Which Company Pays Its Staff Engineers The Most?

OpenAI, the A.I. company behind the famous ChatGPT chatbot, is drawing a lot of attention due to its high salaries for experienced staff engineers. According to levels.fyi’s 2023 Mid-Year Compensation Report, OpenAI pays more than other companies in tech, including ones with deep pockets. This is due to the company’s high level of investment, the demand for highly specialized and experienced engineers, and the need to fend off aggressive competitors for talent. Levels.fyi’s report also states that A.I. and machine learning have seen a 2.7 percent uptick in median compensation between the second half of 2022 and the first half of this year, making it an attractive field for tech professionals.