Highest Paying Role
$306,000
AI Research Scientist
Avg Top-of-Band
$267,000
across 9 roles
Entry Point
$165,000
Prompt Engineer
Salary data sourced from SEC filings, H-1B Labor Condition Applications (DOL), Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, and aggregated job postings across 50+ platforms. Ranges reflect estimated compensation bands for this employer based on role-level premiums over national medians. Last updated April 2026.
Anthropic pays across 9 tracked AI and ML roles in 2026. The highest-paying position is AI Research Scientist, with estimated compensation ranging from $246,000 to $306,000. The entry point is Prompt Engineer, starting at $165,000. These figures reflect employer premiums over national medians based on publicly available compensation data.