Python salaries in United States
Python professionals in United States earn $161–225.3K per year on average, based on 88 jobs. Python roles in United States pay 4% above the board-wide average of $154.4–215.9K for Python jobs on Get AI Careers. Pay ranges from $126.7–169.8K for Entry level roles up to $175.5–246.3K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$161–225.3K
Based on 88 jobs · 4% more than the average salary on Get AI Careers
25th percentile
$128.8K
Average
$193.1K
75th percentile
$274K
Python salaries by seniority in United States
Python salaries in United States range from $126.7–169.8K for Entry level roles to $175.5–246.3K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on Get AI Careers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $126.7–169.8K | 3 | -20% |
| Mid-level | $122.4–171.8K | 20 | -21% |
| Senior | $175.5–246.3K | 64 | +14% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $173.2–244.8K · 29 Jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $180.6–264.2K · 26 Jobs
Platform Engineering
Avg. $161.3–221.1K · 23 Jobs
Data Engineering
Avg. $151.1–200.3K · 18 Jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $179.5–249.7K · 17 Jobs
Data Analytics
Avg. $109.1–155.7K · 13 Jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond Python, ranked by average salary.
SQL
Avg. $128.4–174.7K · 46 Jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $170.2–245.5K · 43 Jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $166.3–237.7K · 38 Jobs
AWS
Avg. $166.3–226.9K · 36 Jobs
PyTorch
Avg. $174.1–261K · 33 Jobs
Terraform
Avg. $157.2–215.7K · 25 Jobs
Other locations for Python
Compare Python salaries in other locations.
California
Avg. $166.1–238.6K · 47 Jobs
New York
Avg. $169.3–222.4K · 22 Jobs
San Francisco, CA
Avg. $189.3–283.6K · 10 Jobs
Palo Alto, CA
Avg. $144.6–237K · 7 Jobs
Foster City, CA
Avg. $202.8–283.8K · 6 Jobs
Python salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.