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Salary summary at OpenAI

OpenAI's salary ranges from $45,000 in total compensation per year for a APAC Vendor Lead, Ads - Sydney at the low-end to $850,000 for a Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search Integrity at the high-end.

Average salaries at OpenAI

Minimum

$262,000

Average low-end

Average

$297,000

Typical salary

Maximum

$332,000

Average high-end

Salary ranges by position at OpenAI

Ranges below span every open role under each title. Base pay only — bonuses, stock and benefits are not included.

Position Salary range Locations
Account Director, Cyber $200K San Francisco
Account Director, Federal Partnerships (Defense) $261K - $305K Worldwide
Account Director, Mid-Market Enterprise $365K San Francisco
Account Director, Startups | New Business $324K - $360K San Francisco
Accounting Lead, Hardware $216K - $240K San Francisco
Accounting Manager $162K - $180K San Francisco
AI Deployment Manager - Knowledge (Japanese-Speaking) $162K - $230K New York and San Francisco
AI Deployment Manager - Knowledge (Korean-Speaking) $162K - $230K New York and San Francisco
AI Partner Director $297K - $420K New York
Analytics Manager, Global Affairs $190K San Francisco and Washington
Android Engineer, Plugin Developer Platform $185K - $385K San Francisco
APAC Vendor Lead, Ads - Sydney $45K - $55K Singapore
Applied AI Delivery Lead - London $234K - $335K London
Applied AI Delivery Lead - Mountain View $234K - $335K San Francisco
Applied Scientist, Product Policy $207K - $230K San Francisco
Art Director $223K - $247K New York
Art Director, Research Team $176K - $195K San Francisco
Audio Engineer, Live Video $240K - $266K San Francisco
B2B Ecosystem Lead, Partner Growth $333K - $445K Worldwide
Business Development Lead, Life Sciences $400K - $445K San Francisco
Client Partner, Ads Solutions - Financial Services $216K - $273K Worldwide
Client Platform Engineer $347K - $445K San Francisco
Community Communications Lead $240K - $266K New York and San Francisco
Compensation Operations Analyst $180K - $200K San Francisco
Compensation Programs & Operations Lead $270K - $320K Worldwide
Compliance Program Manager — Regulatory Compliance $216K - $240K San Francisco
Compute Electrical Engineer, Robotics $318K - $485K San Francisco
Compute & Infrastructure Accounting $162K - $240K San Francisco
Consumer Product Communications Lead $297K - $330K San Francisco
Content Designer $287K - $318K San Francisco
Content Marketing Manager, Events $219K - $230K San Francisco
Content & Solutions Marketing Lead, Ads $227K - $252K San Francisco
Content Studio Lead $287K - $318K San Francisco
Controls Engineer: Power Generation $177K - $285K United States
Core Operations Lead, Community & Culture $266K - $295K San Francisco
Corporate Security Manager - Americas $203K - $237K New York and Washington
Counsel, AI Safety & Cyber Incident Response $252K - $280K San Francisco
Counsel, Employment $252K - $280K San Francisco
Creative Delivery Director, Business Marketing $287K - $318K San Francisco
Creative Director, Art $287K - $318K San Francisco
Creative, Experiments $200K - $222K United States
Creative Partnerships, Onboarding and Enablement Manager $333K - $389K San Francisco
Customer Service Systems Engineer, Government $272K - $302K San Francisco
Data Center Controls Engineer (BMS / EPMS) $177K - $285K San Francisco
Data Center Design Manager $225K - $285K United States
Data Center Electrical R&D Design Engineer $257K - $327K San Francisco
Data Program Manager, Science $207K - $230K San Francisco
Data Scientist, Analytics Enablement $347K - $385K San Francisco
Data Scientist, Cloud Distribution & Growth $347K - $445K San Francisco
Data Scientist, Personalization & Machine Learning $347K - $445K San Francisco
Demo Studio Engineer $198K - $219K New York
Deployment Lead, FDE - SF $230K - $294K San Francisco
Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) - Platform $207K - $294K San Francisco
Design Engineer: Power Generation $257K - $327K San Francisco
Designer $176K - $195K San Francisco
Designer, Research and Experiments $176K - $195K North America
Director of Events Management $272K - $302K San Francisco
EDA Cloud & Developer Infrastructure Engineer $287K - $485K San Francisco
Editor, Research Team $223K - $247K Worldwide
Education Content Marketing Lead $333K - $370K San Francisco
Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, Robotics $318K - $485K San Francisco and Worldwide
Employer Brand, Communications & Social $216K - $240K San Francisco
Engineering Manager, API Multicloud $325K - $405K San Francisco
Engineering Manager, Identity Platform $293K - $385K San Francisco
Engineering Manager, Preparedness $445K - $510K San Francisco
Enterprise Security Engineer, Vulnerability Management $347K - $445K San Francisco
Events Designer, Business Marketing $223K - $247K San Francisco
Events Design Producer $240K - $266K San Francisco
Events Manager, Brand & Communications $240K - $266K San Francisco
Events Manager, Business $240K - $266K San Francisco
Experiential Producer $240K - $266K San Francisco
Field Service Engineer $157K - $221K United States
Financial Systems Engineer $240K - $266K San Francisco
Fire Protection Engineer $177K - $285K North America
Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - AI Infra - SF $185K - $300K San Francisco
Frontend Software Engineer, ChatGPT Space $230K - $385K San Francisco
Full-Stack Software Engineer, Child Safety Tools & Systems (London) $161K - $280K London
Full Stack Software Engineer, Monetization Platform $266K - $445K San Francisco
Global Candidate Experience Manager $216K - $240K San Francisco
Global Head of Education GTM $385K - $405K New York and San Francisco
Global Leaves and Accommodations Analyst $135K - $150K Washington
Head of Enterprise Risk Management $216K - $295K San Francisco
Head of First Party Chip Finance $293K - $342K San Francisco
Head of GTM Planning & Incentives $347K - $385K San Francisco
Head of Talent Experience & Enablement $342K - $380K San Francisco
HSE and Portfolio Performance Lead $177K - $285K United States
Industry & Experiential Marketing Lead, Ads $227K - $252K San Francisco
Infrastructure Communications Lead $185K - $300K San Francisco
Internal Communications Lead, Enterprise & Growth $216K - $240K San Francisco
ITAV Deployment Engineer $187K - $207K San Francisco
IT Logistics Lead $272K - $302K San Francisco
IT Systems Engineer $187K - $266K San Francisco
Land and Data Center Development $212K - $295K San Francisco
Launch Producer $207K - $295K San Francisco
Legal Contract Manager, Public Sector $216K - $240K Washington
Machine Learning Data Scientist - Consumer Forecasting $347K - $445K San Francisco
Machine Learning Engineer, Growth $381K - $423K San Francisco
Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit Signals $381K - $510K San Francisco
Manager, Deployment Lead, Forward Deployed Engineering (FDE) $302K - $385K New York
Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Equipment $165K - $290K Worldwide
Market Research Lead, ChatGPT $240K - $300K San Francisco
Mechanical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, Robotics $318K - $423K San Francisco
Mechanical Lead $177K - $285K United States
ML Silicon Performance Lead $287K - $485K San Francisco
Motion Designer $223K - $247K San Francisco
Motion Designer, Business Marketing $223K - $247K San Francisco
Network Infrastructure Engineer, Global Network Infra (WAN) $347K - $445K San Francisco
Network Infrastructure Lead $177K - $285K United States
Payroll Initiatives Lead $221K - $245K San Francisco
Pricing Strategist $234K - $260K San Francisco
Principal Software Engineer, ChatGPT Education and Learning $459K - $536K San Francisco
Principal Software Engineer, Full Stack — Codex $459K - $536K San Francisco
Principal Software Engineer, Productivity $459K - $536K San Francisco
Procurement Coordinator $108K - $136K San Francisco
Procurement Operations Specialist $162K - $180K San Francisco
Product Builder, Sales $230K - $268K San Francisco
Product Cost Management Lead - AI Infrastructure $226K - $300K San Francisco
Product Data Scientist - Youth, Families and Learning $401K - $510K San Francisco
Product Designer, Growth $245K - $310K San Francisco
Product Designer, Higher Education $287K - $334K San Francisco
Product Growth $239K - $325K New York and San Francisco
Product Manager, Financial Services $401K - $530K San Francisco
Product Marketing, Messaging Lead $381K - $423K San Francisco
Product Reliability Engineer $207K - $365K San Francisco
Program Manager, Local Community Impact $207K - $230K New York
Program Manager, National Security Policy Operations $171K - $190K San Francisco and Washington
Program Manager, Partner Content & Storytelling $287K - $318K San Francisco
Project Manager, Design and Construction - R&D/Lab Buildouts $205K - $225K San Francisco
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Human Flourishing $380K - $500K San Francisco
Researcher, Misalignment Monitoring Lead $380K - $500K San Francisco
Researcher, Safety - Frontier Assurance $380K - $500K San Francisco
Research Program Manager, Safety Measurement $239K - $328K San Francisco
Research Program Manager, Safety Systems $239K - $328K San Francisco
Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search Integrity $380K - $850K San Francisco
Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search - Knowledge Graphs $380K - $850K San Francisco
Sales Manager, Cyber $432K San Francisco
Sales Manager, Startups $290K - $335K San Francisco
Senior Counsel, AI Product $330K - $366K North America, San Francisco, and Washington
Senior Counsel, Commercial (Energy - Infrastructure) $330K - $366K San Francisco
Senior Counsel, Competition $330K - $366K San Francisco and Washington
Senior Counsel, France $80K - $180K Paris
Senior Manager, Occupancy Planning & Workplace Strategy $203K - $225K San Francisco
Senior Manager, Supplier MDM Operations $216K - $240K San Francisco
Senior Procurement Manager – Infrastructure Complex Deals $234K - $260K San Francisco
Senior Technical Recruiter, Consumer Devices $286K - $380K Singapore
Service Designer, Intelligence & Investigations $198K - $288K San Francisco
Service Designer, Support $216K - $310K San Francisco
Site Civil, Structural & Architectural Lead (CSLA) $150K - $300K Worldwide
SoC Engineer $287K - $485K San Francisco
Software Engineer $347K - $385K San Francisco
Software Engineer, Backend — Dots $347K - $385K Worldwide
Software Engineer, Cloud Computer $255K - $445K San Francisco
Software Engineer, Full Stack — Dots $347K - $385K Worldwide
Software Engineer, HSM Infrastructure Security, Consumer Devices $347K - $445K Worldwide
Software Engineer, Infranomics $385K - $445K San Francisco
Software Engineer, IP Infrastructure $266K - $405K Worldwide
Software Engineer, Life Sciences $347K - $450K San Francisco
Software Engineer, Mobile Web — Dots $347K - $385K New York
Software Engineer, Physical Engineering $347K - $445K San Francisco
Software Engineer, Shop/Feed Ads $347K - $445K San Francisco
Software Engineer, TPU Compilers $380K - $500K North America
Software Engineer, Traffic Infrastructure $266K - $445K San Francisco
Sr. Integrations Engineer, Supply Chain Technology $272K - $302K San Francisco
Staff Backend Engineer, Financial Engineering $266K - $445K San Francisco
Strategic Delivery Lead, Critical Infrastructure $266K - $295K North America
Strategic Finance, Emerging B2B Products $234K - $260K San Francisco
Strategic Finance Generalist $234K - $260K San Francisco
Strategic Finance Partner, GPT Infra $293K - $325K San Francisco
Strategic Finance, Workloads $234K - $260K San Francisco
Strategy and Operations Lead, Creative Partnerships $333K - $370K San Francisco
Strategy and Operations, OpenAI for Government $221K - $258K Washington
Strategy & Operations, Program Manager $200K - $210K San Francisco
Systems & Enablement Lead, Recruiting Operations $216K - $240K San Francisco
Tax Director, Tax Counsel $347K - $385K San Francisco
Technical Accounting Lead, Ads Revenue $216K - $240K San Francisco
Technical Program Manager, Lab Infrastructure (Silicon & Systems) $257K - $352K San Francisco
Trademark Counsel $330K - $366K San Francisco
Trusted Access Operations Lead $252K - $335K San Francisco
Trusted Access Operations Specialist $189K - $280K San Francisco
Workforce Development & Education Manager, Infrastructure Sites $176K - $385K Worldwide

OpenAI Salary FAQ

How much do OpenAI employees get paid?

The median yearly total compensation reported at OpenAI is $285,000 .

What's the highest salary at OpenAI?

The highest paying role reported at OpenAI is Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search Integrity with a yearly total compensation of $850,000 . This includes only base salary without any potential stock compensation and bonuses.

What's the lowest salary at OpenAI?

The lowest paying role reported at OpenAI is APAC Vendor Lead, Ads - Sydney with a yearly total compensation of $45,000 . This includes only base salary without any potential stock compensation and bonuses.