Agentic AI Engineer Salaries in United States 2026
Real compensation data from active job listings requiring candidates in United States.
April 2026 · Updated hourly from live listings
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Min
$80,000
25th
$150,000
Median
$215,000
75th
$310,000
Max
$850,000
Shaded band is the 25th–75th percentile
Avg range (USD)
$186,627 – $270,257
Listings with salary
356
Dominant currency
USD
🚀 Salary by Seniority
- Staff$219,246 – $305,660
56 listings · USD
- Lead$223,233 – $295,678
19 listings · USD
- Principal$196,233 – $279,094
10 listings · USD
- Senior$185,042 – $270,453
177 listings · USD
- Mid$164,325 – $247,103
89 listings · USD
- Junior$117,800 – $167,200
5 listings · USD
| Seniority | Avg Range | Currency | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | $219,246 – $305,660 | USD | 56 |
| Lead | $223,233 – $295,678 | USD | 19 |
| Principal | $196,233 – $279,094 | USD | 10 |
| Senior | $185,042 – $270,453 | USD | 177 |
| Mid | $164,325 – $247,103 | USD | 89 |
| Junior | $117,800 – $167,200 | USD | 5 |
🦜 Salary by Framework
| Framework | Avg Range | Currency | Listings | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agno | $188,571 – $320,000 | USD | 7 | Browse |
| Claude Agent SDK | $214,565 – $318,222 | USD | 3 | Browse |
| DSPy | $181,766 – $247,103 | USD | 7 | Browse |
| LangGraph | $160,795 – $239,157 | USD | 59 | Browse |
| LlamaIndex | $170,690 – $233,134 | USD | 46 | Browse |
| Haystack | $184,638 – $231,250 | USD | 4 | Browse |
| Semantic Kernel | $147,586 – $227,414 | USD | 7 | Browse |
| OpenAI Agents SDK | $158,769 – $227,414 | USD | 4 | Browse |
| AutoGen | $150,461 – $226,376 | USD | 18 | Browse |
| LangChain | $162,001 – $225,346 | USD | 86 | Browse |
| Vercel AI SDK | $165,975 – $219,600 | USD | 10 | Browse |
| CrewAI | $156,816 – $218,397 | USD | 25 | Browse |
| n8n | $158,864 – $210,175 | USD | 10 | Browse |
| Mastra | $175,000 – $210,000 | USD | 2 | Browse |
| Pydantic AI | $157,090 – $209,099 | USD | 5 | Browse |
| Microsoft Copilot Studio | $148,767 – $179,400 | USD | 3 | Browse |
🌍 Remote vs Hybrid vs Onsite
- Hybrid$198,324 – $287,451
157 listings · USD
- Onsite$182,584 – $274,896
104 listings · USD
- Remote$171,356 – $236,095
95 listings · USD
🏢 Top Hiring Companies
| Company | Avg Range | Currency | Listings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $299,259 – $420,185 | USD | 27 |
| Scale AI | $220,176 – $284,586 | USD | 21 |
| Vercel | $211,429 – $313,000 | USD | 7 |
| Databricks | $193,619 – $269,503 | USD | 6 |
| Decagon | $200,000 – $400,000 | USD | 5 |
| Sierra | $210,000 – $390,000 | USD | 5 |
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