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 (September 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 | CA$260,000 - CA$360,000 ≈ $190k |
[F] zen
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| Veedma | Founding Product Engineer | $160,000 - $200,000 |
[F] zen
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| Mitty | First Engineer | $150,000 + |
[F] stable
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| MachineSP | Software Engineer | $150,000 - $200,000 |
[E] grind
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| VersaFeed | Senior Software Engineer | $150,000 - $220,000 |
[E] grind
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| YCharts | Software Engineer | $140,000 - $180,000 |
[E] stable
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| Legion Health | Founding Engineer (AI-Native Ops Infra) | $130,000 - $190,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| Credo Health | Full Stack Engineer | $125,000 - $175,000 |
[E] grind
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| Loman AI | Founding Engineer | $125,000 - $175,000 |
[F] grind
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| Emergences Labs | AI / Systems Engineer — NeoHuman | $120,000 - $150,000 |
[F] stable
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| Dialogica | Fullstack AI Agent Engineer | $120,000 - $160,000 |
[F] CRUNCH
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| GlassDollar | Senior Data Engineer | €90,000 - €108,000 ≈ $97k |
[E] grind
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| OneTake AI | Full Stack Senior Engineer | €80,000 - €100,000 ≈ $86k |
[F] grind
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| Oak National Academy | Platform Engineer (SRE) | £65,460 - £65,460 ≈ $83k |
[E] stable
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