<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="true"><li>Various AI startups like OpenAI, Anthropic, and Thinking Machines are paying significant salaries to technical staff but not as high as Meta's eye-watering amounts.</li><li>OpenAI pays between $200,000 to $530,000, Anthropic pays $300,000 to $690,000, and Thinking Machines Lab pays $450,000 to $500,000 annually to technical employees.</li><li>These figures are base salaries and do not include bonuses or stock options. Meta has been offering signing bonuses up to $100 million with even larger annual compensation packages.</li><li>Separately, xAI, Elon Musk's AI startup, has reportedly raised $10 billion in debt and equity to further develop its AI solutions.</li></ul>

AI Startups: What OpenAI, Anthropic Pay Their Technical Staff

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