Automation Engineer, H-1B salary
What 3,162 H-1B filings report for “Automation Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for an Automation Engineer?
$89k median H-1B base salary for an Automation Engineer, typically $70k to $119k, across 3,162 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in Oregon at $101k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1Oregon36$101k+$12k
- 2Maryland55$100k+$11k
- 3California481$99k+$10k
- 4New Jersey147$98k+$9k
- 5Washington38$97k+$8k
- 6Minnesota88$96k+$7k
- 7Massachusetts117$96k+$7k
- 8Utah24$94k+$5k
- 9Virginia124$92k+$3k
- 10Texas623$91k+$2k
- 11New York115$90k+$1k
- 12Tennessee29$90k+$1k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $89kfor 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 Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Automation Engineer roles are U.S. Bank NA, Apexon, ICloud Technologies, Proctek Texas, and BI Labs, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Automation Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1U.S. Bank NA76 filings$115k
- 2Apexon69 filings$89k
- 3ICloud Technologies59 filings$80k
- 4Proctek Texas47 filings$80k
- 5BI Labs45 filings$75k
- 6Cotmac42 filings$76k
- 7Eficens Systems36 filings$87k
- 8Skellig Automation34 filings$120k
- 9Iris Software30 filings$112k
- 10Qentelli29 filings$95k
- 11Flextronics International29 filings$90k
- 12Intel28 filings$87k
- 13Nor-Cal Controls ES23 filings$90k
- 14Amensys22 filings$81k
- 15Walmart21 filings$100k
- 16Intellectt20 filings$83k
- 17Perigon Infotech20 filings$89k
- 18Workday19 filings$109k
- 19Cigniti Technologies19 filings$79k
- 20Schrill Technologies18 filings$93k
- 21Populus Group18 filings$99k
- 22HCL Global Systems17 filings$92k
- 23MSR Technology Group17 filings$80k
- 24Ascendion16 filings$89k
- 25Technology Hub16 filings$65k
- 26Mastek16 filings$111k
- 27Chags Health Information Technology16 filings$105k
- 28Saibersys16 filings$88k
- 29Datalysys15 filings$75k
- 30Avco Consulting15 filings$88k
- 31CSS15 filings$91k
- 32Meta14 filings$167k
- 33Control Systems Integrators13 filings$80k
- 34PA Solutions12 filings$61k
- 35Innovative Consulting12 filings$95k
- 36RLT Technologies12 filings$94k
- 37SLB12 filings$97k
- 38Corporate Solutions General11 filings$76k
- 39Zentek Automation11 filings$85k
- 40Techvision Co11 filings$98k
- 41Technosoft Group10 filings$83k
- 42Nabors Corporate Services10 filings$96k
- 43Tetra Pak10 filings$87k
- 44Sarkit10 filings$100k
- 45Aztec Technologies9 filings$88k
- 46CBRE9 filings$106k
- 47Crockett Technical9 filings$90k
- 48E-IT Professionals9 filings$90k
- 49Hexaware9 filings$74k
- 50Ipura Consulting Group9 filings$82k
Related titles in this family
15,652 filings carry “Automation Engineer” in the title, across 1,620 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1QA Automation Engineer2,475 filings$86k
- 2Test Automation Engineer839 filings$88k
- 3Senior Automation Engineer686 filings$114k
- 4Tools & Automation Engineer502 filings$155k
- 5Tools and Automation Engineer449 filings$156k
- 6Senior QA Automation Engineer327 filings$112k
- 7Sr. Automation Engineer306 filings$103k
- 8Software Automation Engineer289 filings$92k
- 9Senior Test Automation Engineer278 filings$104k
- 10Quality Assurance Automation Engineer245 filings$92k
- 11Sr. QA Automation Engineer231 filings$100k
- 12Software Test Automation Engineer203 filings$93k
Figures are for the exact title “Automation 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.