Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in 2026
Real compensation data from 222 active job listings.
April 2026 · Updated hourly from live listings
Min
$24,000
25th
$142,750
Median
$207,493
75th
$288,350
Max
$500,000
Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile
Jobs with salary data
222
active listings
Salary transparency
53%
of listings include salary data
USD median range
$174,986 – $240,000
184 USD listings
📈 Salary Trend
Salary trend
Monthly median salary across all active listings in the dominant currency.
| Month | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | — | 0 |
| March 2026 | $109,200 | 3 |
| April 2026 | $220,000 | 234 |
| May 2026 | $210,000 | 191 |
| June 2026 | $202,500 | 68 |
| July 2026 | $165,000 | 14 |
🌍 Salaries by Country
US roles post the highest nominal ranges. European markets show strong EUR compensation at the senior tier.
🦜 Salaries by Framework
| Framework | Avg Range | Currency | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LangChain | $171,523 – $226,009 | USD | 66 | Details →Browse |
| LangGraph | $180,675 – $249,505 | USD | 43 | Details →Browse |
| LlamaIndex | $196,074 – $265,213 | USD | 27 | Details →Browse |
| CrewAI | $174,002 – $237,710 | USD | 25 | Details →Browse |
| Agno | $182,383 – $273,478 | USD | 23 | Browse |
| AutoGen | $179,689 – $260,706 | USD | 13 | Details →Browse |
| n8n | $158,645 – $205,544 | USD | 12 | Details →Browse |
| Vercel AI SDK | $189,735 – $256,750 | USD | 10 | Details →Browse |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | $203,218 – $282,925 | USD | 9 | Details →Browse |
| Google ADK | $224,800 – $260,480 | USD | 6 | Browse |
| Pydantic AI | $196,017 – $255,109 | USD | 5 | Details →Browse |
| Semantic Kernel | $196,963 – $301,088 | USD | 4 | Details →Browse |
| Claude Agent SDK | $252,500 – $365,000 | USD | 4 | Details →Browse |
| DSPy | $196,885 – $259,453 | USD | 3 | Browse |
Framework choice carries almost no salary signal: all five major frameworks sit inside a tight $185k–$190k median band. Our AI agent framework job market comparison ranks LangChain, LangGraph, LlamaIndex, CrewAI and AutoGen by hiring demand across 1,135 listings. For single-framework deep-dives, see the LangChain job market analysis or the CrewAI job market analysis.
🛠️ Salaries by Tech Stack
| Technology | Avg Range | Currency | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $174,880 – $249,641 | USD | 161 | Details →Browse |
| AWS | $178,118 – $250,035 | USD | 72 | Details →Browse |
| TypeScript | $163,599 – $247,709 | USD | 67 | Details →Browse |
| Kubernetes | $180,104 – $250,964 | USD | 59 | Details →Browse |
| GCP | $178,374 – $246,836 | USD | 45 | Details →Browse |
| React | $161,028 – $238,782 | USD | 42 | Details →Browse |
| Docker | $166,891 – $232,608 | USD | 38 | Details →Browse |
| Azure | $179,176 – $243,629 | USD | 37 | Details →Browse |
| Go | $185,387 – $269,906 | USD | 29 | Details →Browse |
| Node.js | $166,905 – $228,545 | USD | 27 | Details →Browse |
| RAG | $173,587 – $234,032 | USD | 26 | Browse |
| PostgreSQL | $175,056 – $263,000 | USD | 23 | Details →Browse |
| LLM | $198,731 – $274,944 | USD | 20 | Browse |
| Terraform | $184,818 – $245,040 | USD | 18 | Details →Browse |
| FastAPI | $157,615 – $226,912 | USD | 17 | Details →Browse |
Python and TypeScript dominate agentic AI engineering stacks. FastAPI appears across the highest-salary tiers.
🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite
- Remote$163,710 – $223,528
78 listings · USD
- Hybrid$182,727 – $252,245
74 listings · USD
- Onsite$182,905 – $276,856
70 listings · USD
Remote roles dominate the agentic AI engineering market. Compensation tracks global talent competition rather than local cost-of-living.
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Data aggregated from active listings on Agentic AI Engineering Jobs. Only listings with explicit salary ranges are included. Groups with fewer than 3 data points are not shown. No exchange-rate conversion. Each group shows its dominant currency.