88% of OpenAI’s visible technical staff are in the United States. The share sits inside the same technical-staff map as the 3,041-person engineering and research sample. It is a location mix for relative comparison, not a census of every OpenAI office and not official headcount. This page does not publish a second-country percentage.
Map the US technical bench
88% of the visible technical staff are in the United States. The named list stays on this ask.
OpenAI technical staff in the United States
| Measure | Figure |
|---|---|
| Share located in the United States | 88% |
| Technical staff in the parent map | 3,041 |
Source: OpenAI Engineering Talent X-Ray · Metix AI · report date 2026-06-15
Scope and limits
- Public profiles may contain update lags, self-presentation bias, and inconsistent titles.
- Figures are a visible sample for relative comparison. They are not official headcount and are not used to estimate a global workforce.
- 88% is not a share of all OpenAI employees, and it is not a global office census.
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FAQ
Is 88% of every employee?
No. It is the US share of the visible technical staff.
What is the other 12%?
This page does not publish a second-country percentage. Do not invent one.
Does 3,041 mean all 3,041 are in the US?
No. 88% of that visible technical staff are in the United States.
Is this official headcount?
No. It is a visible-sample location share.
Where is the method, and how do I cite this figure?
The method page is https://metix.ai/reports/methodology. Cite this answer with this page’s URL https://metix.ai/reports/questions/openai-us-share. The parent map is https://metix.ai/reports/mapping/openai-engineering-xray-2026. Report date 2026-06-15.
How to cite
Metix AI. (2026). What share of OpenAI technical staff are in the US? Metix AI Talent Intelligence. https://metix.ai/reports/questions/openai-us-share
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