Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in 2026

Real compensation data from 409 active job listings.

Maxim Buz
Maxim Buz

April 2026 · Updated hourly from live listings

Live market data

Min

$30,000

25th

$150,000

Median

$213,500

75th

$300,000

Max

$850,000

$30,000Median: $213,500$850,000

Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile

Jobs with salary data

409

active listings

Salary transparency

46%

of listings include salary data

USD median range

$177,000$250,000

306 USD listings

📈 Salary Trend

Salary trend

Monthly median salary across all active listings in the dominant currency.

Monthly median salary (USD)
MonthMedianListings
December 20250
January 20260
February 20260
March 2026$109,2003
April 2026$220,000234
May 2026$210,00069

🌍 Salaries by Country

289 jobs

United States

$188,306 $269,704

37 jobs

United Kingdom

£105,267 £136,017

25 jobs

Canada

CA$145,279 CA$204,207

19 jobs

Germany

€76,071 €114,231

10 jobs

CH

CHF 112,333 CHF 149,333

10 jobs

Poland

PLN 89,949 PLN 123,264

10 jobs

NL

€84,453 €125,695

9 jobs

France

€84,286 €125,714

5 jobs

Spain

€72,500 €107,500

4 jobs

AT

€70,000 €93,500

4 jobs

PT

€60,000 €88,333

3 jobs

BR

$54,000 $87,000

3 jobs

IE

£105,000 £122,000

3 jobs

India

₹4,250,000 ₹7,500,000

3 jobs

Italy

€70,000 €95,000

Full country breakdown
CountryAvg RangeCurrencyListings
United States$188,306$269,704USD289Details →Browse
United Kingdom£105,267£136,017GBP37Details →Browse
CanadaCA$145,279CA$204,207CAD25Details →Browse
Germany€76,071€114,231EUR19Details →Browse
CHCHF 112,333CHF 149,333CHF10Browse
PolandPLN 89,949PLN 123,264PLN10Details →Browse
NL€84,453€125,695EUR10Browse
France€84,286€125,714EUR9Details →Browse
Spain€72,500€107,500EUR5Details →Browse
AT€70,000€93,500EUR4Browse
PT€60,000€88,333EUR4Browse
BR$54,000$87,000USD3Browse
IE£105,000£122,000GBP3Browse
India₹4,250,000₹7,500,000INR3Details →Browse
Italy€70,000€95,000EUR3Browse

US roles post the highest nominal ranges. European markets show strong EUR compensation at the senior tier.

🦜 Salaries by Framework

110 jobs

LangChain

$150,488 $209,461

82 jobs

LangGraph

$152,767 $220,993

51 jobs

LlamaIndex

$153,737 $206,679

31 jobs

AutoGen

$145,805 $206,935

31 jobs

CrewAI

$149,944 $198,476

14 jobs

n8n

$127,076 $175,198

10 jobs

Vercel AI SDK

$171,111 $227,889

8 jobs

Pydantic AI

$150,350 $195,642

6 jobs

Google ADK

$108,750 $147,000

6 jobs

Semantic Kernel

$156,440 $203,460

5 jobs

Haystack

$184,638 $231,250

5 jobs

Microsoft Copilot Studio

$148,767 $179,400

4 jobs

Mastra

$143,333 $173,333

4 jobs

Claude Agent SDK

€60,000 €80,000

4 jobs

DSPy

$170,427 $237,840

Full framework breakdown
FrameworkAvg RangeCurrencyListings
LangChain$150,488$209,461USD110Details →Browse
LangGraph$152,767$220,993USD82Details →Browse
LlamaIndex$153,737$206,679USD51Details →Browse
AutoGen$145,805$206,935USD31Details →Browse
CrewAI$149,944$198,476USD31Details →Browse
n8n$127,076$175,198USD14Details →Browse
Vercel AI SDK$171,111$227,889USD10Details →Browse
Pydantic AI$150,350$195,642USD8Details →Browse
Google ADK$108,750$147,000USD6Details →Browse
Semantic Kernel$156,440$203,460USD6Details →Browse
Haystack$184,638$231,250USD5Details →Browse
Microsoft Copilot Studio$148,767$179,400USD5Browse
Mastra$143,333$173,333USD4Details →Browse
Claude Agent SDK€60,000€80,000EUR4Browse
DSPy$170,427$237,840USD4Details →Browse

LangChain and LangGraph roles tend to command higher compensation, reflecting demand for production agentic systems. See our LangChain job market analysis for a deeper look at framework hiring trends, or our CrewAI job market analysis for why CrewAI roles skew European.

🛠️ Salaries by Tech Stack

341 jobs

Python

$178,480 $256,126

124 jobs

AWS

$164,416 $230,028

123 jobs

TypeScript

$185,834 $273,401

84 jobs

GCP

$169,930 $237,737

70 jobs

Kubernetes

$162,230 $236,312

69 jobs

React

$169,387 $251,202

60 jobs

Docker

$152,339 $213,057

53 jobs

PostgreSQL

$163,818 $239,158

50 jobs

Azure

$150,125 $225,466

46 jobs

Go

$174,569 $261,367

40 jobs

Node.js

$163,490 $220,307

39 jobs

Java

$168,802 $253,530

31 jobs

FastAPI

$151,260 $231,767

31 jobs

SQL

$149,978 $208,258

30 jobs

Next.js

$168,874 $244,974

Full tech stack breakdown
TechnologyAvg RangeCurrencyListings
Python$178,480$256,126USD341Details →Browse
AWS$164,416$230,028USD124Details →Browse
TypeScript$185,834$273,401USD123Details →Browse
GCP$169,930$237,737USD84Details →Browse
Kubernetes$162,230$236,312USD70Details →Browse
React$169,387$251,202USD69Details →Browse
Docker$152,339$213,057USD60Details →Browse
PostgreSQL$163,818$239,158USD53Details →Browse
Azure$150,125$225,466USD50Details →Browse
Go$174,569$261,367USD46Details →Browse
Node.js$163,490$220,307USD40Details →Browse
Java$168,802$253,530USD39Details →Browse
FastAPI$151,260$231,767USD31Details →Browse
SQL$149,978$208,258USD31Browse
Next.js$168,874$244,974USD30Details →Browse

Python and TypeScript dominate agentic AI engineering stacks. FastAPI appears across the highest-salary tiers.

🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite

  • Hybrid$198,520 – $286,217

    202 listings · USD

  • Remote$153,038 – $211,678

    108 listings · USD

  • Onsite$180,092 – $268,143

    99 listings · USD

Full location-type breakdown
Location TypeAvg RangeCurrencyListings
Hybrid$198,520$286,217USD202Browse
Remote$153,038$211,678USD108Browse
Onsite$180,092$268,143USD99Browse

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.

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