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THE AI PULSE
RAG appears in 57.3% of 16,780 AI job postings this week.
Week of February 26, 2026 · 16,780 active roles · 66.1% salary disclosure
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Active AI Roles
16,780
This week
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Median Salary
$140K
This week
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Skills in Demand
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RAG leads with 9,620 mentions (57.3% of all jobs).
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| Skill |
Mentions |
Trend |
| RAG |
9,620 (57.3%) |
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| AWS |
5,290 (31.5%) |
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| Rust |
4,368 (26.0%) |
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| Python |
2,761 (16.5%) |
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| Azure |
1,494 (8.9%) |
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| GCP |
1,268 (7.6%) |
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| PyTorch |
1,084 (6.5%) |
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| TensorFlow |
916 (5.5%) |
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| LangChain |
805 (4.8%) |
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| Kubernetes |
792 (4.7%) |
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Salary Snapshot
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Highest paid: AI Engineering Manager at $220,000 median (14 roles).
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| Role |
Median |
Trend |
Roles |
| AI/ML Engineer |
$99,000 |
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9,651 |
| Data Scientist |
$136,000 |
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327 |
| Product Manager |
$140,000 |
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344 |
| AI Software Engineer |
$141,000 |
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429 |
| Research Scientist |
$150,400 |
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98 |
| AI Agent Developer |
$136,000 |
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30 |
| Highest Posted This Week |
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Engineering Manager, Core Applications - AI for Member
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Netflix
— $523K-$920K
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Machine Learning Manager - Localization Algorithms
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Netflix
— $523K-$920K
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Tech Lead Manager, GenAI Sandbox & Tooling (AI Foundati
@
Netflix
— $523K-$920K
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Top Hiring Metros
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Roles |
Median |
| San Francisco |
686 |
$156K |
| New York |
1,349 |
$128K |
| Seattle |
522 |
$139K |
| Remote |
845 |
$113K |
| Los Angeles |
1,147 |
$94K |
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The Bottom Line
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● RAG leads with 9,620 mentions (57.3% of jobs)
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● AI Engineering Manager tops the salary chart at $220,000 median
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● 66.1% of AI job postings disclose salary ranges
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● AWS is #2 at 5,290 mentions (31.5% of jobs)
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● San Francisco leads metros with 686 roles at $156K median
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