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The shape of AI safety work.

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126 live-source rolesLast refreshed Nov 9, 2026

Current opportunities132Across 8 organizations

Average compensation$301kAnnual USD range midpoint

Median compensation$303kAnnual USD range midpoint

Top disclosed range$688kHighest listed annual maximum

COMPENSATION

What disclosed salaries look like.

112 of 132 current roles have comparable annual USD figures (85% coverage).

Under $150k4 4%

$150k–$249k25 22%

$250k–$349k56 50%

$350k+27 24%

Remote or flexible19%

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

ROLE FAMILIES

Security & safeguards82 62%

Research & interpretability23 17%

Evaluations & red teaming8 6%

Operations & programs7 5%

Policy & governance6 5%

Other roles3 2%

Education & field-building2 2%

Engineering & infrastructure1 1%

WORK FORMATS

Not specified121 92%

Full-time8 6%

Fellowship1 1%

Project1 1%

Volunteer1 1%

HIRING NOW

01Anthropic101 openings

02FAR.AI19 openings

03METR7 openings

04Apart Research1 opening

05Apollo Research1 opening

06BlueDot Impact1 opening

07CAIS1 opening

08RAND1 opening

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