What is the average salary for OpenAI?

The average salary for OpenAI is $190,137.00 – $299,463.00 per year, based on 41 job postings on this board that disclose pay.

How is the salary figure for OpenAI calculated?

These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.

OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company developing large-scale models and tools with a focus on safety and beneficial artificial general intelligence.

OpenAI salaries

Average salary

$190.1–299.5K/ year

Based on

41 jobs

Salary by seniority

Level	Average	Board baseline	vs. board
Mid-level	$169.4–359.2K	$81.4–113K	+172%
Senior	$194–291.3K	$122.7–176.6K	+62%

Salaries by role

Datacenter Design

10 jobs

$191.2–278.6K

Scaling

6 jobs

$200.2–270.8K

Data Center Operations

7 jobs

$163.6–263K

Strategic Sourcing

5 jobs

$221.8–295K

Supply Chain Management

5 jobs

$221.8–295K

Top locations

United States

4,587 jobs

$113.3–162.2K

Texas, United States

673 jobs

$120.6–175.3K

California, United States

621 jobs

$138.8–195.4K

Virginia, United States

435 jobs

$107–150.1K

Colorado, United States

252 jobs

$122.9–155.7K

New York, United States

218 jobs

$117.7–157.4K

Illinois, United States

209 jobs

$105.4–139.4K

Ohio, United States

195 jobs

$91.6–121.3K

Washington, United States

185 jobs

$108.8–148.4K

Denver, CO, United States

179 jobs

$133.8–166.5K

Other companies

Mercor

6 jobs

$208–291.2K

Keel Infrastructure

6 jobs

$205.8–265K

NVIDIA USA

73 jobs

$168.1–300.9K

Montera

6 jobs

$175–239.2K

Fluidstack

86 jobs

$174.1–226.7K

ABM

7 jobs

$155.6–240.8K

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

17 jobs

$122.9–265.5K

AECOM

258 jobs

$137.5–250.5K

Micron Technology

11 jobs

$129.9–251.7K

Qualcomm

27 jobs

$151.4–227.7K

Frequently asked questions

What is the average salary for OpenAI?: The average salary for OpenAI is $190,137.00 – $299,463.00 per year, based on 41 job postings on this board that disclose pay.
How is the salary figure for OpenAI calculated?: These figures are aggregated from current and recent job postings on this board that disclose pay, then averaged across roles. They are estimates, not guarantees of compensation.