Does OpenAI pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, OpenAI employees rate their compensation and benefits as 4.6 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at OpenAI. This rating has decreased by 7% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at OpenAI?

74% of OpenAI employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated OpenAI 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.7 for culture and values and 4.1 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at OpenAI?

Software Engineer (10) , Member Of Technical Staff (9) , Research Scientist (5) , AI Engineer (4) , Data Scientist (4) , Research Engineer (4) , Machine Learning Engineer (3) , Senior Software Engineer (3) , AI Intern (2) , AI Researcher (2) , AI Trainer (2) , GTM (2) , Programmer (2) , Recruiter (2) , Remote AI Trainer (2)

What are the pros of working at OpenAI according to real employee reviews?

"Really smart people" ((in 10 reviews)); "Competitive, good pay, cutting edge" ((in 7 reviews)); "edge work, smart colleagues, great pay, and a mission" ((in 7 reviews)); "Good Comp and benefits, good working env" ((in 6 reviews)); "Can be flexible, good team, good culture" ((in 6 reviews))

What are the cons of working at OpenAI according to real employee reviews?

"Bad work life balance, stress" ((in 7 reviews)); "Heavy workload and tight deadlines" ((in 4 reviews)); "Work politics, terrible wlb (90+ hr work weeks, no weekends off), boring work, egotistical leadership, every man for himself" ((in 3 reviews))

What are employees saying about OpenAI layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about OpenAI layoffs and their outlook for job security at OpenAI in 2026.

What are the top reviewed OpenAI locations?

San Francisco , New York , Kingman , Rhome , Dayton , California City , Los Angeles , Union City , Palo Alto , San Jose , California , Buford , Alaska , London , Hollywood, Los Angeles

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5.0

Nov 4, 2025

Ai research associate

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Pros

OpenAI provides a highly innovative environment with brilliant colleagues who are passionate about shaping the future of artificial intelligence. The company encourages creativity, offers excellent learning opportunities, and supports ethical AI research. The compensation and benefits are also very competitive.

Cons

Workload can be demanding with tight deadlines and high performance expectations. The fast-paced culture may feel overwhelming at times, and balancing deep research with product priorities can be difficult.

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5.0

Jun 29, 2026

Current member of staff

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Pros

Great culture; really enjoy the teammates

Cons

Super fast paced, can be very tiring

1.0

May 27, 2026

Software engineer

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Pros

good pay and benefits, some smart people

Cons

The leadership is extremely reactive. Instead of having a plan and sticking to it, they change the course where the competition blows. It's basically like they dont trust their own plan and trust competition instead. No culture, it's just a rat race. Work life balance as you should expect in a cult like environment is non existent. You are indefinitely on call to fix the issues other internal teams break. hire the brightest to baby sit AI and do support work.

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