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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.

114 live-source rolesLast refreshed Sep 24, 2026

Current opportunities120Across 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.

96 of 120 current roles have comparable annual USD figures (80% coverage).

Under $150k2 2%

$150k–$249k22 23%

$250k–$349k45 47%

$350k+27 28%

Remote or flexible22%

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

ROLE FAMILIES

Security & safeguards75 63%

Research & interpretability24 20%

Evaluations & red teaming10 8%

Operations & programs7 6%

Other roles2 2%

Education & field-building1 1%

Policy & governance1 1%

WORK FORMATS

Not specified107 89%

Full-time10 8%

Fellowship1 1%

Project1 1%

Volunteer1 1%

HIRING NOW

01Anthropic88 openings

02FAR.AI18 openings

03METR9 openings

04Apart Research1 opening

05Apollo Research1 opening

06BlueDot Impact1 opening

07CAIS1 opening

08RAND1 opening

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