Automation Engineer H-1B wages
Filings decided July 2025 to June 2026. Most are classified as Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (SOC 15-1253).
Employers filed 294 wage applications for Automation Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 201 employers. The median offered wage was $100,194, 0.1% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Cbre, Inc. filed the most (9, median $105,768).
- Filings
- 294
- Positions covered
- 289
- Employers
- 201
- Median offered
- $100,194
- Median prevailing wage
- $91,666
- Filings since FY2020
- 2,028
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +11%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Automation Engineer jobs rose 11%, from $90,000 in fiscal 2020 to $99,639 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.3% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2022, with 338 filings.
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wageFilings per year
Fiscal years run October to September. Fiscal 2026 is still running: these figures cover October 2025 to June 2026.
Automation Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 229 | $99,639 | +2.3% | $91,374 | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 293 | $97,443 | +5.1% | $90,657 | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 241 | $92,743 | −1.6% | $85,925 | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 292 | $94,216 | +6.6% | $86,611 | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 338 | $88,423 | −1.8% | $84,032 | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 300 | $90,000 | no change | $86,336 | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 335 | $90,000 | n/a | $85,987 | +0.2% |
Employers that file for this title
Middle half of offered wagesMedian offered wageMedian prevailing wage
| Employer | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cbre, Inc. | 9 | $105,768 | +52.1% | |
| U.S. Bank National Association | 8 | $122,442 | at the minimum | |
| Proctek Texas, Inc. | 7 | $88,858 | +8.7% | |
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 6 | $78,532 | at the minimum | |
| ACCELQ, Inc. | 4 | $127,100 | +10.8% | |
| Intellectt Inc | 3 | $88,754 | at the minimum | |
| VBJ Tech LLC | 3 | $85,030 | at the minimum | |
| Victoire Systems, LLC | 3 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Overstock.com, Inc. | 3 | $103,800 | +58.7% | |
| Talech, Inc. | 3 | $107,037 | at the minimum | |
| Eficens Systems Inc | 3 | $89,000 | +0.3% | |
| Qentelli, LLC | 3 | $120,750 | +0.8% | |
| Majestic IT Services Inc | 3 | $81,328 | at the minimum | |
| Anvi Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
| Schrill Technologies Inc | 3 | $91,582 | at the minimum | |
| Innovative Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $130,000 | +2.3% | |
| Perigon Infotech Inc | 3 | $108,680 | at the minimum | |
| Palayekar Companies Inc | 3 | $120,000 | +6.3% | |
| Advantage IT, Inc | 3 | $112,382 | at the minimum | |
| Pyramid Consulting, Inc. | 3 | $99,278 | at the minimum | |
| Mettler-Toledo Rainin, LLC | 3 | $134,329 | +6.5% | |
| First Cloud Inc | 3 | $91,374 | at the minimum | |
| Headway Technologies, Inc. | 3 | $135,013 | +4.3% | |
| Beacon Hill Solutions Group LLC | 2 | $94,640 | +4.0% | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 2 | $114,790 | +55.2% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 201. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Automation Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irving, TX | 11 | $110,300 | +0.1% | |
| Plano, TX | 8 | $91,687 | +0.3% | |
| Charlotte, NC | 7 | $86,000 | at the minimum | |
| Indianapolis, IN | 7 | $85,467 | at the minimum | |
| Leander, TX | 7 | $114,754 | at the minimum | |
| Midland, TX | 7 | $88,858 | +8.7% | |
| Casa Grande, AZ | 6 | $78,532 | at the minimum | |
| Chicago, IL | 6 | $95,258 | +4.8% | |
| Dallas, TX | 6 | $115,462 | +2.4% | |
| Atlanta, GA | 4 | $101,513 | +14.0% | |
| Beaverton, OR | 4 | $112,382 | at the minimum | |
| Houston, TX | 4 | $116,104 | +5.2% | |
| Mckinney, TX | 4 | $112,923 | at the minimum | |
| Miami, FL | 4 | $71,200 | +1.1% | |
| Arlington, TX | 3 | $88,878 | at the minimum | |
| Bothell, WA | 3 | $108,680 | at the minimum | |
| Carlsbad, CA | 3 | $130,000 | +2.3% | |
| Jersey City, NJ | 3 | $94,682 | at the minimum | |
| Midvale, UT | 3 | $103,800 | +58.7% | |
| Milpitas, CA | 3 | $135,013 | +4.3% | |
| Morrisville, NC | 3 | $115,000 | +7.7% | |
| Oakland, CA | 3 | $134,329 | +6.5% | |
| Rockville, MD | 3 | $125,000 | +23.2% | |
| South Plainfield, NJ | 3 | n/a | ||
| Alpharetta, GA | 2 | $90,500 | +4.5% | |
Seniority of the jobs filed
The government assigns each job one of four wage levels. A higher level means a higher legal minimum.
What these numbers are
- They are wages employers attested to on Labor Condition Applications (Form ETA-9035), not paychecks. Bonuses and stock are not included.
- A filing is not a visa or a hire. One filing can cover several positions, and some are later withdrawn. Wage figures use certified filings only.
- The prevailing wage is the minimum the employer must pay for that job in that area, set from government wage surveys.
- 5 filings are for part-time work. Hourly wages are shown as full-time equivalents (2,080 hours a year).
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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