Dreaming of a lawyer / attorney job at OpenAI?

The role

OpenAI has 16 open lawyer / attorney jobs in 3 states, 5 of them posted in the last 7 days.

The titles it uses

Level

Most of these ads do not state a level.

Pay

16 of 16 listings publish a range. The median range is $330,000 – $366,000 a year (the employer's own figures)

14 of 16 ads mention a remote or flexible location.

Everything about working at OpenAI →All 16 jobs with filters →

Where

What it demands

We counted how often OpenAI's own 16 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.

Years of experience. 15 of 16 ads (94%) state a number of years. The median is 8 years; 100% ask for 5 or more and 40% for 10 or more.

Legal and eligibility: what can rule you out

Working conditions

Skills and tools named most often

How to stand out

First, cover the basics the ads ask for most (see the requirements above: python (12%), javascript (12%)). Then look at what separates higher-paid ads:

Too few ads publish a pay range to compare, so we do not rank items by pay.

We describe only what the ads state. We do not know how recruiters rank candidates.

Same role elsewhere

Where else the same role family is open, with the pay each posts:

Newest jobs

FAQ

Sources

Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
• USAJOBS
• USCIS
• U.S. Department of State, visas
• NASA POWER climatology
• GeoNames / Census Gazetteer (coordinates)