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Software Engineer salary at OpenAI

The median advertised Software Engineer salary at OpenAI is $355,500 a year (USD), from 150 salary-listed Jobiba postings. The middle half of those postings pay $325,500 to $366,750 a year.

Advertised pay from job postings, not payroll. Most recent posting Oct 2026. Figures refreshed 22 Oct 2026.

Software Engineer pay range at OpenAI

25th percentile: $325,500
Median: $355,500
75th percentile: $366,750

Based on 150 comparable postings from the last two years, all in USD. Jobiba never converts or mixes currencies.

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OpenAI Software Engineer salary: common questions

How much does OpenAI pay a Software Engineer?

OpenAI's advertised Software Engineer pay has a median of $355,500 a year, from 150 salary-listed postings on Jobiba. The middle half of those postings pay between $325,500 and $366,750 a year (25th to 75th percentile).

Is this what OpenAI Software Engineers 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 Software Engineer now?

Jobiba shows 6 or more open Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer 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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