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Average Prompt Engineer Salary 2026

Live Prompt Engineer salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 19 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.

How much does a Prompt Engineer make?

$165,000median, per year (model estimate)
$120,000–$227,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
18,507live Prompt Engineer postings
13%remote-friendly

DeUnemployment currently indexes 18,507 live Prompt Engineer jobs and estimates that a typical Prompt Engineer earns roughly $120,000–$227,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $165,000/yr. About 13% of current postings are remote-friendly.

Where the Prompt Engineer jobs are

The places with the most live openings right now: Texas (550) · California (511) · North Carolina (338) · Florida (335) · New York (291) · Pennsylvania (278) · Remote (261) · Wisconsin (246). Top 8 of 28 places.

Who is hiring Prompt Engineers

Employers with the most live Prompt Engineer postings right now: IntegratedResourcesINC, ProcomServices, Conehealth, Blufox Mobile, Cubic.

A sample of live Prompt Engineer openings

Senior AI Engineer - Enterprise TransformationApply ↗

QADInc
Pune, , India

Company Description QAD | Redzone is building an enterprise AI platform to support AI-enabled and agentic workflows across the organisation. The AI Centre of Excellence (CoE) is accountable for turning that ambition into

Senior Field Application EngineerApply ↗

Cubic
2 Locations

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying

Assistant Chief EngineerApply ↗

687 - Raleigh North Hills Hilton - Raleigh, NC 27609

Driftwood Hospitality Management’s company culture empowers our associates to take initiative, be proactive, and contribute to the success of their property with well-defined strategies and objectives. Driftwood Hospital

Maintenance Engineer Apply ↗

651 - Scottsdale Curio Resort & Spa - Scottsdale, AZ 85258

Driftwood Hospitality Management’s company culture empowers our associates to take initiative, be proactive, and contribute to the success of their property with well-defined strategies and objectives. Driftwood Hospital

Chief EngineerApply ↗

737 - Ft Myers Hampton - Ft. Meyers, FL 33928

Driftwood Hospitality Management’s company culture empowers our associates to take initiative, be proactive, and contribute to the success of their property with well-defined strategies and objectives. Driftwood Hospital

Senior Software Engineer (Java)Apply ↗

Cubic
Hyderabad, Telangana

Business Unit: Cubic Transportation Systems Company Details: When you join Cubic, you become part of a company that creates and delivers technology solutions in transportation to make people’s lives easier by simplifying

How the Prompt Engineer pay estimate is built

The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,063 most relevant Prompt Engineer postings we sampled, 1,063 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.

Salary questions about Prompt Engineer jobs

How much do Prompt Engineers earn?

Typical pay for a Prompt Engineer currently runs roughly $120,000–$227,000/yr, with a median around $165,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.

How many Prompt Engineer jobs are there?

There are currently 18,507 live Prompt Engineer jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.

What is the average pay for a Prompt Engineer?

The median pay for a Prompt Engineer is about $165,000/yr, based on our live index of 18,507 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.

What is the Prompt Engineer pay scale?

The Prompt Engineer pay scale runs from roughly $120,000 at the 10th percentile to $227,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.

Are there remote Prompt Engineer jobs?

About 13% of current Prompt Engineer postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.

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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.

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