Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Project Engineer--Automation
Occupation profile for Project Engineer--Automation covers 25 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $125,450.
- FY2026 certified median
- $125,450
- Total filings
- 25
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $117,725–$133,174
- Top employer
- SEL Engineering Services, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 12 | $106,600 | $99,226 | $113,249 |
| FY2025 | 11 | $118,768 | $108,936 | $137,793 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 2 | $125,450 | $117,725 | $133,174 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- SEL Engineering Services, Inc.23 filings
- Krauss-Maffei Corporation1 filings
- Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Charlotte6 filings
- King of Prussia4 filings
- Houston4 filings
- Vacaville3 filings
- Pullman3 filings
- Plymouth2 filings
- Phoenix1 filings
- Fairview Heights1 filings
- Florence1 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 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 16740 | 17-2071 | $67,850 | $91,811 | $115,773 | $139,734 |
| 2026-27 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 26420 | 17-2071 | $81,182 | $108,035 | $134,909 | $161,762 |
| 2026-27 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDArea 37980 | 17-2071 | $87,235 | $107,827 | $128,398 | $148,990 |
| 2026-27 | Vallejo, CAArea 46700 | 17-2071 | $99,486 | $121,930 | $144,352 | $166,795 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2071 | $84,302 | $100,651 | $117,021 | $133,370 |
| 2026-27 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 5300007 | 17-2071 | $72,072 | $86,216 | $100,360 | $114,504 |
| 2026-27 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-INArea 17140 | 17-2199 | $78,437 | $101,296 | $124,134 | $146,994 |
| 2026-27 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 38060 | 17-2199 | $66,622 | $90,730 | $114,837 | $138,944 |
| 2026-27 | St. Louis, MO-ILArea 41180 | 17-2071 | $81,099 | $102,648 | $124,218 | $145,766 |
| 2026-27 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan areaArea 5300007 | 17-2199 | $88,088 | $111,883 | $135,658 | $159,453 |