7 Active Listings Updated December 2025

NLP Salary Data

Real compensation packages for NLP developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$120,000

/year

Based on 7 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$80,000-$165,000

Top Earners (Max)

$200,000

Entry ($80,000)MedianTop ($200,000)

Top Companies Hiring

EmergeX2 jobs
CEF AI2 jobs
Glimpse.ai1 jobs

Location Distribution

Remote100%

verified_listings

Glimpse.ai

Senior/Lead Machine Learning Engineer

[F]grind

$200,000 - $350,000

PyTorch Transformers NLP

Clio

Multiple roles (Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer, Software Development Manager, Product Security, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Senior MLOps Engineer, Senior + Staff Database Engineers, Software Development Manager, CalendarRules)

[E]grind

$165,000 - $215,000

AWS Kubernetes Terraform Python Ruby

Shortform

Full-stack Engineer

[F]stable

$120,000 - $200,000

Vue.js Flask Python Artificial Intelligence LLM

EmergeX

Generative AI / NLP Engineer

[E]grind

$120,000 - $208,000

Generative AI NLP Python Vector Rag Knowledge Graph Rag

EmergeX

Generative AI / NLP Engineer

[E]grind

$120,000 - $208,000

Generative AI NLP Python Rag Knowledge Graphs

CEF AI

AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer

[E]grind

$80,000 - $200,000

Golang Rust Android Artificial Intelligence Cv

CEF AI

AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer

[F]grind

$80,000 - $200,000

Golang Rust Android Cv NLP

COMPANY	ROLE		VIBE	STACK
Glimpse.ai	Senior/Lead Machine Learning Engineer	$200,000 - $350,000	[F]grind	PyTorch Transformers NLP	Y
Clio	Multiple roles (Senior Infrastructure Security Engineer, Software Development Manager, Product Security, Senior Machine Learning Engineer, Senior MLOps Engineer, Senior + Staff Database Engineers, Software Development Manager, CalendarRules)	$165,000 - $215,000	[E]grind	AWS Kubernetes Terraform+6	Y
Shortform	Full-stack Engineer	$120,000 - $200,000	[F]stable	Vue.js Flask Python+10	Y
EmergeX	Generative AI / NLP Engineer	$120,000 - $208,000	[E]grind	Generative AI NLP Python+3	Y
EmergeX	Generative AI / NLP Engineer	$120,000 - $208,000	[E]grind	Generative AI NLP Python+3	Y
CEF AI	AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer	$80,000 - $200,000	[E]grind	Golang Rust Android+5	Y
CEF AI	AI Innovator & Principal Software Engineer	$80,000 - $200,000	[F]grind	Golang Rust Android+3	Y

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Commonly Paired With

Python 57%Artificial Intelligence 29%Generative AI 29%

## Market Signal (December 2025)

Top Hirers: EmergeX leads hiring for NLP roles with 2 active posts, followed by CEF AI.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: NLP is highly remote-friendly, with 100% of roles open to remote work.

### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 57% of NLP jobs also require Python, and 29% mention Artificial Intelligence.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for NLP developers is $120,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $165,000.