Updated Nov 10, 2026
Live postings that name prompt engineering 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.
Median starting salary: $160,000.
As of November 10, 2026, the median starting salary is $160,000 a year, measured on the 488 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
As of November 10, 2026, of the 1,500+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 535 (34%); Works on AI ●●●○: 642 (41%); Uses AI ●●○○: 156 (10%); Little AI ●○○○: 236 (15%). See what each level means.
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (168), Salesforce (138), Sierra (61), Cloudflare (56), Celonis (48).
As of November 10, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (117), Bengaluru (113), London (89), New York (78), Singapore (58).
As of November 10, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (1,100+), Python (996), AI agents (842), RAG (822), Generative AI (663).
As of November 10, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (226), Forward deployed engineer (139), AI engineer (128), Data scientist (70), AI consultant (50).
A posting counts when it names Prompt engineering in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.
