OpenAI data engineer salary
OpenAI's data engineer postings in the US stated a median base salary of $339K. Its typical stated range was $293K to $385K, across 9 postings from the last year.
OpenAIEvery data engineer posting in the US
- Median
- $339K
- Typical stated range
- $293K–$385K
- Postings
- 9
That is 120% above the median of 2,130 data engineer postings across the US ($154K).
OpenAI data engineer salary by city
| City | Median | Typical range | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, California | $339K | $293K–$385K | 7 |
Data engineer salary in the US at every employer
Base pay OpenAI stated in its own US job postings, first seen since November 2025, one posting per title, at the midpoint of each range. The typical range is the middle of the low ends and of the high ends it stated. These are pay ranges in job ads, not what anyone was paid. Updated . How we count