Data and AI salaries in Iceland

executive (High quality data)

P25

ISK 14,424,000

Median

ISK 16,368,000

P75

ISK 20,316,000

per month

ISK 1,364,000

About ISK 1,364,000 per month at the median.

Published title: 1237 Research and development department managers (table VIN02001, Statistics Iceland, data year 2025, released 13 May 2026). Basis authority: Statistics Iceland survey metadata defines basic earnings as monthly remuneration for regular daytime working hours without supplements, gross, full-time equivalent. Sample: n=40 observations. full ordered band: published lower quartile, median and upper quartile (basic earnings, full-time). Same-cell alternatives: 1236 Computing services department managers (basic p50 1650k, n=70).

lead (High quality data)

Median

ISK 15,384,000

per month

ISK 1,282,000

This level publishes a median only; no percentiles are available.

Only a floor figure is published for this cell; the stored value is that floor, and the true market center is likely higher. Published title: 212 Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals (table VIN02001, Statistics Iceland, data year 2025, released 13 May 2026). Basis authority: Statistics Iceland survey metadata defines basic earnings as monthly remuneration for regular daytime working hours without supplements, gross, full-time equivalent. Sample: n=210 observations. floor-only: the published upper quartile (basic earnings, full-time, all experience levels pooled) serves as the disclosed lead floor.

senior (High quality data)

P25

ISK 12,408,000

Median

ISK 13,896,000

P75

ISK 15,384,000

per month

ISK 1,158,000

About ISK 1,158,000 per month at the median.

p50 is the midpoint of the source's published span; the span endpoints are stored as p25 and p75 and are wider than quartiles. Published title: 212 Mathematicians, statisticians and related professionals (table VIN02001, Statistics Iceland, data year 2025, released 13 May 2026). Basis authority: Statistics Iceland survey metadata defines basic earnings as monthly remuneration for regular daytime working hours without supplements, gross, full-time equivalent. Sample: n=210 observations. Statistics Iceland publishes no seniority split, so the pooled all-experience distribution stands in: SPAN uses the published median and upper quartile (basic earnings, full-time) as the senior band endpoints. Same-cell alternatives: 2121 Mathematicians (basic p50 1282k, n=100), 2122 Statisticians (basic p50 943k, n=110).