About the posting
“We’re hiring a Compensation Operations Analyst to build and run the systems, tools, and processes that power compensation at OpenAI.”
Read the full posting on OpenAI's site
Seen live Oct 18, 2026; first seen Oct 14, 2026.
Pay in context
This posting lists $180,000 to $200,000 a year, a midpoint of $190,000.
The midpoint is higher than 49 percent of operations and logistics postings in San Francisco, CA that list pay.
California has a pay transparency law: covered employers must include a pay range in a job posting. Which employers are covered depends on their size.
How long it has been open
Posted Oct 13, 2026, 6 days ago, and seen on OpenAI's careers page today.
At 6 days old, it is under the 40-day median.
OpenAI's postings we have seen close took a median of 3 days.
OpenAI at a glance
OpenAI has 813 open postings that we can see, 51 in operations and logistics; 80 percent list pay.
The application
Applying goes through Ashby.
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Seniority
The posting mentions 5+ years.
Remote
Fully remote; the employer may limit which states you can live in.