These figures come from 30 LLM Engineering jobs on Inference Jobs that include salary data. The middle 50% of advertised salaries fall between $168K and $395.9K, with the overall range spanning $187.3–322.9K. Pay spans about $133.5K across 2 seniority levels, from mid-level to senior. All figures are converted to annual USD with outliers removed. These are base salary ranges only and don't include bonuses, equity, or benefits.

Based on 30 jobs on Inference Jobs with salary data, LLM Engineering roles pay $187.3–322.9K per year on average.

Mid-level LLM Engineering roles average $183.5–349.7K. Senior roles reach $196.5–317K. There are 2 seniority levels with salary data.

Senior LLM Engineering roles pay the most at $196.5–317K per year.

Mid-level LLM Engineering positions average $183.5–349.7K per year based on 10 jobs.

These figures come from job postings with published compensation, converted to annual USD. Outliers are filtered using interquartile range (IQR). The numbers reflect base salary ranges only and don't include bonuses, equity, or benefits.

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