Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Process Automation Engineer I
Occupation profile for Process Automation Engineer I covers 9 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $105,300.
- FY2026 certified median
- $105,300
- Total filings
- 9
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $103,750–$107,000
- Top employer
- Archer Daniels Midland Company
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 1 | $82,000 | $82,000 | $82,000 |
| FY2025 | 5 | $87,000 | $85,000 | $87,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $105,300 | $103,750 | $107,000 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Archer Daniels Midland Company2 filings
- Freeport-McMoRan Bagdad Inc.2 filings
- Freeport-McMoRan Chino Mines Company2 filings
- Freeport Minerals Corporation1 filings
- Freeport-McMoRan Safford Inc.1 filings
- Freeport-McMoRan Sierrita Inc.1 filings
Top cities
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 | Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan areaArea 3500007 | 17-2141 | $86,944 | $105,747 | $124,571 | $143,374 |
| 2026-27 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZArea 39150 | 17-2071 | $75,608 | $92,373 | $109,138 | $125,902 |
| 2026-27 | East North Dakota nonmetropolitan areaArea 3800007 | 17-2199 | $67,059 | $84,178 | $101,296 | $118,414 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2151 | $83,949 | $105,414 | $126,880 | $148,346 |
| 2026-27 | Arizona nonmetropolitan areaArea 400001 | 17-2072 | $80,350 | $102,690 | $125,050 | $147,389 |
| 2026-27 | Tucson, AZArea 46060 | 17-2112 | $78,042 | $92,518 | $106,974 | $121,451 |
| 2026-27 | Valdosta, GAArea 46660 | 17-2199 | $66,061 | $86,902 | $107,744 | $128,586 |