Median salary
$201,085
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$181.2k – $230.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
50%
17 of 34 roles
Live roles
34
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Principal Machine Learning Engineer- LLM Fine-tuning and Optimization
Machine Learning Engineer, Inference & Serving (Speech LLM) - San Francisco
Machine Learning Engineer, Speech LLM Training - San Francisco
Senior Research Engineer, LLM Training & Post-Training
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Inference Optimization
Staff Machine Learning Engineer, CustomerLake (ML/LLM)
Applied LLM Systems Engineer
Senior WEM AQM Prompt Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Plaud
|
$280,000 | 2 |
Accenture Federal Services
|
$151,800 | 2 |
|
Five9
|
$150,675 | 2 |
|
Airbnb
|
$328,500 | 1 |
|
Lightning AI
|
$237,500 | 1 |
|
Nebius
|
$228,700 | 1 |
|
Databricks
|
$226,000 | 1 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$222,000 | 1 |
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How much do Prompt Engineer roles in United States pay?
The median salary for Prompt Engineer roles in United States is $201,085 per year. Most pay falls between $181,200 (25th percentile) and $230,900 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $152,150 to $280,000.
These figures are computed live from 34 active Prompt Engineer roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 17 (50%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Prompt Engineer roles in United States include Airbnb, Plaud, Lightning AI and Nebius.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average Prompt Engineer salary in United States?
- The median is $201,085 per year, with most pay between $181,200 and $230,900 (25th–75th percentile), based on 17 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Prompt Engineer salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $152,150 to $280,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $201,085. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.