Could be! The highest I recall is ~$220k/year at Anthropic, with the stipulation that you must live in the Bay (they offer partial remote). Compared to big tech, there is less career capital/informal status due to reduced name recognition. Additionally, at big tech, there exists the possibility of very lucrative internal promotion.
I heard recently that at least some of the AI safety groups are making offers competitive with major tech companies. (Is this not the case?)
Could be! The highest I recall is ~$220k/year at Anthropic, with the stipulation that you must live in the Bay (they offer partial remote). Compared to big tech, there is less career capital/informal status due to reduced name recognition. Additionally, at big tech, there exists the possibility of very lucrative internal promotion.
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