Prompt Engineer Salary

Prompt Engineer Salary in San Francisco

$185,00032% above national median

The median salary for prompt engineers in San Francisco is $185,000, which is 32% above the national median of $140,000.

San Francisco vs National

San Francisco

$185,000

US National Median

$140,000

Prompt Engineer salary in other locations

How San Francisco compares to other cities

🇺🇸Seattle, WA
$170,000🇺🇸New York, NY
$165,000🇺🇸Remote (US)
$145,000🇨🇭Zurich, Switzerland
$120,000🇮🇪Dublin, Ireland
$92,000🇬🇧London, UK
$90,000

Other tech salaries in San Francisco

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

💼AI Product Manager$300,000💼AI Governance Specialist$270,000🤖AI / ML Engineer$230,000💼Site Reliability Engineer$230,000💼Platform Engineer$220,000

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