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 $83,928 for beginners, reaching about $86,837 at mid-level, and approach $91,198 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 Oregon

How much does a Lab Automation Engineer make in Oregon? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Lab Automation Engineer in Oregon is $88,290 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $108,287
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,250 to $98,758
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,841

10% $74,841

50% (Median) $88,290

90% $108,287

Lab Automation Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,758	$8,230	$1,899	$47
Average	$88,290	$7,358	$1,698	$42
25th Percentile	$81,250	$6,771	$1,563	$39

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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): $83,928
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,126
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,837
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $90,907
Expert (over 8 years): $91,198

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Lab Automation Engineer	less than 1 year	$83,928
Early Career Level Lab Automation Engineer	1-2 years	$84,126
Mid-Level Level Lab Automation Engineer	2-4 years	$86,837
Senior-Level Level Lab Automation Engineer	5-8 years	$90,907
Expert Level Lab Automation Engineer	over 8 years	$91,198

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:

Antelope: $84,035
Aurora: $89,131
Beaverton: $90,926

Antelope, OR $84,035

Aurora, OR $89,131

Beaverton, OR $90,926

Beavercreek, OR $89,439

Boring, OR $90,017

Bridal Veil, OR $89,878

Brightwood, OR $88,476

Canby, OR $89,190

Cascade Locks, OR $87,210

Clackamas, OR $90,893

Clatskanie, OR $87,049

Colton, OR $88,502

Columbia City, OR $89,300

Corbett, OR $89,437

Donald, OR $88,655

Dufur, OR $84,494

Eagle Creek, OR $89,630

Estacada, OR $88,285

Fairview, OR $90,737

Gervais, OR $87,714

Gladstone, OR $90,860

Government Camp, OR $86,868

Grass Valley, OR $84,224

Gresham, OR $90,708

Hood River, OR $86,711

Hubbard, OR $88,202

Kent, OR $84,034

Lake Oswego, OR $91,080

Marylhurst, OR $90,963

Maupin, OR $84,134

Molalla, OR $87,764

Moro, OR $84,401

Mosier, OR $85,818

Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $86,390

Mulino, OR $89,086

Odell, OR $86,513

Oregon City, OR $90,225

Rainier, OR $88,314

Rhododendron, OR $87,662

Rufus, OR $84,663

Saint Helens, OR $89,015

Warren, OR $89,512

Deer Island, OR $88,697

Sandy, OR $88,938

Scappoose, OR $89,391

Shaniko, OR $84,312

The Dalles, OR $84,960

Troutdale, OR $90,391

Tualatin, OR $90,659

Tygh Valley, OR $84,876

Vernonia, OR $88,041

Wasco, OR $84,472

Welches, OR $88,043

West Linn, OR $90,660

Wilsonville, OR $90,094

Woodburn, OR $87,903

Happy Valley, OR $91,016

Damascus, OR $90,561

Amity, OR $87,496

Arch Cape, OR $85,190

Astoria, OR $85,742

Banks, OR $89,251

Bay City, OR $85,548

Beaver, OR $85,984

Buxton, OR $88,709

Cannon Beach, OR $85,153

Carlton, OR $87,715

Cloverdale, OR $85,453

Cornelius, OR $89,918

Dayton, OR $87,771

Dundee, OR $88,478

Forest Grove, OR $89,203

Gales Creek, OR $88,209

Garibaldi, OR $85,556

Gaston, OR $88,742

Hammond, OR $84,770

Hebo, OR $85,730

Hillsboro, OR $90,166

Manning, OR $88,805

Lafayette, OR $87,878

Mcminnville, OR $87,449

Manzanita, OR $85,444

Nehalem, OR $85,671

Newberg, OR $89,267

North Plains, OR $89,754

Oceanside, OR $85,253

Pacific City, OR $85,457

Rockaway Beach, OR $85,440

Saint Paul, OR $88,155

Seaside, OR $85,912

Sherwood, OR $90,193

Tillamook, OR $86,045

Netarts, OR $85,333

Timber, OR $88,168

Tolovana Park, OR $85,166

Warrenton, OR $85,128

Wheeler, OR $85,662

Yamhill, OR $87,989

Neskowin, OR $85,413

Portland, OR $91,099

Salem, OR $87,786

Keizer, OR $87,803

Albany, OR $86,921

Alsea, OR $85,443

Aumsville, OR $87,618

Blodgett, OR $85,539

Brownsville, OR $86,012

Cascadia, OR $84,997

Corvallis, OR $86,714

Crabtree, OR $86,833

Crawfordsville, OR $85,969

Dallas, OR $87,349

Depoe Bay, OR $85,114

Detroit, OR $84,775

Eddyville, OR $85,083

Falls City, OR $86,921

Foster, OR $85,664

Gates, OR $86,411

Grand Ronde, OR $86,561

Halsey, OR $86,027

Idanha, OR $84,844

Independence, OR $87,676

Jefferson, OR $87,488

Lebanon, OR $86,099

Logsden, OR $85,440

Lyons, OR $86,593

Mill City, OR $86,600

Monmouth, OR $87,118

Mount Angel, OR $87,691

Neotsu, OR $85,513

Newport, OR $84,949

South Beach, OR $84,672

Lincoln City, OR $85,409

Otis, OR $85,577

Otter Rock, OR $84,965

Philomath, OR $85,843

Rickreall, OR $87,690

Rose Lodge, OR $85,662

Saint Benedict, OR $87,679

Scio, OR $86,980

Scotts Mills, OR $87,473

Seal Rock, OR $84,572

Shedd, OR $85,992

Sheridan, OR $87,154

Siletz, OR $85,280

Silverton, OR $87,499

Stayton, OR $87,260

Mehama, OR $87,027

Sublimity, OR $87,403

Sweet Home, OR $85,819

Gleneden Beach, OR $85,206

Tangent, OR $86,146

Tidewater, OR $84,877

Toledo, OR $84,975

Turner, OR $87,632

Waldport, OR $84,676

Willamina, OR $86,855

Eugene, OR $86,569

Agness, OR $83,800

Allegany, OR $83,901

Alvadore, OR $86,485

Azalea, OR $84,780

Bandon, OR $83,966

Blachly, OR $85,748

Blue River, OR $84,423

Broadbent, OR $83,837

Brookings, OR $84,322

Camas Valley, OR $83,883

Canyonville, OR $84,510

Cheshire, OR $86,068

Coos Bay, OR $83,926

Coquille, OR $83,932

Cottage Grove, OR $85,778

Crescent Lake, OR $84,043

Creswell, OR $86,285

Culp Creek, OR $85,418

Curtin, OR $85,714

Days Creek, OR $84,400

Deadwood, OR $85,393

Dexter, OR $86,038

Dillard, OR $84,151

Dorena, OR $85,161

Drain, OR $85,405

Elkton, OR $84,804

Elmira, OR $86,182

Fall Creek, OR $85,923

Florence, OR $84,728

Gardiner, OR $84,040

Glendale, OR $84,603

Glide, OR $84,244

Gold Beach, OR $84,068

Harrisburg, OR $86,352

Idleyld Park, OR $84,040

Junction City, OR $86,296

Lakeside, OR $84,067

Langlois, OR $83,883

Lorane, OR $85,945

Lowell, OR $85,913

Mapleton, OR $84,908

Marcola, OR $86,183

Pleasant Hill, OR $86,414

Monroe, OR $85,912

Myrtle Creek, OR $84,159

Myrtle Point, OR $83,869

North Bend, OR $83,928

Noti, OR $85,893

Oakland, OR $84,673

Oakridge, OR $85,062

Ophir, OR $84,060

Port Orford, OR $83,944

Powers, OR $83,927

Reedsport, OR $84,521

Riddle, OR $84,331

Roseburg, OR $84,272

Scottsburg, OR $84,373

Springfield, OR $86,395

Sixes, OR $83,874

Sutherlin, OR $84,715

Swisshome, OR $85,002

Tenmile, OR $83,968

Thurston, OR $86,434

Tiller, OR $84,475

Umpqua, OR $84,201

Veneta, OR $86,108

Vida, OR $85,453

Walterville, OR $85,857

Walton, OR $85,574

Wedderburn, OR $84,118

Westfir, OR $85,345

Westlake, OR $84,488

Wilbur, OR $84,351

Winchester, OR $84,357

Winston, OR $83,984

Wolf Creek, OR $84,758

Yachats, OR $84,693

Yoncalla, OR $85,168

Medford, OR $86,186

Central Point, OR $86,065

White City, OR $85,524

Ashland, OR $85,562

Butte Falls, OR $85,012

Cave Junction, OR $84,771

Eagle Point, OR $85,706

Gold Hill, OR $85,861

Grants Pass, OR $85,186

Jacksonville, OR $85,705

Kerby, OR $84,903

Merlin, OR $84,637

Murphy, OR $85,512

O Brien, OR $84,729

Phoenix, OR $86,159

Prospect, OR $84,798

Rogue River, OR $85,472

Selma, OR $84,692

Shady Cove, OR $85,587

Talent, OR $85,995

Trail, OR $84,933

Wilderville, OR $84,870

Williams, OR $85,439

Klamath Falls, OR $84,782

Crater Lake, OR $83,871

Adel, OR $84,303

Beatty, OR $84,088

Bly, OR $84,169

Bonanza, OR $84,241

Chiloquin, OR $84,232

Dairy, OR $84,194

Fort Klamath, OR $84,204

Keno, OR $84,816

Lakeview, OR $84,373

Malin, OR $84,349

Merrill, OR $84,385

Midland, OR $84,475

New Pine Creek, OR $84,562

Paisley, OR $84,166

Plush, OR $84,263

Silver Lake, OR $84,135

Sprague River, OR $84,158

Summer Lake, OR $84,055

Christmas Valley, OR $84,196

Bend, OR $84,391

Fields, OR $84,285

Ashwood, OR $84,015

Brothers, OR $84,094

Burns, OR $84,298

Princeton, OR $84,139

Diamond, OR $84,083

Camp Sherman, OR $84,147

Chemult, OR $84,086

Crane, OR $84,231

Crescent, OR $84,042

Culver, OR $84,211

Fort Rock, OR $84,147

Frenchglen, OR $84,075

Gilchrist, OR $84,205

Hines, OR $84,315

La Pine, OR $84,296

Madras, OR $84,269

Mitchell, OR $84,082

Paulina, OR $84,115

Post, OR $84,077

Powell Butte, OR $84,278

Prineville, OR $84,281

Redmond, OR $84,400

Riley, OR $84,072

Sisters, OR $84,148

Terrebonne, OR $84,315

Warm Springs, OR $84,163

Pendleton, OR $86,996

Adams, OR $85,289

Arlington, OR $84,321

Athena, OR $87,189

Baker City, OR $84,371

Bates, OR $84,137

Boardman, OR $86,607

Bridgeport, OR $84,154

Canyon City, OR $84,273

Condon, OR $84,121

Cove, OR $84,284

Dayville, OR $84,181

Echo, OR $87,242

Elgin, OR $84,301

Enterprise, OR $84,106

Fossil, OR $84,134

Haines, OR $84,321

Halfway, OR $84,137

Helix, OR $89,243

Heppner, OR $84,174

Hereford, OR $84,192

Hermiston, OR $89,728

Lexington, OR $85,721

Oxbow, OR $83,756

Imbler, OR $84,347

Imnaha, OR $83,548

Ione, OR $84,298

Irrigon, OR $89,139

John Day, OR $84,409

Joseph, OR $84,008

Kimberly, OR $84,156

La Grande, OR $84,397

Long Creek, OR $84,171

Lostine, OR $84,209

Meacham, OR $84,320

Mikkalo, OR $84,424

Milton Freewater, OR $86,379

Monument, OR $84,153

Mount Vernon, OR $84,267

North Powder, OR $84,284

Pilot Rock, OR $84,593

Prairie City, OR $84,329

Richland, OR $84,053

Seneca, OR $84,278

Spray, OR $84,150

Stanfield, OR $89,493

Summerville, OR $84,311

Sumpter, OR $84,241

Ukiah, OR $84,158

Umatilla, OR $90,158

Union, OR $84,301

Unity, OR $84,285

Wallowa, OR $84,325

Weston, OR $85,521

Adrian, OR $82,891

Arock, OR $83,777

Brogan, OR $84,120

Drewsey, OR $84,224

Durkee, OR $84,061

Harper, OR $83,881

Huntington, OR $84,127

Ironside, OR $84,163

Jamieson, OR $83,896

Jordan Valley, OR $83,791

Juntura, OR $84,162

Nyssa, OR $83,295

Ontario, OR $83,476

Riverside, OR $84,077

Vale, OR $83,920

Westfall, OR $84,188

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	$105,948	$51.0	20%
Construction	$97,119	$47.0	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.

$81,250

Average $88,290/year

$98,758

$6,771

Average $7,358/month

$8,230

$1,563

Average $1,698/week

$1,899

$39

Average $42/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,758	$8,230	$1,899	$47
Average	$88,290	$7,358	$1,698	$42
25th Percentile	$81,250	$6,771	$1,563	$39

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