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The shape of AI safety work.

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127 live-source rolesLast refreshed Oct 26, 2026

Current opportunities133Across 8 organizations

Average compensation$296kAnnual USD range midpoint

Median compensation$290kAnnual USD range midpoint

Top disclosed range$688kHighest listed annual maximum

COMPENSATION

What disclosed salaries look like.

119 of 133 current roles have comparable annual USD figures (89% coverage).

Under $150k5 4%

$150k–$249k30 25%

$250k–$349k56 47%

$350k+28 24%

Remote or flexible17%

22 current roles mention remote, hybrid, or flexible work.

ROLE FAMILIES

Security & safeguards85 64%

Research & interpretability23 17%

Evaluations & red teaming9 7%

Operations & programs6 5%

Policy & governance5 4%

Engineering & infrastructure2 2%

Other roles2 2%

Education & field-building1 1%

WORK FORMATS

Not specified120 90%

Full-time10 8%

Fellowship1 1%

Project1 1%

Volunteer1 1%

HIRING NOW

01Anthropic103 openings

02FAR.AI16 openings

03METR9 openings

04Apart Research1 opening

05Apollo Research1 opening

06BlueDot Impact1 opening

07CAIS1 opening

08RAND1 opening

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