The median starting salary is $176,000 a year, measured on the 3,467 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
San Mateo, United States6mo
openaivllmpytorch+2
LLM jobs: 7,336 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
- 7,336
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 4,875
- remote
- 2,095
- median starting salary
- $176,000
San Mateo, United States6mo
openaipytorchdatabricks
£260k-£630kLondon, UK7mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$199k-$269kUS, WA, Seattle7mo
pytorchtensorflow
$168k-$265kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorch
$224k-$357kUS, CA, Santa Clara8mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$204k-$259kMountain View, CA USA; San Francisco, CA USA;9mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$170k-$216kMountain View, CA USA; San Francisco, CA USA;9mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
$281k-$356kMountain View, CA, United States 9mo
tensorflowjax
$180k-$255kSan Jose, California, United States10mo
llamadeepseekvllm+3
$200k-$375kNew York City, NY (Hybrid); San Francisco, CA (Hybrid); United States (Remote)Remote11mo
pytorchtensorflowscikit-learn
$397k-$456kSan Mateo, CA, United States11mo
$120k-$300kSan Francisco / Bay Area11mo
chatgptclaudepytorch+1
$200k-$290kSan Francisco13mo
vllmcursorelevenlabs+1
$217k-$303kRemote - United StatesRemote13mo
pytorchtensorflowxgboost
$500k-$850kSan Francisco, CA | New York City, NY18mo
pytorchtensorflowjax
AI level of LLM jobs
- AI Level 42,445 (33%)
- AI Level 32,430 (33%)
- AI Level 2449 (6%)
- AI Level 12,012 (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 7,336 live postings: AI Level 4: 2,445 (33%); AI Level 3: 2,430 (33%); AI Level 2: 449 (6%); AI Level 1: 2,012 (27%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for LLM jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (973), 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 (1,085), New York (684), Seattle (403), Bengaluru (372), London (291). 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 (3,677), AI agents (2,419), Machine learning (2,213), Generative AI (2,123), AWS (2,018). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in LLM jobs?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (384), Forward deployed engineer (253), Machine learning engineer (233), Solutions architect (232), AI product manager (219). 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.