Median salary
$190,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$170k – $226k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
49%
25 of 51 roles
Live roles
51
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
Software Engineer, Tokens and Prompt Structures
Machine Learning Engineer, Inference & Serving (Speech LLM) - San Francisco
Principal Machine Learning Engineer- LLM Fine-tuning and Optimization
Machine Learning Engineer, Speech LLM Training - San Francisco
Senior Research Engineer, LLM Training & Post-Training
Rovo & AI Prompt Engineer
Senior Machine Learning Engineer, LLM Inference Optimization
Sr. Staff Engineer (Martech/AI/LLM)
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| HI Honeycomb.io | $178,264 | 4 |
CACI
|
$68,675 | 4 |
|
Plaud
|
$280,000 | 2 |
| SN Snowflake | $263,375 | 2 |
XPENG
|
$262,500 | 2 |
Otter.ai
|
$188,750 | 2 |
Censys
|
$179,000 | 2 |
|
Anthropic
|
$362,500 | 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 $190,000 per year. Most pay falls between $170,000 (25th percentile) and $226,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $108,096 to $280,000.
These figures are computed live from 51 active Prompt Engineer roles in United States on JobsRadar, of which 25 (49%) 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 Anthropic, Plaud, Airbnb and Lightning AI.
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 $190,000 per year, with most pay between $170,000 and $226,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 25 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Prompt Engineer salary range in United States?
- Pay ranges from about $108,096 to $280,000 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $190,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.