Senior Prompt Engineer Salary
Senior Prompt Engineer roles pay a median of $209k a year, based on 16 live listings that disclose salary. The middle half earns $195k to $219k, and the top 10% more than $238k. 6% of these roles are remote. Highest median pay: Waymo.
- $209k
- median USD
- $195k
- 25th percentile
- $219k
- 75th percentile
- 16
- disclosed roles
Shaded: middle half ($195k to $219k)
By city
| City | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | 4 | $208k | $209k | $217k |
| Mountain View | 3 | $238k | $238k | $238k |
By country
| Country | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA | 14 | $208k | $210k | $232k |
Remote vs on-site
| Group | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On-site / hybrid | 15 | $187k | $208k | $225k |
Top-paying companies
Companies with at least three disclosed salaries here, by median.
Live roles
Senior 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 agoSenior AI Evals Engineer
RubrikBangalore, KA, IN
Not disclosed
prompt eval engineerSenior14d agoSenior Fullstack Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (NY)
LangChainSan Francisco, CA, US
~$175k–$240k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$175k–$240k · 21d agoSenior Backend Software Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform (NYC)
LangChainNew York, New York, US
~$180k–$240k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$180k–$240k · 21d agoSenior Software Engineer, Eval Efficiency & Optimization
WaymoMountain View, CA, US
~$213k–$263k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$213k–$263k · 27d agoSenior Fullstack Engineer, AI Observability & Evals Platform
LangChainCambridge, MA, US
~$175k–$240k
prompt eval engineerSenior~$175k–$240k · 1mo 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