OpenAI data leadership salary

OpenAI's data leadership postings in the US stated a median base salary of $381K. Its typical stated range was $298K to $468K, across 6 postings from the last year.

OpenAIEvery data leadership posting in the US

Median
$381K
Typical stated range
$298K–$468K
Postings
6

That is 106% above the median of 2,954 data leadership postings across the US ($185K).

OpenAI data leadership salary by city

CityMedianTypical rangePostings
San Francisco, California$381K$298K–$468K6

Data leadership salary in the US at every employer

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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