NLP Engineer Salary in the USA
NLP Engineer roles in the USA pay a median of $252k a year, based on 15 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $234k to $300k, and the top 10% more than $306k. 53% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Decagon.
- $252k
- median USD
- $234k
- 25th percentile
- $300k
- 75th percentile
- 15
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($234k to $300k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 3 | $265k | $300k | $305k |
| Staff | 6 | $218k | $251k | $271k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 7 | $249k | $252k | $300k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 7 | $251k | $300k | $300k |
| Remote | 8 | $206k | $243k | $283k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Staff Sales Engineer, Voice AI
DeepgramRemote
$185k–$230k
RemotenlpStaff$185k–$230k · 9d agoResearch Staff, Applied Voice AI
DeepgramRemote
$216k–$338k
RemotenlpStaff$216k–$338k · 10d agoResearch Engineer, Audio and Speech
DecagonSan Francisco, CA, US
$200k–$400k
nlp$200k–$400k · 1mo agoResearch Staff, Voice AI Foundations
DeepgramRemote
$150k–$250k
RemotenlpStaff$150k–$250k · 2mo agoSr AI Architect - Conversational AI
TwilioRemote (US)
~$276k–$345k
RemotenlpSenior~$276k–$345k · 3mo agoSoftware Engineer, Voice Agents & AI (Senior or Staff Level)
DeepgramSan Francisco, California, US
$197k–$307k
nlpStaff$197k–$307k · 3mo agoPrincipal Research & Engineering, Realtime Voice AI
Inflection AIPalo Alto, California, US
~$400k–$550k
nlpPrincipal~$400k–$550k · 4mo agoStaff Machine Learning Engineer, Voice AI
Together AISan Francisco, CA, US
~$220k–$280k
nlpStaff~$220k–$280k · 5mo agoSenior Research Engineer, Audio and Speech
DecagonSan Francisco, CA, US
$200k–$400k
nlpSenior$200k–$400k · 5mo agoSoftware Engineer - Voice AI (Inference Runtime)
BasetenRemote (US)
$165k–$330k
Remotenlp$165k–$330k · 6mo ago
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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. Breakdowns with fewer than three disclosed salaries are left out. All AI and ML salaries