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All job families · 2025 · United States
| Company | Median | Middle 50%Bar scale: $0–$400,000 | Records |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenAI | $325,000 | $245,000–$400,000 | 90 |
| Anthropic | $320,000 | $315,000–$347,500 | 96 |
| $184,078 | $159,998–$198,608 | 8,733 |
Pay by job family Median base salary across your companies
| Job family | OpenAI | Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Software Engineering | $380,00055 records | $320,00061 records | $186,0005620 records |
| Research and Science | $420,00018 records | $500,0004 records | $193,000258 records |
| Data | — | $315,0002 records | $174,000252 records |
| Product and Program | — | — | $191,000630 records |
| Sales and Customer | $240,0001 record | $205,0004 records | $162,000274 records |
| Recruiting and People | — | $500,0004 records | $205,8206 records |
| Design | — | — | $173,700202 records |
| Operations | — | $220,0003 records | $186,000152 records |
Families group title and occupation matches and can overlap. Missing records do not mean a company has no employees in that family.
Role mix, location, and seniority affect these figures. Equity and bonuses are not included.
Salary history
Median base salary by year · All job families
| Year | OpenAI | Anthropic | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $325,00090 records | $320,00096 records | $184,0788733 records |
| 2024 | $360,00077 records | $320,00049 records | $178,3337588 records |
| 2023 | $310,0008 records | $402,5002 records | $166,0706681 records |
| 2022 | $245,00019 records | $255,0005 records | $165,73410448 records |
| 2021 | $249,00015 records | $250,0001 records | $155,00014440 records |
| 2020 | $190,0008 records | — | $148,99511581 records |
| 2019 | $225,00015 records | — | $139,9428809 records |
| 2018 | $180,00019 records | — | $137,9994760 records |
| 2017 | $200,0008 records | — | $130,9943429 records |
| 2016 | $200,0003 records | — | $130,5413123 records |
| 2015 | — | — | $126,9922731 records |