Read the Seattle-area postings
The salary view uses a Seattle-area, or Puget Sound, grouping. It includes roles beyond one city address, so check the location language in each posting before comparing it with a Seattle-only role. The disclosed Seattle-area postings show the current employers, locations, and ranges.
OpenAI lists a Seattle Forward Deployed Engineer role at $185,000–$300,000. The posting requires Seattle-based work with three office days each week and allows up to 50% travel. It asks for five or more years of engineering or technical deployment experience with customer-facing work. The responsibilities run from prototype through stable production and include full-stack systems powered by frontier models. Read the Nextmove listing and OpenAI's original posting.
When comparing roles, check production ownership, customer exposure, office attendance, travel, and the range that applies to your level and location. The salary table links to the other live breakdowns.
