OpenAI OpCo H-1B Salaries 2026
232 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications for full-time roles at OpenAI OpCo, decided Jul 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2026. Median offered salary $269,000.
$269,000Median salary
$248,75025th percentile
$325,00075th percentile
232Filings
OpenAI OpCo H-1B salaries by job title
| Job title | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Member of Technical Staff | 126 | $310,000 |
| Member of Go to Market Staff | 23 | $250,000 |
| Member of Design Staff | 8 | $280,000 |
| Member of Finance Staff | 7 | $240,000 |
| Member of Technical Program Staff | 6 | $250,000 |
| Member of Business Platform Staff Business Platform Enterpr | 5 | $230,400 |
| Member of Marketing Staff | 5 | $190,000 |
| Member of Forward Deployed Staff | 5 | $231,000 |
| Member of Product Staff | 4 | $290,000 |
| Member of Program Staff | 4 | $285,000 |
| Member of Business Platform Staff | 4 | $250,000 |
| Member of Technical Program Staff Technical Program Managem | 3 | $285,000 |
| Member of Support and Community Staff | 3 | $250,000 |
| Member of Legal Staff | 2 | $298,500 |
| Senior Quality Engineer Manufacturing Design | 2 | $387,500 |
Top cities
| City | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 191 | $280,000 |
| Bellevue, WA | 25 | $255,000 |
| New York, NY | 12 | $312,500 |
| Mooresville, NC | 1 | $230,400 |
| San Franciso, CA | 1 | $250,000 |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $230,400 |
| Alhambra, CA | 1 | $306,000 |
Wage levels
Prevailing-wage level the employer selected (I = entry, IV = fully competent).
Median prevailing wage on these filings: $159,328.
Recent OpenAI OpCo H-1B filings
Latest 100 of 232 filings by decision date. Salary is the offered wage rate (annualised); "to" shows the top of a range when given.
| Certified | Job title | Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $187,574 |
| 2026-06-30 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $213,512 |
| 2026-06-30 | Member of Technical Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | Member of Infrastructure Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-30 | Member of Technical Program Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-29 | Senior Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Design | $380,000 |
| 2026-06-24 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-22 | Member of Finance Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-06-22 | Member of Support and Community Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-22 | Member of Design Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-22 | Member of Technical Staff | $470,000 to $630,000 |
| 2026-06-17 | Member of Technical Program Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-11 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-06-02 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $405,000 |
| 2026-06-01 | Member of Marketing Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Business Platform Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Business Platform Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Forward Deployed Staff (Forward Deployed Engineer) | $220,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Marketing Staff | $315,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-27 | Member of Business Platform Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-18 | Member of Business Platform Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Technical Staff (Security Engineering) | $330,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Finance Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Technical Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Support and Community Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Legal Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-15 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | $340,000 |
| 2026-05-11 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Forward Deployed Engineer) | $220,000 |
| 2026-05-08 | Member of Marketing Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-08 | Member of Design Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-08 | Member of Technical Program Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Program Staff (Technical Program Management) | $285,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Design Staff, Product Design | $240,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Intelligence and Investigations Staff (Protection | $320,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Intelligence and Investigations Staff (Intelligenc | $425,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Product Partnerships Staff | $300,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Developer Experience) | $280,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Global Affairs Staff | $280,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Program Staff (Program Management) | $240,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Support and Community Staff (Support Engineer) | $260,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Design Staff (Product Designer) | $310,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $310,000 |
| 2026-05-06 | Member of Forward Deployed Staff | $280,000 |
| 2026-05-05 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $380,000 |
| 2026-05-05 | Member of Technical Staff (Security Engineering) | $330,000 |
| 2026-05-05 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | $340,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Engineer) | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Engineer) | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist) | $178,006 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist) | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer) | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-05-04 | Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer) | $170,000 to $240,000 |
| 2026-05-01 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $380,000 |
| 2026-05-01 | Member of Technical Program Staff | $285,000 |
| 2026-05-01 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | $170,000 |
| 2026-05-01 | Member of Product Staff (Product Management) | $255,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Engineering) | $405,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | Member of Intelligence and Investigations Staff (Intelligenc | $320,000 |
| 2026-04-30 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Forward Deployed Engineer) | $220,000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Solutions Architect) | $290,000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Member of Forward Deployed Staff | $280,000 |
| 2026-04-28 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $295,000 |
| 2026-04-27 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $306,000 |
| 2026-04-27 | Member of Finance Staff | $240,000 |
| 2026-04-24 | Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) | $245,000 |
| 2026-04-24 | Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) | $380,000 |
| 2026-04-24 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $170,000 |
| 2026-04-23 | Member of Technical Program Staff | $240,000 |
| 2026-04-23 | Member of Forward Deployed Staff | $231,000 |
| 2026-04-22 | Member of Business Platform Staff (Business Platform Enterpr | $230,400 |
| 2026-04-22 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $250,000 to $460,000 |
| 2026-04-21 | Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) | $295,000 |
| 2026-04-21 | Member of Finance Staff | $295,000 |
| 2026-04-21 | Member of Finance Staff | $240,000 |
| 2026-04-21 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $460,000 |
| 2026-04-17 | Member of Go To Market Staff | $350,000 |
| 2026-04-17 | Member of Forward Deployed Staff | $231,000 |
| 2026-04-14 | Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) | $380,000 |
| 2026-04-10 | Senior Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Design | $395,000 |
| 2026-04-10 | Member of Design Staff | $190,000 |
| 2026-04-09 | Member of Technical Program Staff (Technical Program Managem | $300,000 |
| 2026-04-07 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $268,000 |
| 2026-04-07 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | $330,000 |
| 2026-04-03 | Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI Engineering) | $399,000 |
| 2026-04-01 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Solutions Architect) | $278,000 |
| 2026-03-30 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $380,000 |
| 2026-03-30 | Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | $342,000 |
| 2026-03-25 | Training Performance Engineer | $380,000 |
| 2026-03-24 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $310,000 |
| 2026-03-24 | Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | $399,000 |
| 2026-03-23 | Member of Technical Staff (Security Engineering) | $342,000 |
| 2026-03-20 | Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | $245,000 |
| 2026-03-19 | Member of Legal Staff (Senior Counsel, Product (Hardware)) | $347,000 |
| 2026-03-16 | Member of Technical Staff - Research & AI Systems - RE/RS | $310,000 |
| 2026-03-13 | Member of Go To Market Staff (Technical Success) | $220,000 |
Employer names as filed: OpenAI OpCo, LLC. Name variants that differ only in case, punctuation or legal suffix (LLC, Inc., Corp.) are merged. Separate legal entities are listed separately. These are wages offered on certified LCAs, not actual pay.