Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in 2026
Real compensation data from 133 active job listings.
April 2026 · Updated hourly from live listings
Min
$24,000
25th
$144,000
Median
$207,500
75th
$280,000
Max
$500,000
Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile
Jobs with salary data
133
active listings
Salary transparency
48%
of listings include salary data
USD median range
$175,000 – $240,000
113 USD listings
📈 Salary Trend
Salary trend
Monthly median salary across all active listings in the dominant currency.
| Month | Median | Listings |
|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | $109,200 | 3 |
| April 2026 | $220,000 | 234 |
| May 2026 | $210,000 | 191 |
| June 2026 | $202,500 | 68 |
| July 2026 | $213,500 | 68 |
| August 2026 | — | 0 |
🌍 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 | $177,785 – $229,564 | USD | 31 | Details →Browse |
| LangGraph | $180,135 – $234,128 | USD | 27 | Details →Browse |
| CrewAI | $175,445 – $221,458 | USD | 13 | Details →Browse |
| LlamaIndex | $194,915 – $261,835 | USD | 12 | Details →Browse |
| Agno | $166,175 – $222,325 | USD | 11 | Browse |
| n8n | $142,141 – $189,989 | USD | 8 | Details →Browse |
| AutoGen | $191,750 – $242,500 | USD | 7 | Details →Browse |
| Google ADK | $224,800 – $260,480 | USD | 6 | Browse |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | $212,800 – $296,480 | USD | 5 | Browse |
| Vercel AI SDK | $207,633 – $316,167 | USD | 5 | Browse |
| Mastra | $156,667 – $216,667 | USD | 3 | Browse |
| Pydantic AI | $202,000 – $251,200 | USD | 3 | Browse |
| Semantic Kernel | $199,000 – $253,333 | USD | 3 | Browse |
| Claude Agent SDK | $220,000 – $320,000 | 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 | $175,411 – $241,643 | USD | 74 | Details →Browse |
| TypeScript | $157,190 – $248,479 | USD | 40 | Details →Browse |
| AWS | $170,270 – $237,290 | USD | 35 | Details →Browse |
| React | $155,360 – $230,627 | USD | 33 | Details →Browse |
| Kubernetes | $184,634 – $265,316 | USD | 23 | Details →Browse |
| PostgreSQL | $174,028 – $267,734 | USD | 22 | Details →Browse |
| Node.js | $139,220 – $198,474 | USD | 19 | Details →Browse |
| Docker | $158,795 – $230,718 | USD | 19 | Details →Browse |
| GCP | $168,305 – $223,914 | USD | 18 | Details →Browse |
| RAG | $170,253 – $232,857 | USD | 17 | Browse |
| Go | $169,893 – $249,304 | USD | 17 | Details →Browse |
| LLM | $166,743 – $242,027 | USD | 16 | Browse |
| Azure | $173,129 – $229,013 | USD | 12 | Details →Browse |
| Terraform | $170,667 – $235,510 | USD | 10 | Details →Browse |
| JavaScript | $135,256 – $186,198 | USD | 9 | Details →Browse |
Python and TypeScript dominate agentic AI engineering stacks. FastAPI appears across the highest-salary tiers.
🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite
- Remote$158,542 – $214,413
52 listings · USD
- Hybrid$184,882 – $260,196
52 listings · USD
- Onsite$194,464 – $285,873
29 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.