Salary guide, May 2025
Robotics Engineer pay, United States
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The median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in the United States was $122,930 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $90,970 and $158,090.
Also searched as: Robot Programmer, Robotics Integration Engineer. These titles share this page because BLS reports them under one occupation.
Broader occupation · SOC 17-2199 Engineers, All Other
BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $66,810 | $90,970 | $122,930 | $158,090 | $189,950 |
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32.12 | $43.73 | $59.10 | $76.01 | $91.32 |
BLS estimated 154,070 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 17-2199 Engineers, All Other, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.
How does pay compare in the target metros?
| Metro | Median | 25th to 75th | Employment | Location quotient |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $91,790 | $66,790 to $123,350 | 1,330 | 0.48 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $92,790 | $71,050 to $131,780 | 870 | 0.61 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $115,210 | $94,340 to $139,880 | 970 | 0.69 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $104,910 | $82,500 to $131,470 | 970 | 1.32 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,300 | $101,270 to $174,490 | 5,780 | 0.61 |
| Northern New Jersey within New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,300 | $101,270 to $174,490 | 5,780 | 0.61 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $110,010 | $82,760 to $140,930 | 2,720 | 0.68 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $121,910 | $85,050 to $150,090 | 1,570 | 0.35 |
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What should you know about pay by manufacturing industry, United States?
Same BLS occupation, national estimates for each manufacturing industry (NAICS) BLS publishes, May 2025. Industry names are BLS labels. Nested NAICS rows overlap; they are not independent samples and must not be added together. Identical source rows repeated at different publication levels appear once.
- Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing (NAICS 334000)$125,950
- Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing (NAICS 324000)$120,730
- Chemical Manufacturing (NAICS 325000)$120,130
- Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing (NAICS 312000)$118,500
- Transportation Equipment Manufacturing (NAICS 336000)$113,240
- Paper Manufacturing (NAICS 322000)$110,950
- Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing (NAICS 335000)$109,000
- Machinery Manufacturing (NAICS 333000)$105,430
- Miscellaneous Manufacturing (NAICS 339000)$105,130
- Food Manufacturing (NAICS 311000)$103,810
- Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing (NAICS 326000)$99,560
- Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing (NAICS 327000)$98,810
- Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (NAICS 332000)$94,090
- Primary Metal Manufacturing (NAICS 331000)$91,140
- Textile Product Mills (NAICS 314000)$79,990
Bars compare up to 15 non-overlapping 3-digit manufacturing subsectors with exact annual medians. More detailed scopes remain in the table, identified by code and publication level.
| NAICS / scope | Industry | Employment | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31-33 · sector | Manufacturing | 34,400 | $86,320 | $109,590 | $137,970 |
| 334000 · 3-digit | Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing | 8,340 | $94,990 | $125,950 | $162,810 |
| 336000 · 3-digit | Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 8,060 | $86,690 | $113,240 | $138,630 |
| 333000 · 3-digit | Machinery Manufacturing | 5,890 | $87,230 | $105,430 | $132,960 |
| 336400 · 4-digit | Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | 5,400 | $98,660 | $124,340 | $143,620 |
| 334500 · 4-digit | Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | 4,310 | $91,710 | $115,030 | $158,560 |
| 3330A1 · 4-digit | Machinery Manufacturing (3331, 3332, 3334, and 3339 only) | 3,500 | $84,060 | $104,130 | $129,970 |
| 325000 · 3-digit | Chemical Manufacturing | 3,340 | $96,850 | $120,130 | $152,110 |
| 334400 · 4-digit | Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing | 2,910 | $102,090 | $132,760 | $170,530 |
| 3250A1 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3251, 3252, 3253, and 3259 only) | 2,310 | $101,810 | $128,860 | $160,440 |
| 332000 · 3-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing | 1,810 | $74,150 | $94,090 | $111,450 |
| 335000 · 3-digit | Electrical Equipment, Appliance, and Component Manufacturing | 1,530 | $87,300 | $109,000 | $131,390 |
| 339000 · 3-digit | Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 1,530 | $84,810 | $105,130 | $130,360 |
| 333300 · 4-digit | Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing | 1,250 | $90,950 | $110,580 | $138,920 |
| 336100 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Manufacturing | 1,190 | $89,360 | $111,890 | $135,970 |
| 339100 · 4-digit | Medical Equipment and Supplies Manufacturing | 1,130 | $93,670 | $108,590 | $134,180 |
| 325400 · 4-digit | Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | 940 | $86,570 | $106,830 | $130,450 |
| 336300 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Parts Manufacturing | 940 | $79,460 | $100,800 | $124,460 |
| 3320A1 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3321, 3322, 3325, 3326, and 3329 only) | 910 | $80,030 | $99,650 | $114,630 |
| 333600 · 4-digit | Engine, Turbine, and Power Transmission Equipment Manufacturing | 830 | $97,650 | $127,660 | $146,310 |
| 326000 · 3-digit | Plastics and Rubber Products Manufacturing | 770 | $81,890 | $99,560 | $125,360 |
| 335900 · 4-digit | Other Electrical Equipment and Component Manufacturing | 770 | $90,890 | $119,940 | $133,090 |
| 324000 · 3-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 740 | $107,590 | $120,730 | $155,020 |
| 324100 · 4-digit | Petroleum and Coal Products Manufacturing | 740 | $107,590 | $120,730 | $155,020 |
| 335300 · 4-digit | Electrical Equipment Manufacturing | 630 | $83,380 | $102,580 | $125,810 |
| 326100 · 4-digit | Plastics Product Manufacturing | 620 | $82,460 | $103,460 | $125,980 |
| 334200 · 4-digit | Communications Equipment Manufacturing | 620 | $86,780 | $124,380 | $143,340 |
| 3320A2 · 4-digit | Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing (3323 and 3324 only) | 570 | $63,580 | $79,720 | $97,760 |
| 331000 · 3-digit | Primary Metal Manufacturing | 490 | $65,450 | $91,140 | $113,750 |
| 334100 · 4-digit | Computer and Peripheral Equipment Manufacturing | 430 | $97,570 | $119,130 | $152,180 |
| 339900 · 4-digit | Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 400 | $72,230 | $92,130 | $108,880 |
| 337000 · 3-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing | 390 | $60,540 | $76,580 | $92,540 |
| 3370A1 · 4-digit | Furniture and Related Product Manufacturing (3371 and 3372 only) | 380 | $59,890 | $76,790 | $93,290 |
| 311000 · 3-digit | Food Manufacturing | 360 | $86,210 | $103,810 | $125,870 |
| 322000 · 3-digit | Paper Manufacturing | 310 | $94,940 | $110,950 | $139,980 |
| 333500 · 4-digit | Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing | 310 | $74,600 | $101,510 | $121,450 |
| 332700 · 4-digit | Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 300 | $77,450 | $97,650 | $119,720 |
| 327000 · 3-digit | Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing | 290 | $66,330 | $98,810 | $127,590 |
| 321000 · 3-digit | Wood Product Manufacturing | 280 | $66,870 | $78,640 | $112,190 |
| 332710 · 5-digit | Machine Shops | 250 | $81,120 | $102,900 | $119,730 |
| 336600 · 4-digit | Ship and Boat Building | 240 | $84,880 | $103,420 | $142,790 |
| 322200 · 4-digit | Converted Paper Product Manufacturing | 190 | $85,960 | $108,740 | $139,980 |
| 321200 · 4-digit | Veneer, Plywood, and Engineered Wood Product Manufacturing | 150 | $65,050 | $76,160 | $91,350 |
| 326200 · 4-digit | Rubber Product Manufacturing | 150 | $65,770 | $92,580 | $103,680 |
| 311900 · 4-digit | Other Food Manufacturing | 140 | $97,530 | $106,130 | $127,790 |
| 331100 · 4-digit | Iron and Steel Mills and Ferroalloy Manufacturing | 140 | $63,240 | $65,450 | $98,790 |
| 322100 · 4-digit | Pulp, Paper, and Paperboard Mills | 120 | $100,820 | $113,270 | $139,750 |
| 331400 · 4-digit | Nonferrous Metal (except Aluminum) Production and Processing | 120 | $67,850 | $103,210 | $132,790 |
| 331500 · 4-digit | Foundries | 120 | $76,980 | $94,450 | $113,000 |
| 336500 · 4-digit | Railroad Rolling Stock Manufacturing | 120 | $103,200 | $129,040 | $138,150 |
| 336200 · 4-digit | Motor Vehicle Body and Trailer Manufacturing | 110 | $60,540 | $76,430 | $102,150 |
| 3250A2 · 4-digit | Chemical Manufacturing (3255 and 3256 only) | 100 | $82,400 | $105,460 | $138,240 |
| 312000 · 3-digit | Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing | 80 | $100,800 | $118,500 | $157,060 |
| 321900 · 4-digit | Other Wood Product Manufacturing | 80 | $63,590 | $73,770 | $84,660 |
| 335200 · 4-digit | Household Appliance Manufacturing | 80 | $90,930 | $106,200 | $127,690 |
| 312100 · 4-digit | Beverage Manufacturing | 70 | $98,220 | $136,090 | $157,060 |
| 331200 · 4-digit | Steel Product Manufacturing from Purchased Steel | 70 | $76,310 | $92,980 | $110,670 |
| 311500 · 4-digit | Dairy Product Manufacturing | 60 | $108,140 | $124,320 | $125,270 |
| 334300 · 4-digit | Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing | 60 | $113,310 | $164,720 | $176,800 |
| 336900 · 4-digit | Other Transportation Equipment Manufacturing | 60 | $77,250 | $90,430 | $109,610 |
| 311300 · 4-digit | Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing | 50 | $89,090 | $90,300 | $120,010 |
| 314000 · 3-digit | Textile Product Mills | 50 | $66,990 | $79,990 | $130,370 |
| 314900 · 4-digit | Other Textile Product Mills | 50 | $48,090 | $75,290 | $130,370 |
| 321100 · 4-digit | Sawmills and Wood Preservation | 50 | $119,970 | $149,250 | $149,250 |
| 331300 · 4-digit | Alumina and Aluminum Production and Processing | 50 | $88,730 | $110,640 | $133,290 |
| 332720 · 5-digit | Turned Product and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing | 50 | $73,410 | $77,720 | $95,480 |
| 335100 · 4-digit | Electric Lighting Equipment Manufacturing | 50 | $77,350 | $91,990 | $127,870 |
| 311200 · 4-digit | Grain and Oilseed Milling | 40 | $52,860 | $80,240 | $119,350 |
What should you know about manufacturing pay mix?
For Robotics Engineer, clarify the base pay before discussing call-outs, travel or extra shifts. OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. It includes base rate, guaranteed pay, commissions and production bonuses. It excludes overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits.
An attendance bonus is not a production bonus; confirm its purpose and treatment rather than adding every bonus to the BLS figure. Skills-based pay steps affect the base rate when they are part of straight-time pay; BLS does not publish a separate rate for each plant's skill grade. Ask whether a tool allowance is expense reimbursement or wage pay. OEWS does not publish a separate tool-allowance component. Keep these items separate in the offer so the published wage is not mistaken for the whole package.
Pay mix here means how published medians for this one BLS occupation differ across manufacturing industries and against the all-industry median. It does not split pay into base, incentive or overtime. BLS wages are straight-time gross pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials and nonproduction bonuses.
What should you know about two BLS releases?
| Release period | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | $85,750 | $117,750 | $152,670 |
| May 2025 | $90,970 | $122,930 | $158,090 |
These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.
Recruiter's read. Qualitative, not BLS data.
What should you know about process knowledge around the arm?
A welding robot, a dispensing robot and a pick and place robot demand different skills. We match to your process: arc welding with seam tracking, spot welding with tip dress, painting, machine tending with part presentation, or end of line packaging.
What should you know about questions?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
What is the median pay for a Robotics Engineer?
The median annual wage for Engineers, All Other in the United States was $122,930 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $90,970 and $158,090. This is the broader occupation BLS publishes, not a figure for this exact title.
What does the 10th percentile mean here?
10% of workers in this occupation and area earned less than $66,810. 90% earned less than $189,950.
Does this include overtime or bonuses?
Wages for the OEWS survey are straight-time, gross pay, exclusive of premium pay. Base rate; cost-of-living allowances; guaranteed pay; hazardous-duty pay; incentive pay, including commissions and production bonuses; and tips are included. Excluded are overtime pay, severance pay, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses, employer cost for supplementary benefits, and tuition reimbursements.
Is this the pay for a Robotics Engineer at a plant?
BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title. These are occupation estimates across all industries, not an offer for a particular manufacturing title.
How many people work in this occupation?
BLS estimated 154,070 workers employed in this occupation in the United States.
What should you know about related?
What does this data mean for your opening?
The middle-band width, measured as the P75 value of $158,090 minus the P25 value of $90,970, is $67,120. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Commissions and production bonuses are included; overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits are excluded.
The Robotics Engineer role is mapped to the broader BLS Engineers, All Other category, SOC 17-2199. Because the BLS does not isolate robotics-specific manufacturing salaries, this data encompasses a wide range of engineering tasks. Manufacturing Headhunters notes that actual shop-floor work, such as industrial robot controllers or articulated robot controllers cell design and integration, is often compensated differently than generalized design roles. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $122,930; the May 2024 median is $117,750. Their arithmetic difference is $5,180. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Commissions and production bonuses are included; overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits are excluded.
The middle-band width, measured as the P75 value of $158,090 minus the P25 value of $90,970, is $67,120. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, OEWS measures straight-time gross wages, not pure base salary or total compensation. Commissions and production bonuses are included; overtime, shift differentials, nonproduction bonuses and benefits are excluded. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, percentiles describe the wage distribution of the mapped occupation. The published middle interval is $90,970 to $158,090 annually. They do not assign pay to plant size, seniority, credentials or job complexity. Assess duties and candidate requirements separately; these rows do not measure a premium for them.
The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro reports a median of $151,340, a change of -$11,270 from the prior median. Conversely, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA area shows a median of $125,060, a change of $3,060. The location quotient for Washington is 2.97, meaning there is a high concentration of these roles relative to other areas, while Los Angeles stands at 1.21. It is critical to differentiate between employment concentration and available candidate supply or local pay levels. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, releases are separate survey estimates. The May 2025 median is $122,930; the May 2024 median is $117,750. Their arithmetic difference is $5,180. They are not the same workers' raises and do not establish a pay trend or its cause.
Industry-level national data helps define the market for skilled talent, despite the limitation that these are sectoral averages. Audio and Video Equipment Manufacturing reports a median of $164,720, followed by Sawmills and Wood Preservation at $149,250 and Beverage Manufacturing at $136,090. These figures demonstrate that robotics integration is highly valued across diverse production environments. Because these figures are topcoded at the sector level, they should serve as guideposts for competitive pay rather than precise individual job offers. Maintaining consistent internal pay structures is vital while considering these national benchmarks.
Which pay questions should you settle before hiring?
The national median is $122,930, while the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area median is $151,340. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, percentiles describe the wage distribution of the mapped occupation. The published middle interval is $90,970 to $158,090 annually. They do not assign pay to plant size, seniority, credentials or job complexity.
Does the $67,120 middle-band width indicate standard pay progression?
The middle-band width represents the statistical spread between the P25 and P75 percentiles for this occupation. It does not dictate individual progression but provides a range for balancing internal equity and external market competition.
What is the difference between the national median and the Washington area median?
The national median is $122,930, while the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area median is $151,340. For Robotics Engineer in the United States, percentiles describe the wage distribution of the mapped occupation. The published middle interval is $90,970 to $158,090 annually. They do not assign pay to plant size, seniority, credentials or job complexity. Assess duties and candidate requirements separately; these rows do not measure a premium for them.
Why does the BLS provide sector-level data instead of specific robotics wages?
The BLS classifies this role within a broader engineering occupation to maintain data consistency across many industries. This means specific job duties, such as robotics integration, are aggregated rather than individually isolated for reporting purposes.
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