Median salary
$187,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$137.7k – $232k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
17.2%
42 of 244 roles
Live roles
244
open right now
Salary trend
median · annualized USDSalary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying jobs
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Senior Research Engineer, LLM Training & Post-Training
Senior / Prompt Engineer (AI/ML), Brand Concierge
Senior Machine Learning Engineer - LLM Quantization & Deployment
Intermediate/ Senior Software Engineer - Cortex LLM Training Platform
Top companies hiring
CACI
Otter.ai
Censys
Accenture Federal Services
Five9
Prompt Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $237,500 | 5 |
| New York | $226,000 | 3 |
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How much do Prompt Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Prompt Engineer roles is $187,000 per year. Most pay falls between $137,725 (25th percentile) and $231,950 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $98,330 to $263,370.
These figures are computed live from 244 active Prompt Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 42 (17.2%) 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 include Airbnb, Plaud, XPENG 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?
- The median is $187,000 per year, with most pay between $137,725 and $231,950 (25th–75th percentile), based on 42 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Prompt Engineer salary range?
- Pay ranges from about $98,330 to $263,370 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $187,000. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.