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Posts dated July 2024 to October 2026

LLM posts with salary details

47 job posts mention LLM and include salary information.

A post can mention several technologies. These figures describe advertised starting amounts, not what employees were paid.

MEDIAN STARTING AMOUNT
$150k
MIDDLE 50% OF STARTING AMOUNTS
$125k to $180k
LOWEST AND HIGHEST STARTING AMOUNTS
$34k to $250k
SALARY AMOUNTS COMPARED
47

Approximate annual USD amounts from the lower end of advertised ranges. The median is the middle amount. These are advertised figures, not verified pay.

Posts with salary details

47

Source-post dates

Jul 2024 to Oct 2026

Coverage

Public HN “Who is Hiring” posts that include salary details

What salary details are stated?

How specific are the advertised salary amounts?

Each post is grouped by the salary details extracted from it: a range, one exact amount, a minimum, or values that could not form a usable range. Extraction can miss details, so check the original post.

Salary details by stated currency
CurrencyRecordsTwo-sidedExactMinimum onlyInvalid
USD3835120
CHF33000
EUR33000
CAD11000
GBP11000
INR11000

Original pay evidence

Advertised offer bands

Each panel has a separate scale in the source currency. A band shows its stated lower and upper amounts; a marker shows a minimum with no upper amount. Pay period is not preserved in the listing record. These are historical advertisements, not confirmed current vacancies.

USD advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 80,000 to 430,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, USDPost dateRemote markSource
AI Application Engineer / Product Engineer Typify.devUSD 80,000–120,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Growth Marketing Manager HiOUSD 140,000–160,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Member of Technical Staff, Applied AI GC AIUSD 180,000–430,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer Koop AIUSD 150,000–180,000Oct 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Founding Engineer applyapplyUSD 140,000–170,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Full-Stack Software Engineer PrairieLearnUSD 100,000–180,000Oct 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Member of Technical Staff AnteriorUSD 230,000–300,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Various Software Engineering Roles Prophet Town LLCUSD 150,000–260,000Aug 2026Marked remoteView source post
First Engineer MittyUSD 150,000+Jul 2026Marked remoteView source post
Senior Software Engineer (Frontend) & Machine Learning Engineer WireScreenUSD 150,000–220,000Jul 2026Not marked remoteView source post
Multiple roles SmarterDxUSD 150,000–250,000Jul 2026Marked remoteView source post
CHF advertised bands. Scale covers known endpoints from 100,000 to 200,000.
RoleCompanyNative offer bandBand position, CHFPost dateRemote markSource
AI Research Engineer TufalabsCHF 100,000–200,000Sep 2026Not marked remoteView source post

In these posts

What stands out in LLM posts

Counts are based on posts naming this technology. A post may describe multiple openings; its role-level label applies to the post, not necessarily each opening.

Most represented company

Tufalabs

3 of 47 posts

42 distinct company names in these posts

Role level recorded on the post

Senior19
Mid18
Lead10

Other technologies named together

How LLM posts overlap with other technologies

Each row counts posts naming that technology; a post can appear in more than one row. Salary figures are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay.

Technology names, post counts, approximate advertised-minimum estimates, and overlap with LLM posts
TechnologyPosts naming this technologyComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle halfPosts also naming LLMFirst and last post
LLM These posts4747$150k$125k to $180k47Jul 2024 to Oct 2026
Artificial Intelligence182182$150k$120k to $170k14Jun 2024 to Oct 2026
React409409$150k$108k to $170k12Jun 2024 to Oct 2026

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums are shown only when there are at least 30 comparable posts. “Not shown” means fewer than 30.

Starting-salary history

Advertised minimums over time

Each dot is one post’s approximate USD estimate of its advertised minimum, linked to the source post. The chart shows up to the 120 newest comparable estimates, from Jul 2024 to Oct 2026; older months remain in the table, so a missing dot does not mean there were no posts. Monthly summaries appear only with at least 30 comparable estimates. Values are approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums, not full offer ranges or employee pay. They use a common comparison basis, not historical exchange rates or inflation. The mix of companies, recorded role levels, and currencies can change month to month.

Approximate annualized USD estimates of advertised minimums by source-post date Individual linked post floors appear as dots. Eligible month summaries show the p25 to p75 interval and a median mark. The vertical axis is approximate USD and begins at zero. Months without a valid point have no dot. 0k68k135k203k270k Source-post dateApproximate annualized USD estimate Jul 24Jan 25Jul 25Nov 25Feb 26May 26Aug 26 Jul 2024 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 40857310Sep 2024 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 41428046Nov 2024 · 160,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42027197Jan 2025 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42576170Jan 2025 · 125,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42577579Jan 2025 · 125,000 approximate USD floor · source post 42578012Mar 2025 · 175,000 approximate USD floor · source post 43245548Jun 2025 · 60,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44160906Jun 2025 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44161112Jun 2025 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44162265Jul 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 44438616Jul 2025 · 138,814 approximate USD floor · source post 44441444Sep 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45093366Sep 2025 · 130,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45094015Sep 2025 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45096461Oct 2025 · 250,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45441262Oct 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 45444134Nov 2025 · 120,326 approximate USD floor · source post 45822516Dec 2025 · 67,236 approximate USD floor · source post 46122793Dec 2025 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46211009Jan 2026 · 33,618 approximate USD floor · source post 46467197Jan 2026 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46468687Jan 2026 · 57,893 approximate USD floor · source post 46542208Feb 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46861580Feb 2026 · 200,000 approximate USD floor · source post 46862317Mar 2026 · 225,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47221333Mar 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47344076Apr 2026 · 72,839 approximate USD floor · source post 47604194Apr 2026 · 120,326 approximate USD floor · source post 47606463Apr 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47609195Apr 2026 · 225,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47666123May 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 47975574Jun 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48357792Jun 2026 · 182,760 approximate USD floor · source post 48357897Jun 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48386662Jul 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48748003Jul 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48748008Jul 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 48750343Aug 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49295167Sep 2026 · 120,326 approximate USD floor · source post 49525423Sep 2026 · 230,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49649994Oct 2026 · 100,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49922584Oct 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49925300Oct 2026 · 150,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49934886Oct 2026 · 180,000 approximate USD floor · source post 49943713Oct 2026 · 140,000 approximate USD floor · source post 50061040Oct 2026 · 80,000 approximate USD floor · source post 50063001 Jul 2024Oct 2026
Individual post, links to sourceMonthly middle-half range and median, shown with at least 30 comparable estimates
Monthly post counts and salary estimates
Monthly source-post counts and valid approximate USD advertised-minimum counts. Statistics are shown only when monthly valid sample size is at least 30.
MonthSource postsComparable estimatesMedian estimateMiddle half
Jul 202411Not shownNot shown
Sep 202411Not shownNot shown
Nov 202411Not shownNot shown
Jan 202533Not shownNot shown
Mar 202511Not shownNot shown
Jun 202533Not shownNot shown
Jul 202522Not shownNot shown
Sep 202533Not shownNot shown
Oct 202522Not shownNot shown
Nov 202511Not shownNot shown
Dec 202522Not shownNot shown
Jan 202633Not shownNot shown
Feb 202622Not shownNot shown
Mar 202622Not shownNot shown
Apr 202644Not shownNot shown
May 202611Not shownNot shown
Jun 202633Not shownNot shown
Jul 202633Not shownNot shown
Aug 202611Not shownNot shown
Sep 202622Not shownNot shown
Oct 202666Not shownNot shown
Exact values for the 47 plotted source posts
Exact approximate USD floor value and date for each plotted source listing
DateApproximate annualized USD estimateSource
Jul 2024150,000Post 40857310
Sep 2024150,000Post 41428046
Nov 2024160,000Post 42027197
Jan 2025100,000Post 42576170
Jan 2025125,000Post 42577579
Jan 2025125,000Post 42578012
Mar 2025175,000Post 43245548
Jun 202560,000Post 44160906
Jun 2025180,000Post 44161112
Jun 2025150,000Post 44162265
Jul 2025200,000Post 44438616
Jul 2025138,814Post 44441444
Sep 2025200,000Post 45093366
Sep 2025130,000Post 45094015
Sep 2025180,000Post 45096461
Oct 2025250,000Post 45441262
Oct 2025200,000Post 45444134
Nov 2025120,326Post 45822516
Dec 202567,236Post 46122793
Dec 2025200,000Post 46211009
Jan 202633,618Post 46467197
Jan 2026200,000Post 46468687
Jan 202657,893Post 46542208
Feb 2026150,000Post 46861580
Feb 2026200,000Post 46862317
Mar 2026225,000Post 47221333
Mar 2026180,000Post 47344076
Apr 202672,839Post 47604194
Apr 2026120,326Post 47606463
Apr 2026140,000Post 47609195
Apr 2026225,000Post 47666123
May 2026180,000Post 47975574
Jun 2026180,000Post 48357792
Jun 2026182,760Post 48357897
Jun 2026150,000Post 48386662
Jul 2026150,000Post 48748003
Jul 2026150,000Post 48748008
Jul 2026150,000Post 48750343
Aug 2026150,000Post 49295167
Sep 2026120,326Post 49525423
Sep 2026230,000Post 49649994
Oct 2026100,000Post 49922584
Oct 2026140,000Post 49925300
Oct 2026150,000Post 49934886
Oct 2026180,000Post 49943713
Oct 2026140,000Post 50061040
Oct 202680,000Post 50063001

Other technologies named together

Which other technologies appeared in these posts?

For each month, this lists the three most-mentioned other technologies and how many posts named each one. A post can mention several technologies, so these counts overlap and do not add up to the number of posts.

Monthly counts for the most common other technology tags, with each month’s source-post denominator
MonthPosts that monthOther technologies named
Jul 20241
No other technology summary
Sep 20241
No other technology summary
Nov 20241
No other technology summary
Jan 20253
React2 / 3
Mar 20251
No other technology summary
Jun 20253
Jul 20252
React1 / 2
Sep 20253
Oct 20252
Nov 20251
No other technology summary
Dec 20252
React1 / 2
Jan 20263
Feb 20262
Mar 20262
Apr 20264
May 20261
Jun 20263
React1 / 3
Jul 20263
Aug 20261
React1 / 1
Sep 20262
React1 / 2
Oct 20266

Companies named more than once

Where these companies appear in the posts

Counts show source posts under each company name. They do not measure company size, current hiring, or how often a company hires. One post can describe several roles.

Source posts by company, with observed dates, role titles, technology names, remote wording, and stated currencies
CompanyPostsFirst and last postMonths with postsRole titlesTechnology tagsMarked remoteCurrencies
Tufalabs3Nov 2025–Sep 20263390 / 3CHF
Extend2Mar 2025–Oct 20252220 / 2USD
Komodo Health2Sep 2025–Jan 20262292 / 2USD
Project Healthy Minds2Mar 2026–Apr 20262260 / 2USD

Role level and remote wording

Which role levels appear under each remote label?

Role levels are the labels recorded for each post, including Unknown. “Not marked remote” does not confirm an onsite workplace. A post may describe several openings.

Senior

19 posts

Marked remote 8

Not marked remote 11

Mid

18 posts

Marked remote 7

Not marked remote 11

Lead

10 posts

Marked remote 3

Not marked remote 7

Technology names per post

How many technologies are listed together?

Each post is counted once, according to how many distinct technology names it contains. This describes the post text, not required skills or role complexity.

1 tag1
2 tags5
3 tags4
4 tags9
5 tags7
6 tags6
7 tags3
8 tags3
9 tags2
10 tags5
11 tags1
13 tags1

Places mentioned in post text

Which places do these posts mention?

These bars compare city and nearby-area matches in this group with matches across all posts that state pay. Matches come from post text, not verified work locations. A post can match more than one place.

San Francisco

10 of 47 in this group
This group21.3%All posts with salary details325 of 1616 (20.1%)

New York

16 of 47 in this group
This group34.0%All posts with salary details330 of 1616 (20.4%)

London

1 of 47 in this group
This group2.1%All posts with salary details112 of 1616 (6.9%)

Berlin

1 of 47 in this group
This group2.1%All posts with salary details30 of 1616 (1.9%)

Location labels in these posts

Broad categories recorded for the posts

These broad labels do not confirm a specific city or where an employee lives.

  • Other12
  • United States12
  • Remote11
  • San Francisco Bay Area8
  • Europe4

Approximate USD comparison

Distribution of advertised minimums

Approximate annualized USD estimates of each post’s advertised minimum, not the employer’s full offer band. The middle half of observed minimums runs from $125k to $180k across 47 comparable estimates.

Advertised minimum distribution, approximate USD per year

The line spans the lowest to highest advertised minimum. The highlighted band spans the 25th to 75th percentiles, and the marker shows the median. Exact values follow.

Low $34kMedian $150kHigh $250k

Highlighted band: p25 $125k to p75 $180k. All values describe advertised minimums, not the upper ends of offer bands.

Role level recorded on the posts

Posts grouped by recorded role level

Each group uses the role-level label recorded for the post. One post may describe several openings, so the label may not apply to every position in the advertisement.

Role titles in these posts

  • Founding Engineer4
  • Senior Software Engineer3
  • Founding Software Engineer2
  • AI Application Engineer / Product Engineer1
  • AI Platform Engineer (Senior/Staff)1
  • AI Research Engineer1
  • AI Solutions Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer1
  • Applied AI Engineer1
  • Applied Research Engineer1
  • Backend Software Engineer, AI Researcher1
  • COO & Senior research/engineers1
  • First Engineer1

Other technologies named

Posts can name several technologies, so they may appear in more than one group.

Monthly source-post counts

Posting history

When the posts appeared

Monthly counts of matching source posts. This shows how many posts appeared, not salary growth or current vacancies.

Monthly counts of posts with salary details on this page
MonthPostsRelative volume
Jul 202411 posts
Sep 202411 posts
Nov 202411 posts
Jan 202533 posts
Mar 202511 posts
Jun 202533 posts
Jul 202522 posts
Sep 202533 posts
Oct 202522 posts
Nov 202511 posts
Dec 202522 posts
Jan 202633 posts
Feb 202622 posts
Mar 202622 posts
Apr 202644 posts
May 202611 posts
Jun 202633 posts
Jul 202633 posts
Aug 202611 posts
Sep 202622 posts
Oct 202666 posts

LLM salary data questions

What does the LLM salary figure measure?

It is the median annualized estimate of advertised minimums, $150k approximate USD per year, from 47 valid observations across 47 salary-stated Hacker News listings dated July 2024 to October 2026. USD amounts are estimates for comparison; the original currency and offer band remain on each listing. This is not employee earnings or total compensation.

Full source listing

Posts mentioning LLM (47 total)

COMPANY ROLE SALARY VIBE STACK Actions
Tufalabs COO & Senior research/engineers
CHF 100,000 - CHF 130,000 ≈ $120k
[F] grind
Accretional Founding Software Engineer
$100,000 - $200,000
[F] CRUNCH
Typify.dev AI Application Engineer / Product Engineer
$80,000 - $120,000
[E] stable
DQC.ai Senior Software Engineer
€65,000 - €95,000 ≈ $73k
[F] grind
Saypien Software Engineer (Full Stack) and AI Product Engineer (Full Stack)
€60,000 - €169,000 ≈ $67k
[E] grind
Lexoga Applied Research Engineer
$60,000 - $180,000
[E] grind
Stealth Full-Stack Developer
€30,000 - €40,000 ≈ $34k
[E] grind
Data and method

Listings tagged with the normalized technology LLM. These figures describe advertisements, not verified employee earnings or currently open jobs.

Dates of included posts
2024-07-02 to 2026-10-12
Posts used
47 listings; 47 valid salary-minimum observations
What we compare
Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums
Currency conversion
Approximate USD using ECB daily reference rates as of 2026-10-09.

Median annualized estimate of advertised salary minimums: $150,000 approximate USD per year.

2026 includes 27 listings and 27 usable amounts. Its median is withheld below 30 usable amounts. This year overlaps the full history; it is not an independent sample or evidence of a pay trend.

Source: Hacker News “Who is Hiring?”, aggregated by StartupJobList. Read the methodology and correction policy.

Data version for citation: 3124e66e0144ffb366cf4398c0ef1c816f71f4f561e66c74caecf5ecf4445fe9