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Automation Engineer Salary

How much does a automation engineer make? Real compensation data updated February 2026.

$128,871
Average Min
$169,433
Average Max
$164,931
Median Salary
$300,000
Top Salary
Entry level: $138,500
Senior level: $200,625
Top earners: $229,000

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Related Automation Engineer Job Titles

Similar roles and their compensation ranges.

1

Senior Agent Test Automation Engineer

2 open positions

$140,000 - $180,000
salary range
2

Automation Controls Engineer

2 open positions

$115,200 - $166,500
salary range
3

Lead Automation Engineer

2 open positions

$110,000 - $140,000
salary range
4

Field Application Engineer, Automation

2 open positions

$115,000 - $130,000
salary range
5

Senior Automation Engineer

2 open positions

$107,500 - $135,000
salary range
6

IT Automation Engineer

2 open positions

$110,000 - $130,000
salary range
7

Automation Support Engineer

2 open positions

$104,100 - $129,700
salary range

Automation Engineer Salary by Experience Level

How automation engineer salaries vary based on seniority and experience.

Senior

$186,763
average max salary
Range: $145,424 - $186,763
Based on 47 jobs

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Top Paying Companies for Automation Engineers

Companies offering the highest automation engineer salaries based on their job listings.

1

Mercury

1 automation engineer jobs

$200,700 - $250,900
salary range
2

Firecrawl

1 automation engineer jobs

$150,000 - $300,000
salary range
3

Fluidstack

1 automation engineer jobs

$200,000 - $250,000
salary range
4

Arbiter Ai

1 automation engineer jobs

$180,000 - $240,000
salary range
5

Etched

1 automation engineer jobs

$175,000 - $225,000
salary range
6

Skild AI

1 automation engineer jobs

$100,000 - $300,000
salary range
7

CoreWeave

1 automation engineer jobs

$153,000 - $242,000
salary range
8

CHAOS Industries

1 automation engineer jobs

$145,000 - $250,000
salary range
9

Relativity Space

2 automation engineer jobs

$163,000 - $209,500
salary range
10

Carta

2 automation engineer jobs

$167,578 - $197,150
salary range

Automation Engineer Salary by Region

Compare automation engineer compensation across different geographic regions.

North America

48 jobs

$130,167 - $168,922
salary range

Worldwide

51 jobs

$127,652 - $169,915
salary range

Automation Engineer Salary by Industry

How automation engineer salaries vary across different industries.

Engineering

94 jobs

$130,523 - $172,024
salary range

Data

2 jobs

$90,450 - $109,640
salary range

Support

2 jobs

$104,100 - $129,700
salary range

Sales

1 jobs

$100,000 - $125,000
salary range

Recent Automation Engineer Jobs with Salary

Latest automation engineer job postings with published compensation.

Senior Agent Test Automation Engineer

Halcyon • Remote, US

$140,000 - $180,000

Mechanical Engineer - Automation

Atomic Semi • Remote

$117,000 - $180,000

Lead Automation Engineer

E Tech Group • Oceanside, CA

$110,000 - $140,000

Lead Automation Engineer

E Tech Group • San Diego, CA

$110,000 - $140,000

Junior Test Automation Engineer

Vultr • Remote

$60,000 - $75,000

Software Engineer - Enterprise Agentic Automation

Camunda • Remote

$119,900 - $193,200
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Real Job Data

Salaries from actual automation engineer job postings.

Updated Regularly

Data refreshed as new jobs are posted.

USD Based

All figures in US Dollars, annual.