Data and AI salaries in Austria
The median senior Data and AI salary in Austria is €56,770 per year, with the market band from €33,092 to €77,022 (statistik.at, 2026-09-02).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- €63,714
- Median
- €107,866
- P75
- €188,000
- per month
- €8,989
About €8,989 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 11 chief executives and board members, n=24,500. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Same-cell alternatives: Stepstone Gehaltsreport 2025 Management median 72,750; VSE 2022 private-sector managers full-time median 91,840; ISCO 12 commercial executives band 47,141/74,353/106,412.
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- €52,682
- Median
- €76,171
- P75
- €100,150
- per month
- €6,348
About €6,348 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 13 'Fuehrungskraefte in der Produktion und bei speziellen Dienstleistungen' (managers incl specialized services such as data/analytics functions), n=68,100. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all experience levels incl part-time. Same-cell alternatives: AEB leadership-function band 'Fuehrende Taetigkeiten' (white collar) 50,723/77,214/113,521, n=148,200; Stepstone 2025 median with personnel responsibility 63,000 vs 52,000 without.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- €33,092
- Median
- €56,770
- P75
- €77,022
- per month
- €4,731
About €4,731 per month at the median.
Occupation: OEISCO-08 sub-major 21 'Naturwissenschaftler, Mathematiker und Ingenieure', where statisticians, mathematicians (data science) and engineers are classified, n=112,200. Basis authority: Statistik Austria table 'Bruttojahreseinkommen der unselbststaendig Erwerbstaetigen nach Berufsgruppen 2023', quartile header '... verdienen weniger als ... EUR'; payroll tax, social insurance and microcensus data, employees 15+ resident in Austria, apprentices excluded. Published Dec 2024. Band spans all experience levels incl part-time; senior zone roughly p50 to p75. Same-cell alternatives: ISCO 25 ICT professionals (data engineers) band 39,263/59,352/79,770; kununu Softwareentwickler after 10 years 72,200.
Sources for these numbers
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/3_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Berufsgruppen.ods
- https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20250113_OTS0043/fuer-mehr-gehaltstransparenz-stepstone-veroeffentlicht-gehaltsreport-2025
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/335/VSE2022_tabC_verdienste_vollzeit_teilzeit_berufe.ods
- https://www.statistik.at/statistiken/bevoelkerung-und-soziales/einkommen-und-soziale-lage/allgemeiner-einkommensbericht
- https://www.statistik.at/fileadmin/pages/334/4_Unselbststaendig_Erwerbstaetige_Funktionen.ods
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