Data Center Electrical R&D Engineer

Company websiteopenai.com (OpenAI, opens in new tab)

Base salary $257K to $327K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in San Francisco, CA

This job is no longer listed by the employer as of Nov 6, 2026. It is no longer shown as accepting applications. The history below is kept for reference.

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LocationSan Francisco, CA
WorkplaceHybrid
Status at last checkClosed

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This range next to 6 other live OpenAI roles with the nearest advertised base floor

This listingData Center Electrical R&D Engineer$257K to $327K
Technical Program Manager, Storage & Data Infrastructure$257K to $445K
Product Operations Manager$257K to $285K
Vendor Security Technical Program Manager$257K to $285K
Data Center Controls Network Engineer$257K to $327K
Hardware Systems Planning Lead (1P)$257K to $344K
Technical Program Manager, Lab Infrastructure (Silicon & Systems)$257K to $352K

Chart as a table

This range next to 6 other live OpenAI roles with the nearest advertised base floor
Role	Published base
Data Center Electrical R&D Engineer (this listing)	$257K - $327K
Technical Program Manager, Storage & Data Infrastructure	$257K - $445K
Product Operations Manager	$257K - $285K
Vendor Security Technical Program Manager	$257K - $285K
Data Center Controls Network Engineer	$257K - $327K
Hardware Systems Planning Lead (1P)	$257K - $344K
Technical Program Manager, Lab Infrastructure (Silicon & Systems)	$257K - $352K

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All OpenAI roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

Oct 26, 2026 18:06 UTC First observed on the employer's board
Oct 26, 2026 18:06 UTC Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Oct 27, 2026 02:06 UTC fields changed
Nov 6, 2026 20:47 UTC Absent from the employer's board; confirmation pending
Nov 6, 2026 21:49 UTC Closure observed on Nov 6, 2026

Observed since: Oct 26, 2026
Employer-stated posting date: 2026-10-26

Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: San Francisco

USD 257,000 – 327,000 · 1 YEAR · Salary

Method: Structured pay field published by the employer
Checked: Nov 6, 2026 19:26 UTC
Rule set: us-base-v2
Source: Employer posting (opens in new tab)

The employer's job board publishes this pay as a dedicated data field. We read the field directly; no interpretation was needed.

What we verified

The pay figures come from the employer's own listing, quoted exactly above.
The pay is an annual base salary in US dollars with a minimum of at least $100,000.
The role was publicly listed on the employer's job board when last checked.

We do not verify what the employer will actually offer, whether the employer is still recruiting for the role, or anything beyond what the employer published. Full methodology.