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# OpenAI UK Staff Earn £2\.35M Average as Revenue Jumps 3x to £293M

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**Published:** 2026-10-14T14:12:12.000Z
**Category:** Industry
**Topics:** openai

## Summary

OpenAI's British branch recorded a pre\-tax profit of £32 million for the 2025 fiscal year, with revenue growing more than threefold to £293 million and average staff compensation reaching £2\.35 million, combining a £794,000 base salary with £1\.52 million in share\-based awards\. The high compensation packages exceed current rates at London investment banks and are used to recruit talent from Meta, Google, and other AI startups\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/earnings/openai-uk-staff-earn-pound235m-average-as-revenue-jumps-3x-to-pound293m-426628e2>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/tim/status/2110309706287997163>)
- [Story source](<https://x.com/petergostev/status/2110338290939244844>)
- [Supporting source](<https://x.com/GergelyOrosz/status/2110368029779398968>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/earnings/openai-uk-staff-earn-pound235m-average-as-revenue-jumps-3x-to-pound293m-426628e2>)

