Automation Controls Engineer, H-1B salary
What 99 H-1B filings report for “Automation Controls Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Automation Controls Engineer?
$100k median H-1B base salary for an Automation Controls Engineer, typically $82k to $138k, across 99 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026).
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California21$105k+$5k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $100kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for an Automation Controls Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Automation Controls Engineer roles are Tesla, Rivian, Cepheid, JVT Advisors, and CSE W-Industries, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Automation Controls Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1Tesla21 filings$97k
- 2Rivian16 filings$106k
- 3Cepheid5 filings$145k
- 4JVT Advisors4 filings$146k
- 5CSE W-Industries4 filings$90k
- 6CelLink3 filings$119k
- 7Ford3 filings$86k
- 8Future Foam3 filings$87k
- 9Dentsply Sirona3 filings$90k
- 10Arclin2 filings$88k
- 11CertainTeed2 filings$86k
- 12Corning2 filings$569k
- 13Goken America2 filings$98k
- 14LasX Industries2 filings$100k
- 15Tek Pyramids2 filings$121k
- 16Gowan Company2 filings$82k
- 17Archer Aviation1 filings$141k
- 18Bcvs1 filings$75k
- 19Clarios1 filings$89k
- 20Communications Test Design1 filings$75k
- 21Dentsply Caulk (A Division of Dentsply Sirona, Inc.)1 filings$95k
- 22DeShazo Automation1 filings$80k
- 23Energy Management Control Corp.1 filings$80k
- 24Faurecia1 filings$89k
- 25Fusion Life Sciences Technologies1 filings$100k
- 26Grundfos1 filings$113k
- 27Ironcad1 filings$97k
- 28Joby Aero1 filings$120k
- 29King Automation1 filings$82k
- 30Mescada1 filings$106k
- 31Nikola1 filings$110k
- 32Omron1 filings$86k
- 33Optum1 filings$90k
- 34OSI Group1 filings$111k
- 35Plenty Unlimited1 filings$105k
- 36Schneider Electric1 filings$62k
- 37Sila Nanotechnologies1 filings$127k
- 38US Beverage Packers1 filings$80k
- 39Validit Solutions1 filings$94k
Related titles in this family
254 filings carry “Automation Controls Engineer” in the title, across 28 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Automation Controls Engineer35 filings$127k
- 2Sr. Automation Controls Engineer35 filings$127k
- 3Staff Automation Controls Engineer28 filings$147k
- 4Manager, Automation Controls Engineering7 filings$160k
- 5Staff Automation Controls Engineer, Robot Integration7 filings$184k
- 6Associate Automation Controls Engineer6 filings$83k
- 7Automation Controls Engineer II5 filings$98k
- 8Building Automation Controls Engineer5 filings$84k
- 9Software Automation/Controls Engineer3 filings$80k
- 10Sr. Manager, Automation Controls Engineering3 filings$202k
- 11Automation Controls Engineer - Integration2 filings$125k
- 12Eaf Automation Controls Engineer2 filings$98k
Figures are for the exact title “Automation Controls Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.