Some OpenAI engineers make as much as $800,000 and were key players in Sam Altman's return

• OpenAI reinstated CEO Sam Altman after a dayslong saga kicked off with the board firing him Friday.
• Hundreds of employees threatened to quit unless Altman was re-hired.
• Some of these staffers make as much as $800,000 per year, Bloomberg estimated.

OpenAI staffers who threatened to quit this week over CEO Sam Altman's firing are making up to $800,000 per year, according to Bloomberg.

The tech industry is known for high salaries, with many employees at firms including Meta, Google, and Amazon pulling in well over six figures annually.