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BI and data warehouse developer: certifications, study paths and pay

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You build the data models, warehouses and reporting layers that analysts and managers rely on.

See practice tests for this roleWhat does it pay?
US$104,620 US median pay3 practice-test exams2 study paths

What you do

  • Design tables and transformations
  • Build and tune queries and pipelines
  • Maintain trusted datasets and reports

Skills that matter

  • Advanced SQL
  • Data modelling
  • A cloud data platform such as Snowflake
  • Performance tuning

What does this role pay?

Lowest 10 percent earn less thanUS$60,230
Median per yearUS$104,620
Highest 10 percent earn more thanUS$163,320

United States, May 2025, annual wages for the closest official occupation: Database administrators, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Pay grows with experience, scope and certifications. Pay in Australia, the United Kingdom, Canada and other countries is different, so check local job boards and salary guides. These figures are a guide, not an offer or a promise of pay.

Practice tests that fit this role

Certifications that appear most often alongside this role. Start with the first one if you are new to it.

AssociateSnowPro Associate5 tests · 325 questionsAssociateGoogle Cloud Associate Data Practitioner5 tests · 250 questionsAssociateDatabricks GenAI Engineer Associate5 tests · 225 questions

Study paths that lead here

STUDY PATH

Data and analytics path

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STUDY PATH

Google Cloud AI and data track

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Job titles this page covers

  • Analytics engineer
  • BI developer
  • Business intelligence developer
  • Data warehouse developer
  • SQL developer

Employers use many names for similar work. Requirements vary by employer and country, and a certificate supports your application but does not guarantee a job.

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