Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in 2026

Real compensation data from 496 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

496

active listings

Salary transparency

47%

of listings include salary data

USD median range

$177,000$250,000

380 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$212,500143

🌍 Salaries by Country

356 jobs

United States

$186,627 $270,257

42 jobs

United Kingdom

£115,086 £155,397

31 jobs

Canada

CA$145,817 CA$200,376

21 jobs

Germany

€75,625 €110,667

11 jobs

Poland

PLN 92,754 PLN 146,901

10 jobs

NL

€84,453 €125,695

10 jobs

CH

CHF 112,333 CHF 149,333

9 jobs

France

€84,286 €125,714

5 jobs

Spain

€72,500 €107,500

4 jobs

BR

$48,000 $75,250

4 jobs

PT

€60,000 €88,333

4 jobs

AT

€70,000 €93,500

3 jobs

Italy

€70,000 €95,000

3 jobs

MX

$37,333 $55,333

3 jobs

AR

$37,333 $55,333

3 jobs

CO

$37,333 $55,333

3 jobs

IE

£105,000 £122,000

3 jobs

India

₹4,250,000 ₹7,500,000

Full country breakdown
CountryAvg RangeCurrencyListings
United States$186,627$270,257USD356Details →Browse
United Kingdom£115,086£155,397GBP42Details →Browse
CanadaCA$145,817CA$200,376CAD31Details →Browse
Germany€75,625€110,667EUR21Details →Browse
PolandPLN 92,754PLN 146,901PLN11Details →Browse
NL€84,453€125,695EUR10Browse
CHCHF 112,333CHF 149,333CHF10Browse
France€84,286€125,714EUR9Details →Browse
Spain€72,500€107,500EUR5Details →Browse
BR$48,000$75,250USD4Browse
PT€60,000€88,333EUR4Browse
AT€70,000€93,500EUR4Browse
Italy€70,000€95,000EUR3Browse
MX$37,333$55,333USD3Browse
AR$37,333$55,333USD3Browse
CO$37,333$55,333USD3Browse
IE£105,000£122,000GBP3Browse
India₹4,250,000₹7,500,000INR3Details →Browse

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

🦜 Salaries by Framework

135 jobs

LangChain

$154,796 $215,552

97 jobs

LangGraph

$155,647 $231,620

65 jobs

LlamaIndex

$166,261 $228,030

43 jobs

CrewAI

$152,830 $210,775

32 jobs

AutoGen

$145,715 $215,288

19 jobs

n8n

$130,665 $173,596

15 jobs

Vercel AI SDK

$161,312 $215,833

11 jobs

Pydantic AI

$157,090 $209,099

8 jobs

Semantic Kernel

$147,586 $227,414

7 jobs

Agno

$188,571 $320,000

7 jobs

Google ADK

$108,750 $147,000

7 jobs

DSPy

$181,766 $247,103

6 jobs

Claude Agent SDK

$214,565 $318,222

6 jobs

OpenAI Agents SDK

$158,769 $227,414

5 jobs

Microsoft Copilot Studio

$148,767 $179,400

Full framework breakdown
FrameworkAvg RangeCurrencyListings
LangChain$154,796$215,552USD135Details →Browse
LangGraph$155,647$231,620USD97Details →Browse
LlamaIndex$166,261$228,030USD65Details →Browse
CrewAI$152,830$210,775USD43Details →Browse
AutoGen$145,715$215,288USD32Details →Browse
n8n$130,665$173,596USD19Details →Browse
Vercel AI SDK$161,312$215,833USD15Details →Browse
Pydantic AI$157,090$209,099USD11Details →Browse
Semantic Kernel$147,586$227,414USD8Details →Browse
Agno$188,571$320,000USD7Browse
Google ADK$108,750$147,000USD7Details →Browse
DSPy$181,766$247,103USD7Details →Browse
Claude Agent SDK$214,565$318,222USD6Details →Browse
OpenAI Agents SDK$158,769$227,414USD6Details →Browse
Microsoft Copilot Studio$148,767$179,400USD5Browse

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

405 jobs

Python

$177,662 $257,196

146 jobs

AWS

$165,986 $233,791

142 jobs

TypeScript

$185,084 $274,978

108 jobs

GCP

$173,322 $240,085

89 jobs

Kubernetes

$166,767 $244,326

80 jobs

React

$167,523 $248,418

76 jobs

Docker

$163,498 $227,929

63 jobs

PostgreSQL

$162,054 $239,900

62 jobs

Azure

$162,029 $235,018

54 jobs

Go

$169,694 $257,085

51 jobs

Node.js

$166,741 $223,918

41 jobs

Java

$170,080 $255,990

40 jobs

SQL

$153,943 $214,042

36 jobs

Next.js

$165,079 $237,681

35 jobs

FastAPI

$161,606 $237,028

Full tech stack breakdown
TechnologyAvg RangeCurrencyListings
Python$177,662$257,196USD405Details →Browse
AWS$165,986$233,791USD146Details →Browse
TypeScript$185,084$274,978USD142Details →Browse
GCP$173,322$240,085USD108Details →Browse
Kubernetes$166,767$244,326USD89Details →Browse
React$167,523$248,418USD80Details →Browse
Docker$163,498$227,929USD76Details →Browse
PostgreSQL$162,054$239,900USD63Details →Browse
Azure$162,029$235,018USD62Details →Browse
Go$169,694$257,085USD54Details →Browse
Node.js$166,741$223,918USD51Details →Browse
Java$170,080$255,990USD41Details →Browse
SQL$153,943$214,042USD40Browse
Next.js$165,079$237,681USD36Details →Browse
FastAPI$161,606$237,028USD35Details →Browse

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

🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite

  • Hybrid$197,705 – $286,523

    224 listings · USD

  • Remote$152,524 – $214,946

    142 listings · USD

  • Onsite$181,273 – $274,152

    130 listings · USD

Full location-type breakdown
Location TypeAvg RangeCurrencyListings
Hybrid$197,705$286,523USD224Browse
Remote$152,524$214,946USD142Browse
Onsite$181,273$274,152USD130Browse

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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