What are the main factors that influence a Lab 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 Lab Automation Engineer?

The Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit industry offers the highest average compensation for Lab Automation Engineer roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

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

A Lab Automation Engineer's salary grows with experience: starting around $78,027 for beginners, reaching about $80,731 at mid-level, and approach $84,786 for experts.

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

Lab Automation Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Lab Automation Engineer roles are District of Columbia $96,263, California $95,898, Massachusetts $94,620. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Lab Automation Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Automation Engineer V: $164,500; Automation Engineer IV: $149,480; Automation Engineer III: $122,180; Automation Test Engineer: $121,903; Automation Engineer: $108,680.

Lab Automation Engineer Salary in Montana

How much does a Lab Automation Engineer make in Montana? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Automation Engineer in Montana is $82,083 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,674
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $75,538 to $91,814
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,579

10% $69,579

50% (Median) $82,083

90% $100,674

Lab Automation Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,814	$7,651	$1,766	$44
Average	$82,083	$6,840	$1,579	$39
25th Percentile	$75,538	$6,295	$1,453	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Lab Automation Engineer Salaries

A Lab 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 Lab Automation Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Lab 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): $78,027
Early Career (1-2 years): $78,211
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,731
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $84,515
Expert (over 8 years): $84,786

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Lab Automation Engineer	less than 1 year	$78,027
Early Career Level Lab Automation Engineer	1-2 years	$78,211
Mid-Level Level Lab Automation Engineer	2-4 years	$80,731
Senior-Level Level Lab Automation Engineer	5-8 years	$84,515
Expert Level Lab Automation Engineer	over 8 years	$84,786

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

District of Columbia: $96,263.
California: $95,898.
Massachusetts: $94,620.

District of Columbia $96,263 California $95,898 Massachusetts $94,620 Washington $94,272 New Jersey $94,237 Alaska $94,115 Connecticut $92,916 New York $92,429

Hawaii $90,873 Rhode Island $90,142 Maryland $89,647 Minnesota $88,968 Colorado $88,708 Illinois $88,621 Oregon $88,290 Delaware $88,047

New Hampshire $87,894 Virginia $87,551 Pennsylvania $86,551 Nevada $86,047 North Dakota $85,882 Michigan $85,621 Wisconsin $85,526 Vermont $85,334

Texas $84,804 Maine $84,769 Arizona $84,717 Ohio $84,656 Georgia $83,856 Indiana $83,456 Wyoming $83,378 Utah $83,256

Iowa $83,204 Kansas $82,787 Louisiana $82,665 North Carolina $82,622 Missouri $82,604 Florida $82,265 Montana $82,083 Nebraska $81,909

Kentucky $81,813 South Carolina $81,465 Tennessee $81,248 Idaho $81,161 New Mexico $80,526 Oklahoma $80,387 Alabama $79,874 South Dakota $79,014

Arkansas $78,544 West Virginia $78,292 Mississippi $77,535

Top Paying Cities for Lab 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:

Absarokee: $81,583
Acton: $83,558
Ashland: $81,520

Absarokee, MT $81,583

Acton, MT $83,558

Ashland, MT $81,520

Ballantine, MT $83,430

Bearcreek, MT $81,571

Belfry, MT $81,654

Bighorn, MT $81,386

Big Timber, MT $81,515

Birney, MT $81,463

Boyd, MT $82,317

Bridger, MT $81,998

Broadview, MT $83,095

Busby, MT $81,555

Clyde Park, MT $81,530

Columbus, MT $82,200

Cooke City, MT $81,371

Crow Agency, MT $81,624

Custer, MT $81,646

Decker, MT $81,540

Edgar, MT $83,248

Emigrant, MT $81,523

Fishtail, MT $81,453

Fromberg, MT $82,919

Gardiner, MT $81,525

Garryowen, MT $81,592

Grass Range, MT $81,441

Greycliff, MT $81,520

Hardin, MT $82,303

Fort Smith, MT $82,047

Harlowton, MT $81,486

Huntley, MT $83,841

Hysham, MT $81,428

Ingomar, MT $81,273

Joliet, MT $82,929

Lame Deer, MT $81,603

Laurel, MT $83,817

Lavina, MT $81,714

Livingston, MT $81,620

Lodge Grass, MT $81,638

Mc Leod, MT $81,344

Martinsdale, MT $81,397

Melstone, MT $81,428

Melville, MT $81,366

Molt, MT $83,323

Mosby, MT $81,316

Musselshell, MT $81,400

Nye, MT $81,444

Otter, MT $81,522

Park City, MT $83,242

Pompeys Pillar, MT $82,912

Pray, MT $81,481

Pryor, MT $82,959

Rapelje, MT $82,000

Red Lodge, MT $81,589

Reed Point, MT $81,487

Roberts, MT $81,933

Roscoe, MT $81,427

Roundup, MT $81,582

Ryegate, MT $81,413

Saint Xavier, MT $81,973

Sanders, MT $81,527

Sand Springs, MT $81,324

Shawmut, MT $81,387

Shepherd, MT $83,475

Silver Gate, MT $81,590

Springdale, MT $81,469

Sumatra, MT $81,324

Teigen, MT $81,443

Two Dot, MT $81,378

Wilsall, MT $81,451

Winnett, MT $81,384

Worden, MT $82,809

Wyola, MT $81,674

Billings, MT $83,914

Baker, MT $81,804

Wolf Point, MT $81,524

Antelope, MT $81,623

Bainville, MT $81,904

Brockton, MT $81,483

Brockway, MT $81,370

Circle, MT $81,431

Crane, MT $81,960

Culbertson, MT $81,662

Dagmar, MT $81,700

Fairview, MT $81,937

Flaxville, MT $81,419

Fort Peck, MT $81,380

Frazer, MT $81,474

Froid, MT $81,552

Glasgow, MT $81,517

Saint Marie, MT $81,864

Glentana, MT $81,381

Hinsdale, MT $81,363

Homestead, MT $81,552

Lambert, MT $81,503

Larslan, MT $81,369

Medicine Lake, MT $81,541

Nashua, MT $81,475

Opheim, MT $81,357

Outlook, MT $81,479

Peerless, MT $81,372

Plentywood, MT $81,608

Poplar, MT $81,538

Raymond, MT $81,547

Redstone, MT $81,375

Reserve, MT $81,455

Richey, MT $81,408

Richland, MT $81,363

Saco, MT $81,410

Savage, MT $81,650

Scobey, MT $81,483

Sidney, MT $81,957

Vandalia, MT $81,401

Vida, MT $81,427

Westby, MT $81,684

Whitetail, MT $81,361

Miles City, MT $81,531

Alzada, MT $81,460

Angela, MT $81,313

Alberton, MT $81,434

Arlee, MT $81,464

Bonner, MT $81,437

Charlo, MT $81,488

Clinton, MT $81,492

Condon, MT $81,346

Conner, MT $81,507

Corvallis, MT $81,615

Darby, MT $81,351

De Borgia, MT $81,182

Dixon, MT $81,416

Drummond, MT $81,460

Florence, MT $81,596

Frenchtown, MT $81,563

Grantsdale, MT $81,571

Hall, MT $81,444

Hamilton, MT $81,573

Pinesdale, MT $81,760

Haugan, MT $81,163

Helmville, MT $81,284

Heron, MT $81,193

Hot Springs, MT $81,341

Huson, MT $81,455

Lolo, MT $81,547

Lonepine, MT $81,371

Milltown, MT $81,753

Noxon, MT $81,160

Ovando, MT $81,276

Pablo, MT $81,779

Paradise, MT $81,463

Philipsburg, MT $81,444

Plains, MT $81,397

Polson, MT $81,525

Ravalli, MT $81,473

Ronan, MT $81,536

Saint Ignatius, MT $81,516

Saint Regis, MT $81,342

Saltese, MT $81,130

Seeley Lake, MT $81,483

Stevensville, MT $81,612

Sula, MT $81,322

Superior, MT $81,401

Thompson Falls, MT $81,285

Trout Creek, MT $81,210

Victor, MT $81,562

Kalispell, MT $81,596

Big Arm, MT $81,488

Bigfork, MT $81,484

Columbia Falls, MT $81,588

Coram, MT $81,483

Dayton, MT $81,499

Elmo, MT $81,404

Essex, MT $81,351

Eureka, MT $81,507

Fortine, MT $81,427

Hungry Horse, MT $81,682

Kila, MT $81,418

Lake Mc Donald, MT $81,492

Lakeside, MT $81,552

Libby, MT $81,384

Marion, MT $81,373

Martin City, MT $81,550

Olney, MT $81,361

Polebridge, MT $81,218

Proctor, MT $81,380

Rexford, MT $81,441

Rollins, MT $81,430

Somers, MT $81,542

Stryker, MT $81,346

Trego, MT $81,407

Troy, MT $81,160

West Glacier, MT $81,244

Whitefish, MT $81,547

Bloomfield, MT $81,452

Boyes, MT $81,478

Broadus, MT $81,503

Brusett, MT $81,372

Capitol, MT $81,308

Cohagen, MT $81,342

Colstrip, MT $81,673

Ekalaka, MT $81,484

Fallon, MT $81,570

Forsyth, MT $81,462

Glendive, MT $81,731

Hammond, MT $81,427

Hathaway, MT $81,517

Ismay, MT $81,452

Jordan, MT $81,390

Kinsey, MT $81,487

Lindsay, MT $81,384

Mildred, MT $81,569

Olive, MT $81,401

Plevna, MT $81,639

Powderville, MT $81,321

Rosebud, MT $81,361

Terry, MT $81,415

Volborg, MT $81,363

Wibaux, MT $81,699

Willard, MT $81,666

Great Falls, MT $78,014

Malmstrom A F B, MT $78,014

Augusta, MT $81,359

Babb, MT $81,389

Belt, MT $78,971

Black Eagle, MT $78,014

Brady, MT $80,586

Browning, MT $81,498

Buffalo, MT $81,436

Bynum, MT $81,425

Carter, MT $79,368

Cascade, MT $80,465

Choteau, MT $81,427

Coffee Creek, MT $81,433

Conrad, MT $81,501

Cut Bank, MT $81,446

Denton, MT $81,414

Dupuyer, MT $81,351

Dutton, MT $79,664

East Glacier Park, MT $81,316

Ethridge, MT $81,341

Fairfield, MT $80,785

Floweree, MT $78,177

Forest Grove, MT $81,402

Fort Benton, MT $80,841

Fort Shaw, MT $79,081

Galata, MT $81,363

Geraldine, MT $81,397

Geyser, MT $80,812

Heart Butte, MT $81,497

Highwood, MT $79,084

Hilger, MT $81,434

Hobson, MT $81,445

Judith Gap, MT $81,430

Kevin, MT $81,416

Ledger, MT $81,380

Lewistown, MT $81,577

Loma, MT $81,397

Lothair, MT $81,390

Moccasin, MT $81,451

Monarch, MT $80,549

Moore, MT $81,495

Neihart, MT $81,150

Oilmont, MT $81,374

Pendroy, MT $81,351

Power, MT $78,775

Raynesford, MT $80,455

Roy, MT $81,359

Sand Coulee, MT $78,014

Shelby, MT $81,503

Simms, MT $79,697

Stanford, MT $81,441

Stockett, MT $78,817

Sunburst, MT $81,445

Sun River, MT $78,672

Sweet Grass, MT $81,395

Biddle, MT $81,531

Ulm, MT $78,051

Valier, MT $81,433

Vaughn, MT $78,336

Winifred, MT $81,404

Havre, MT $81,558

Big Sandy, MT $81,421

Box Elder, MT $81,583

Chester, MT $81,432

Chinook, MT $81,447

Dodson, MT $81,417

Gildford, MT $81,403

Harlem, MT $81,515

Hays, MT $81,548

Hingham, MT $81,404

Hogeland, MT $81,390

Inverness, MT $81,384

Joplin, MT $81,404

Kremlin, MT $81,401

Lloyd, MT $81,282

Loring, MT $81,358

Malta, MT $81,460

Rudyard, MT $81,422

Turner, MT $81,409

Whitewater, MT $81,373

Whitlash, MT $81,317

Zortman, MT $81,468

Zurich, MT $81,357

Helena, MT $77,788

Basin, MT $79,487

Boulder, MT $80,358

Canyon Creek, MT $78,655

Clancy, MT $77,920

East Helena, MT $77,735

Fort Harrison, MT $77,735

Jefferson City, MT $78,479

Lincoln, MT $81,424

Marysville, MT $78,560

Radersburg, MT $80,486

Ringling, MT $81,332

Toston, MT $80,796

Townsend, MT $79,598

White Sulphur Springs, MT $81,094

Winston, MT $78,641

Wolf Creek, MT $80,299

Butte, MT $81,420

Alder, MT $81,392

Anaconda, MT $81,600

Avon, MT $79,430

Belgrade, MT $81,697

Bozeman, MT $81,750

Big Sky, MT $81,689

Cameron, MT $81,338

Cardwell, MT $81,515

Deer Lodge, MT $80,925

Dell, MT $81,116

Dillon, MT $81,455

Divide, MT $81,432

Elliston, MT $78,768

Ennis, MT $81,564

Gallatin Gateway, MT $81,517

Garrison, MT $80,525

Glen, MT $81,429

Gold Creek, MT $81,063

Harrison, MT $81,537

Jackson, MT $81,220

Lima, MT $81,174

Mc Allister, MT $81,549

Manhattan, MT $81,674

Melrose, MT $81,438

Norris, MT $81,437

Polaris, MT $81,339

Pony, MT $81,555

Ramsay, MT $81,597

Sheridan, MT $81,583

Silver Star, MT $81,581

Three Forks, MT $81,610

Twin Bridges, MT $81,513

Virginia City, MT $81,542

Warm Springs, MT $81,589

West Yellowstone, MT $81,497

Whitehall, MT $81,598

Willow Creek, MT $81,574

Wisdom, MT $81,240

Wise River, MT $81,383

Missoula, MT $81,877

Lab Automation Engineer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Lab Automation Engineer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit and Construction sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Lab Automation Engineer positions in Business Services or Energy & Utilities typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Lab Automation Engineer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Lab Automation Engineer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$98,499	$47.0	20%
Construction	$90,291	$43.0	10%

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

Understanding how a Lab 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.

$75,538

Average $82,083/year

$91,814

$6,295

Average $6,840/month

$7,651

$1,453

Average $1,579/week

$1,766

$36

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,814	$7,651	$1,766	$44
Average	$82,083	$6,840	$1,579	$39
25th Percentile	$75,538	$6,295	$1,453	$36

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