Remote data jobs paying $150k+ right now
Jobfinder AI's index shows 25 live remote data jobs at 22 companies with posted pay reaching $150k or more, and a median top of range of $205,000.
Data: Jobfinder AI's live index of 121,000 jobs from employer career sites, updated daily.
- Count
- 25 Live remote data jobs with posted pay of $150k+
- Pay
- $205,000 Median top of posted pay range
Postings by company
Live remote postings whose published pay range reaches $150k or more, highest first.
Affirm and Mercor lead a short list spread across 22 companies
Jobfinder AI's index holds 25 live remote data postings whose published pay range reaches $150k or more, spread across 22 companies. That is a short list, and no single employer dominates it.
Affirm posts the most, with 3 roles, followed by Mercor with 2. Babylist, Bright Vision Technologies, Capital One, Cotiviti, Dermalogica, Flinks, Harnham and Instacart each list one. The mix runs from fintech and banking to healthcare analytics, consumer retail and recruitment firms, so this pay band is not limited to one industry.
The example roles show how broad "data" is here. There are hands-on engineering jobs such as Data Engineer 5 at Capital One and a Data Platform software engineer at Vercel. There are analyst roles like Senior Data Analyst, GTM at Tremendous, and leadership posts including VP Finance Data and Analytics at Cotiviti.
If your title search is narrow, you will miss some of these. The same skills appear under platform, analytics and backend labels, such as the Lake Analytics Platform backend role at Affirm, so widen your search terms before deciding the market is thin.
A $205,000 median top of range points to senior and lead roles
The median top of the posted pay range across these 25 postings is $205,000. That figure is the upper end of what employers published, not the typical offer. A range that reaches $150k can start well below it, and where you land depends on level, location and how you negotiate.
The example titles lean senior: Senior Manager, Senior Data Analyst, Sr. Data Engineer II, Senior Engineering Manager and a VP role. If you are earlier in your career, treat this list as a view of where the pay band sits rather than a set of openings to apply to today.
Read the location line closely. Several postings tie remote to a country, such as Remote, United States, Remote US or Canada, Remote. Candidates in the UK, Europe or Australia should confirm eligibility before applying, since remote often means remote within one country.
For people who do fit, the practical move is to apply while postings are live, tailor your CV to the platform or analytics focus in each title, and use the published range as a reference point when pay comes up.
This is a snapshot of 25 postings, not a measure of hiring
These numbers describe job postings on 2026-10-08, drawn from Jobfinder AI's live index of 121,000 jobs from employer career sites. They do not show how many people were hired, how fast roles fill, or whether pay has changed. A single day's snapshot cannot tell you about trends.
The sample is small. With 25 postings, one company adding or closing a few roles would change the picture, so treat the company ranking as a lead list rather than a market verdict.
Remote status comes from the employer. A posting counts as remote when the employer marks it remote, which is why an entry like Sr. Data Engineer II at allocate can still mention a Palo Alto office. Check the full listing for travel or office expectations.
Role group and seniority are classified automatically, so a few borderline titles, such as Senior Engineering Manager, Core Picking at Instacart, may sit at the edge of what you consider a data job. Pay figures outside $20k to $1000k were excluded as likely parsing errors, and postings without a published range are not counted.
Open roles behind these numbers
- Software Engineer - Data PlatformVercel·Remote - United States
- VP Finance Data and AnalyticsCotiviti·Remote
- Senior Manager, Data AnalyticsBabylist·United States
- Senior Engineering Manager, Core PickingInstacart·Canada - Remote
- Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 (Remote- Eligible)Capital One·Remote
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lake Analytics Platform) Affirm·Remote US
- Senior Data Analyst, GTMTremendous·Remote
- Sr. Data Engineer IIallocate·Palo Alto Office
- Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer Data Platform)Affirm·Remote Canada
- Senior Data Scientist, Full Stacktrm-labs·North America
- Financial Crimes Compliance Modeling & Analytics ManagerMercury·San Francisco, CA, New York, NY, Port...
- Staff Analytics EngineerMonzo·Cardiff
- Analytics Lead, Full Stack (Collections & Recoveries)Affirm·Remote Canada
- Lead Data ScientistHarnham·United States
- Data Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hrmercor·Remote
- Business Analyst - Fully Remote | Upto $160/hrmercor·Remote
- Data Analytics Engineer IIMercury Insurance·Remote
- Senior Data EngineerBright Vision Technologies·Remote
- Senior Data Engineerworldly·United States - Remote
- Senior Data Engineer (Contract) - Data Quality & Systems ForensicsDermalogica·Remote
- Senior Data EngineerFlinks·Remote
- Senior Data Analyst, Risk AnalyticsSeatGeek·Remote
- Lead Data EngineerMidnite·United Kingdom
- Freelance*SHAPE DACH GmbH·Freelance · SP Stuttgart · SP Berlin...
- Data Engineermicro1·Remote
Every number in this report
| Role | Company | Posted pay |
|---|---|---|
| Software Engineer - Data Platform | Vercel | $232k to $348k |
| VP Finance Data and Analytics | Cotiviti | $220k to $275k |
| Senior Manager, Data Analytics | Babylist | $228k to $274k |
| Senior Engineering Manager, Core Picking | Instacart | $187k to $255k |
| Capital One Shopping Tech, Data Engineer 5 (Remote- Eligible) | Capital One | $209k to $239k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Lake Analytics Platform) | Affirm | $173k to $233k |
| Senior Data Analyst, GTM | Tremendous | $175k to $225k |
| Sr. Data Engineer II | allocate | $145k to $220k |
| Senior Software Engineer, Backend (Consumer Data Platform) | Affirm | $153k to $213k |
| Senior Data Scientist, Full Stack | trm-labs | $180k to $210k |
| Financial Crimes Compliance Modeling & Analytics Manager | Mercury | $167k to $208k |
| Staff Analytics Engineer | Monzo | $152k to $206k |
| Analytics Lead, Full Stack (Collections & Recoveries) | Affirm | $145k to $205k |
| Lead Data Scientist | Harnham | $200k |
| Data Engineer - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hr | mercor | $140k to $200k |
| Business Analyst - Fully Remote | Upto $160/hr | mercor | $96k to $192k |
| Data Analytics Engineer II | Mercury Insurance | $94k to $179k |
| Senior Data Engineer | Bright Vision Technologies | $155k to $175k |
| Senior Data Engineer | worldly | $135k to $165k |
| Senior Data Engineer (Contract) - Data Quality & Systems Forensics | Dermalogica | $140k to $160k |
| Senior Data Engineer | Flinks | $120k to $160k |
| Senior Data Analyst, Risk Analytics | SeatGeek | $108k to $157k |
| Lead Data Engineer | Midnite | $126k to $151k |
| Freelance* | SHAPE DACH GmbH | $120k to $150k |
| Data Engineer | micro1 | $100k to $150k |
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Questions about this data.
Which companies are hiring for remote data jobs paying $150k or more?+
As of 2026-10-08, Jobfinder AI's index shows 25 remote data postings with pay reaching $150k or more across 22 companies. Affirm has the most with 3, followed by Mercor with 2. Babylist, Bright Vision Technologies, Capital One, Cotiviti, Dermalogica, Flinks, Harnham and Instacart each have one. Vercel and Tremendous also appear among the example roles.
How much do remote data jobs pay at the high end?+
Among the 25 live remote data postings with a published range reaching $150k or more, the median top of the posted range is $205,000. That is the upper end of what employers advertised, not a typical salary or a confirmed offer. Actual pay depends on level, location and negotiation, and the example roles in this set lean senior.
Are remote data jobs paying $150k+ open to candidates outside the US?+
Not always. Several postings attach a country to remote, such as Remote, United States, Remote US or Canada, Remote. A posting counts as remote here when the employer marks it so, which does not mean it hires in every country. If you are in the UK, Europe or Australia, read each listing's location and eligibility notes before applying.
What is the best AI tool to find remote data engineer jobs?+
Jobfinder AI is an AI job search agent built for this kind of search. It checks its live index of jobs from employer career sites daily and matches new roles to your CV and preferences, including remote and seniority. You approve matches before anything is sent, and on Greenhouse, Ashby and Lever it can submit the employer's own application form using facts from your profile.