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The shape of AI safety work.

See what current openings tell us about compensation, role families, work formats, and the organizations hiring now.

112 live-source rolesLast refreshed Aug 28, 2026

Current opportunities118Across 8 organizations

Average compensation$311kAnnual USD range midpoint

Median compensation$315kAnnual USD range midpoint

Top disclosed range$688kHighest listed annual maximum

COMPENSATION

What disclosed salaries look like.

91 of 118 current roles have comparable annual USD figures (77% coverage).

Under $150k1 1%

$150k–$249k22 24%

$250k–$349k44 48%

$350k+24 26%

Remote or flexible33%

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

ROLE FAMILIES

Security & safeguards74 63%

Research & interpretability20 17%

Evaluations & red teaming13 11%

Operations & programs6 5%

Education & field-building2 2%

Other roles2 2%

Policy & governance1 1%

WORK FORMATS

Not specified106 90%

Full-time8 7%

Contract1 1%

Fellowship1 1%

Project1 1%

Volunteer1 1%

HIRING NOW

01Anthropic90 openings

02FAR.AI15 openings

03METR8 openings

04Apart Research1 opening

05Apollo Research1 opening

06BlueDot Impact1 opening

07CAIS1 opening

08RAND1 opening

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