Earnings of Data Visualization practitioners

In their 2021 State of the Industry Survey, the Data Visualization Society asked data visualization practitioners for their pre-tax yearly pay in US dollars. This project visualizes the answers to this question for respondents living in the United States.

Distribution of annual salaries

The annual salaries vary between $0 and $240,000, with most professionals earning between $60,000 and $140,000. They almost form a normal distribution, slightly skewed to the right.

Click on a button to see the breakdown per gender.

Data source

State of the industry survey 2021 - Data Visualization Society

Methodology

For comparison purposes, this project visualizes only the answers provided by salaried professionals living in the United States (788 respondents). Thirty-three respondents declared earning $240,000 or more annually and are not represented in the visualization.