at what salary. It also cannot show whether demand is rising or falling, because it covers a single day.

The sample is small. With 24 postings, one or two companies adding or closing roles would change the picture noticeably.

Only postings with a published pay range are counted. Many well paid remote data jobs do not list pay, so they fall outside this report. Pay figures outside $20k to $1000k were excluded as likely parsing errors.

Remote status comes from the employer. One example, the allocate role, lists a Palo Alto office, which suggests some postings are hybrid or flexible rather than fully remote. Read the full posting.

Role groups are classified automatically. That is why an Instacart engineering manager role for Core Picking appears here. Treat the list as a starting point and judge each posting on its own description.