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Data Scientist salary at OpenAI
The median advertised Data Scientist salary at OpenAI is $339,000 a year (USD), from 17 salary-listed Jobiba postings. The middle half of those postings pay $307,500 to $392,500 a year.
Advertised pay from job postings, not payroll. Most recent posting Oct 2026. Figures refreshed 21 Oct 2026.
Data Scientist pay range at OpenAI
- 25th percentile
- $307,500
- Median
- $339,000
- 75th percentile
- $392,500
Based on 17 comparable postings from the last two years, all in USD. Jobiba never converts or mixes currencies.
Open Data Scientist jobs at OpenAI
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OpenAI Data Scientist salary: common questions
How much does OpenAI pay a Data Scientist?
OpenAI's advertised Data Scientist pay has a median of $339,000 a year, from 17 salary-listed postings on Jobiba. The middle half of those postings pay between $307,500 and $392,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
Is this what OpenAI Data Scientists actually earn?
No. These are pay ranges OpenAI advertised in job postings, not payroll data. Jobiba takes the midpoint of each advertised range, and whether equity, bonus or benefits are included depends on how each posting was written, so read the figure as advertised pay rather than total compensation.
Is OpenAI hiring a Data Scientist now?
Jobiba shows 6 or more open Data Scientist jobs at OpenAI on this page, newest first. Each one opens its Jobiba job page, and every OpenAI job is on the company's jobs page.
How does Jobiba calculate OpenAI Data Scientist pay?
From OpenAI job postings that state a salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes a company-by-role figure only when enough comparable postings exist.
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