The median starting salary is $159,375 a year, measured on the 441 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Measured September 2026. Compare with AI salaries by field.
Prompt engineering jobs: 1,222 open roles (Sep 2026)
Live postings that name prompt engineering 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
- 1,222
- AI Level 3+ (AI in the daily work)
- 856
- remote
- 283
- median starting salary
- $159,375
BRL 348kRemote - BrazilRemote2mo
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$180k-$390kSan Francisco, CA3mo
openaiclayai-agents
$251k-$310kMountain View, CA, United States 3mo
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$149k-$224kCalifornia - Palo Alto5mo
claudecopilotcursor+2
$150k-$215kNew York, New York, United States of America1mo
openaianthropiclangchain+6
IN - Bengaluru, India2mo
langchainlanggraphhaystack+6
$94k-$152kRaritan, New Jersey, United States of America4d
claudelanggraphcrewai+5
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico1w
openaianthropic
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico1w
openaianthropic
AI level of Prompt engineering jobs
- AI Level 4326 (27%)
- AI Level 3530 (43%)
- AI Level 2130 (11%)
- AI Level 1236 (19%)
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Common questions
How much do Prompt engineering jobs pay?
How much AI work do Prompt engineering jobs involve?
Of the 1,222 live postings: AI Level 4: 326 (27%); AI Level 3: 530 (43%); AI Level 2: 130 (11%); AI Level 1: 236 (19%). See what each level means. Counted September 2026.
Which companies are hiring for Prompt engineering jobs?
By number of live postings: Amazon (165), Salesforce (154), Cloudflare (58), Sierra (54), PwC (52). Counted September 2026.
Where are Prompt engineering jobs located?
Cities with their own list, by number of live postings: San Francisco (119), Bengaluru (104), New York (74), London (53), Seattle (40). Counted September 2026.
Which skills come up most in Prompt engineering jobs?
Named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (922), AI agents (730), Python (720), RAG (622), Generative AI (499). Counted September 2026.
Which roles are open in Prompt engineering jobs?
By number of live postings: AI engineer (105), Forward deployed engineer (100), Solutions architect (63), AI consultant (41), Data scientist (26). Counted September 2026.
A posting counts when it names Prompt engineering in its title or description. Counted September 2026 on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.