Automation Engineer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Automation Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 107,379

✏️ This salary info is based on 8 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average Automation Engineer salary lies between USD 80,000 and USD 148,482 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
8
Top 10%
$ 203,400
Top 25%
$ 148,482
Median
$ 107,379
Bottom 25%
$ 80,000
Bottom 10%
$ 70,000

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 Automation, Python and Cloud. 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:

Automation | 16 jobs Python | 14 jobs Cloud | 12 jobs Computer Science | 10 jobs Azure | 9 jobs AWS | 8 jobs Scripting | 7 jobs DevOps | 6 jobs Windows | 6 jobs Kubernetes | 6 jobs GCP | 6 jobs CI/CD | 6 jobs SIEM | 5 jobs Docker | 5 jobs PowerShell | 5 jobs Bash | 5 jobs Monitoring | 5 jobs APIs | 5 jobs GitLab | 5 jobs Jenkins | 5 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, Flex hours and Health care. 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 | 11 jobs Flex hours | 7 jobs Health care | 7 jobs Team events | 7 jobs Flex vacation | 6 jobs Medical leave | 5 jobs Salary bonus | 5 jobs Equity / stock options | 4 jobs Insurance | 4 jobs Parental leave | 3 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs 401(k) matching | 2 jobs Competitive pay | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobs

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