New-grad OpenAI offers reportedly total $800K-$1.2M, sparking envy
PAstynome · x · 2026-09-30
A poster says her former coworker's fiancé joined OpenAI after finishing a CS PhD at a top-5 school under a famous professor, and her research shows total compensation around $800K–$1.2M. Anecdotal but consistent with OpenAI's known premium pay for elite new grads; the author contrasts it with much lower medtech salaries.
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