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 5% above the board-wide average of $153.8–215.4K 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 · 5% 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 | -20% |
| 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. $175.7–249.6K · 16 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 converted to annual equivalents in USD. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.