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The shape of AI safety work.

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122 live-source rolesLast refreshed Oct 15, 2026

Current opportunities128Across 8 organizations

Average compensation$310kAnnual USD range midpoint

Median compensation$305kAnnual USD range midpoint

Top disclosed range$688kHighest listed annual maximum

COMPENSATION

What disclosed salaries look like.

104 of 128 current roles have comparable annual USD figures (81% coverage).

Under $150k3 3%

$150k–$249k19 18%

$250k–$349k54 52%

$350k+28 27%

Remote or flexible19%

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

ROLE FAMILIES

Security & safeguards80 63%

Research & interpretability23 18%

Evaluations & red teaming9 7%

Operations & programs6 5%

Policy & governance6 5%

Other roles2 2%

Education & field-building1 1%

Engineering & infrastructure1 1%

WORK FORMATS

Not specified114 89%

Full-time11 9%

Fellowship1 1%

Project1 1%

Volunteer1 1%

HIRING NOW

01Anthropic97 openings

02FAR.AI16 openings

03METR10 openings

04Apart Research1 opening

05Apollo Research1 opening

06BlueDot Impact1 opening

07CAIS1 opening

08RAND1 opening

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