Automation Engineer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Automation Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 138,575

✏️ This salary info is based on 20 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average Automation Engineer salary lies between USD 85,071 and USD 155,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Automation Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
20
Top 10%
$ 213,000
Top 25%
$ 155,000
Median
$ 138,575
Bottom 25%
$ 85,071
Bottom 10%
$ 63,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Automation Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Automation Engineer job listings are Python, Engineering and Machine Learning. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Python | 249 jobs Engineering | 189 jobs Machine Learning | 166 jobs Testing | 159 jobs APIs | 129 jobs Computer Science | 124 jobs CI/CD | 115 jobs AWS | 112 jobs Pipelines | 105 jobs SQL | 97 jobs Agile | 89 jobs Security | 87 jobs Java | 79 jobs JavaScript | 78 jobs Azure | 73 jobs Jenkins | 68 jobs Architecture | 66 jobs DevOps | 65 jobs GCP | 61 jobs Kubernetes | 59 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Automation Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Automation Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 200 jobs Health care | 105 jobs Competitive pay | 67 jobs Flex hours | 62 jobs Equity / stock options | 59 jobs Insurance | 58 jobs Startup environment | 55 jobs Medical leave | 51 jobs Salary bonus | 41 jobs Team events | 38 jobs Flex vacation | 33 jobs Wellness | 33 jobs Relocation support | 24 jobs 401(k) matching | 23 jobs Parental leave | 23 jobs Fertility benefits | 14 jobs Gear | 10 jobs Conferences | 8 jobs Home office stipend | 8 jobs Fitness / gym | 5 jobs

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