The median starting salary is $175,875 a year, measured on the 3,517 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
$158k-$214kUS, NY, New York2w
llmdistributed-systems
LLM jobs: 7,455 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name LLM in the job title or description. Each one is rated AI Level 1–4 for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 7,455
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 5,007
- remote
- 2,186
- median starting salary
- $175,875
$143k-$193kUS, WA, Bellevue2w
pythonmachine-learning-models
$144k-$194kUS, NY, New York2w
pythonawsinfrastructure-as-code
$144k-$194kUS, WA, Seattle2w
pythonllmsmachine-learning-frameworks
$165k-$224kUS, CA, Palo Alto2w
generative-aillmdistributed-systems
Phoenix Building, Bangalore, India2w
pytorchtensorflowpython+3
$250k-$300kSan Francisco2w
cursorelevenlabsdecagon+4
$220k-$405kSan Francisco2w
pythongorust+4
CAD 140k-CAD 160kOttawa, ONRemote2w
openaianthropicgemini+6
$231k-$340kNew YorkRemote2w
claudecursorclaude-code+4
$213k-$275kRemote, OntarioRemote2w
llm-gatewayorchestration-tools
$250k-$323kRemote, United StatesRemote2w
llm-gatewayorchestration-tools
$320k-$485kSan Francisco, CA2w
bedrockpytorchtensorflow+2
AI level of LLM jobs
- AI Level 42,523 (34%)
- AI Level 32,484 (33%)
- AI Level 2463 (6%)
- AI Level 11,985 (27%)
Companies hiring for LLM
LLM jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do LLM jobs pay?
How much AI work do LLM jobs involve?
Of the 7,455 live postings: AI Level 4: 2,523 (34%); AI Level 3: 2,484 (33%); AI Level 2: 463 (6%); AI Level 1: 1,985 (27%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (964), NVIDIA (434), Salesforce (219), Anthropic (211), Capital One (146). Counted September 2026.
Where are LLM jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (1,115), New York (714), Seattle (401), Bengaluru (373), London (294). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in LLM jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Python (3,733), AI agents (2,454), Machine learning (2,221), Generative AI (2,128), AWS (2,041). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (385), Forward deployed engineer (257), Machine learning engineer (239), Solutions architect (232), AI product manager (222). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names LLM in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.