July 2026 data
Openai startup salary data
As of July 2026, the median Openai salary at startups is $128k across 14 verified Hacker News “Who is Hiring” listings.
Based on 14 verified Openai listings from Hacker News “Who is Hiring”. Sample size is shown so you know how much weight to give the number.
Market Signal (August 2026)
Top Hirers: Readif Financial leads hiring for Openai roles with 1 active posts, followed by Veedma.
🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics
Remote-Friendly: Openai is highly remote-friendly, with 50% of roles open to remote work. Remote Premium: Remote Openai roles currently fetch a 20% salary premium (median $150,000) compared to onsite positions.
💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 57% of Openai jobs also require PostgreSQL, and 43% mention Anthropic.
💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Openai developers is $127,500, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.
Openai jobs
| COMPANY | ROLE | SALARY | VIBE | STACK | |
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| Readif Financial | Senior Full-Stack Contractor | CAD 260,000 - CAD 360,000 ≈ $190k |
[F] zen
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| Veedma | Founding Product Engineer | USD 160,000 - USD 200,000 |
[F] zen
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| Mitty | First Engineer | USD 150,000 + |
[F] stable
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| MachineSP | Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 200,000 |
[E] grind
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| VersaFeed | Senior Software Engineer | USD 150,000 - USD 220,000 |
[E] grind
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| YCharts | Software Engineer | USD 140,000 - USD 180,000 |
[E] stable
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| Legion Health | Founding Engineer (AI-Native Ops Infra) | USD 130,000 - USD 190,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Credo Health | Full Stack Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 175,000 |
[E] grind
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| Loman AI | Founding Engineer | USD 125,000 - USD 175,000 |
[F] grind
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| Emergences Labs | AI / Systems Engineer — NeoHuman | USD 120,000 - USD 150,000 |
[F] stable
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| Dialogica | Fullstack AI Agent Engineer | USD 120,000 - USD 160,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| GlassDollar | Senior Data Engineer | EUR 90,000 - EUR 108,000 ≈ $97k |
[E] grind
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| OneTake AI | Full Stack Senior Engineer | EUR 80,000 - EUR 100,000 ≈ $86k |
[F] grind
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| Oak National Academy | Platform Engineer (SRE) | GBP 65,460 - GBP 65,460 ≈ $83k |
[E] stable
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