Automation Engineer
Median salary
$105,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$88,566 – $123,303
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+3.76%
+0.61% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
438 filings
Automation Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$81,196
P25$88,566
Median$105,000
P75$123,303
P90$137,984
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$87,00085 LCAs
Level II$97,718221 LCAs
Level III$117,24060 LCAs
Level IV$129,02247 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Automation Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 35%Engineers, All Other 22%Software Developers 16%Electrical Engineers 7%Industrial Engineers 7%Mechanical Engineers 4%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers 15-1253 | 35.16% | 154 | $87,000 | $93,517 | $112,396 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 22.15% | 97 | $93,000 | $105,768 | $130,250 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 15.98% | 70 | $106,500 | $115,963 | $137,600 |
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 6.62% | 29 | $88,566 | $110,000 | $125,400 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 6.62% | 29 | $95,973 | $110,604 | $125,000 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 3.88% | 17 | $85,405 | $98,000 | $105,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 3.65% | 16 | $82,098 | $98,377 | $109,326 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other 15-1299 | 2.05% | 9 | $94,682 | $95,000 | $115,000 |
| Computer Programmers 15-1251 | 1.83% | 8 | $78,785 | $83,500 | $93,126 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Automation Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascendion Formerly Known As Collabera | 13 | $87,000 | -7% |
| Cbre | 11 | $105,768 | +0% |
| U S Bank National Association | 10 | $116,605 | +24.7% |
| Compunnel Software | 5 | $125,600 | +34.3% |
| Eficens | 5 | $92,300 | -12.7% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Automation Engineer79 LCAs · median $124,426
- Automation Engineer II12 LCAs · median $105,000
- Automation Engineer - IPG12 LCAs · median $135,000
- Automation Engineer III6 LCAs · median $110,682