OpenAI UK filings show average 2025 employee pay of £2.35m including share compensation
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OpenAI's UK filings show average 2025 employee compensation of £2.35m (about $3.1m), according to a post by Peter Gostev.
The total is made up of an average salary of £794,000 and £1.52m in share-based compensation.
Gergely Orosz says OpenAI's pay in the UK is well above what investment banks have paid in London, and says this helps it hire staff from Meta, Google and other AI startups.
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Gergely Orosz@GergelyOroszXOpenAI pays UK staff far above London investment banking levelsAIGergely Orosz says OpenAI's compensation is well above what investment banks have paid in London, which helps it hire from Meta, Google, and other AI startups. Peter Gostev, citing OpenAI's UK filings, reports average 2025 salary of £794k plus £1.52m in share-based compensation, a total of £2.35m (about $3.1m) per employee.
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