Databricks developers
Contract rates, popularity and trend data for Databricks, plus how it compares with other multi-model databases.
Overview
Databricks is a multi-model database, ranked #7 of 431 on DB-Engines with a popularity score of 150.5.
Databricks is rising in popularity, up 51.6% year over year on DB-Engines. Growing adoption usually means growing demand for people who know it well.
Contract Databricks specialists typically bill $104–128/hr, against a W-2 equivalent salary of about $166,700.
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DB-Engines popularity score for the 12 highest-ranked multi-model databases. Updated monthly.
What Databricks developers cost
Contract and salary benchmarks for the US.
Contract rate
C2C or 1099, from W-2 hourly × 1.3–1.6 for tax, benefits and overhead.
W-2 equivalent
BLS median for US software developers ($135,980), adjusted +23% for Databricks using Stack Overflow 2025 pay data (143 US respondents who use it).
Full-time contractor cost
Per year at 40 hours a week.
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) for Software Developers. Rates vary with seniority and how deep the Databricks work goes. Compare W-2, 1099 and C2C, use the rate calculator, or see rates by state.
Competing databases
How Databricks compares with its nearest rivals.
| Database | Model | DB-Engines rank | Score | YoY | Contract rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redis | Key-value, Multi-model | #8 | 146.5 | -4.9% | $96–118 |
| MongoDB | Document, Multi-model | #5 | 385.0 | -3.8% | $88–108 |
| IBM Db2 | Relational, Multi-model | #9 | 113.2 | -10.1% | – |
| PostgreSQL | Relational, Multi-model | #4 | 681.4 | +2.1% | $92–113 |
| Apache Cassandra | Wide column, Multi-model | #10 | 102.6 | -5.2% | $104–128 |
| Microsoft SQL Server | Relational, Multi-model | #3 | 702.1 | -10.6% | $77–94 |
Multi-model databases closest to Databricks in the DB-Engines ranking. Contract rates shown where Stack Overflow 2025 has enough US respondents to estimate one.
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Questions
How much does a Databricks developer cost?
Contract Databricks developers typically bill $104–128 an hour (C2C or 1099), with a W-2 equivalent salary of about $166,700. Agencies usually charge 2–3× W-2 pay.
Is Databricks growing or declining?
Databricks ranks #7 on DB-Engines. Its popularity score changed by +51.6% over the past year and it is among the fastest-rising databases.