OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
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Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#2Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#3The article talks about averages, but what I want know is the median. The usual situation, and I have zero reason to believe OpenAI is different, is that stock options are top heavy leaning heavily toward executives.
I want to know rank and file salaries as opposed to stock options
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#4"OpenAI’s compensation as a percentage of revenue was set to reach 46% in 2025"
At least the revenue is large enough to cover the payroll. That's a good milestone.
Not really a fan of Altman, but I don't mind the competition he brings to the landscape.
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#5Looking at the stick compensation of companies in 2000 doesn’t seem particularly relevant today?
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#6The article talks about averages, but what I want know is the median. The usual situation, and I have zero reason to believe OpenAI is different, is that stock options are top heavy leaning heavily toward executives. I want to know rank and file salaries as opposed to stock options
Illlquid “stock options” in a private company is not what I consider compensation.
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#7The article talks about averages, but what I want know is the median. The usual situation, and I have zero reason to believe OpenAI is different, is that stock options are top heavy leaning heavily toward executives. I want to know rank and file salaries as opposed to stock options
Illlquid “stock options” in a private company is not what I consider compensation.
This is the general rule, but not for ones the size of OpenAI. There’s always a secondary market for prominent enough companies.
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#8The article talks about averages, but what I want know is the median. The usual situation, and I have zero reason to believe OpenAI is different, is that stock options are top heavy leaning heavily toward executives. I want to know rank and file salaries as opposed to stock options
Illlquid “stock options” in a private company is not what I consider compensation.
I am sure you can make OpenAI stock liquid pretty easily.
Re: OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history
#9The article talks about averages, but what I want know is the median. The usual situation, and I have zero reason to believe OpenAI is different, is that stock options are top heavy leaning heavily toward executives. I want to know rank and file salaries as opposed to stock options
Business & back office employee salaries are standard but not impressive. Similarly, stock grants are better than most places but not wildly high unless you're in specific engineering & research functions. This is the same at Anthropic, too (I recently interviewed for director level business roles at both).