OpenAI OpCo, LLC H-1B wage filings
San Francisco, CA. Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026.
OpenAI OpCo, LLC filed 265 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from July 2025 to June 2026, covering 1,292 positions. The median wage it offered was $272,500, 70.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) (44 filings, median $255,000).
- Filings
- 265
- Positions covered
- 1,292
- Certified
- 99.6%
- Job titles
- 79
- Worksite cities
- 8
- Filings since FY2023
- 454
- Median offer change since FY2023
- +7%
Offered wage since 2023
OpenAI OpCo, LLC's median H-1B wage offer rose 7%, from $245,000 in fiscal 2023 to $262,500 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 69.5% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2025, with 115 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
OpenAI OpCo, LLC by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 239 | $262,500 | −15.3% | $159,016 | +69.5% |
| 2025 | 115 | $310,000 | no change | $163,509 | +72.4% |
| 2024 | 84 | $310,000 | +26.5% | $176,738 | +76.5% |
| 2023 | 16 | $245,000 | n/a | $132,870 | +84.4% |
Offered wage by job title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Job title | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing | Median since 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineer) | 44 | $255,000 | +57.8% | −29% since 2024 | |
| Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineering) | 22 | $380,000 | +139.0% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Data Science) | 17 | $325,000 | +66.8% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Research & AI Systems) | 14 | $380,000 | +113.9% | +6% since 2024 | |
| Member of Go To Market Staff | 12 | $250,000 | +66.2% | +14% since 2024 | |
| Member of Finance Staff | 8 | $245,000 | +43.7% | ||
| Member of Technical Program Staff | 7 | $250,000 | +66.2% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff | 7 | $270,000 | +65.9% | +6% since 2023 | |
| Member of Technical Staff (Security Engineering) | 7 | $330,000 | +173.4% | ||
| Member of Design Staff | 6 | $280,000 | +165.7% | ||
| Member of Go To Market Staff (Solutions Architect) | 6 | $249,000 | +66.3% | ||
| Member of Business Platform Staff (Business Platform Enterpr | 5 | $230,400 | +52.3% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (AI Systems Engineer) | 5 | $250,000 | +33.3% | −31% since 2025 | |
| Member of Business Platform Staff | 4 | $250,000 | +59.1% | ||
| Member of Forward Deployed Staff | 4 | $255,500 | +37.4% | ||
| Member of Marketing Staff | 4 | $242,500 | +103.9% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Data Engineer) | 4 | $210,000 | +39.5% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Research Scientist) | 4 | $214,003 | +39.2% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Software Engineering) | 4 | $325,000 | +101.1% | ||
| Member of Data Science Staff | 3 | $325,000 | +72.1% | ||
| Member of Design Staff (Product Designer) | 3 | $310,000 | +101.7% | ||
| Member of Go to Market Staff (Customer Success) | 3 | $240,000 | +29.0% | ||
| Member of Go To Market Staff (Forward Deployed Engineer) | 3 | $220,000 | +46.1% | ||
| Member of Product Staff (Product Management) | 3 | $325,000 | +74.7% | ||
| Member of Program Staff | 3 | $285,000 | +56.8% | ||
| Member of Technical Program Staff (Technical Program Managem | 3 | $285,000 | +148.3% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (Hardware Engineer) | 3 | $460,000 | +118.4% | ||
| Member of Communications Staff | 2 | $210,000 | +121.1% | ||
| Member of Intelligence and Investigations Staff (Intelligenc | 2 | $372,500 | +127.3% | ||
| Member of Support and Community Staff | 2 | $210,000 | +65.9% | ||
| Member of Technical Staff (SWE) | 2 | $267,500 | +70.9% | ||
| Senior Quality Engineer, Manufacturing Design | 2 | $387,500 | +184.7% | ||
| Head of B2B GTM Strategy | 1 | $250,000 | +66.2% | ||
| Member of Design Staff, Product Design | 1 | $240,000 | +196.7% | ||
| Member of Enterprise Systems Staff (Enterprise Systems Manag | 1 | $240,000 | +69.8% | ||
| Member of Enterprise Systems Staff (Senior Manager, Supply C | 1 | $250,000 | +79.9% | ||
| Member of Finance Staff (Compute & Infrastructure Accounting | 1 | $190,000 | +34.4% | ||
| Member of Finance Staff (Construction PMO Lead, Design & Con | 1 | $260,000 | +57.8% | ||
| Member of Finance Staff (Product Finance, Foundations) | 1 | $265,000 | +206.7% | ||
| Member of Finance Staff (Senior Manager, International Indir | 1 | $240,000 | +100.6% | ||
Showing the 40 most-filed of 79 job titles.
No job title on this page matches. Only the most-filed titles are listed.
Where the jobs are
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 219 | $280,000 |
| Bellevue, WA | 28 | $255,000 |
| New York, NY | 13 | $310,000 |
| Alhambra, CA | 1 | $306,000 |
| Fremont, CA | 1 | $230,400 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 1 | $171,000 |
| Mooresville, NC | 1 | $230,400 |
| San Franciso, CA | 1 | $250,000 |
By visa type: 234 H-1B, 22 E-3 (Australia), 9 H-1B1 (Singapore). By outcome: 262 certified, 2 certified and later withdrawn, 1 withdrawn before a decision.
Filings by quarter
Across all employers, filings bunch up in the first half of each year around the annual H-1B lottery, so compare a quarter with the same quarter a year earlier, not with the one before it.
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages OpenAI OpCo, LLC attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.