As of November 11, 2026, the median starting salary is $165,900 a year, measured on the 434 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
NLP jobs: 1,200+ open roles
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Live postings that name NLP in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 1,200+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 1,000+
- remote
- 333
Median starting salary: $165,900.
AI level of NLP jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI773 (60%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI236 (18%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI79 (6%)
- ●○○○ Little AI198 (15%)
Companies hiring for NLP
NLP jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do NLP jobs pay?
How much AI work do NLP jobs involve?
As of November 11, 2026, of the 1,200+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 773 (60%); Works on AI ●●●○: 236 (18%); Uses AI ●●○○: 79 (6%); Little AI ●○○○: 198 (15%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for NLP jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (234), 1Password (82), Capital One (56), RELX (35), NVIDIA (33).
Where are NLP jobs located?
As of November 11, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (95), Bengaluru (85), Seattle (71), San Francisco (63), London (55).
Which skills come up most in NLP jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Machine learning (941), Python (847), LLM (716), Generative AI (562), Deep learning (462).
Which roles are open in NLP jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, by number of live postings: Data scientist (153), Applied scientist (124), Software engineer (101), Machine learning engineer (91), AI engineer (70).
A posting counts when it names NLP in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.