Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Process Automation Engineer
Occupation profile for Process Automation Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $129,087.
- FY2026 certified median
- $129,087
- Total filings
- 18
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $104,895–$132,500
- Top employer
- Nucor Steel West Virginia, LLC
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 5 | $110,700 | $108,247 | $110,700 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $96,247 | $91,620 | $100,725 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 8 | $129,087 | $104,895 | $132,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Nucor Steel West Virginia, LLC3 filings
- ACE American Insurance Company2 filings
- EVRAZ Inc. NA2 filings
- Orion Steel Group LLC2 filings
- Amrock, LLC1 filings
- Anika Therapeutics, Inc.1 filings
- Archer Daniels Midland Company1 filings
- GEA Systems North America, LLC1 filings
- HBW Solutions, Inc.1 filings
- Integrated Process Systems, Inc1 filings
Top cities
- Pueblo4 filings
- Jersey City3 filings
- Apple Grove2 filings
- Decatur1 filings
- Indianapolis1 filings
- Bedford1 filings
- Columbia1 filings
- New York City1 filings
- Cranberry Township1 filings
- Frisco1 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 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 35620 | 15-1252 | $109,845 | $137,717 | $165,589 | $193,461 |
| 2026-27 | Pueblo, COArea 39380 | 17-2112 | $87,485 | $99,486 | $111,488 | $123,490 |
| 2026-27 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan areaArea 5400002 | 17-2199 | $79,518 | $96,429 | $113,339 | $130,250 |
| 2026-27 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDArea 12580 | 17-2072 | $107,723 | $130,291 | $152,838 | $175,406 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2199 | $92,976 | $115,107 | $137,259 | $159,390 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 15-1252 | $95,202 | $116,896 | $138,590 | $160,285 |
| 2026-27 | Decatur, ILArea 19500 | 17-2112 | $69,285 | $82,493 | $95,722 | $108,930 |
| 2026-27 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, INArea 26900 | 17-2199 | $82,618 | $100,547 | $118,498 | $136,427 |
| 2026-27 | Pittsburgh, PAArea 38300 | 17-2112 | $72,072 | $86,715 | $101,379 | $116,022 |
| 2026-27 | High Desert Utah nonmetropolitan areaArea 4900011 | 17-2041 | $69,472 | $78,666 | $87,859 | $97,053 |