What are the main factors that influence a Automation Engineer I's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Automation Engineer I?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Automation Engineer I roles, with salaries approximately 35% above the market median.

How does experience change A Automation Engineer 's salary?

A Automation Engineer 's salary grows with experience: a Automation Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $94,418, a Control Systems Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $109,673, a Control Systems Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $124,671, a Control Systems Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $152,530, a Automation Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $167,784,

What are the highest paying states for a Automation Engineer I?

Automation Engineer I salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Automation Engineer I roles are District of Columbia $102,460, California $102,080, Massachusetts $100,720. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Automation Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Automation Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Automation Engineer V: $164,500; Automation Engineer IV: $149,500; Automation Engineer III: $122,200; Automation Test Engineer: $121,915; Automation Engineer: $108,677.

Automation Engineer I Salary in Colorado

How much does a Automation Engineer I make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Automation Engineer I in Colorado is $94,420 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Automation Engineer I's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,825
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $87,460 to $100,390
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,123

10% $81,123

50% (Median) $94,420

90% $105,825

Automation Engineer I Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,390	$8,366	$1,931	$48
Average	$94,420	$7,868	$1,816	$45
25th Percentile	$87,460	$7,288	$1,682	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Automation Engineer I Salaries

A Automation Engineer I's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Automation Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Automation Engineer I's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Automation Engineer I (0-2 years): $94,418
Control Systems Engineer II (2-4 years): $109,673
Control Systems Engineer III (4-7 years): $124,671
Control Systems Engineer IV (7+ years): $152,530
Automation Engineer V (7-10 years): $167,784

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Automation Engineer I	0-2 years	$94,418
Control Systems Engineer II	2-4 years	$109,673
Control Systems Engineer III	4-7 years	$124,671
Control Systems Engineer IV	7+ years	$152,530
Automation Engineer V	7-10 years	$167,784

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How Do Automation Engineer I Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Automation Engineer Is. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,460.
California: $102,080.
Massachusetts: $100,720.

District of Columbia $102,460 California $102,080 Massachusetts $100,720 Washington $100,350 New Jersey $100,310 Alaska $100,180 Connecticut $98,900 New York $98,380

Hawaii $96,730 Rhode Island $95,950 Maryland $95,420 Minnesota $94,700 Colorado $94,420 Illinois $94,330 Oregon $93,980 Delaware $93,720

New Hampshire $93,560 Virginia $93,190 Pennsylvania $92,130 Nevada $91,590 North Dakota $91,420 Michigan $91,140 Wisconsin $91,040 Vermont $90,830

Texas $90,270 Maine $90,230 Arizona $90,180 Ohio $90,110 Georgia $89,260 Indiana $88,830 Wyoming $88,750 Utah $88,620

Iowa $88,560 Kansas $88,120 Louisiana $87,990 North Carolina $87,940 Missouri $87,930 Florida $87,570 Montana $87,370 Nebraska $87,190

Kentucky $87,080 South Carolina $86,710 Tennessee $86,480 Idaho $86,390 New Mexico $85,710 Oklahoma $85,570 Alabama $85,020 South Dakota $84,100

Arkansas $83,600 West Virginia $83,340 Mississippi $82,530

Top Paying Cities for Automation Engineer Is

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Glen Haven: $92,570
Hygiene: $95,790
Johnstown: $92,780

Glen Haven, CO $92,570 Hygiene, CO $95,790 Johnstown, CO $92,780 Laporte, CO $91,750 Livermore, CO $91,450 Loveland, CO $92,490 Lyons, CO $95,620 Masonville, CO $91,810

Mead, CO $93,830 Milliken, CO $92,650 Niwot, CO $96,540 Red Feather Lakes, CO $91,710 Severance, CO $91,880 Timnath, CO $91,760 Wellington, CO $91,250 Windsor, CO $91,900

Brighton, CO $94,170 Ault, CO $91,720 Briggsdale, CO $91,750 Carr, CO $90,170 Eastlake, CO $94,420 Eaton, CO $92,010 Evans, CO $92,480 Fort Lupton, CO $93,910

Galeton, CO $92,020 Gilcrest, CO $92,990 Gill, CO $92,170 Greeley, CO $92,250 Henderson, CO $94,320 Hudson, CO $93,600 Keenesburg, CO $93,150 Kersey, CO $92,180

La Salle, CO $92,830 Lucerne, CO $92,150 Nunn, CO $91,430 Orchard, CO $91,740 Pierce, CO $91,780 Ohio City, CO $92,720 Parlin, CO $92,290 Penrose, CO $91,480

Pitkin, CO $92,610 Poncha Springs, CO $91,980 Powderhorn, CO $92,100 Rockvale, CO $91,070 Sargents, CO $91,830 Twin Lakes, CO $94,860 Westcliffe, CO $91,120 Wetmore, CO $90,530

Durango, CO $92,350 Cahone, CO $92,130 Cortez, CO $92,060 Dolores, CO $92,280 Dove Creek, CO $92,040 Egnar, CO $92,090 Hesperus, CO $91,550 Lewis, CO $92,290

Mancos, CO $92,060 Marvel, CO $91,540 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $91,580 Pleasant View, CO $91,860 Rico, CO $92,300 Towaoc, CO $91,670 Yellow Jacket, CO $92,180 Montrose, CO $92,640

Austin, CO $92,760 Bedrock, CO $92,060 Cedaredge, CO $92,860 Cory, CO $92,740 Crawford, CO $92,480 Delta, CO $92,640 Eckert, CO $92,790 Hotchkiss, CO $92,730

Lazear, CO $92,660 Naturita, CO $92,250 Norwood, CO $92,290 Nucla, CO $92,390 Olathe, CO $92,540 Ophir, CO $92,390 Ouray, CO $92,370 Paonia, CO $93,160

Paradox, CO $92,110 Placerville, CO $92,300 Redvale, CO $92,330 Ridgway, CO $92,360 Silverton, CO $92,200 Somerset, CO $93,440 Telluride, CO $92,400 Grand Junction, CO $93,210

Platteville, CO $93,190 Roggen, CO $92,230 Weldona, CO $91,520 Wiggins, CO $92,010 Fort Morgan, CO $91,560 Log Lane Village, CO $91,860 Akron, CO $90,890 Amherst, CO $90,600

Atwood, CO $91,210 Brush, CO $91,200 Crook, CO $90,950 Eckley, CO $90,660 Fleming, CO $91,130 Grover, CO $91,050 Haxtun, CO $91,110 Hereford, CO $90,470

Hillrose, CO $91,290 Holyoke, CO $90,830 Idalia, CO $90,380 Iliff, CO $91,190 Julesburg, CO $90,820 Lindon, CO $90,500 Merino, CO $91,290 New Raymer, CO $91,270

Otis, CO $90,970 Ovid, CO $90,850 Padroni, CO $90,960 Paoli, CO $91,110 Peetz, CO $90,930 Sedgwick, CO $90,890 Snyder, CO $91,220 Sterling, CO $91,370

Stoneham, CO $91,270 Vernon, CO $90,460 Woodrow, CO $90,690 Wray, CO $90,640 Yuma, CO $90,950 Anton, CO $90,530 Arapahoe, CO $89,810 Arriba, CO $90,140

Bethune, CO $90,270 Burlington, CO $90,190 Calhan, CO $91,610 Cascade, CO $92,370 Cheyenne Wells, CO $89,940 Cope, CO $90,480 Cripple Creek, CO $92,190 Divide, CO $92,240

Flagler, CO $90,230 Florissant, CO $92,170 Fountain, CO $91,610 Genoa, CO $90,200 Green Mountain Falls, CO $92,340 Guffey, CO $92,070 Hugo, CO $89,650 Joes, CO $90,570

Karval, CO $89,130 Kirk, CO $90,500 Kit Carson, CO $89,830 Limon, CO $90,740 Lake George, CO $92,310 Manitou Springs, CO $92,370 Matheson, CO $90,680 Peyton, CO $92,050

Ramah, CO $90,090 Rush, CO $90,310 Seibert, CO $90,190 Simla, CO $91,090 Stratton, CO $90,280 U S A F Academy, CO $92,360 Victor, CO $92,150 Vona, CO $90,250

Wild Horse, CO $89,660 Woodland Park, CO $92,290 Yoder, CO $90,650 Colorado Springs, CO $92,370 Clifton, CO $93,160 Fruita, CO $92,920 Gateway, CO $92,270 Glade Park, CO $92,590

Loma, CO $92,960 Mack, CO $92,710 Palisade, CO $92,990 Whitewater, CO $92,580 Glenwood Springs, CO $94,110 Dinosaur, CO $92,560 Aspen, CO $95,880 Snowmass Village, CO $95,870

Avon, CO $95,010 Basalt, CO $95,570 Carbondale, CO $95,210 Collbran, CO $92,900 Craig, CO $93,580 De Beque, CO $92,880 Eagle, CO $94,620 Edwards, CO $94,830

Parachute, CO $93,370 Battlement Mesa, CO $93,280 Gypsum, CO $94,150 Hamilton, CO $93,980 Hayden, CO $93,710 Maybell, CO $92,670 Meeker, CO $93,980 Meredith, CO $95,260

Mesa, CO $92,850 Minturn, CO $94,720 Molina, CO $92,790 New Castle, CO $93,790 Rangely, CO $92,930 Red Cliff, CO $94,710 Rifle, CO $93,560 Silt, CO $93,520

Slater, CO $93,130 Snowmass, CO $95,680 Wolcott, CO $94,680 Woody Creek, CO $95,870 Vail, CO $95,130 Pueblo, CO $89,560 Colorado City, CO $90,180 Aguilar, CO $90,570

Arlington, CO $88,980 Avondale, CO $89,800 Beulah, CO $90,180 Boncarbo, CO $90,610 Boone, CO $90,090 Branson, CO $89,870 Campo, CO $89,540 Cheraw, CO $89,710

Crowley, CO $89,900 Eads, CO $89,780 Fort Lyon, CO $89,680 Fowler, CO $89,930 Gardner, CO $90,810 Granada, CO $89,980 Hartman, CO $90,150 Hasty, CO $89,870

Haswell, CO $89,340 Hoehne, CO $90,470 Holly, CO $89,870 Kim, CO $89,780 La Junta, CO $89,840 Lamar, CO $90,110 Las Animas, CO $89,790 La Veta, CO $90,970

Mc Clave, CO $89,890 Manzanola, CO $89,770 Model, CO $89,910 Olney Springs, CO $89,620 Ordway, CO $89,170 Pritchett, CO $89,790 Rocky Ford, CO $89,640 Rye, CO $90,310

Sheridan Lake, CO $89,810 Springfield, CO $89,970 Sugar City, CO $88,930 Swink, CO $89,750 Trinchera, CO $90,080 Trinidad, CO $90,470 Two Buttes, CO $89,960 Vilas, CO $89,950

Walsenburg, CO $90,490 Walsh, CO $89,860 Weston, CO $90,790 Wiley, CO $89,810 Alamosa, CO $91,660 Antonito, CO $91,610 Arboles, CO $91,790 Arvada, CO $94,420

Aurora, CO $94,360 Bayfield, CO $92,050 Broomfield, CO $94,840 Commerce City, CO $94,200 Dupont, CO $94,380 Eldorado Springs, CO $96,630 Lafayette, CO $95,770 Louisville, CO $95,890

Westminster, CO $94,380 Wheat Ridge, CO $94,380 Agate, CO $91,030 Bennett, CO $93,400 Byers, CO $92,280 Castle Rock, CO $92,690 Deer Trail, CO $91,670 Elbert, CO $92,110

Elizabeth, CO $92,880 Englewood, CO $94,360 Franktown, CO $92,630 Kiowa, CO $92,210 Larkspur, CO $92,390 Littleton, CO $94,270 Lone Tree, CO $94,020 Louviers, CO $93,890

Monument, CO $92,300 Palmer Lake, CO $92,310 Parker, CO $93,670 Sedalia, CO $92,740 Strasburg, CO $93,100 Watkins, CO $93,800 Denver, CO $94,350 Thornton, CO $94,420

Boulder, CO $97,100 Golden, CO $94,370 Alma, CO $93,840 Bailey, CO $93,620 Black Hawk, CO $95,310 Bond, CO $94,670 Breckenridge, CO $94,040 Buffalo Creek, CO $93,300

Burns, CO $94,060 Central City, CO $94,780 Clark, CO $93,170 Climax, CO $94,150 Coalmont, CO $93,010 Como, CO $92,690 Conifer, CO $93,870 Cowdrey, CO $92,630

Dillon, CO $93,980 Dumont, CO $94,440 Evergreen, CO $94,200 Empire, CO $94,010 Fairplay, CO $92,780 Fraser, CO $94,110 Frisco, CO $94,560 Georgetown, CO $93,940

Granby, CO $93,860 Grand Lake, CO $93,810 Grant, CO $93,140 Hartsel, CO $92,280 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $93,740 Idaho Springs, CO $94,280 Idledale, CO $94,270 Indian Hills, CO $94,220

Jamestown, CO $96,940 Jefferson, CO $92,950 Kittredge, CO $94,230 Kremmling, CO $93,730 Leadville, CO $94,030 Mc Coy, CO $94,050 Morrison, CO $94,200 Nederland, CO $96,060

Oak Creek, CO $93,880 Parshall, CO $94,280 Phippsburg, CO $93,970 Pine, CO $93,410 Pinecliffe, CO $96,510 Rand, CO $93,020 Rollinsville, CO $95,610 Shawnee, CO $93,390

Silver Plume, CO $93,540 Steamboat Springs, CO $93,700 Tabernash, CO $94,330 Toponas, CO $93,940 Walden, CO $92,880 Ward, CO $95,800 Winter Park, CO $94,450 Yampa, CO $94,060

Silverthorne, CO $94,480 Longmont, CO $95,420 Allenspark, CO $94,980 Estes Park, CO $93,560 Bellvue, CO $92,360 Berthoud, CO $93,490 Dacono, CO $94,580 Drake, CO $92,390

Erie, CO $95,010 Firestone, CO $94,350 Fort Collins, CO $91,700 Frederick, CO $94,350 Blanca, CO $91,340 Capulin, CO $91,810 Center, CO $91,730 Chama, CO $91,030

Chimney Rock, CO $91,830 Chromo, CO $91,210 Conejos, CO $91,550 Creede, CO $92,030 Crestone, CO $91,380 Del Norte, CO $91,830 Fort Garland, CO $91,130 San Luis, CO $90,760

Homelake, CO $91,740 Hooper, CO $91,440 Ignacio, CO $91,650 Jaroso, CO $90,960 La Jara, CO $91,700 Manassa, CO $91,600 Moffat, CO $91,500 Monte Vista, CO $91,800

Mosca, CO $91,320 Pagosa Springs, CO $91,820 Romeo, CO $91,870 Saguache, CO $91,820 Sanford, CO $91,360 San Pablo, CO $90,890 South Fork, CO $91,920 Villa Grove, CO $91,630

Salida, CO $91,990 Almont, CO $94,350 Buena Vista, CO $94,210 Canon City, CO $91,580 Cimarron, CO $92,190 Coal Creek, CO $91,030 Coaldale, CO $91,760 Cotopaxi, CO $91,500

Crested Butte, CO $94,850 Florence, CO $90,890 Monarch, CO $92,180 Granite, CO $93,560 Gunnison, CO $92,260 Hillside, CO $91,470 Howard, CO $91,930 Lake City, CO $92,190

Nathrop, CO $92,260

Automation Engineer I Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Automation Engineer I salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $105,773. While startup companies pay approximate $89,562.

Automation Engineer I Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$89,562
Growth Stage	51~500	$94,690
Established	501~5000	$102,163
Enterprise	5000+	$105,773

Automation Engineer I Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Automation Engineer I roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 35% above the average. In contrast, Automation Engineer positions in Transportation or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Automation Engineer I as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Automation Engineer I

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$127,467	$61.0	35%
Biotechnology	$122,746	$59.0	30%
Software & Networking	$122,746	$59.0	30%
Energy & Utilities	$118,025	$57.0	25%
Aerospace & Defense	$113,304	$54.0	20%

Automation Engineer I Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Automation Engineer I's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$87,460

Average $94,420/year

$100,390

$7,288

Average $7,868/month

$8,366

$1,682

Average $1,816/week

$1,931

$42

Average $45/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,390	$8,366	$1,931	$48
Average	$94,420	$7,868	$1,816	$45
25th Percentile	$87,460	$7,288	$1,682	$42

Automation Engineer I Salary Growth & Career Path

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Promotions are the fastest way to increase your earnings. As a Automation Engineer I, you have the following paths for advancement. The table below compares the salary raises for common next-step roles. By comparing these figures, you can choose the career path that best meets your financial goals.

Automation Engineer I Salary Growth and Career Path
Next Step Role	Estimate Salary	Projected Raise
Control Systems Engineer II	$109,700	16%
Automation Controls Technologist	$115,800	23%

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