From Quartz.

OpenAI is paying employees about $1.5 million each in stock-based compensation for 2025, according to investor projections first reported by the Wall Street Journal, setting unprecedented pay levels that far exceed pre-IPO compensation norms across major Silicon Valley companies.

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