OpenAI salaries

622 open roles with a published pay range, read from OpenAI’s own careers board. See who works there: OpenAI on AI People Wiki. All open jobs at OpenAI.

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Listed ranges span $0 – $850k (USD annualized from the employer’s own figures) · Updated Oct 25, 2026

• Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search IntegritySan Francisco$380,000 – $850,000 per year
• Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Search - Knowledge GraphsSan Francisco$380,000 – $850,000 per year
• Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Foundations, SearchSan Francisco$380,000 – $850,000 per year
• Researcher, TrainingSan Francisco$300,000 – $600,000 per year
• Research Engineer, Retrieval & Search, Applied EngineeringSan Francisco$293,000 – $585,000 per year
• Machine Learning Engineer, Monetization AI/MLSan Francisco$381,000 – $555,000 per year
• 3P Systems ArchitectSan Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$342,000 – $555,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, MLESan Francisco$500,000 – $555,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Inference - Multi ModalSan Francisco$295,000 – $555,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, ChatGPT Education and LearningSan Francisco · Hybrid$459,000 – $536,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, ProductivitySan Francisco$459,000 – $536,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Rosalind WorkbenchSan Francisco · Hybrid$401,000 – $536,000 per year
• Data Engineering Manager, Growth & RevenueSan Francisco$459,000 – $536,000 per year
• Software Engineer - Data Aquisition (systems)San Francisco$295,000 – $536,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Core ExperimentationSeattle · Hybrid$510,000 – $536,000 per year
• Product Manager, Financial ServicesNew York City · San Francisco$401,000 – $530,000 per year
• Data Scientist, FinEngSan Francisco · Hybrid$293,000 – $515,000 per year
• Data Scientist, CybersecurityNew York City · San Francisco +1 more · Remote$263,000 – $515,000 per year
• Data Scientist, SMB Ads GrowthSan Francisco$293,000 – $515,000 per year
• Data Scientist, Ads DemandSan Francisco$293,000 – $515,000 per year
• Applied Data Science & Insights Leader - GTM Intelligence Solutions and Technical SuccessSan Francisco · On-site$441,000 – $515,000 per year
• Product Data Scientist - Youth, Families and LearningSan Francisco · Hybrid$401,000 – $510,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, PreparednessSan Francisco · Hybrid$445,000 – $510,000 per year
• Machine Learning Engineer, Implicit SignalsSan Francisco · Hybrid$381,000 – $510,000 per year
• Data Scientist, B2B Strategy & IntelligenceSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $510,000 per year
• Network EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $510,000 per year
• Technical Threat Investigator, Threat Intel EngineeringNew York City · San Francisco +1 more · Remote$347,000 – $510,000 per year
• Principal Software Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityNew York City · San Francisco +2 more · Remote$401,000 – $510,000 per year
• Principal Security Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityNew York City · San Francisco +2 more · Remote$401,000 – $510,000 per year
• Researcher, Misalignment Monitoring LeadSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Software Engineer, TPU CompilersSan Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Agent Post-Training, Computer Use ResearchSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Safety - Frontier AssuranceSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• AI Infrastructure Engineer, pAGISan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Safety Training, National SecuritySan Francisco · US - Remote +1 more$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer, AI for Chip DesignSan Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Agent Safety, Oversight and System MitigationsSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Agent Safety, Training and EvaluationsSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Alignment InterpretabilitySan Francisco$295,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer / Research Scientist, HealthSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Frontier Risk MitigationsLondon, UK · San Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Recursive Self-Improvement SafetyLondon, UK · San Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Alignment CoT MonitorabilitySan Francisco$295,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Frontier Cybersecurity RisksSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, PersonalizationSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer / Research Scientist - Personal AGI, MemorySan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Multimodal SafetySan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer/Research Scientist- Personal AGI, Model ExperienceSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer, PrivacySan Francisco · Hybrid$0 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer/Research Scientist - Personal AGI, North StarsSan Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Agent Post-Training ResearchSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Technical Lead Manager - Training Runtime, Data(set) MovementSan Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• RE/RS, Data Understanding (MM)San Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Inference - Performance OptimizationSan Francisco$266,000 – $500,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Platform SystemsSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer / Research Scientist- Personal AGI (Post Training)San Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Training: ML Framework EngineerSan Francisco$295,000 – $500,000 per year
• Training Performance EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$295,000 – $500,000 per year
• Research Engineer, CodexSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, InterpretabilitySan Francisco · Hybrid$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Model InferenceSan Francisco$266,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Safety OversightSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, AlignmentSan Francisco$295,000 – $500,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Collective CommunicationSan Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Researcher, Safety TrainingLondon, UK · San Francisco$380,000 – $500,000 per year
• Product Manager, Enterprise IdentitySan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Plugin EcosystemSan Francisco · Hybrid$185,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Compute FoundationsSan Francisco$255,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Plugin Developer PlatformSan Francisco · Hybrid$185,000 – $490,000 per year
• Full-Stack Engineer, ChatGPT Education & LearningSan Francisco · Hybrid$185,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Compute Foundations SystemsSan Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Product Manager, Core ModelsSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Build Systems / CINew York City · San Francisco +1 more$185,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Delivery / CDNew York City · San Francisco +1 more$210,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, GPU Infrastructure - HPCNew York City · San Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Fleet ManagementNew York City · San Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Resilience EngineeringSan Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Cloud InfrastructureSan Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Developer ProductivityMountain View · New York City +2 more$210,000 – $490,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Fleet InfrastructureNew York City · San Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Full Stack Engineer, Fleet SchedulingSan Francisco$230,000 – $490,000 per year
• Electrical Engineer, PCBA Test Infrastructure, RoboticsSan Francisco · On-site$318,000 – $485,000 per year
• Compute Electrical Engineer, RoboticsSan Francisco$318,000 – $485,000 per year
• Software Engineer, CI/CD & ML InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$318,000 – $485,000 per year
• SoC EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$287,000 – $485,000 per year
• Machine Learning Engineer, Core ExperimentationSeattle · Hybrid$437,000 – $485,000 per year
• PCB Layout Engineer, RoboticsSan Francisco · Hybrid$318,000 – $485,000 per year
• Hardware / Software CoDesign Engineer - 3PSan Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$381,000 – $485,000 per year
• Software Engineer, AI for Chip DesignSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $468,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Manufacturing InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$310,000 – $460,000 per year
• Control Systems Software Engineer, RoboticsSan Francisco$380,000 – $460,000 per year
• Full Stack Software Engineer, Sales PlatformSan Francisco$266,000 – $455,000 per year
• Mechanical Engineer, Hardware SystemsSan Francisco$266,000 – $455,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Foundations SearchSan Francisco$266,000 – $455,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Life SciencesSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $450,000 per year
• Full Stack Software Engineer, Monetization PlatformNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Machine Learning Data Scientist - Consumer ForecastingSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Business Development Lead, Life SciencesNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$400,000 – $445,000 per year
• B2B Ecosystem Lead, Partner GrowthNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$333,000 – $445,000 per year
• Client Platform EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Enterprise Security Engineer, Vulnerability ManagementSan Francisco · US - Remote$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Marketplace LeadNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$333,000 – $445,000 per year
• B2B Ecosystem Lead, Business DevelopmentNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$333,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API AgentsSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, HSM Infrastructure Security, Consumer DevicesSeattle$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Shop/Feed AdsSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Backend Software Engineer, Cooperative AI (Evals)San Francisco · Seattle$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Cooperative AISan Francisco · Seattle$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, ChatGPT SpaceSan Francisco · Hybrid$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Data Engineer, Hardware & Consumer DevicesSan Francisco$295,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Implicit SignalsSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Product VelocitySan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Search InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Staff & Software Engineer, Payments & Billing, Consumer MonetizationSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Mobile / Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer MonetizationSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Full Stack Staff & Software Engineer, Consumer MonetizationSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Physical Design EngineerSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Cooperative SystemsSan Francisco · Hybrid$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API FrontiersNew York City · San Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, ChatGPT Search InfrastructureSan Francisco · On-site$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Client Platform EngineeringNew York City · San Francisco +1 more · Hybrid$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Storage & Data InfrastructureSan Francisco$257,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Host AssuranceSan Francisco · Seattle +1 more · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, HSM Infrastructure Security, Consumer DevicesSan Francisco$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Developer VelocitySan Francisco$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Model Deployment & CapacitySan Francisco$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Product Engineer, CyberLondon, UK · San Francisco · Hybrid$255,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Financial EngineeringSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, AI accelerator RuntimeSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Systems Software Engineer, Silicon BringupSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Model RuntimeSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API SafetySan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, EnterpriseSan Francisco$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, AI Safety & SafeguardsSan Francisco$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Cloud AI PartnershipsSan Francisco$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Product Infrastructure - Agent RuntimeSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• IT Software Architect, SaaS Enablement and GovernanceSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Tech Lead Manager, EducationSan Francisco · Hybrid$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API Enterprise ControlsSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Research Engineer / Research Scientist / AI Systems Engineer, RSISan Francisco · Hybrid$295,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API MultimodalSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Systems Generalist, GPT InfrastructureSan Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$293,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, ChatGPT ShoppingSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Applied API & ProductSan Francisco · Hybrid$207,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Codex CyberSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Strategic InitiativesSan Francisco$257,000 – $445,000 per year
• Founding Full Stack Software Engineer, LegalSan Francisco$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• RTL Design Engineer – Interconnect & Network DatapathSan Francisco · Hybrid$225,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, API MulticloudSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Full Stack Software Engineer, ChatGPT ImageGenSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Scaled AbuseSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Cloud AgentsSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Full Stack Software Engineer, Cybersecurity ProductsSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Host Systems Software EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Monetization ML InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Ads ManagerSeattle · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Ad FormatsSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Capacity Systems Software EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Forward Deployed Security EngineerWashington, DC · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Distillation & Detection PlatformSan Francisco$400,000 – $445,000 per year
• Tech Lead, Deployment & Operations — Custom InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$342,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Hardware HealthSan Francisco$250,000 – $445,000 per year
• Full-Stack Software Engineer, Applied FoundationsMountain View · San Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Systems Software Engineer, Management PlaneSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Backend Software Engineer, Applied FoundationsMountain View · San Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Cooperative SystemsSeattle · Hybrid$400,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, ChatGPT InfrastructureSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Performance Modeling Engineer ~2San Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Performance Modeling EngineerSan Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Performance Modeling LeadSan Francisco · Seattle · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Engineering Manager, Multimodal (API)San Francisco · On-site$401,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Kernel Performance & AI ToolingSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• ChatGPT Performance EngineerNew York City · San Francisco +2 more$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Infrastructure - Analytics PlatformSan Francisco · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, LocalizationSan Francisco$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Full-Stack - Core ExperimentationSeattle$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, ObservabilityMountain View · New York City +1 more$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Backend Software Engineer, GTM InnovationSan Francisco · Hybrid$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• ASIC Firmware Engineer, ModelingSan Francisco$226,000 – $445,000 per year
• Signal Integrity EngineerSan Francisco$225,000 – $445,000 per year
• Researcher, Synthetic RLSan Francisco$295,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Monetization Product & PlatformSan Francisco · Seattle$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Monetization DeliverySan Francisco$347,000 – $445,000 per year
• Design Verification EngineerSan Francisco · Hybrid$226,000 – $445,000 per year
• Security Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityNew York City · San Francisco +2 more · Remote$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Infrastructure SecurityNew York City · San Francisco +2 more · Remote$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Database SystemsMountain View · San Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Security Engineer, Agent SecuritySan Francisco · US - Remote$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Research Engineer/Research Scientist, RL/ReasoningSan Francisco$295,000 – $445,000 per year
• Technical Program Manager, Applied InfrastructureSan Francisco$257,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Habitat (Online Data)Seattle$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Research EngineerSan Francisco$250,000 – $445,000 per year
• Research ScientistSan Francisco$250,000 – $445,000 per year
• Security Engineer, Application SecurityNew York City · Hybrid$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Security Engineer, Application SecuritySeattle$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Youth Well-BeingSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Frontier Systems - Power ManagementSan Francisco$295,000 – $445,000 per year
• Security Engineer, Application SecuritySan Francisco · US - Remote$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Data InfrastructureMountain View · New York City +2 more$266,000 – $445,000 per year
• Software Engineer, Integrity FoundationsSan Francisco$266,000 – $445,000 per year

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How this list is built

Every figure is copied from an employer’s public careers board (a structured pay field, or a range the employer wrote in the listing). We do not estimate, crowdsource, or fill in missing numbers. Listings without a published range are omitted here and still appear on the OpenAI jobs page.