LLM Engineer Salary Guide
Based on 243 open roles · Updated for 2026
Average Range
$147k – $231k
Lowest Offered
$130k
Highest Offered
$350k
Top-paying LLM roles right now
Principal Scientist, Machine Learning, Genomics
AI Startup · On-site
GenAI Principal Engineer
Remote | Wfh · London, UK
Remote Principal GenAI Data Engineer in Memphis
Zscaler, Inc. · San Francisco, CA
Principal Consultant, GenAI | Lovelytics | 140k
180k/year | Remote Arlington | June 2026 · Remote
Lead Principal Agentic RAG Engineer – Python, Delhi | BestKaam
AI Startup · On-site