Prompt Engineer Salary 2026: The Title Is Disappearing — but the Skills Pay 3x More

Standalone "Prompt Engineer" job title down 30% since 2024. But roles requiring prompt engineering skills tripled in the same period. Glassdoor median $126K. Anthropic median TC $443K. OpenAI median $555K. The same human earns $86K more under "AI Software Engineer" title. Real data + the title-vs-skill divergence playbook.