Tech pay gap revealed: OpenAI median comp jumps from $245K to $875K at Staff level
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-10-23
Median total comp from new grad to Staff: OpenAI $245K→$875K (3.6x), Meta $187K→$652K, Netflix $214K→$730K, Ramp $244K→$800K, Stripe $210K→$673K. At Anthropic, mid-level to Staff rises $438K→$1.31M. The takeaway: once you're used to this income, switching industries is nearly impossible.
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