As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $167,100 a year, measured on the 430 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
NLP jobs: 1,200+ open roles
Updated Nov 10, 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
- 336
Median starting salary: $167,100.
AI level of NLP jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI776 (60%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI235 (18%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI79 (6%)
- ●○○○ Little AI194 (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 10, 2026, of the 1,200+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 776 (60%); Works on AI ●●●○: 235 (18%); Uses AI ●●○○: 79 (6%); Little AI ●○○○: 194 (15%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for NLP jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (236), 1Password (79), Capital One (58), RELX (35), NVIDIA (33).
Where are NLP jobs located?
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: New York (97), Bengaluru (85), Seattle (71), San Francisco (64), London (56).
Which skills come up most in NLP jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: Machine learning (935), Python (846), LLM (718), Generative AI (565), Deep learning (457).
Which roles are open in NLP jobs?
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Data scientist (149), Applied scientist (125), Software engineer (100), Machine learning engineer (90), AI engineer (73).
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.