Senior 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 96 wage applications for Senior Automation Engineer jobs from July 2025 to June 2026, across 68 employers. The median offered wage was $123,500, 0.8% above the government's prevailing wage for the job. Lucid USA, Inc. filed the most (8, median $123,542).
- Filings
- 96
- Positions covered
- 119
- Employers
- 68
- Median offered
- $123,500
- Median prevailing wage
- $112,923
- Filings since FY2020
- 706
- Median offer change since FY2020
- +17%
Offered wage since 2020
The median wage offered for Senior Automation Engineer jobs rose 17%, from $105,726 in fiscal 2020 to $123,198 in fiscal 2026 so far. In fiscal 2026 it was 0.7% above the prevailing wage. Filings peaked in fiscal 2020, with 141 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.
Senior Automation Engineer by fiscal year
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median offered | vs year before | Median prevailing | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (Oct to Jun) | 79 | $123,198 | +2.7% | $112,923 | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 82 | $119,986 | +1.7% | $112,362 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 91 | $118,000 | −1.7% | $102,419 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 115 | $120,000 | +3.5% | $103,730 | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 112 | $115,928 | +7.2% | $100,412 | +8.6% |
| 2021 | 86 | $108,130 | +2.3% | $99,437 | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 141 | $105,726 | n/a | $97,781 | +1.3% |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lucid USA, Inc. | 8 | $123,542 | at the minimum | |
| Cbre, Inc. | 7 | $128,904 | +35.2% | |
| Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | 3 | $121,800 | +5.5% | |
| Compunnel Software Group, Inc | 3 | $129,000 | +28.2% | |
| Randstad Digital, LLC | 2 | $130,000 | +21.5% | |
| Dexcom, Inc. | 2 | $126,923 | +0.1% | |
| MGM Resorts Satellite, LLC | 2 | $149,718 | at the minimum | |
| Bayer Research and Development Services LLC | 2 | $122,617 | +1.8% | |
| Mescada LLC | 2 | $104,136 | at the minimum | |
| Hovione, LLC | 2 | $135,000 | +10.4% | |
| Trinity Consultants, Inc. | 2 | $136,092 | +0.1% | |
| Accelirate, Inc. | 2 | $126,500 | +0.5% | |
| Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | 2 | $119,743 | +3.7% | |
| Workday, Inc. | 2 | $151,807 | +6.2% | |
| Pitney Bowes Inc. | 2 | $148,525 | +21.5% | |
| Iconsoft Inc. | 1 | $110,000 | +0.9% | |
| CooperVision, Inc. | 1 | $115,336 | at the minimum | |
| Gramener Inc | 1 | $160,000 | +52.6% | |
| Schlumberger Technology Corporation | 1 | $144,430 | +18.1% | |
| Jireh Semiconductor, Inc. | 1 | $102,898 | at the minimum | |
| Staples, Inc. | 1 | $127,250 | +26.8% | |
| Beyond, Inc. | 1 | $146,848 | at the minimum | |
| Genentech, Inc. | 1 | $163,030 | at the minimum | |
| Skellig Automation US, LLC | 1 | $157,498 | +0.2% | |
| Smith Health, Inc. | 1 | $168,134 | +22.8% | |
Showing the 25 employers with the most filings of 68. Employers with fewer than 5 filings in total are counted but not named.
Where Senior Automation Engineer jobs are filed
| Worksite | Filings | Median offered | Offered range and prevailing wage | vs prevailing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casa Grande, AZ | 7 | $123,198 | at the minimum | |
| Plano, TX | 5 | $114,845 | +3.0% | |
| Framingham, MA | 3 | $140,000 | +17.0% | |
| Troy, NY | 3 | $121,800 | +5.5% | |
| Austin, TX | 2 | $139,540 | +16.2% | |
| Dallas, TX | 2 | $104,024 | +3.5% | |
| East Windsor, NJ | 2 | $135,000 | +10.4% | |
| Glen Allen, VA | 2 | $94,000 | +1.1% | |
| Irving, TX | 2 | $106,099 | +0.4% | |
| Kankakee, IL | 2 | $104,136 | at the minimum | |
| Kansas City, KS | 2 | $98,907 | +0.7% | |
| Menomonee Falls, WI | 2 | $119,743 | +3.7% | |
| San Diego, CA | 2 | $126,923 | +0.1% | |
| Shelton, CT | 2 | $148,525 | +21.5% | |
| Smithfield, RI | 2 | $129,000 | +28.2% | |
| Alpharetta, GA | 1 | $109,283 | at the minimum | |
| Anaheim, CA | 1 | $110,000 | +0.9% | |
| Ankeny, IA | 1 | $118,934 | at the minimum | |
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | $112,400 | at the minimum | |
| Aubrey, TX | 1 | $125,966 | +14.1% | |
| Boston, MA | 1 | $109,000 | +5.7% | |
| Brookfield, WI | 1 | $113,360 | at the minimum | |
| Cambridge, MA | 1 | $110,000 | +8.9% | |
| Cary, NC | 1 | $123,500 | +0.7% | |
| Celina, TX | 1 | $113,000 | +0.1% | |
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.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC disclosure data. How we clean and count it.
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