The median salary at OpenAI in India is ₹38.1L per year, with most roles between ₹36.0L and ₹40.0L CTC. Below is OpenAI's pay broken down by role and experience, aggregated from 60 employee-reported salary reports.
Average annual CTC for each role reported at OpenAI, highest first.
| Role | Experience | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front end Developer | 1–1 yrs | ₹305.7L | ₹253.9L–₹357.5L |
| Ai Ml Engineer | 0–6 yrs | ₹160.6L | ₹130.2L–₹190.9L |
| Senior Engineering Manager | 15–15 yrs | ₹120.0L | ₹114.0L–₹126.0L |
| Software Engineer | 3–5 yrs | ₹84.3L | ₹69.3L–₹99.4L |
| Jr. Data Scientist | 1–1 yrs | ₹83.9L | ₹67.2L–₹100.6L |
| Principal Engineer | 10–10 yrs | ₹74.7L | ₹70.9L–₹78.4L |
| Artificial Intelligence Expert | 30–30 yrs | ₹51.5L | ₹48.9L–₹54.1L |
| Senior Software Engineer | 15–15 yrs | ₹45.3L | ₹36.7L–₹54.0L |
| Associate Director Operations | 10–10 yrs | ₹45.0L | ₹42.8L–₹47.3L |
| Python Developer | 3–3 yrs | ₹39.1L | ₹37.2L–₹41.1L |
| Lead AI Engineer | 3–3 yrs | ₹37.1L | ₹35.2L–₹38.9L |
| QA Automation Engineer | 6–6 yrs | ₹19.1L | ₹18.1L–₹20.0L |
| Software Developer | 2–2 yrs | ₹13.4L | ₹12.7L–₹14.1L |
| Data Scientist | 0–1 yrs | ₹11.0L | ₹9.0L–₹13.1L |
| FDE | 11–11 yrs | ₹10.3L | ₹9.8L–₹10.8L |
| Business Analyst Level 2 | 4–4 yrs | ₹8.2L | ₹7.8L–₹8.7L |
| BDA | 1–1 yrs | ₹7.2L | ₹6.8L–₹7.6L |
| Business Analyst L1 | 1–1 yrs | ₹6.3L | ₹6.0L–₹6.6L |
| Business Analyst | 3–5 yrs | ₹5.8L | ₹5.5L–₹6.0L |
| Power BI Developer | 1–1 yrs | ₹5.2L | ₹4.9L–₹5.4L |
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The median salary at OpenAI is around ₹38.1L per year (CTC), with most roles falling between ₹36.0L and ₹40.0L. Figures are aggregated from 60 employee-reported salary reports across 20 roles.
Among reported roles, Front end Developer is the highest-paid at OpenAI, averaging about ₹305.7L per year.
Early-career roles at OpenAI start around ₹5.2L per year, rising with experience and specialisation.
They are median estimates from crowdsourced, employee-reported data (AmbitionBox) and are indicative, not guarantees. Actual offers vary by role, location, skills and negotiation.