What are the main factors that influence a Robot Operator's salary?

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

How does experience change a Robot Operator's salary?

A Robot Operator's salary grows with experience: starting around $90,888 for beginners, reaching about $93,315 at mid-level, and approach $97,030 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Robot Operator?

Robot Operator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Robot Operator roles are District of Columbia $102,707, California $102,318, Massachusetts $100,954. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Robot Operator roles make?

Salaries for Robot Operator level roles vary by specialization: Welding Robot Programmer: $100,868; Robot Tech: $60,776; Robot Technician: $57,530; Robot Programmer: $57,007; Welding Robot Operator: $56,989.

How do different companies affect a Robot Operator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Robot Operator roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Robot Operator Salary in the United States

How much does a Robot Operator make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Robot Operator in the United States is $92,763 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

However, a Robot Operator's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,578
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,821 to $99,471
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,590

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Robot Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,471	$8,289	$1,913	$48
Average	$92,763	$7,730	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,821	$7,068	$1,631	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Robot Operator Salaries

A Robot Operator'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Robot Operator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Robot Operator'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $90,888
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,109
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $93,315
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $95,968
Expert (over 8 years): $97,030

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Robot Operator	$90,888
Intermediate Level Robot Operator	$91,109
Senior Level Robot Operator	$93,315
Specialist Level Robot Operator	$95,968
Expert Level Robot Operator	$97,030

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How Do Robot Operator 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 Robot Operators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $102,707.
California: $102,318.
Massachusetts: $100,954.

District of Columbia $102,707

California $102,318

Massachusetts $100,954

Washington $100,583

New Jersey $100,546

Alaska $100,416

Connecticut $99,136

New York $98,617

Hawaii $96,956

Rhode Island $96,177

Maryland $95,648

Minnesota $94,925

Colorado $94,646

Illinois $94,554

Oregon $94,201

Delaware $93,941

New Hampshire $93,778

Virginia $93,413

Pennsylvania $92,346

Nevada $91,808

North Dakota $91,631

Michigan $91,353

Wisconsin $91,251

Vermont $91,047

Texas $90,481

Maine $90,444

Arizona $90,388

Ohio $90,324

Georgia $89,470

Indiana $89,043

Wyoming $88,960

Utah $88,830

Iowa $88,774

Kansas $88,329

Louisiana $88,199

North Carolina $88,153

Missouri $88,134

Florida $87,773

Montana $87,578

Nebraska $87,392

Kentucky $87,290

South Carolina $86,919

Tennessee $86,687

Idaho $86,594

New Mexico $85,917

Oklahoma $85,769

Alabama $85,222

South Dakota $84,303

Arkansas $83,802

West Virginia $83,533

Mississippi $82,726

Top Paying Cities for Robot Operators

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:

San Jose: $117,002
San Francisco: $115,852
Oakland: $113,282

San Jose, CA $117,002

San Francisco, CA $115,852

Oakland, CA $113,282

New York, NY $107,503

Queens Village, NY $106,808

Paramus, NJ $106,065

Passaic, NJ $105,973

Bergenfield, NJ $105,880

Stamford, CT $105,741

Huntington, NY $105,648

Newark, NJ $105,045

Bridgeport, CT $104,860

New Brunswick, NJ $104,553

Vallejo, CA $104,359

Middlesex, NJ $104,303

Somerset, NJ $104,219

Petaluma, CA $104,006

Santa Cruz, CA $103,644

Boston, MA $103,459

Monterey, CA $102,995

Fairbanks, AK $102,930

Los Angeles, CA $102,754

Washington, DC $102,707

Seattle, WA $102,540

Santa Rosa, CA $102,522

Juneau, AK $102,253

Orange, CA $101,947

Anchorage, AK $101,780

Anaheim, CA $101,715

Santa Ana, CA $101,576

Nassau, NY $101,520

Long Beach, CA $101,483

Danbury, CT $101,455

Santa Maria, CA $101,140

Everett, WA $101,121

Bremerton, WA $100,667

Trenton, NJ $100,490

Sacramento, CA $100,453

San Diego, CA $100,407

Brockton, MA $100,370

Tacoma, WA $100,333

Santa Barbara, CA $100,203

Lowell, MA $99,832

New Suffolk, NY $99,795

Nashua, NH $99,683

Lompoc, CA $99,535

Ventura, CA $99,442

Stockton, CA $99,414

New Haven, CT $99,229

Atlantic City, NJ $98,988

Hartford, CT $98,784

Modesto, CA $98,737

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,533

New Britain, CT $98,487

Olympia, WA $98,357

Kennewick, WA $98,357

New London, CT $98,338

Norwich, CT $98,310

Lawrence, MA $98,264

Bakersfield, CA $98,004

Riverside, CA $97,874

New Bedford, MA $97,874

Richland, WA $97,782

Portsmouth, NH $97,707

Vineland, NJ $97,689

San Bernardino, CA $97,615

Boulder, CO $97,355

Worcester, MA $97,281

Portland, OR $97,197

Saint Paul, MN $97,086

Minneapolis, MN $97,086

Philadelphia, PA $96,956

Honolulu, HI $96,464

Springfield, MA $96,140

Providence, RI $96,131

Chicago, IL $95,861

Bellingham, WA $95,750

Baltimore, MD $95,648

Chico, CA $95,416

Wilmington, DE $95,259

Pittsfield, MA $95,166

Manchester, NH $94,990

Spokane, WA $94,581

Denver, CO $94,572

Albany, NY $94,136

Troy, NY $94,099

Schenectady, NY $93,904

Burlington, VT $93,700

Portland, ME $93,375

Salem, OR $93,301

Yakima, WA $93,283

Ann Arbor, MI $93,255

Rochester, MN $92,995

Fresno, CA $92,949

Reno, NV $92,949

Milwaukee, WI $92,865

Detroit, MI $92,772

Allentown, PA $92,745

Carson City, NV $92,735

Houston, TX $92,596

Colorado Springs, CO $92,587

Syracuse, NY $92,541

Eugene, OR $92,364

Bismarck, ND $92,253

Gary, IN $92,253

Galveston, TX $92,253

Springfield, OR $92,179

Medford, OR $91,956

Fort Collins, CO $91,919

Austin, TX $91,845

Mesa, AZ $91,650

Phoenix, AZ $91,631

Dallas, TX $91,604

Reading, PA $91,548

Saint Cloud, MN $91,511

Concord, NH $91,427

Madison, WI $91,390

Utica, NY $91,140

Raleigh, NC $91,066

Las Vegas, NV $91,056

Rochester, NY $90,991

Des Moines, IA $90,982

Atlanta, GA $90,834

Battle Creek, MI $90,806

Salt Lake City, UT $90,778

Lancaster, PA $90,639

Champaign, IL $90,620

Harrisburg, PA $90,509

Durham, NC $90,426

Kansas City, MO $90,416

Kansas City, KS $90,398

Fort Worth, TX $90,388

Boca Raton, FL $90,351

Cleveland, OH $90,342

Columbus, OH $90,324

Pittsburgh, PA $90,314

Richmond, VA $90,277

Indianapolis, IN $90,259

Cincinnati, OH $90,138

Petersburg, VA $89,999

Billings, MT $89,795

Lansing, MI $89,795

Huntsville, AL $89,795

Lebanon, PA $89,786

Dayton, OH $89,776

Pueblo, CO $89,776

Appleton, WI $89,748

Buffalo, NY $89,711

Racine, WI $89,665

Charlotte, NC $89,656

Saint Louis, MO $89,628

Springfield, IL $89,591

Elkhart, IN $89,572

York, PA $89,572

Gastonia, NC $89,563

Benton Harbor, MI $89,563

Beaumont, TX $89,507

Lorain, OH $89,489

Toledo, OH $89,452

Binghamton, NY $89,405

Rock Hill, SC $89,396

Rockford, IL $89,350

Fargo, ND $89,303

Elyria, OH $89,303

Flagstaff, AZ $89,238

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,183

Miami, FL $89,127

Duluth, MN $88,978

Bangor, ME $88,858

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,756

Louisville, KY $88,709

Grand Rapids, MI $88,691

Hialeah, FL $88,682

Casper, WY $88,552

Scranton, PA $88,440

New Orleans, LA $88,413

Virginia Beach, VA $88,403

Akron, OH $88,357

Peoria, IL $88,236

Sarasota, FL $88,218

Green Bay, WI $88,153

Baton Rouge, LA $88,106

Charleston, SC $88,088

Nashville, TN $88,060

Jamestown, NY $88,042

Davenport, IA $88,042

Tucson, AZ $87,995

Cheyenne, WY $87,967

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,940

Tampa, FL $87,921

Omaha, NE $87,902

Port Arthur, TX $87,865

Evansville, IN $87,865

Bradenton, FL $87,828

Santa Fe, NM $87,661

Orlando, FL $87,568

Clearwater, FL $87,466

Canton, OH $87,272

La Crosse, WI $87,272

Grand Forks, ND $87,244

Albuquerque, NM $87,216

Tulsa, OK $87,216

Newport News, VA $87,207

High Point, NC $87,179

Ogden, UT $87,142

Corpus Christi, TX $87,068

Laramie, WY $87,012

Norfolk, VA $87,012

Rock Island, IL $86,956

Saginaw, MI $86,938

Jacksonville, FL $86,928

Salisbury, NC $86,910

Memphis, TN $86,891

Moline, IL $86,845

Fort Myers, FL $86,817

Waterloo, IA $86,696

Spartanburg, SC $86,604

Lincoln, NE $86,557

Fort Wayne, IN $86,539

Birmingham, AL $86,437

Cedar Falls, IA $86,418

Provo, UT $86,409

Springfield, OH $86,400

San Antonio, TX $86,381

Greensboro, NC $86,344

South Bend, IN $86,335

Winston Salem, NC $86,325

Boise, ID $86,298

Savannah, GA $86,233

Muskegon, MI $86,066

Lima, OH $85,954

Lake Charles, LA $85,917

Anderson, IN $85,899

Lexington, KY $85,871

Augusta, GA $85,843

Greenville, SC $85,843

Wichita, KS $85,760

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,760

Columbia, SC $85,676

Bloomington, IN $85,444

Roanoke, VA $85,389

Asheville, NC $85,268

Knoxville, TN $85,110

Shreveport, LA $85,101

Wilmington, NC $84,980

Frankfort, KY $84,804

Oklahoma City, OK $84,739

Chillicothe, OH $84,702

Longview, TX $84,693

Topeka, KS $84,665

Mobile, AL $84,526

Terre Haute, IN $84,489

Erie, PA $84,479

Altoona, PA $84,433

Melbourne, FL $84,405

Amarillo, TX $84,368

Killeen, TX $84,340

Fayetteville, AR $84,266

Sioux Falls, SD $84,201

Chattanooga, TN $84,145

Idaho Falls, ID $84,136

Gainesville, FL $83,941

Portsmouth, OH $83,895

Little Rock, AR $83,876

Lynchburg, VA $83,876

Lafayette, LA $83,839

Youngstown, OH $83,839

Temple, TX $83,802

Daytona Beach, FL $83,784

Clarksville, TN $83,774

Pensacola, FL $83,765

Hopkinsville, KY $83,487

Charleston, WV $83,478

Florence, SC $83,431

Sioux City, IA $83,376

Macon, GA $83,107

Tallahassee, FL $83,097

Fayetteville, NC $83,079

Waco, TX $83,060

Wichita Falls, TX $83,060

Pine Bluff, AR $83,023

Vincennes, IN $82,847

Lubbock, TX $82,810

Great Falls, MT $82,754

Alamogordo, NM $82,745

Abilene, TX $82,671

Rapid City, SD $82,550

Monroe, LA $82,550

Albany, GA $82,494

Huntington, WV $82,485

Jackson, MS $82,476

Greenville, MS $82,466

Parkersburg, WV $82,374

Montgomery, AL $82,355

Johnstown, PA $82,337

Springfield, MO $82,262

Biloxi, MS $82,216

Sumter, SC $82,021

Columbus, GA $82,012

Twin Falls, ID $81,956

Pascagoula, MS $81,836

Kingsport, TN $81,595

Gulfport, MS $81,567

Alexandria, LA $81,261

Fort Smith, AR $81,029

El Paso, TX $80,778

Helena, MT $80,658

Las Cruces, NM $80,361

Harlingen, TX $80,101

Pocatello, ID $80,018

Florence, AL $79,990

Brownsville, TX $79,971

Dothan, AL $79,823

Mcallen, TX $79,776

Columbus, MS $79,090

Altus, OK $78,663

Lawton, OK $78,487

Pierre, SD $78,153

What Skills Can Increase a Robot Operator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.92% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 2.59% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.
Installation (Mentioned in 1.81% Job Postings): The action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed. the act of installing the state of being installed, something that is installed for use.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	8.92%
Hydraulics	2.59%
Installation	1.81%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Robot Operator's salary.

Salesforce: Can increase your salary by up to 13%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
3D CAD: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Salesforce	$104,822	13%
Presentation	$97,401	5%
3D CAD	$97,401	5%
System Design	$96,474	4%
Consulting	$96,474	4%
Analysis	$96,474	4%

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How Education impacts a Robot Operator's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Robot Operators enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Robot Operator with a Bachelor's Degree is between $93,495 and $98,409).

Robot Operator Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Robot Operator

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 0.3%

Associates 0.9%

Bachelors 55.8%

Masters 39.6%

Doctorate 3.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	0.3%
Associates	0.9%
Bachelors	55.8%
Masters	39.6%
Doctorate	3.4%

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Robot Operator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Robot Operator'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.

Last Updated on January 01, 2026

$84,821

Average $92,763/year

$99,471

$7,068

Average $7,730/month

$8,289

$1,631

Average $1,784/week

$1,913

$41

Average $45/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,471	$8,289	$1,913	$48
Average	$92,763	$7,730	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,821	$7,068	$1,631	$41

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Salary Trends for Robot Operator

Salaries for a Robot Operator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $101,180 in 2023 to around $92,862 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Robot Operator salary trends, .

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2023

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2024

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