Prompt Engineer Salary
Prompt Engineer roles pay a median of $225k a year, based on 37 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $203k to $270k, and the top 10% more than $350k. 11% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Mercor.
- $225k
- median USD
- $203k
- 25th percentile
- $270k
- 75th percentile
- 37
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($203k to $270k)
By level
From the title and requirements, not from a company level framework.
| Level | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 16 | $195k | $209k | $219k |
| Staff | 5 | $270k | $275k | $279k |
| Lead | 3 | $235k | $245k | $282k |
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 14 | $208k | $254k | $350k |
| Mountain View | 5 | $238k | $238k | $238k |
| Cambridge, US | 3 | $205k | $208k | $226k |
| Costa Mesa | 3 | $192k | $213k | $235k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 33 | $208k | $225k | $270k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 33 | $178k | $213k | $256k |
| Remote | 4 | $255k | $275k | $1.5M |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Research Engineer, Intern – Benchmarking
MercorSan Francisco, California, US
$70/hr
prompt eval engineerInternintern$70/hr · 1d agoAI Engineer - Data and Evals
GleanSan Francisco Bay Area
~$200k–$280k
prompt eval engineer~$200k–$280k · 6d agoSenior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance
ElasticGB
Not disclosed
prompt eval engineerSenior8d agoSenior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance
ElasticPL
Not disclosed
prompt eval engineerSenior8d agoSenior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance
ElasticES
~€67k–€106k
prompt eval engineerSenior~€67k–€106k · 8d agoSenior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance
ElasticCA
~$128k–$203k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$128k–$203k · 8d agoSenior Engineer, Competitive Benchmarking & Performance
ElasticUS
~$133k–$211k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$133k–$211k · 8d agoSoftware Engineering Manager, AI Observability & Evals Platform (New York, NY)
LangChainNew York, New York, US
~$200k–$250k
prompt eval engineerLead~$200k–$250k · 9d agoSenior AI Evals Engineer
RubrikBangalore, KA, IN
Not disclosed
prompt eval engineerSenior14d agoContract Student Worker – AI Validation and Benchmarking Engineer (40hrs / week Full-Time)
ZooxFoster City, CA, US
Not disclosed
prompt eval engineercontractor16d 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