Salaries/Prompt Engineer

Prompt Engineer Salary — 2026 Data

Design, evaluate, and ship LLM prompts, agents, and retrieval pipelines. Compare compensation across 50 locations, from entry-level to senior positions.

LocationEntry-LevelMid-LevelSeniorCOL Index
San Francisco$122K$176K$169K$236K$223K$317K180
New York$115K$166K$160K$224K$211K$301K170
San Jose$121K$174K$168K$235K$221K$315K178
Seattle$110K$159K$153K$214K$201K$287K155
Los Angeles$103K$150K$144K$201K$190K$270K150
Boston$106K$153K$148K$207K$195K$277K145
Washington D.C.$108K$156K$150K$210K$198K$282K150
San Diego$101K$146K$140K$196K$185K$263K140
Chicago$95K$137K$131K$184K$173K$247K115
Austin$97K$140K$135K$189K$178K$254K110
Denver$95K$137K$131K$184K$173K$247K120
Atlanta$90K$130K$125K$175K$165K$235K105
Dallas$90K$130K$125K$175K$165K$235K105
Houston$89K$129K$124K$173K$163K$233K102
Miami$95K$137K$131K$184K$173K$247K125
Phoenix$86K$124K$119K$166K$157K$223K100
Philadelphia$92K$133K$128K$179K$168K$240K110
Minneapolis$92K$133K$128K$179K$168K$240K108
Portland$97K$140K$135K$189K$178K$254K130
San Antonio$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K95
Detroit$85K$122K$118K$165K$155K$221K95
Raleigh$88K$127K$123K$172K$162K$230K102
Charlotte$88K$127K$123K$172K$162K$230K102
Nashville$89K$129K$124K$173K$163K$233K105
Orlando$86K$124K$119K$166K$157K$223K102
Tampa$86K$125K$120K$168K$158K$226K100
Jacksonville$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K98
Salt Lake City$88K$127K$123K$172K$162K$230K108
Pittsburgh$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K95
Indianapolis$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K95
Columbus$84K$121K$116K$163K$153K$219K95
Cleveland$81K$117K$113K$158K$149K$212K92
Cincinnati$82K$118K$114K$159K$150K$214K94
Kansas City$85K$122K$118K$165K$155K$221K95
St. Louis$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K92
Milwaukee$84K$121K$116K$163K$153K$219K94
Baltimore$90K$130K$125K$175K$165K$235K108
Richmond$86K$124K$119K$166K$157K$223K100
Virginia Beach$85K$122K$118K$165K$155K$221K98
Sacramento$95K$137K$131K$184K$173K$247K125
Las Vegas$88K$127K$123K$172K$162K$230K108
Oklahoma City$79K$114K$110K$154K$145K$207K88
Memphis$79K$114K$110K$154K$145K$207K88
Louisville$81K$117K$113K$158K$149K$212K90
New Orleans$83K$120K$115K$161K$152K$216K95
Albuquerque$81K$117K$113K$158K$149K$212K95
Tucson$81K$117K$113K$158K$149K$212K95
Buffalo$81K$117K$113K$158K$149K$212K90
Honolulu$95K$137K$131K$184K$173K$247K175
Remote (US)$86K$124K$119K$166K$157K$223K100

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