Salary for Senior-level / Expert Automation Engineer during 2025

💰 The median Salary for Senior-level / Expert Automation Engineer during 2025 is USD 164,150

✏️ This salary info is based on 16 individual salaries reported during 2025

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The average senior-level / expert Automation Engineer salary lies between USD 108,400 and USD 203,183 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
Senior-level / Expert
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
16
Top 10%
$ 250,200
Top 25%
$ 203,183
Median
$ 164,150
Bottom 25%
$ 108,400
Bottom 10%
$ 104,650

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 Senior-level / Expert Automation Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with senior-level / expert 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 | 29 jobs Python | 27 jobs Cloud | 24 jobs Azure | 16 jobs CI/CD | 16 jobs AWS | 13 jobs Scripting | 13 jobs Computer Science | 13 jobs SIEM | 12 jobs Monitoring | 12 jobs SOAR | 12 jobs Kubernetes | 11 jobs APIs | 11 jobs Splunk | 10 jobs GCP | 10 jobs SOC | 10 jobs XDR | 10 jobs Incident response | 9 jobs CISSP | 9 jobs Compliance | 9 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Senior-level / Expert Automation Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with senior-level / expert Automation Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Flex hours. 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 | 19 jobs Health care | 17 jobs Flex hours | 14 jobs Medical leave | 14 jobs Parental leave | 10 jobs Team events | 10 jobs Salary bonus | 10 jobs Insurance | 9 jobs Equity / stock options | 8 jobs Flex vacation | 8 jobs Wellness | 7 jobs Competitive pay | 7 jobs 401(k) matching | 5 jobs Gear | 3 jobs Transparency | 3 jobs Home office stipend | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 2 jobs Travel | 1 jobs Startup environment | 1 jobs

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