OpenAI ranks first with an annual salary of $865,000, attracting top AI researchers worldwide. Competitor Anthropic follows closely with an annual salary of $855,000, amidst rumors of a potential merger with OpenAI. Hugging Face, with its open-source approach, offers a salary of $238,000, landing at the bottom but still attracting many researchers. Amazon offers the highest compensation among large tech companies, with an annual salary of $719,000, and negotiable increments of 38%.