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LLM evaluation jobs: demand and pay (October 2026)
1,248 open data & AI postings at 689 companies mention LLM evaluation, or 9.5% of all data & AI postings we track (as of October 18, 2026).
9.5%share of data & AI postings
689companies hiring
$220Kmedian pay, US (n=489)
—week over week (needs more history)
LLM evaluation pay by level
| Level (from title) | Median pay | Postings with pay (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Intern | — | 3 |
| Entry / junior | — | 2 |
| Mid (II) | $188K | 13 |
| Senior | $206K | 110 |
| Staff / lead | $240K | 106 |
| Principal | $230K | 22 |
| Manager | $271K | 18 |
| Director+ | $293K | 16 |
| Level not stated | $200K | 199 |
Median of the published range midpoint, US postings in USD, annualized. Shown only when n ≥ 10; “—” means fewer.
Roles that ask for LLM evaluation
| Role | Postings | % of that role |
|---|---|---|
| AI Engineer | 623 | 16.5% |
| Machine Learning Engineer | 251 | 12.7% |
| Data Scientist | 142 | 9.2% |
| AI Research Scientist | 70 | 16.1% |
| Data & AI leadership | 59 | 5.6% |
| Data Architect | 54 | 13.6% |
| Data Engineer | 26 | 1.5% |
| Data Analyst | 10 | 0.9% |
| Analytics Engineer | 7 | 1.9% |
| Data Governance & Quality | 5 | 2.3% |
| BI Developer / Analyst | 1 | 0.7% |
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How it's measured: a posting counts if its title or description matches the LLM evaluation patterns in our taxonomy. Postings by the vendor itself are excluded. See the methodology.