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AI / ML Engineer vs Analytics Engineer

AI / ML Engineer pays more: a median of $188,500 against $133,000. There is 1.9× more demand for AI / ML Engineer. Listings for Analytics Engineer move faster — median age 37 days against 47.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureAI / ML EngineerAnalytics EngineerGap
Open postings29,27115,768+13,503
Posted this week974624
Median salary$188,500$133,000+$55.5k
25th percentile$149k$105k
75th percentile$234k$165k
Salary disclosed2.9%4.1%
Remote share6.5%8.2%-1.7pp
Median age of posting47d37d
Open over 60 days51.4%35.7%
Visa sponsorship4.4%22.6%
Pay

Pay distribution

AI / ML Engineer

$85k$326k

Analytics Engineer

$60k$230k
Freshness

How old the listings are

AI / ML Engineer

just posted47d median90d+

Analytics Engineer

just posted37d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

AI / ML Engineer — technologies

Python
72.0%
Node.js
65.8%
Spark
59.6%
React
53.4%
Tableau
47.2%
Airflow
41.0%
Go
34.8%

Analytics Engineer — technologies

Python
72.0%
SQL
65.8%
Azure
59.6%
JavaScript
53.4%
Tableau
47.2%
TypeScript
41.0%
Airflow
34.8%

AI / ML Engineer — employers

Tidewater Insurance
9.4%
Cobalt Financial
8.7%
Umbra Security
8.0%
Ironbark Manufacturing
7.2%
Kestrel Health
6.5%
Meridian Software
5.8%
Beacon Robotics
5.1%

Analytics Engineer — employers

Halcyon Energy
9.4%
Solstice Biotech
8.7%
Cobalt Financial
8.0%
Aperture Labs
7.2%
Kestrel Health
6.5%
Lakeshore Hospitality
5.8%
Rivergate Media
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.