OpenAI Machine Learning Engineer Salaries

Machine Learning Engineer positions at OpenAI average $267.7k – $393.2k per year, based on 11 job postings with published salary data.

Salary data is available for Mid Level Machine Learning Engineer roles at OpenAI, averaging $269k – $400k per year based on 5 positions.

OpenAI pays 19% above the average of $209.1k – $344.9k for Machine Learning Engineer positions listed on Inference Jobs.

Among 9 comparable companies, 2 pay more and 7 pay less than OpenAI for Machine Learning Engineer roles. The highest-paying comparable company is Thinking Machines Lab at $350k – $475k.

Mid Level Machine Learning Engineer roles are the highest paying at OpenAI, averaging $269k – $400k per year.

Salary data is sourced from published job postings with explicit compensation ranges, normalized to annual USD equivalents. Statistical outliers are removed using interquartile range (IQR) filtering. Figures reflect advertised salary ranges and may not include bonuses, equity, or other compensation.