Prompt Engineer salaries in San Francisco.
What Prompt Engineer roles in San Francisco pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$213,350
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$179k – $280k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
44.4%
8 of 18 roles
Live roles
18
open right now
Salary trend
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How much do Prompt Engineer roles in San Francisco pay?
The median salary for Prompt Engineer roles in San Francisco is $213,350 per year. Most pay falls between $179,013 (25th percentile) and $280,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $165,250 to $304,750.
These figures are computed live from 18 active Prompt Engineer roles in San Francisco on JobsRadar, of which 8 (44.4%) 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 San Francisco include Anthropic, Plaud, Accenture 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 San Francisco?
- The median is $213,350 per year, with most pay between $179,013 and $280,000 (25th–75th percentile), based on 8 live listings that disclose pay on JobsRadar.
- What is the Prompt Engineer salary range in San Francisco?
- Pay ranges from about $165,250 to $304,750 per year (10th–90th percentile) around a median of $213,350. Figures are annualized USD from live listings, refreshed every few hours.