What are the main factors that influence a Factory Automation Engineer'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 Factory Automation Engineer?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Factory Automation Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Factory Automation Engineer's salary?

A Factory Automation Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $82,658 for beginners, reaching about $105,145 at mid-level, and approach $112,119 for experts.

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

Factory Automation Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Factory Automation Engineer roles are District of Columbia $108,404, California $107,993, Massachusetts $106,553. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Factory Automation Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Factory 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.

Factory Automation Engineer Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Factory Automation Engineer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Factory Automation Engineer in Wisconsin is $96,312 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,830
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $89,812 to $103,911
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,894

10% $83,894

50% (Median) $96,312

90% $110,830

Factory Automation Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,911	$8,659	$1,998	$50
Average	$96,312	$8,026	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$89,812	$7,484	$1,727	$43

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Key Factors That Influence Factory Automation Engineer Salaries

A Factory Automation Engineer'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 Factory Automation Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Factory Automation Engineer'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): $82,658
Early Career (1-2 years): $94,729
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $105,145
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,527
Expert (over 8 years): $112,119

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Process Engineer I	less than 1 year	$82,658
Factory Automation Engineer	1-2 years	$94,729
Process Engineer III	2-4 years	$105,145
Process Engineer IV	5-8 years	$128,527
Process Engineering Supervisor	over 8 years	$112,119

How Do Factory Automation Engineer 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 Factory Automation Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,404.
California: $107,993.
Massachusetts: $106,553.

District of Columbia $108,404 California $107,993 Massachusetts $106,553 Washington $106,162 New Jersey $106,123 Alaska $105,986 Connecticut $104,634 New York $104,086

Hawaii $102,334 Rhode Island $101,511 Maryland $100,953 Minnesota $100,189 Colorado $99,896 Illinois $99,798 Oregon $99,426 Delaware $99,152

New Hampshire $98,979 Virginia $98,593 Pennsylvania $97,468 Nevada $96,900 North Dakota $96,714 Michigan $96,420 Wisconsin $96,312 Vermont $96,097

Texas $95,500 Maine $95,460 Arizona $95,402 Ohio $95,333 Georgia $94,432 Indiana $93,982 Wyoming $93,894 Utah $93,757

Iowa $93,698 Kansas $93,228 Louisiana $93,091 North Carolina $93,042 Missouri $93,022 Florida $92,641 Montana $92,435 Nebraska $92,239

Kentucky $92,132 South Carolina $91,740 Tennessee $91,495 Idaho $91,397 New Mexico $90,682 Oklahoma $90,526 Alabama $89,948 South Dakota $88,979

Arkansas $88,450 West Virginia $88,166 Mississippi $87,314

Top Paying Cities for Factory Automation Engineer

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:

Green Lake: $93,684
Greenville: $94,575
Hancock: $92,855

Green Lake, WI $93,684

Greenville, WI $94,575

Hancock, WI $92,855

Hortonville, WI $94,377

Iola, WI $93,267

King, WI $93,981

Larsen, WI $94,203

Leopolis, WI $93,152

Manawa, WI $93,614

Marion, WI $93,325

Menasha, WI $94,653

Neenah, WI $94,480

Neshkoro, WI $93,348

New London, WI $93,987

Ogdensburg, WI $93,403

Omro, WI $93,864

Pickett, WI $93,942

Pine River, WI $93,579

Plainfield, WI $93,027

Poy Sippi, WI $93,643

Princeton, WI $93,460

Readfield, WI $94,108

Redgranite, WI $93,669

Ripon, WI $93,849

Rosendale, WI $93,896

Saxeville, WI $93,476

Scandinavia, WI $93,342

Tilleda, WI $93,011

Van Dyne, WI $94,013

Waukau, WI $93,850

Waupaca, WI $93,598

Wautoma, WI $93,380

Weyauwega, WI $93,759

Wild Rose, WI $93,408

Winnebago, WI $94,229

Winneconne, WI $94,009

Wilson, WI $95,550

Boyd, WI $93,076

Cadott, WI $93,143

Chetek, WI $92,891

Chippewa Falls, WI $93,343

Colfax, WI $93,230

Conrath, WI $92,703

Cornell, WI $92,943

Dallas, WI $93,425

Downing, WI $95,103

Downsville, WI $94,413

Durand, WI $94,322

Eau Galle, WI $94,113

Eleva, WI $93,443

Elk Mound, WI $93,237

Elmwood, WI $95,018

Fairchild, WI $93,330

Fall Creek, WI $93,385

Gilmanton, WI $93,869

Holcombe, WI $92,784

Humbird, WI $93,226

Independence, WI $93,598

Jim Falls, WI $93,022

Knapp, WI $95,053

Maiden Rock, WI $95,169

Menomonie, WI $94,323

Merrillan, WI $93,097

Mondovi, WI $93,632

Nelson, WI $94,750

New Auburn, WI $92,854

Osseo, WI $93,662

Pepin, WI $95,496

Pigeon Falls, WI $93,870

Plum City, WI $95,040

Prairie Farm, WI $94,231

Ridgeland, WI $93,725

Rock Falls, WI $93,277

Sand Creek, WI $92,905

Sheldon, WI $92,663

Spring Valley, WI $95,615

Stanley, WI $93,101

Stockholm, WI $95,720

Strum, WI $93,600

Thorp, WI $93,057

Wheeler, WI $93,929

Whitehall, WI $93,478

Spooner, WI $92,635

Almena, WI $93,931

Ashland, WI $92,542

Balsam Lake, WI $95,463

Barron, WI $93,342

Barronett, WI $92,674

Bayfield, WI $92,544

Benoit, WI $92,409

Birchwood, WI $92,508

Brill, WI $92,896

Bruce, WI $92,614

Brule, WI $93,407

Cable, WI $92,220

Cameron, WI $92,919

Centuria, WI $95,987

Comstock, WI $94,187

Cornucopia, WI $92,667

Couderay, WI $92,267

Cumberland, WI $93,494

Danbury, WI $93,188

Drummond, WI $92,494

Edgewater, WI $92,455

Exeland, WI $92,335

Foxboro, WI $93,739

Frederic, WI $94,012

Gordon, WI $92,961

Grand View, WI $92,306

Grantsburg, WI $94,584

Haugen, WI $92,996

Hawthorne, WI $93,714

Hayward, WI $92,335

Herbster, WI $92,794

Hertel, WI $92,660

High Bridge, WI $92,404

Iron River, WI $93,068

Ladysmith, WI $92,622

Lake Nebagamon, WI $93,506

La Pointe, WI $92,386

Luck, WI $95,102

Maple, WI $93,726

Marengo, WI $92,366

Mason, WI $92,378

Mikana, WI $92,885

Milltown, WI $95,499

Minong, WI $92,920

Odanah, WI $92,752

Ojibwa, WI $92,176

Glidden, WI $92,210

Harshaw, WI $92,638

Hawkins, WI $92,461

Hazelhurst, WI $92,652

Heafford Junction, WI $92,731

Hurley, WI $92,466

Iron Belt, WI $92,294

Kennan, WI $92,476

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $92,628

Lake Tomahawk, WI $92,680

Land O Lakes, WI $92,555

Laona, WI $92,606

Long Lake, WI $92,353

Mc Naughton, WI $92,691

Manitowish Waters, WI $92,549

Mellen, WI $92,248

Mercer, WI $92,385

Minocqua, WI $92,725

Montreal, WI $92,491

Park Falls, WI $92,455

Phelps, WI $92,554

Phillips, WI $92,496

Prentice, WI $92,567

Presque Isle, WI $92,510

Saint Germain, WI $92,743

Saxon, WI $92,329

Sayner, WI $92,617

Star Lake, WI $92,376

Three Lakes, WI $92,635

Tony, WI $92,609

Tripoli, WI $92,411

Upson, WI $92,019

Wabeno, WI $92,614

Woodruff, WI $92,764

La Crosse, WI $92,112

Alma, WI $94,459

Alma Center, WI $93,213

Arcadia, WI $93,554

Arkdale, WI $92,861

Bangor, WI $92,314

Black River Falls, WI $92,911

Blair, WI $93,193

Camp Douglas, WI $92,997

Cashton, WI $92,413

Cataract, WI $92,561

Chaseburg, WI $92,264

Cochrane, WI $94,295

Coon Valley, WI $92,226

De Soto, WI $92,423

Dodge, WI $93,292

Eastman, WI $92,686

Ettrick, WI $92,601

Ferryville, WI $92,574

Fountain City, WI $93,888

Galesville, WI $92,882

Gays Mills, WI $92,864

Genoa, WI $92,332

Hillsboro, WI $93,195

Hixton, WI $93,212

Holmen, WI $92,326

Hustler, WI $93,337

Kendall, WI $93,080

La Farge, WI $92,937

Lynxville, WI $92,694

Mather, WI $92,885

Melrose, WI $92,583

Millston, WI $92,687

Mindoro, WI $92,392

Mount Sterling, WI $93,017

Necedah, WI $92,896

Norwalk, WI $92,523

Oakdale, WI $93,002

Onalaska, WI $92,182

Ontario, WI $92,928

Readstown, WI $92,832

Rockland, WI $92,296

Seneca, WI $93,108

Soldiers Grove, WI $92,933

Sparta, WI $92,488

Steuben, WI $92,853

Stoddard, WI $92,187

Taylor, WI $93,010

Tomah, WI $93,049

Trempealeau, WI $92,871

Palmyra, WI $94,970

Tunnel City, WI $93,004

Viola, WI $92,996

Viroqua, WI $92,415

Warrens, WI $92,858

Westby, WI $92,368

West Salem, WI $92,230

Wilton, WI $92,997

Eau Claire, WI $93,598

Altoona, WI $93,725

Arkansaw, WI $94,708

Augusta, WI $93,364

Bay City, WI $95,569

Bloomer, WI $93,043

Boyceville, WI $94,511

Glen Flora, WI $92,459

Wales, WI $96,269

Bagley, WI $92,701

Beetown, WI $92,794

Benton, WI $93,161

Bloomington, WI $92,811

Boscobel, WI $93,011

Cassville, WI $92,700

Cuba City, WI $92,995

Dickeyville, WI $93,073

Fennimore, WI $93,122

Glen Haven, WI $92,649

Hazel Green, WI $92,844

Kieler, WI $93,100

Lancaster, WI $92,910

Mount Hope, WI $92,796

Patch Grove, WI $93,131

Platteville, WI $93,305

Potosi, WI $92,726

Prairie Du Chien, WI $92,928

Sinsinawa, WI $92,807

Stitzer, WI $93,093

Wauzeka, WI $92,842

Woodman, WI $92,741

Portage, WI $94,783

Adams, WI $93,288

Arlington, WI $95,741

Baraboo, WI $94,791

Beaver Dam, WI $94,706

Brandon, WI $93,697

Briggsville, WI $94,193

Burnett, WI $94,066

Cambria, WI $94,651

Cazenovia, WI $93,364

Columbus, WI $95,452

Dalton, WI $94,111

Dellwood, WI $92,974

Doylestown, WI $95,303

Elroy, WI $93,107

Endeavor, WI $94,075

Fairwater, WI $93,880

Fall River, WI $95,181

Fox Lake, WI $94,239

Friendship, WI $93,007

Friesland, WI $94,529

Grand Marsh, WI $93,329

Hillpoint, WI $93,910

Kingston, WI $94,200

Lake Delton, WI $94,442

La Valle, WI $93,493

Lime Ridge, WI $93,843

Loganville, WI $94,126

Lyndon Station, WI $93,619

Markesan, WI $93,745

Marquette, WI $94,069

Mauston, WI $93,265

Montello, WI $93,743

New Lisbon, WI $93,008

North Freedom, WI $94,837

Oxford, WI $93,759

Packwaukee, WI $94,132

Pardeeville, WI $94,840

Poynette, WI $95,441

Randolph, WI $94,648

Reedsburg, WI $94,098

Rio, WI $95,339

Rock Springs, WI $94,223

Union Center, WI $93,528

Waupun, WI $93,893

Westfield, WI $93,308

Wisconsin Dells, WI $94,054

Wonewoc, WI $93,174

Wyocena, WI $95,053

Amery, WI $96,012

Baldwin, WI $96,588

Beldenville, WI $96,410

Clayton, WI $94,755

Clear Lake, WI $95,518

Cushing, WI $95,688

Deer Park, WI $96,204

Dresser, WI $96,853

East Ellsworth, WI $96,165

Ellsworth, WI $96,323

Glenwood City, WI $95,731

Hager City, WI $96,570

Hammond, WI $97,726

Hudson, WI $99,273

New Richmond, WI $97,962

Osceola, WI $98,215

Prescott, WI $98,485

River Falls, WI $98,361

Roberts, WI $98,334

Saint Croix Falls, WI $96,279

Somerset, WI $98,884

Star Prairie, WI $97,702

Pell Lake, WI $94,712

Pleasant Prairie, WI $94,800

Powers Lake, WI $94,874

Rochester, WI $95,256

Salem, WI $94,949

Silver Lake, WI $94,973

Somers, WI $94,684

South Milwaukee, WI $97,486

Springfield, WI $94,754

Sturtevant, WI $94,703

Sullivan, WI $95,192

Trevor, WI $94,994

Twin Lakes, WI $94,953

Union Grove, WI $94,908

Walworth, WI $94,554

Radisson, WI $92,293

Waterford, WI $95,758

Waukesha, WI $97,212

Whitewater, WI $94,428

Williams Bay, WI $94,463

Wilmot, WI $94,989

Woodworth, WI $94,874

Zenda, WI $94,458

Milwaukee, WI $98,016

Saint Francis, WI $97,973

Racine, WI $94,638

Afton, WI $94,363

Albany, WI $95,006

Arena, WI $95,038

Argyle, WI $94,475

Avalon, WI $94,377

Avoca, WI $93,834

Barneveld, WI $95,046

Belleville, WI $95,633

Belmont, WI $93,566

Beloit, WI $94,276

Black Earth, WI $95,638

Blanchardville, WI $94,724

Blue Mounds, WI $95,355

Blue River, WI $92,976

Brodhead, WI $94,358

Brooklyn, WI $95,679

Browntown, WI $93,734

Cambridge, WI $95,633

Gile, WI $92,776

Clinton, WI $94,431

Wausau, WI $93,083

Marshfield, WI $93,123

Abbotsford, WI $93,031

Amherst, WI $93,279

Amherst Junction, WI $93,174

Aniwa, WI $92,718

Antigo, WI $92,810

Arpin, WI $92,939

Athens, WI $92,818

Auburndale, WI $92,893

Babcock, WI $92,748

Birnamwood, WI $92,774

Blenker, WI $92,881

Bowler, WI $92,954

Brokaw, WI $92,959

Bryant, WI $92,609

Chili, WI $93,011

Colby, WI $92,981

Curtiss, WI $92,939

Custer, WI $93,043

Deerbrook, WI $92,603

Dorchester, WI $92,945

Edgar, WI $92,891

Eland, WI $92,880

Elcho, WI $92,648

Elderon, WI $92,935

Elton, WI $92,729

Galloway, WI $93,023

Gilman, WI $92,736

Jump River, WI $92,654

Gleason, WI $92,623

Granton, WI $93,006

Greenwood, WI $93,054

Hannibal, WI $92,720

Hatley, WI $92,843

Hewitt, WI $93,290

Irma, WI $92,665

Junction City, WI $92,844

Loyal, WI $93,045

Lublin, WI $92,814

Marathon, WI $92,875

Mattoon, WI $93,060

Medford, WI $92,845

Merrill, WI $92,814

Milladore, WI $92,878

Mosinee, WI $92,938

Neillsville, WI $93,134

Nekoosa, WI $92,971

Nelsonville, WI $93,377

Ogema, WI $92,595

Owen, WI $92,959

Pearson, WI $92,572

Pelican Lake, WI $92,578

Phlox, WI $92,991

Woodville, WI $96,056

Houlton, WI $99,517

Abrams, WI $93,086

Amberg, WI $92,523

Armstrong Creek, WI $92,547

Athelstane, WI $92,583

Black Creek, WI $94,095

Bonduel, WI $93,345

Brillion, WI $94,010

Cecil, WI $93,201

Coleman, WI $93,006

Combined Locks, WI $94,719

Crivitz, WI $92,838

De Pere, WI $93,286

Dunbar, WI $92,485

Fence, WI $92,388

Florence, WI $92,524

Forest Junction, WI $94,279

Gillett, WI $93,133

Goodman, WI $92,543

Greenleaf, WI $93,643

Green Valley, WI $93,159

Gresham, WI $93,100

Hilbert, WI $94,243

Kaukauna, WI $94,603

Freedom, WI $94,485

Keshena, WI $93,200

Kimberly, WI $94,725

Krakow, WI $93,160

Lakewood, WI $92,695

Lena, WI $93,069

Little Chute, WI $94,721

Little Suamico, WI $93,063

Marinette, WI $93,122

Mountain, WI $92,749

Neopit, WI $92,972

Niagara, WI $92,625

Nichols, WI $93,678

Oconto, WI $93,061

Oconto Falls, WI $93,112

Oneida, WI $93,168

Pembine, WI $92,565

Peshtigo, WI $93,044

Porterfield, WI $92,801

Potter, WI $94,060

Pound, WI $92,905

Pulaski, WI $93,194

Pickerel, WI $92,659

Pittsville, WI $92,871

Plover, WI $93,183

Port Edwards, WI $93,232

Rib Lake, WI $92,722

Ringle, WI $92,814

Rosholt, WI $93,005

Rothschild, WI $93,169

Rudolph, WI $92,908

Schofield, WI $93,093

Spencer, WI $93,027

Stetsonville, WI $92,887

Stevens Point, WI $93,142

Stratford, WI $92,949

Summit Lake, WI $92,676

Tigerton, WI $93,098

Tomahawk, WI $92,734

Unity, WI $92,954

Vesper, WI $92,922

Westboro, WI $92,601

White Lake, WI $92,648

Willard, WI $93,033

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $93,087

Withee, WI $92,903

Wittenberg, WI $92,985

Rhinelander, WI $92,786

Argonne, WI $92,488

Boulder Junction, WI $92,546

Brantwood, WI $92,460

Butternut, WI $92,309

Catawba, WI $92,489

Clam Lake, WI $91,989

Conover, WI $92,594

Crandon, WI $92,738

Eagle River, WI $92,732

Fifield, WI $92,430

Poplar, WI $93,863

Port Wing, WI $93,091

Seymour, WI $93,566

Oak Creek, WI $96,827

Adell, WI $94,936

Allenton, WI $95,282

Ashippun, WI $95,589

Belgium, WI $95,867

Brookfield, WI $97,799

Brownsville, WI $93,989

Butler, WI $97,856

Campbellsport, WI $94,453

Cascade, WI $94,375

Cedarburg, WI $96,966

Cedar Grove, WI $95,426

Chilton, WI $94,064

Cleveland, WI $93,687

Clyman, WI $94,840

Colgate, WI $96,812

Delafield, WI $96,231

Eden, WI $93,959

Elkhart Lake, WI $93,953

Fredonia, WI $95,842

Germantown, WI $97,214

Glenbeulah, WI $93,907

Grafton, WI $96,984

Greenbush, WI $93,904

Hartford, WI $95,958

Hartland, WI $96,524

Hingham, WI $94,785

Horicon, WI $94,565

Hubertus, WI $96,682

Hustisford, WI $94,943

Iron Ridge, WI $95,084

Ixonia, WI $95,380

Jackson, WI $96,690

Johnson Creek, WI $95,086

Juneau, WI $94,564

Kewaskum, WI $95,322

Kiel, WI $93,788

Kohler, WI $94,192

Lannon, WI $97,349

Lebanon, WI $95,035

Lomira, WI $94,429

Malone, WI $93,984

Mayville, WI $94,461

Menomonee Falls, WI $97,495

Merton, WI $96,682

Mount Calvary, WI $94,063

Nashotah, WI $96,209

Neosho, WI $95,414

Newburg, WI $96,231

New Holstein, WI $93,931

Newton, WI $93,598

North Lake, WI $97,018

Oakfield, WI $93,815

Oconomowoc, WI $95,831

Okauchee, WI $96,105

Oostburg, WI $94,957

Pewaukee, WI $96,942

Plymouth, WI $94,080

Port Washington, WI $96,396

Random Lake, WI $95,387

Richfield, WI $96,734

Rubicon, WI $95,580

Saint Cloud, WI $94,054

Saukville, WI $96,516

Sheboygan, WI $94,463

Sheboygan Falls, WI $94,145

Slinger, WI $96,259

Stockbridge, WI $94,275

Sussex, WI $97,016

West Bend, WI $95,759

Theresa, WI $94,994

Thiensville, WI $97,682

Waldo, WI $94,700

Watertown, WI $94,967

Mequon, WI $97,431

Woodland, WI $95,170

Bassett, WI $94,954

Benet Lake, WI $94,865

Big Bend, WI $96,435

Bristol, WI $94,877

Burlington, WI $95,055

Caledonia, WI $95,410

Camp Lake, WI $94,983

Cudahy, WI $97,896

Darien, WI $94,534

Delavan, WI $94,494

Dousman, WI $95,572

Eagle, WI $95,397

Cobb, WI $93,886

Cottage Grove, WI $96,181

Cross Plains, WI $95,940

Dane, WI $95,934

Darlington, WI $93,833

Deerfield, WI $95,917

De Forest, WI $96,042

Dodgeville, WI $94,307

Edgerton, WI $95,423

Edmund, WI $94,092

Evansville, WI $95,162

Footville, WI $94,566

Fort Atkinson, WI $95,014

Gotham, WI $94,304

Gratiot, WI $93,413

Hanover, WI $94,547

Highland, WI $93,760

Hollandale, WI $94,875

Janesville, WI $94,621

Shawano, WI $93,254

Sherwood, WI $94,520

Shiocton, WI $93,856

Sobieski, WI $93,078

Suamico, WI $93,053

Suring, WI $92,936

Townsend, WI $92,738

Wausaukee, WI $92,683

Wrightstown, WI $94,241

Zachow, WI $93,230

Algoma, WI $93,059

Baileys Harbor, WI $92,803

Brussels, WI $93,049

Casco, WI $93,068

Collins, WI $93,797

Denmark, WI $93,178

Egg Harbor, WI $92,877

Ellison Bay, WI $92,718

Ephraim, WI $92,876

Fish Creek, WI $92,814

Forestville, WI $93,051

Francis Creek, WI $93,286

Kellnersville, WI $93,348

Kewaunee, WI $93,112

Luxemburg, WI $93,069

Manitowoc, WI $93,461

Maplewood, WI $93,034

Maribel, WI $93,289

Mishicot, WI $93,210

New Franken, WI $93,056

Reedsville, WI $93,537

Saint Nazianz, WI $93,722

Sister Bay, WI $92,821

Sturgeon Bay, WI $93,067

Tisch Mills, WI $93,168

Two Rivers, WI $93,203

Valders, WI $93,677

Washington Island, WI $92,664

Whitelaw, WI $93,351

Green Bay, WI $93,042

East Troy, WI $95,397

Elkhorn, WI $94,740

Elm Grove, WI $97,856

Fontana, WI $94,517

Franksville, WI $95,348

Genesee Depot, WI $96,082

Genoa City, WI $94,786

Greendale, WI $97,786

Hales Corners, WI $97,618

Franklin, WI $97,055

Helenville, WI $94,861

Honey Creek, WI $95,098

Kansasville, WI $95,065

Kenosha, WI $94,661

New Berlin, WI $97,313

Lake Geneva, WI $94,465

Lyons, WI $94,973

Mukwonago, WI $95,979

Muskego, WI $96,587

New Munster, WI $94,984

North Prairie, WI $95,927

Fremont, WI $93,934

Rice Lake, WI $92,811

Sarona, WI $92,584

Shell Lake, WI $92,663

Siren, WI $93,600

Solon Springs, WI $93,074

South Range, WI $93,953

Springbrook, WI $92,406

Stone Lake, WI $92,440

Superior, WI $94,052

Trego, WI $92,505

Turtle Lake, WI $94,600

Wascott, WI $92,980

Washburn, WI $92,624

Webster, WI $92,737

Weyerhaeuser, WI $92,586

Winter, WI $92,144

Oshkosh, WI $94,181

Almond, WI $93,162

Appleton, WI $94,726

Bancroft, WI $92,872

Bear Creek, WI $93,705

Berlin, WI $93,770

Big Falls, WI $93,489

Butte Des Morts, WI $94,132

Caroline, WI $93,236

Clintonville, WI $93,477

Coloma, WI $92,918

Dale, WI $94,303

Eldorado, WI $93,958

Embarrass, WI $93,445

Eureka, WI $93,795

Fond Du Lac, WI $94,415

Jefferson, WI $94,935

Juda, WI $94,240

Lake Mills, WI $95,389

Linden, WI $93,994

Livingston, WI $93,511

Lodi, WI $95,628

Lone Rock, WI $94,020

Lowell, WI $95,019

Mc Farland, WI $96,288

Marshall, WI $95,814

Mazomanie, WI $95,589

Merrimac, WI $95,212

Middleton, WI $96,218

Milton, WI $94,662

Mineral Point, WI $94,035

Monroe, WI $94,183

Montfort, WI $93,551

Monticello, WI $94,897

Morrisonville, WI $95,943

Mount Horeb, WI $95,492

Muscoda, WI $93,393

New Glarus, WI $95,286

Oregon, WI $96,127

Orfordville, WI $94,458

Plain, WI $94,306

Prairie Du Sac, WI $95,262

Reeseville, WI $95,212

Rewey, WI $93,617

Richland Center, WI $93,299

Ridgeway, WI $94,984

Sauk City, WI $95,289

Sextonville, WI $94,156

Sharon, WI $94,512

Shullsburg, WI $93,234

South Wayne, WI $93,612

Spring Green, WI $94,669

Stoughton, WI $95,945

Sun Prairie, WI $96,042

Verona, WI $96,016

Waterloo, WI $95,518

Waunakee, WI $96,256

Windsor, WI $96,196

Woodford, WI $94,167

Madison, WI $96,459

Factory Automation Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Factory Automation Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 120% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Pharmaceuticals sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Factory Automation Engineer positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Factory Automation Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Factory Automation Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$144,468	$69.0	50%
Pharmaceuticals	$125,206	$60.0	30%
Biotechnology	$120,390	$58.0	25%
Energy & Utilities	$115,575	$56.0	20%
Aerospace & Defense	$105,943	$51.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Factory Automation Engineer'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.

$89,812

Average $96,312/year

$103,911

$7,484

Average $8,026/month

$8,659

$1,727

Average $1,852/week

$1,998

$43

Average $46/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,911	$8,659	$1,998	$50
Average	$96,312	$8,026	$1,852	$46
25th Percentile	$89,812	$7,484	$1,727	$43

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