Tech jobs: postings, pay, and occupations
How many US job postings are in tech, what they advertise in pay, and the occupations and industries behind them.
- US job postings
- 203,834
- 6.2% of US postings placed in a field
- Median advertised pay
- $155,900
- Middle 50 percent $115,000 to $196,600
- Share that list pay
- 46.7%
- 95,250 of 203,834 postings
- Fully remote
- 15.9%
- 32,319 remote postings open to US workers
Figures as of .
Tech has 203,834 live US job postings as of November 4, 2026, 6.2% of the US postings we could place in a field. That ranks 4th of 24 fields.
Its postings that list pay advertise a median of $155,900 a year, with the middle 50 percent from $115,000 to $196,600.
Its largest occupation is software engineer, with 26.1% of its postings. The industry with the most of its postings is software and internet, with 17.3%.
Occupations in tech
Each occupation's share of the US postings in tech, as of November 4, 2026. A posting placed only in a field has no occupation, so the shares can add up to less than the whole field.
| Occupation | Postings | Share of field | Lists pay | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineer | 53,127 | 26.1% | 53.4% | $171,000 |
| IT support specialist | 20,659 | 10.1% | 26.9% | $72,800 |
| Product manager | 20,036 | 9.8% | 51.6% | $173,400 |
| Data and BI analyst | 11,547 | 5.7% | 45.0% | $115,000 |
| Business systems analyst | 9,586 | 4.7% | 37.8% | $122,525 |
| Security analyst | 9,126 | 4.5% | 46.5% | $131,400 |
| Machine learning engineer | 8,821 | 4.3% | 49.4% | $191,682 |
| Security engineer | 8,704 | 4.3% | 50.4% | $165,000 |
| Systems administrator | 8,211 | 4.0% | 38.9% | $123,334 |
| Solutions and enterprise architect | 8,124 | 4.0% | 51.6% | $177,950 |
| DevOps and site reliability engineer | 7,706 | 3.8% | 51.7% | $160,000 |
| Software QA and test engineer | 6,896 | 3.4% | 38.8% | $125,000 |
| Data engineer | 6,836 | 3.4% | 51.1% | $155,491 |
| Network engineer | 5,919 | 2.9% | 37.2% | $126,800 |
| UX and product designer | 5,318 | 2.6% | 42.6% | $162,000 |
| Data scientist | 4,905 | 2.4% | 51.4% | $174,650 |
| AI training and data annotation contributor | 3,261 | 1.6% | 75.7% | $83,200 |
| AI research scientist | 3,138 | 1.5% | 48.8% | $197,900 |
| Database administrator | 1,359 | 0.7% | 29.1% | $135,200 |
| Statistician and biostatistician | 555 | 0.3% | 49.4% | $155,450 |
Specialties in tech
The 20 specialties with the most US postings in tech, among those with at least 50, each as a share of its occupation's US postings, as of November 4, 2026. Many postings name no specialty.
| Specialty | Occupation | Postings | Share of occupation | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | Software engineer | 7,594 | 14.3% | $176,550 |
| Full stack | Software engineer | 5,594 | 10.5% | $162,500 |
| Embedded and firmware | Software engineer | 4,732 | 8.9% | $169,050 |
| Help desk and service desk | IT support specialist | 3,552 | 17.2% | $65,000 |
| ERP (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, Workday) | Business systems analyst | 3,520 | 36.7% | $136,400 |
| AI and data products | Product manager | 3,030 | 15.1% | $191,850 |
| Product and interaction design | UX and product designer | 2,956 | 55.6% | $170,125 |
| Governance, risk and compliance | Security analyst | 2,948 | 32.3% | $136,000 |
| Field and onsite support | IT support specialist | 2,725 | 13.2% | $69,846 |
| LLMs and generative AI | Machine learning engineer | 2,504 | 28.4% | $193,550 |
| Cloud infrastructure | DevOps and site reliability engineer | 2,463 | 32.0% | $155,900 |
| Cloud architecture | Solutions and enterprise architect | 2,333 | 28.7% | $180,700 |
| Test automation (SDET) | Software QA and test engineer | 2,230 | 32.3% | $135,000 |
| Enterprise platforms (Salesforce, ServiceNow, SAP) | Software engineer | 2,154 | 4.1% | $147,500 |
| Frontend | Software engineer | 2,052 | 3.9% | $162,000 |
| Data pipelines and ETL | Data engineer | 2,034 | 29.8% | $154,300 |
| SOC and incident response | Security analyst | 1,937 | 21.2% | $133,350 |
| Technical and platform | Product manager | 1,873 | 9.3% | $178,214 |
| Mobile | Software engineer | 1,830 | 3.4% | $170,000 |
| BI and reporting | Data and BI analyst | 1,763 | 15.3% | $112,718 |
Industries hiring for tech
The industries with the most US tech postings, each as a share of the field's US postings, as of November 4, 2026. Each posting counts in its employer's industry.
| Industry | Postings | Share of field | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software and internet | 35,320 | 17.3% | $190,000 |
| Aerospace and defense | 29,292 | 14.4% | $145,500 |
| IT services and consulting | 22,628 | 11.1% | $125,000 |
| Banking and financial services | 16,816 | 8.2% | $170,000 |
| Professional services | 13,109 | 6.4% | $142,500 |
| Retail and consumer brands | 12,562 | 6.2% | $169,050 |
| Healthcare | 9,325 | 4.6% | $133,060 |
| Hardware and electronics | 9,251 | 4.5% | $187,650 |
| Manufacturing and consumer goods | 7,458 | 3.7% | $126,000 |
| Media and entertainment | 5,002 | 2.5% | $163,000 |
| Pharma, biotech and medical devices | 4,744 | 2.3% | $169,910 |
| Insurance | 4,715 | 2.3% | $141,425 |
Advertised pay pages for tech
The role families whose jobs are in tech, with their advertised pay, as of November 4, 2026.
| Role family | Median | Middle 50 percent | Postings with pay | Employers | Share that list pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Backend | $175,500 | $145,000 to $214,000 | 21,819 | 4,468 | 59.5% |
| Frontend | $164,125 | $139,180 to $202,650 | 1,179 | 571 | 51.4% |
| Full stack | $162,500 | $126,900 to $200,000 | 4,550 | 2,239 | 39.0% |
| Mobile | $170,000 | $169,900 to $196,700 | 1,039 | 284 | 61.9% |
| DevOps | $163,655 | $136,450 to $197,750 | 4,145 | 1,699 | 50.8% |
| Data | $140,000 | $101,347 to $176,500 | 11,471 | 3,936 | 45.1% |
| Machine learning | $185,000 | $129,150 to $237,500 | 4,676 | 1,213 | 56.1% |
| Security | $152,500 | $120,120 to $186,300 | 8,071 | 2,416 | 51.9% |
| QA | $120,000 | $98,500 to $156,050 | 2,009 | 960 | 40.5% |
| IT support | $110,500 | $79,643 to $146,507 | 11,699 | 4,505 | 34.9% |
Questions
- How many US job postings are in tech?
- 203,834 live US job postings as of November 4, 2026, 6.2% of the US postings we could place in a field.
- What do tech job postings pay?
- The median advertised base pay is $155,900 a year, and the middle 50 percent of postings that list pay run from $115,000 to $196,600. 95,250 of its 203,834 US postings list pay.
- Which tech occupations have the most job postings?
- The occupations with the most tech postings are software engineer (26.1%), IT support specialist (10.1%), and product manager (9.8%), each as a share of its US postings.