AI Safety Researcher salary

Studies how to make models behave as intended: alignment, interpretability, red teaming.

2 posted ranges at 2 companies

By level

Median of posted rangesMiddle half

Level	Range $150k$200k$250k$300k$350k	Posted	H-1B
Not stated2 posted		$226k to $292k2 postings	None

Company	Range $150k$200k$250k$300k$350k$400k	Posted	H-1B
AnthropicAnthropic, PBC is an American artificial intelligence (AI) public benefit corporation headquartered in San Francisco, California.		$320k to $405kone posting	None
AevaA tech employer posting pay on 4 open jobs, mostly Data Engineer roles.		$132k to $179kone posting	None

Not stated$132k to $179k

San Francisco Bay Area

Aevaseen Oct 14, 2026Posting ↗

Not stated$320k to $405k

San Francisco Bay Area

Posting	Level	City	Range	First seen
NPI Alignment Engineer (the posting, opens in a new tab)AevaNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area	Not stated	San Francisco Bay Area	$132kto $179k	Oct 14, 2026
Red Team Engineer, Safeguards (the posting, opens in a new tab)AnthropicNot statedSan Francisco Bay Area	Not stated	San Francisco Bay Area	$320kto $405k	Sep 24, 2026

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City	Range $150k$200k$250k$300k$350k	Posted	H-1B
San Francisco Bay Area2 open jobs with posted pay here.		$226k to $292k2 postings	None