Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in 2026
Real compensation data from 297 active job listings.
April 2026 · Updated hourly from live listings
Min
$30,000
25th
$144,000
Median
$211,680
75th
$285,800
Max
$850,000
Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile
Jobs with salary data
297
active listings
Salary transparency
47%
of listings include salary data
USD median range
$175,000 – $248,360
253 USD listings
📈 Salary Trend
Salary trend
Monthly median salary across all active listings in the dominant currency.
| Month | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | — | 0 |
| February 2026 | — | 0 |
| March 2026 | $109,200 | 3 |
| April 2026 | $220,000 | 234 |
| May 2026 | $210,000 | 191 |
| June 2026 | $205,000 | 33 |
🌍 Salaries by Country
| Country | Avg Range | Currency | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $177,317 – $257,754 | USD | 240 | Details →Browse |
| Canada | CA$142,848 – CA$185,726 | CAD | 19 | Details →Browse |
| United Kingdom | £125,182 – £200,900 | GBP | 11 | Details →Browse |
| Germany | €68,333 – €95,000 | EUR | 3 | Details →Browse |
| France | €58,333 – €123,333 | EUR | 3 | Details →Browse |
| IE | €93,333 – €140,000 | EUR | 3 | Browse |
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 | $164,280 – $229,905 | USD | 76 | Details →Browse |
| LangGraph | $167,079 – $247,824 | USD | 54 | Details →Browse |
| LlamaIndex | $185,099 – $254,794 | USD | 32 | Details →Browse |
| CrewAI | $171,073 – $235,221 | USD | 27 | Details →Browse |
| Agno | $188,971 – $288,235 | USD | 19 | Browse |
| AutoGen | $173,473 – $239,305 | USD | 14 | Details →Browse |
| n8n | $138,170 – $187,721 | USD | 12 | Details →Browse |
| Vercel AI SDK | $167,018 – $212,856 | USD | 11 | Details →Browse |
| Google ADK | €60,414 – €105,936 | EUR | 6 | Details →Browse |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | $185,436 – $250,250 | USD | 5 | Details →Browse |
| DSPy | $184,262 – $251,344 | USD | 5 | Details →Browse |
| Pydantic AI | CA$116,000 – CA$157,500 | CAD | 5 | Details →Browse |
| Semantic Kernel | $197,970 – $288,270 | USD | 5 | Details →Browse |
| Haystack | $177,333 – $227,333 | USD | 3 | Browse |
| Mastra | $150,000 – $193,333 | 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 | $171,746 – $249,983 | USD | 235 | Details →Browse |
| AWS | $169,045 – $233,520 | USD | 105 | Details →Browse |
| TypeScript | $167,522 – $252,553 | USD | 86 | Details →Browse |
| Kubernetes | $167,401 – $232,671 | USD | 74 | Details →Browse |
| GCP | $176,213 – $238,394 | USD | 65 | Details →Browse |
| Docker | $164,601 – $224,643 | USD | 58 | Details →Browse |
| React | $163,090 – $243,936 | USD | 57 | Details →Browse |
| Go | $178,763 – $257,042 | USD | 42 | Details →Browse |
| Azure | $172,245 – $234,277 | USD | 41 | Details →Browse |
| PostgreSQL | $162,764 – $236,795 | USD | 41 | Details →Browse |
| Node.js | $169,157 – $235,511 | USD | 30 | Details →Browse |
| FastAPI | $159,750 – $231,993 | USD | 28 | Details →Browse |
| Terraform | $179,132 – $232,526 | USD | 27 | Details →Browse |
| RAG | $173,483 – $243,883 | USD | 21 | Browse |
| Java | $183,416 – $239,352 | USD | 20 | Details →Browse |
Python and TypeScript dominate agentic AI engineering stacks. FastAPI appears across the highest-salary tiers.
🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite
- Hybrid$182,240 – $259,337
115 listings · USD
- Onsite$177,784 – $270,423
97 listings · USD
- Remote$157,891 – $225,055
85 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.