OpenAI, LP H-1B wage filings
San Francisco, CA. Last filed in fiscal 2025. Figures cover every filing since fiscal 2020; none in the latest 12 months reach five. Also filed as OpenAI, Inc.; OpenAI, L.L.C..
OpenAI, LP filed 39 wage applications for H-1B and similar visas from fiscal 2020 to fiscal 2025. The median wage it offered was $215,000, 61.4% above the government's prevailing wage for the same jobs. Its most-filed job was Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer, Research Scien (12 filings, median $245,000).
- Filings since FY2020
- 39
- Positions covered
- 39
- Certified
- 100.0%
- Job titles
- 14
- Worksite cities
- 3
- Last filed
- FY2025
Offered wage since 2020
OpenAI, LP's median H-1B wage offer rose 34%, from $182,500 in fiscal 2020 to $245,000 in fiscal 2022. In fiscal 2022 it was 81.3% above the prevailing wage. Its busiest full year was fiscal 2022, with 18 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September.
OpenAI, LP by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2024 | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2023 | 1 | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| 2022 | 18 | $245,000 | +53.1% | $130,146 | +81.3% |
| 2021 | 10 | $160,000 | −12.3% | $107,245 | +39.7% |
| 2020 | 6 | $182,500 | n/a | $136,646 | +29.5% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer, Research Scien | 12 | $245,000 | +88.3% | |
| Member of Go To Market Staff | 6 | $260,000 | +72.4% | |
| Member of Technical Staff | 6 | $177,500 | +38.3% | |
| Member of Technical Staff (Research Engineer) | 3 | $300,000 | +115.0% | |
| Technical HR Specialist | 2 | $110,000 | +51.8% | |
| Technical Human Resources Specialist | 2 | $76,223 | +6.6% | |
| Member of Business Operations Staff | 1 | $155,000 | +35.2% | |
| Member of Policy Staff | 1 | $145,000 | +35.2% | |
| Member of Product Staff | 1 | $135,990 | at the minimum | |
| Member of Technical Staff (Applied AI) | 1 | $205,000 | +21.3% | |
| Member of Technical Staff, Language | 1 | $265,000 | +84.0% | |
| Research Engineer (Member of Technical Staff) | 1 | $245,000 | +88.3% | |
| Senior Product Designer | 1 | $135,000 | +70.6% | |
| VP of Applied AI and Partnerships | 1 | $300,000 | +44.2% | |
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 | 35 | $210,000 |
| New York, NY | 3 | $280,000 |
| San Franciso, CA | 1 | $245,000 |
By visa type: 37 H-1B, 2 E-3 (Australia). By outcome: 38 certified, 1 certified and later withdrawn.
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, LP 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.