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.

Location	Entry-Level	Mid-Level	Senior	COL Index
San Francisco	$122K – $176K	$169K – $236K	$223K – $317K	180
New York	$115K – $166K	$160K – $224K	$211K – $301K	170
San Jose	$121K – $174K	$168K – $235K	$221K – $315K	178
Seattle	$110K – $159K	$153K – $214K	$201K – $287K	155
Los Angeles	$103K – $150K	$144K – $201K	$190K – $270K	150
Boston	$106K – $153K	$148K – $207K	$195K – $277K	145
Washington D.C.	$108K – $156K	$150K – $210K	$198K – $282K	150
San Diego	$101K – $146K	$140K – $196K	$185K – $263K	140
Chicago	$95K – $137K	$131K – $184K	$173K – $247K	115
Austin	$97K – $140K	$135K – $189K	$178K – $254K	110
Denver	$95K – $137K	$131K – $184K	$173K – $247K	120
Atlanta	$90K – $130K	$125K – $175K	$165K – $235K	105
Dallas	$90K – $130K	$125K – $175K	$165K – $235K	105
Houston	$89K – $129K	$124K – $173K	$163K – $233K	102
Miami	$95K – $137K	$131K – $184K	$173K – $247K	125
Phoenix	$86K – $124K	$119K – $166K	$157K – $223K	100
Philadelphia	$92K – $133K	$128K – $179K	$168K – $240K	110
Minneapolis	$92K – $133K	$128K – $179K	$168K – $240K	108
Portland	$97K – $140K	$135K – $189K	$178K – $254K	130
San Antonio	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	95
Detroit	$85K – $122K	$118K – $165K	$155K – $221K	95
Raleigh	$88K – $127K	$123K – $172K	$162K – $230K	102
Charlotte	$88K – $127K	$123K – $172K	$162K – $230K	102
Nashville	$89K – $129K	$124K – $173K	$163K – $233K	105
Orlando	$86K – $124K	$119K – $166K	$157K – $223K	102
Tampa	$86K – $125K	$120K – $168K	$158K – $226K	100
Jacksonville	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	98
Salt Lake City	$88K – $127K	$123K – $172K	$162K – $230K	108
Pittsburgh	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	95
Indianapolis	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	95
Columbus	$84K – $121K	$116K – $163K	$153K – $219K	95
Cleveland	$81K – $117K	$113K – $158K	$149K – $212K	92
Cincinnati	$82K – $118K	$114K – $159K	$150K – $214K	94
Kansas City	$85K – $122K	$118K – $165K	$155K – $221K	95
St. Louis	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	92
Milwaukee	$84K – $121K	$116K – $163K	$153K – $219K	94
Baltimore	$90K – $130K	$125K – $175K	$165K – $235K	108
Richmond	$86K – $124K	$119K – $166K	$157K – $223K	100
Virginia Beach	$85K – $122K	$118K – $165K	$155K – $221K	98
Sacramento	$95K – $137K	$131K – $184K	$173K – $247K	125
Las Vegas	$88K – $127K	$123K – $172K	$162K – $230K	108
Oklahoma City	$79K – $114K	$110K – $154K	$145K – $207K	88
Memphis	$79K – $114K	$110K – $154K	$145K – $207K	88
Louisville	$81K – $117K	$113K – $158K	$149K – $212K	90
New Orleans	$83K – $120K	$115K – $161K	$152K – $216K	95
Albuquerque	$81K – $117K	$113K – $158K	$149K – $212K	95
Tucson	$81K – $117K	$113K – $158K	$149K – $212K	95
Buffalo	$81K – $117K	$113K – $158K	$149K – $212K	90
Honolulu	$95K – $137K	$131K – $184K	$173K – $247K	175
Remote (US)	$86K – $124K	$119K – $166K	$157K – $223K	100

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