As of November 11, 2026, the median starting salary is $166,000 a year, measured on the 845 postings that publish an annual salary range in US dollars. Compare with AI salaries by field.
RAG jobs: 2,700+ open roles
Updated Nov 11, 2026
Live postings that name RAG in the job title or description. Each one is rated from Little AI to Builds AI for how much AI is in the daily work.
- open roles
- 2,700+
- Build or work on AI (AI Level 3–4)
- 2,300+
- remote
- 741
Median starting salary: $166,000.
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Level may earn a referral fee if you apply to a micro1 role through an Apply link. It does not change the order of jobs. How this works
AI level of RAG jobs
- ●●●● Builds AI1,200+ (46%)
- ●●●○ Works on AI1,000+ (39%)
- ●●○○ Uses AI111 (4%)
- ●○○○ Little AI314 (11%)
Companies hiring for RAG
RAG jobs by city
Roles that ask for it
Common questions
How much do RAG jobs pay?
How much AI work do RAG jobs involve?
As of November 11, 2026, of the 2,700+ live postings: Builds AI ●●●●: 1,200+ (46%); Works on AI ●●●○: 1,000+ (39%); Uses AI ●●○○: 111 (4%); Little AI ●○○○: 314 (11%). See what each level means.
Which companies are hiring for RAG jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, by number of live postings: Amazon (234), NVIDIA (102), PwC (69), Hewlett Packard Enterprise (66), Salesforce (66).
Where are RAG jobs located?
As of November 11, 2026, cities with their own list, by number of live postings: Bengaluru (186), San Francisco (125), New York (119), London (118), Singapore (93).
Which skills come up most in RAG jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, named in the title or description, with the number of postings that mention each: LLM (2,100+), Python (1,700+), AI agents (1,300+), Generative AI (1,200+), AWS (1,100+).
Which roles are open in RAG jobs?
As of November 11, 2026, by number of live postings: Software engineer (440), AI engineer (310), Forward deployed engineer (177), Solutions architect (166), Data scientist (113).
A posting counts when it names RAG in its title or description. Counted on live postings; the list refreshes every few hours. Levels follow our method.