Prompt Engineer Salary

Prompt Engineer Salary in New York

$165,00018% above national median

The median salary for prompt engineers in New York is $165,000, which is 18% above the national median of $140,000.

New York vs National

New York

$165,000

US National Median

$140,000

Prompt Engineer salary in other locations

How New York compares to other cities

🇺🇸San Francisco, CA
$185,000🇺🇸Seattle, WA
$170,000🇺🇸Remote (US)
$145,000🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
$120,000🇮🇪Dublin, Ireland
$92,000🇬🇧London, UK
$90,000

Other tech salaries in New York

How prompt engineer pay compares to other roles in the same area

💼AI Product Manager$250,000💼AI Governance Specialist$230,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$200,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$200,000💼Platform Engineer$195,000

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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024, Levels.fyi, Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2025.