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OpenAI's 110 London staff each earned £2.3m last year as the ChatGPT maker's valuation soars toward $1.4 trillion

OpenAI's London operation employed 110 staff whose combined earnings made each worker's average pay 58 times the UK median wage.
OpenAI's London operation employed 110 staff whose combined earnings made each worker's average pay 58 times the UK median wage.

OpenAI's UK arm handed its 110 London employees an average of £2.3m apiece in 2025, combining £87.3m in base salaries with a £167.8m share bonanza driven by the ChatGPT maker's soaring valuation. Total staff costs leapt to £258m, up from £60.7m the previous year. At £2.3m, the average package stands at 58 times the UK median wage of £39,039.

The largest pay packets flow mainly to researchers developing OpenAI's AI models, with a substantial gap reported between the lowest and highest earners.

OpenAI is targeting a $1.4 trillion valuation at flotation, though its IPO has been pushed back to 2027, with boss Sam Altman pointing to AI safety concerns as a factor.

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