# NLP Engineer Salary

> NLP Engineer roles pay a median of $251k a year, based on 16 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $236k to $300k, and the top 10% more than $305k. 50% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Decagon.

- **Median (USD):** $251k
- **25th to 75th percentile:** $236k to $300k
- **10th to 90th percentile:** $204k to $305k
- **Disclosed roles:** 16

## By level

From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Senior | 3 | $265k | $300k | $305k |
| Staff | 6 | $218k | $251k | $271k |

## By city

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| San Francisco | 7 | $249k | $252k | $300k |

## By country

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [USA](https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/nlp/usa) | 15 | $234k | $252k | $300k |

## Remote vs on-site

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| On-site / hybrid | 8 | $247k | $276k | $300k |
| Remote | 8 | $206k | $243k | $283k |

## Top-paying companies

Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.

| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Decagon](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/decagon) | 4 | $285k | $300k | $300k |
| [Deepgram](https://aijobsgrid.com/companies/deepgram) | 5 | $200k | $208k | $252k |

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Every live listing here that discloses a number, in any currency. Converted to USD at ECB reference rates as of 2026-10-28. Hourly, weekly, and monthly figures are annualised (2,080 / 52 / 12). Where a salary is a range we use its midpoint. Live roles: [NLP jobs](https://aijobsgrid.com/ai-jobs/nlp). Check an offer: https://aijobsgrid.com/salaries/calculator?role=nlp&offer=185000

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