Tools and Automation Engineer, H-1B salary
What 449 H-1B filings report for “Tools and Automation Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Tools and Automation Engineer?
$156k median H-1B base salary for a Tools and Automation Engineer, typically $130k to $185k, across 449 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $161k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California373$161k+$5k
- 2Washington26$156ksame
- 3Texas41$149k−$7k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $156kfor 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 a Tools and Automation Engineer?
The employer that files the most H-1B labor condition applications for Tools and Automation Engineer roles is Apple, based on its U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Tools and 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
- 1Apple447 filings$157k
- 2Arris1 filings$97k
- 3Nimble Storage1 filings$100k
Related titles in this family
458 filings carry “Tools and Automation Engineer” in the title, across 5 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Member of Technical Staff (Tools and Automation Engineer)3 filings$185k
- 2Tools and Automation Engineering Manager3 filings$188k
- 3Tools and Automation Engineer Manager2 filings$175k
- 4Sr Tools and Automation Engineer1 filings$172k
Figures are for the exact title “Tools and 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.