LLM salaries in United States
LLM professionals in United States earn $153.2–237.6K per year on average, based on 10 jobs. LLM roles in United States pay 1% below the board-wide average of $155.4–239.6K for LLM jobs on LumiJobs. Pay ranges from $133.3–191.7K for Mid-level roles up to $161.7–257.2K at the Senior level.
Average salary range
$153.2–237.6K
Based on 10 jobs · 1% less than the average salary on LumiJobs
25th percentile
$135.8K
Average
$195.4K
75th percentile
$260.5K
LLM salaries by seniority in United States
LLM salaries in United States range from $133.3–191.7K for Mid-level roles to $161.7–257.2K for Senior positions.
| Seniority | Avg. salary | Jobs | vs Avg. on LumiJobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-level | $133.3–191.7K | 3 | -18% |
| Senior | $161.7–257.2K | 7 | +6% |
Top paying titles in United States
Highest paying job titles in United States, ranked by average salary.
Software Engineering
Avg. $139.4–202.1K · 163 jobs
Backend Engineering
Avg. $163.4–235.5K · 64 jobs
Machine Learning Engineering
Avg. $146.5–221.5K · 43 jobs
Backend Development
Avg. $133.7–194.9K · 39 jobs
AI Engineering
Avg. $130.8–195.4K · 38 jobs
Full Stack Development
Avg. $135–193.3K · 38 jobs
Other top paying skills in United States
Highest paying skills in United States beyond LLM, ranked by average salary.
Python
Avg. $142.7–212K · 222 jobs
AWS
Avg. $146.3–214.6K · 117 jobs
CI/CD
Avg. $138.1–204.6K · 93 jobs
Kubernetes
Avg. $143.4–214.8K · 89 jobs
Java
Avg. $133.6–197.5K · 88 jobs
Machine Learning
Avg. $150.1–230.5K · 74 jobs
LLM salary FAQs for United States
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.