H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Senior Automation Controls Engineer

Occupation profile for Senior Automation Controls Engineer covers 18 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $205,000.

FY2026 certified median
$205,000
Total filings
18
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$163,748–$207,500
Top employer
Rivian Automotive, LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY20248$131,500$117,500$145,204
FY20257$142,000$119,620$153,184
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)3$205,000$163,748$207,500

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Senior Automation Controls EngineerFY2024 $131,500; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,000$0$70,000$140,000$210,000FY2024$131,500FY2025$142,000FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$205,000Certified median offer, Senior Automation Controls EngineerFY2024 $131,500; FY2025 $142,000; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $205,000$0$70k$140k$210kFY2024$131,500FY2025$142,000FY2026*$205,000
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Rivian Automotive, LLC8 filings
  2. CEPHEID4 filings
  3. AirCapture LLC1 filings
  4. Barry Callebaut USA LLC1 filings
  5. Bright Machines, Inc.1 filings
  6. Mark Anthony Brewing Inc.1 filings
  7. Repligen Corporation1 filings
  8. zulily, LLC.1 filings

Top cities

  1. Normal8 filings
  2. Lodi4 filings
  3. Waddell1 filings
  4. Berkeley1 filings
  5. San Franscisco1 filings
  6. Chicago1 filings
  7. Marlborough1 filings
  8. Lockbourne1 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Rivian Automotive, LLC · Senior Automation Controls Engineer8 filings

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.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401017-2071$73,528$88,462$103,376$118,310
2026-27Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 4470017-2071$86,902$108,950$130,998$153,046
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401017-2141$71,032$87,256$103,459$119,683
2026-27Bloomington, ILArea 1401017-2199$67,101$85,426$103,730$122,054
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2071$87,818$109,616$131,435$153,234
2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698017-2199$70,325$94,536$118,747$142,958
2026-27Columbus, OHArea 1814017-2199$66,643$83,803$100,963$118,123
2026-27Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZArea 3806017-2071$75,795$92,539$109,262$126,006
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2071$106,038$133,973$161,886$189,821
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186017-2199$98,051$130,146$162,261$194,355