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Anthropic H-1B filings show base pay up to $1.38 million
NDTV··28 Jun
Federal H-1B filings cited by Business Insider show Anthropic paid two employees listed as Member of Technical Staff base salaries of $1.12 million and $1.38 million. NDTV reported the range in rupee terms as reaching about Rs 13 crore, excluding bonuses and equity that often form a large part of AI compensation.
Prism
What It Means For You
- AI specialists with frontier model experience can command compensation far above ordinary software engineering bands.
- Public visa filings reveal base salary, but total compensation may be much higher because equity is excluded.
- The salary spread also shows non-engineering AI roles like legal, finance and operations are becoming strategic.
What's Happening
- Anthropic H-1B filings showed Member of Technical Staff base salaries above $1 million.
- The company reportedly certified roughly 80 H-1B roles in the first two quarters of fiscal 2026.
- Ranges covered technical, product, legal, finance, marketing and sales roles.
The AI Talent Race
- OpenAI, Anthropic and Nvidia have increased visa filings while many firms pulled back.
- High pay is one tool for retaining talent during rapid model competition.
- Base salary data does not include equity, which can dominate startup compensation.
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