Lead Automation Engineer Salary in Lincoln, NE

How much does a Lead Automation Engineer make in Lincoln, NE?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Lead Automation Engineer in Lincoln, NE is $77,055. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $70,081 to $87,413, with most professionals earning between $63,731 and $96,842.

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Common responsibilities of a Lead Automation Engineer

Collaborate with the product and development teams to translate requirements, use cases, acceptance criteria, and technical design documents into well-structured test plans and automation scripts.

December 26, 2022

Acts as technical interface to 3rd party suppliers to assure correct functionality of the 3rd party deliverables including the correct integration of those deliverables in the ICS scope.

February 25, 2023

Development of Test Scripts in High level language/Python to automate selected areas of subsystem test procedures for exterior lighting, sunroof, power windows, interior lighting, content theft deterrent.

April 05, 2023

Support ICS business development activities and sales team with reviewing customer RFQ specifications, assist with providing input to the ICS proposal team along with detailed project estimating.

April 13, 2023

Hands on experience with DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization & orchestration, config management, etc) and integrating automated tests into DevOps pipelines.

April 14, 2023

Design, development and implement automated tests in ATDD using Cucumber for Java or similar, Gherkin and Integrate with Jenkins Design and implement functional testing.

April 20, 2023

Demonstrated knowledge and experience working in Agile DevOps environment supporting the automation of continuous code integration, code build and monitoring of the quality of core application functionality.

April 30, 2023

Provide technical direction for selection of items to be specified or purchased, ensure compliance with client requirements and standards, check specifications and requisition packages prepared by others.

May 03, 2023

Assists team leads and management with delegation of technical work packages to cross functional and third party team members for execution through the full development life cycle.

May 18, 2023

Participate in the Change Control Board to identify the quality implications of known bugs and the impact of proposed changes to product definition on the testing process.

May 19, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Lead Automation Engineer in Lincoln, NE

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What is the average salary for Lead Automation Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Lead Automation Engineer in Lincoln, NE. The base salary for Lead Automation Engineer ranges from $70,081 to $87,413 with the average base salary of $77,055. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $71,552 to $89,373 with the average total cash compensation of $77,965.

View Average Salary for Lead Automation Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$77,055	$70,081 - $87,413
Bonus	$910	$1,471 - $1,960
Total Pay	$77,965	$71,552 - $89,373

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Lead Automation Engineer Salary Near Lincoln, NE

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Omaha, NE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,170 - $88,771	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Bellevue, NE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,170 - $88,771	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Fremont, NE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,930 - $87,225	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Council Bluffs, IA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,170 - $88,771	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Grand Island, NE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,104 - $86,195	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE
CITY, STATE Hastings, NE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,104 - $86,195	COMPARE TO Lincoln, NE

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About Lincoln, Nebraska

Lincoln is the capital of the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Lancaster County. The city covers 94.267 square miles (244.150 km2) with a population of 284,736 in 2017. It is the second-most populous city in Nebraska and the 71st-largest in the United States. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area in the southeastern part of the state called the Lincoln Metropolitan and Lincoln-Beatrice Combined Statistical Areas. The statistical area is home to 353,120 people, making it the 106th-largest combined statistical area in the United ...

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