Modeled career paths · AI safety

Where does a Senior Safety Researcher go next?

What employers are asking a Senior Safety Researcher for, what they pay, and where people go next. From live postings and Startline’s modeled career map: what the ads say, never estimated.

Typical advancement
AI Safety Lead+34% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
75% of modeled moves out of Senior Safety Researcher go here
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of AI Safety+92% typical comp change · ~3.0y typical
25% of modeled moves out of Senior Safety Researcher go here
executive stepno modeled onward moves above the evidence floor
Specialist path
FinOps Practice Lead+7% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via AI Safety Lead. 3% joint modeled share
progression84% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of Data Operations-26% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via AI Safety Lead. 3% joint modeled share
progression0% of modeled exits move upward from there
Director of IT-18% typical comp change · ~7.0y typical
reachable via AI Safety Lead. 3% joint modeled share
progression64% of modeled exits move upward from there

What this page cannot know is which of these fit you. That is what the free list is for.