OpenAI vs Roblox salary
The median posted base pay for tech jobs is $351K a year at OpenAI and $269K a year at Roblox. The median at OpenAI is 30% above the median at Roblox. The numbers come from 380 open jobs at OpenAI and 204 open jobs at Roblox with posted pay.
OpenAI and Roblox: all tech jobs
OpenAI: The middle half of the jobs is from $292K to $396K. Roblox: The middle half of the jobs is from $220K to $320K.
| Measure | OpenAI | Roblox |
|---|---|---|
| Median posted base pay | $351K | $269K |
| Middle half of the jobs | $292K to $396K | $220K to $320K |
| Median posted range | $266K to $414K | $243K to $295K |
| 10th to 90th percentile | $246K to $440K | $191K to $357K |
| Open jobs with posted pay | 380 | 204 |
OpenAI vs Roblox pay by job type
The median for each job type that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies. The difference compares OpenAI with Roblox. One job can have more than one job type.
| Job type | Median at OpenAI | Median at Roblox | Difference | Jobs at OpenAI | Jobs at Roblox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software engineering | $356K | $269K | +32% | 139 | 101 |
| ML / AI engineering | $360K | $320K | +13% | 104 | 33 |
| Inference & ML systems | $358K | $320K | +12% | 76 | 29 |
| Infra, platform & SRE | $356K | $269K | +32% | 62 | 43 |
| Security engineering | $356K | $298K | +19% | 29 | 15 |
| Product management | $317K | $306K | +4% | 30 | 12 |
| Design | $278K | $196K | +42% | 8 | 10 |
| Data science | $381K | $293K | +30% | 8 | 7 |
OpenAI vs Roblox pay by level
The median for each level in the job title that has 3 or more jobs with posted pay at both companies.
| Level | Median at OpenAI | Median at Roblox | Difference | Jobs at OpenAI | Jobs at Roblox |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level not stated | $351K | $193K | +81% | 354 | 30 |
| Senior | $285K | $269K | +6% | 14 | 104 |
| Principal | $498K | $320K | +55% | 5 | 57 |
Open jobs with the highest posted pay
The five open jobs with the highest posted pay at each company. Each range is the base pay that the company posted.
OpenAI
- Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Foundations, Search$380K to $850K
- Research Scientist / Research Engineer - Web Understanding and Structured Retrieval, Search$380K to $850K
- Research Scientist / Research Engineer, Safety + Alignment, Search$380K to $850K
- Researcher, Training$300K to $600K
- Engineering Manager, MLE$500K to $555K
Roblox
- Senior Director of Engineering, Generative AI$526K to $574K
- Senior Director, Privacy, Product and Platform Security$458K to $526K
- Distinguished Engineer, Machine Learning - Discovery$419K to $458K
- Director of Engineering – Studio Systems$399K to $458K
- Director, Capacity Planning & Engineering$399K to $458K
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Questions
Which company pays more, OpenAI or Roblox?
OpenAI has the higher median posted base pay: $351K a year, against $269K at Roblox. The median at OpenAI is 30% above the median at Roblox.
What do software engineering jobs pay at OpenAI and Roblox?
The median posted base pay for software engineering jobs is $356K at OpenAI (139 jobs) and $269K at Roblox (101 jobs).
Does this pay include stock or a bonus?
No. The numbers are the base pay ranges that the companies posted in their open jobs. Stock, a bonus and benefits are not in the numbers. Total pay at these companies can be much higher than base pay.
Where does the data come from?
We read each open job from the job board of OpenAI and of Roblox, and we check each job every day. We use only jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars.
How we compute these numbers
We read each job from the job board of the company and check it every day. We use only open jobs that state a yearly pay range in US dollars. One job counts with the middle point of its posted range. The median is the middle value of these amounts: half of the jobs are above it and half are below it.
We do not use a range with a bottom below $15,000, a top above $1,000,000, or a top that is more than four times the bottom. A company needs 20 or more open jobs with posted pay to be in a comparison. A job type or a level needs 3 or more jobs at both companies to be a row. Jobs under the same company name count as one company.
The numbers are base pay as the company posted it. They are not the pay of a person, and they do not include stock, a bonus or benefits. For the stock and the bonus that people reported, see Reported pay.