Rag Salary at Startups (2026): $145k median

Market Signal (September 2026)

Top Hirers: Raylu leads hiring for Rag roles with 3 active posts, followed by Jurisphere.ai.

🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics

Remote-Friendly: Rag is highly remote-friendly, with 43% of roles open to remote work. Parity: Remote and onsite compensation for Rag is effectively equal, with less than 5% variance in median pay.

💡 Tech Stack Context

Common Stack: 57% of Rag jobs also require Python, and 43% mention TypeScript.

💰 Compensation Analysis

The median base salary for Rag developers is $145,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $150,000.

Rag salary FAQ

What is the median Rag developer salary at startups?

The median Rag salary is $145k, based on 14 verified Hacker News 'Who is Hiring' listings as of July 2026.

What is the salary range for Rag roles?

Rag roles run from $130k (25th percentile) to $150k (75th percentile), with top listings reaching $230k.

Do remote Rag jobs pay more than onsite?

Remote Rag roles show a median of $150k versus $130k onsite in this dataset.

Rag jobs

COMPANY	ROLE	SALARY	VIBE	STACK
Jurisphere.ai	Founding Head of Product	₹5,600,000 - ₹9,800,000 ≈ $67k	[F] CRUNCH	Rag LLM Artificial Intelligence +2	HN Apply
Reddit	Staff MLE	$230,000 - $322,000	[E] grind	Machine Learning Engineering Knowledge Graph +2	HN Apply
Puntt AI	Forward Deployed Engineer	$190,000 +	[E] grind	Python Rag Temporal	HN Apply
Ascertain	Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)	$180,000 - $280,000	[F] grind	Python FastAPI Kubernetes +8	HN Apply
Form AI	Full-Stack AI Engineer (Contract)	$150,000 - $300,000	[E] zen	TypeScript Python React +7	HN Apply
Nomi.ai	Senior Machine Learning Engineer	$150,000 - $250,000	[F] zen	LLM Rag Machine Learning +3	HN Apply
Fabric	Lead Applied AI Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[E] CRUNCH	React Cloud Infra MLOps +4	HN Apply
Source	Founding Engineer	$150,000 - $200,000	[F] CRUNCH	Python PyTorch Hf Transformers +16	HN Apply
Cambium Assessment Inc	Senior Software Engineer (AI Applications)	$140,000 - $170,000	[E] grind	Python TypeScript JavaScript +6	HN Apply
Glass Health	Founding Senior Software Engineers (full-stack, backend, product) & AI/Data Engineers	$130,000 - $210,000	[F] CRUNCH	Django TypeScript React +4	HN Apply
Raylu	AI Engineer	$130,000 - $205,000	[E] CRUNCH	LLM Systems Rag Chains +5	HN Apply
Raylu	Growth Lead, AI Engineer, Full-Stack Product Engineer	$110,000 - $200,000	[E] grind	Rag Langchain Python +3	HN Apply
Raylu	AI Engineer	$110,000 - $165,000	[E] CRUNCH	LLM Systems Rag Chains +4	HN Apply
V7	AI Solutions Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer	£105,000 - £125,000 ≈ $133k	[E] CRUNCH	Python LLM API +7	HN Apply

Rag remote → Rag onsite → All technologies

Rag startup salary data

Median Rag salary over time