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6 Active Listings Updated January 2026

Rag Salary Data

Real compensation packages for Rag developers at high-growth startups. Based on direct data from Hacker News "Who is Hiring" threads.

Median Salary

$150,000

/year
Based on 6 verified postings

Market Range (P25 - P75)

$150,000-$180,000
Entry ($105,000)MedianTop ($5,600,000)

Top Companies Hiring

Location Distribution

Other100%

verified_listings

Founding Head of Product
[F]CRUNCH
$5,600,000 - $9,800,000
Senior Engineers (Backend, Frontend, AI)
[F]grind
$180,000 - $280,000
Lead Applied AI Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
Senior Machine Learning Engineer
[E]grind
$150,000 - $250,000
Founding Engineer
[F]CRUNCH
$150,000 - $200,000
AI Solutions Engineer / Forward Deployed Engineer
[E]CRUNCH
$105,000 - $125,000
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Commonly Paired With

## Market Signal (January 2026)

Top Hirers: Jurisphere.ai leads hiring for Rag roles with 1 active posts, followed by Ascertain.

### 🌍 Location & Remote Dynamics


### 💡 Tech Stack Context
Common Stack: 67% of Rag jobs also require LLM, and 50% mention Python.

### 💰 Compensation Analysis
The median base salary for Rag developers is $150,000, with top-tier roles (P75) reaching $180,000.