OpenAI pays Software Engineer roles an average of $263.2k – $404.7k per year, based on 16 job postings — 33% above the average of $190.5k – $311.4k for Software Engineer positions listed on Inference Jobs.
Mid Level roles pay $246.5k – $385.8k, rising to $260.3k – $418.1k at the Senior level.
Average Software Engineer salary at OpenAI: $263.2k – $404.7k
OpenAIAverage on Inference JobsAll Software Engineer salaries
$150k$405k
Salaries at OpenAI by seniority
OpenAI salaries range from Mid Level at $246.5k – $385.8k to Senior at $260.3k – $418.1k.
Mid Level
$165.6k$418.1k
Senior
$165.6k$418.1k
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Software Engineer positions at OpenAI average $263.2k – $404.7k per year, based on 16 job postings with published salary data.
Mid Level Software Engineer roles at OpenAI average $246.5k – $385.8k, while Senior roles reach $260.3k – $418.1k. The company has salary data across 2 seniority levels for this category.
OpenAI pays 33% above the average of $190.5k – $311.4k for Software Engineer positions listed on Inference Jobs.
Among 8 comparable companies, 1 pays more and 7 pay less than OpenAI for Software Engineer roles. The highest-paying comparable company is Anthropic at $310.8k – $410.4k.
Senior Software Engineer roles are the highest paying at OpenAI, averaging $260.3k – $418.1k 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.
All salary figures are normalized to USD annual equivalents. Averages are based on published jobs with salary data and filtered for statistical outliers.
