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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.

MEDIAN
$128k
P25 TO P75
$120k to $150k
RANGE
$83k to $190k
LISTINGS
14

Median Openai salary over time

2024-09-01 to 2026-07-01

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 salary FAQ

What is the median Openai developer salary at startups?

The median Openai salary is $128k, based on 14 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Openai roles?

Openai roles run from $120k (25th percentile) to $150k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $190k.

Do remote Openai jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Openai roles show a median of $140k versus $125k onsite in this dataset.

Openai jobs

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

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