OpenAI Is Paying Employees More Than Any Major Tech Startup in History - WSJ

kept by eddie dec 31, 25

OpenAI averages $1.5 million per employee in stock-based compensation, over seven times Google's pre-IPO pay and far above any major tech startup in history.

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