Back-of-Envelope: OpenAI 90th-Percentile Researcher Makes ~$2M a Year
rohanpaul_ai · x · 2026-10-06
Rohan Paul ran the numbers: a 90th-percentile researcher at OpenAI earns about $7,047 per day, which works out to roughly $2M a year across 260 working days—a quick look at top AI lab pay.
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