Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Automation Engineer I
Occupation profile for Automation Engineer I covers 8 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $103,771.
- FY2026 certified median
- $103,771
- Total filings
- 8
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $103,771–$103,771
- Top employer
- Nor-Cal Controls ES, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $96,650 | $94,975 | $98,325 |
| FY2025 | 4 | $88,566 | $83,925 | $89,750 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $103,771 | $103,771 | $103,771 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Nor-Cal Controls ES, Inc.2 filings
- SOFFA Electric Inc.2 filings
- Baylor Miraca Genetics Laboratories LLC1 filings
- BillionToOne, Inc.1 filings
- Champion Technology Services, Inc1 filings
- Generate Biomedicines, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Commerce2 filings
- El Dorado Hills2 filings
- Menlo Park1 filings
- Somerville1 filings
- Houston1 filings
- Salt Lake City1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 17-2071 | $89,794 | $117,645 | $145,475 | $173,326 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2031 | $86,424 | $107,245 | $128,086 | $148,907 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 19-4021 | $39,416 | $46,550 | $53,664 | $60,798 |
| 2026-27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 17-2071 | $93,142 | $117,000 | $140,837 | $164,694 |
| 2026-27 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CAArea 40900 | 17-2199 | $71,802 | $95,971 | $120,120 | $144,290 |
| 2026-27 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UTArea 41620 | 17-2071 | $76,315 | $97,864 | $119,413 | $140,962 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2031 | $101,005 | $120,411 | $139,818 | $159,224 |