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: a Mechanical Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $79,136, a Robot Operator (2-4 years)earns $93,315, a Mechanical Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $107,849, a Mechanical Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $128,507, a Mechanical Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $147,907,

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 $102,706, California $102,317, Massachusetts $100,953. 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: $100,915; Robot Tech: $60,832; Robot Technician: $57,529; Welding Robot Operator: $57,009; Robot Programmer: $57,007.

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 April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Robot Operator in the United States is $92,762 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): $105,641
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,807 to $99,503
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,564

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Robot Operator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,503	$8,292	$1,914	$48
Average	$92,762	$7,730	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,807	$7,067	$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): $79,136
Early Career (1-2 years): $93,315
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,849
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,507
Expert (over 8 years): $147,907

Levels	Salary
Mechanica... Level Robot Operator	$79,136
Robot Ope... Level Robot Operator	$93,315
Mechanica... Level Robot Operator	$107,849
Mechanica... Level Robot Operator	$128,507
Mechanica... Level Robot Operator	$147,907

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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: $102,706.
California: $102,317.
Massachusetts: $100,953.

District of Columbia $102,706

California $102,317

Massachusetts $100,953

Washington $100,582

New Jersey $100,545

Alaska $100,415

Connecticut $99,135

New York $98,616

Hawaii $96,955

Rhode Island $96,176

Maryland $95,647

Minnesota $94,924

Colorado $94,645

Illinois $94,553

Oregon $94,200

Delaware $93,940

New Hampshire $93,777

Virginia $93,412

Pennsylvania $92,345

Nevada $91,807

North Dakota $91,631

Michigan $91,352

Wisconsin $91,250

Vermont $91,046

Texas $90,480

Maine $90,443

Arizona $90,388

Ohio $90,323

Georgia $89,469

Indiana $89,043

Wyoming $88,959

Utah $88,829

Iowa $88,774

Kansas $88,328

Louisiana $88,198

North Carolina $88,152

Missouri $88,133

Florida $87,772

Montana $87,577

Nebraska $87,391

Kentucky $87,289

South Carolina $86,918

Tennessee $86,686

Idaho $86,594

New Mexico $85,916

Oklahoma $85,768

Alabama $85,221

South Dakota $84,302

Arkansas $83,801

West Virginia $83,532

Mississippi $82,725

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: $117,001
San Francisco: $115,851
Oakland: $113,281

San Jose, CA $117,001

San Francisco, CA $115,851

Oakland, CA $113,281

New York, NY $107,502

Queens Village, NY $106,807

Paramus, NJ $106,064

Passaic, NJ $105,972

Bergenfield, NJ $105,879

Stamford, CT $105,740

Huntington, NY $105,647

Newark, NJ $105,044

Bridgeport, CT $104,859

New Brunswick, NJ $104,552

Vallejo, CA $104,358

Middlesex, NJ $104,302

Somerset, NJ $104,218

Petaluma, CA $104,005

Santa Cruz, CA $103,643

Boston, MA $103,458

Monterey, CA $102,994

Fairbanks, AK $102,929

Los Angeles, CA $102,753

Washington, DC $102,706

Seattle, WA $102,539

Santa Rosa, CA $102,521

Juneau, AK $102,252

Orange, CA $101,946

Anchorage, AK $101,779

Anaheim, CA $101,714

Santa Ana, CA $101,575

Nassau, NY $101,519

Long Beach, CA $101,482

Danbury, CT $101,454

Santa Maria, CA $101,139

Everett, WA $101,120

Bremerton, WA $100,666

Trenton, NJ $100,489

Sacramento, CA $100,452

San Diego, CA $100,406

Brockton, MA $100,369

Tacoma, WA $100,332

Santa Barbara, CA $100,202

Lowell, MA $99,831

New Suffolk, NY $99,794

Nashua, NH $99,682

Lompoc, CA $99,534

Ventura, CA $99,441

Stockton, CA $99,413

New Haven, CT $99,228

Atlantic City, NJ $98,987

Hartford, CT $98,783

Modesto, CA $98,736

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,532

New Britain, CT $98,486

Olympia, WA $98,356

Kennewick, WA $98,356

New London, CT $98,337

Norwich, CT $98,309

Lawrence, MA $98,263

Bakersfield, CA $98,003

Riverside, CA $97,874

New Bedford, MA $97,874

Richland, WA $97,781

Portsmouth, NH $97,707

Vineland, NJ $97,688

San Bernardino, CA $97,614

Boulder, CO $97,354

Worcester, MA $97,280

Portland, OR $97,196

Saint Paul, MN $97,085

Minneapolis, MN $97,085

Philadelphia, PA $96,955

Honolulu, HI $96,464

Springfield, MA $96,139

Providence, RI $96,130

Chicago, IL $95,861

Bellingham, WA $95,749

Baltimore, MD $95,647

Chico, CA $95,415

Wilmington, DE $95,258

Pittsfield, MA $95,165

Manchester, NH $94,989

Spokane, WA $94,580

Denver, CO $94,571

Albany, NY $94,135

Troy, NY $94,098

Schenectady, NY $93,903

Burlington, VT $93,699

Portland, ME $93,375

Salem, OR $93,300

Yakima, WA $93,282

Ann Arbor, MI $93,254

Rochester, MN $92,994

Fresno, CA $92,948

Reno, NV $92,948

Milwaukee, WI $92,864

Detroit, MI $92,772

Allentown, PA $92,744

Carson City, NV $92,734

Houston, TX $92,595

Colorado Springs, CO $92,586

Syracuse, NY $92,540

Eugene, OR $92,363

Bismarck, ND $92,252

Gary, IN $92,252

Galveston, TX $92,252

Springfield, OR $92,178

Medford, OR $91,955

Fort Collins, CO $91,918

Austin, TX $91,844

Mesa, AZ $91,649

Phoenix, AZ $91,631

Dallas, TX $91,603

Reading, PA $91,547

Saint Cloud, MN $91,510

Concord, NH $91,427

Madison, WI $91,389

Utica, NY $91,139

Raleigh, NC $91,065

Las Vegas, NV $91,055

Rochester, NY $90,991

Des Moines, IA $90,981

Atlanta, GA $90,833

Battle Creek, MI $90,805

Salt Lake City, UT $90,777

Lancaster, PA $90,638

Champaign, IL $90,619

Harrisburg, PA $90,508

Durham, NC $90,425

Kansas City, MO $90,415

Kansas City, KS $90,397

Fort Worth, TX $90,388

Boca Raton, FL $90,350

Cleveland, OH $90,341

Columbus, OH $90,323

Pittsburgh, PA $90,313

Richmond, VA $90,276

Indianapolis, IN $90,258

Cincinnati, OH $90,137

Petersburg, VA $89,998

Billings, MT $89,794

Lansing, MI $89,794

Huntsville, AL $89,794

Lebanon, PA $89,785

Dayton, OH $89,775

Pueblo, CO $89,775

Appleton, WI $89,748

Buffalo, NY $89,710

Racine, WI $89,664

Charlotte, NC $89,655

Saint Louis, MO $89,627

Springfield, IL $89,590

Elkhart, IN $89,571

York, PA $89,571

Gastonia, NC $89,562

Benton Harbor, MI $89,562

Beaumont, TX $89,506

Lorain, OH $89,488

Toledo, OH $89,451

Binghamton, NY $89,404

Rock Hill, SC $89,395

Rockford, IL $89,349

Fargo, ND $89,302

Elyria, OH $89,302

Flagstaff, AZ $89,237

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,182

Miami, FL $89,126

Duluth, MN $88,978

Bangor, ME $88,857

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,755

Louisville, KY $88,709

Grand Rapids, MI $88,690

Hialeah, FL $88,681

Casper, WY $88,551

Scranton, PA $88,440

New Orleans, LA $88,412

Virginia Beach, VA $88,402

Akron, OH $88,356

Peoria, IL $88,235

Sarasota, FL $88,217

Green Bay, WI $88,152

Baton Rouge, LA $88,106

Charleston, SC $88,087

Nashville, TN $88,059

Jamestown, NY $88,041

Davenport, IA $88,041

Tucson, AZ $87,994

Cheyenne, WY $87,966

Saint Petersburg, FL $87,939

Tampa, FL $87,920

Omaha, NE $87,902

Port Arthur, TX $87,864

Evansville, IN $87,864

Bradenton, FL $87,827

Santa Fe, NM $87,660

Orlando, FL $87,568

Clearwater, FL $87,466

Canton, OH $87,271

La Crosse, WI $87,271

Grand Forks, ND $87,243

Albuquerque, NM $87,215

Tulsa, OK $87,215

Newport News, VA $87,206

High Point, NC $87,178

Ogden, UT $87,141

Corpus Christi, TX $87,067

Laramie, WY $87,011

Norfolk, VA $87,011

Rock Island, IL $86,955

Saginaw, MI $86,937

Jacksonville, FL $86,928

Salisbury, NC $86,909

Memphis, TN $86,890

Moline, IL $86,844

Fort Myers, FL $86,816

Waterloo, IA $86,696

Spartanburg, SC $86,603

Lincoln, NE $86,557

Fort Wayne, IN $86,538

Birmingham, AL $86,436

Cedar Falls, IA $86,417

Provo, UT $86,408

Springfield, OH $86,399

San Antonio, TX $86,380

Greensboro, NC $86,343

South Bend, IN $86,334

Winston Salem, NC $86,325

Boise, ID $86,297

Savannah, GA $86,232

Muskegon, MI $86,065

Lima, OH $85,954

Lake Charles, LA $85,916

Anderson, IN $85,898

Lexington, KY $85,870

Augusta, GA $85,842

Greenville, SC $85,842

Wichita, KS $85,759

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,759

Columbia, SC $85,675

Bloomington, IN $85,443

Roanoke, VA $85,388

Asheville, NC $85,267

Knoxville, TN $85,109

Shreveport, LA $85,100

Wilmington, NC $84,980

Frankfort, KY $84,803

Oklahoma City, OK $84,738

Chillicothe, OH $84,701

Longview, TX $84,692

Topeka, KS $84,664

Mobile, AL $84,525

Terre Haute, IN $84,488

Erie, PA $84,479

Altoona, PA $84,432

Melbourne, FL $84,404

Amarillo, TX $84,367

Killeen, TX $84,339

Fayetteville, AR $84,265

Sioux Falls, SD $84,200

Chattanooga, TN $84,145

Idaho Falls, ID $84,135

Gainesville, FL $83,941

Portsmouth, OH $83,894

Little Rock, AR $83,876

Lynchburg, VA $83,876

Lafayette, LA $83,839

Youngstown, OH $83,839

Temple, TX $83,801

Daytona Beach, FL $83,783

Clarksville, TN $83,774

Pensacola, FL $83,764

Hopkinsville, KY $83,486

Charleston, WV $83,477

Florence, SC $83,430

Sioux City, IA $83,375

Macon, GA $83,106

Tallahassee, FL $83,096

Fayetteville, NC $83,078

Waco, TX $83,059

Wichita Falls, TX $83,059

Pine Bluff, AR $83,022

Vincennes, IN $82,846

Lubbock, TX $82,809

Great Falls, MT $82,753

Alamogordo, NM $82,744

Abilene, TX $82,670

Rapid City, SD $82,549

Monroe, LA $82,549

Albany, GA $82,494

Huntington, WV $82,484

Jackson, MS $82,475

Greenville, MS $82,466

Parkersburg, WV $82,373

Montgomery, AL $82,354

Johnstown, PA $82,336

Springfield, MO $82,262

Biloxi, MS $82,215

Sumter, SC $82,020

Columbus, GA $82,011

Twin Falls, ID $81,955

Pascagoula, MS $81,835

Kingsport, TN $81,594

Gulfport, MS $81,566

Alexandria, LA $81,260

Fort Smith, AR $81,028

El Paso, TX $80,777

Helena, MT $80,657

Las Cruces, NM $80,360

Harlingen, TX $80,100

Pocatello, ID $80,017

Florence, AL $79,989

Brownsville, TX $79,970

Dothan, AL $79,822

Mcallen, TX $79,776

Columbus, MS $79,089

Altus, OK $78,662

Lawton, OK $78,486

Pierre, SD $78,152

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	$104,821	13%
Presentation	$97,400	5%
3D CAD	$97,400	5%
System Design	$96,473	4%
Consulting	$96,473	4%
Analysis	$96,473	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 April 01, 2026

$84,807

Average $92,762/year

$99,503

$7,067

Average $7,730/month

$8,292

$1,631

Average $1,784/week

$1,914

$41

Average $45/hour

$48

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$99,503	$8,292	$1,914	$48
Average	$92,762	$7,730	$1,784	$45
25th Percentile	$84,807	$7,067	$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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2024

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