Average Salary: $94,310

Expected Lifetime Earnings: $3,937,254

The average salary for robotics engineers is $94,310 per year (source). That's enough to warrant the invention of a money-counting, bank-going, security-oriented robot to help you keep track of that cash.

As you progress in this industry, you can really start to get into some serious cash. There may come a point where your job title is no longer "robotics engineer," but "executive director of robotics," or something to that effect. This may explain the lack of multi-million dollar salaries on charts ranking the income of people whose job title is "robotics engineer."

Even if you remain a lowly robotics engineer, though, by mid-career you'll be raking in a solid cash heap annually, and you should be able to live a pretty comfortable lifestyle. That remains true even in a business-tech-oriented city with a high cost of living, like San Francisco or Seattle. And that's good, because San Francisco and Seattle are where the robotics engineering work is.

 

Actually, maybe don't do that. (Source)

Benefits are pretty much guaranteed as well, so don't hesitate to attempt that motorcycle-off-the-roof-of-the-MGM-Grand stunt.

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