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Average OpenAI research engineer salary

$103,532yearly

$46.61 hourly rate

Entry-level OpenAI research engineer salary
$70,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does OpenAI pay research engineers by location?

Research engineer OpenAI salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Francisco, CA$147,451$70.89
2Washington, DC$119,204$57.31

Highest-paid OpenAI research engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Principal Engineer$138,589$67-
2Principal Engineer$138,354$67-
3Senior Engineer$126,266$612
4Senior Research Engineer$123,708$592
5Staff Engineer$122,253$59-
6Research And Development Senior Engineer$111,406$54-
7Laboratory Engineer$107,045$51-
8Staff Mechanical Engineer$106,609$51-
9Engineer$103,104$50-
10Research And Development Engineer$102,517$491

Research engineer salary at OpenAI competitors

Rockport Networks, UPilot, and Inertial Sense offer the highest pay for research engineers at OpenAI competitors. Additionally, companies like WindESCo also report highly competitive salaries for research engineers.
RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Rockport Networks$106,167$51-
2UPilot$100,529$48-
3Inertial Sense$100,529$48-
4WindESCo$100,529$48-
5ShiftLeft$100,419$48-

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