What are the main factors that influence a Control Systems Technician's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Control Systems Technician's salary?

A Control Systems Technician's salary grows with experience: a Network Control Technician I (0-2 years)earns $69,056, a Control Systems Technician (2-4 years)earns $82,594, a Network Control Technician III (4-7 years)earns $104,525, a Network Control Technician IV (7+ years)earns $122,432, a Network Control Center Supervisor (7+ years)earns $119,829,

What are the highest paying states for a Control Systems Technician?

Control Systems Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Control Systems Technician roles are District of Columbia $90,776, California $90,432, Massachusetts $89,226. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Control Systems Technician roles make?

Salaries for Control Systems Technician level roles vary by specialization: Network Control Technician IV: $120,694; Senior Network Control Technician: $103,090; Corrosion Control Technician IV: $98,970; Electrical Control Systems Technician III: $96,940; Control & Instrument Technician III: $96,931.

How do different companies affect a Control Systems Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Control Systems Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Control Systems Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Control Systems Technician make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Control Systems Technician in the United States is $81,987 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Control Systems Technician's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,251
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,613 to $85,789
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,990

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Control Systems Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,789	$7,149	$1,650	$41
Average	$81,987	$6,832	$1,577	$39
25th Percentile	$73,613	$6,134	$1,416	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Control Systems Technician Salaries

A Control Systems Technician'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Control Systems Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Control Systems Technician'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): $69,056
Early Career (1-2 years): $82,594
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,525
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,432
Expert (over 8 years): $119,829

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Network C... Level Control Systems Technician	$69,056
Control S... Level Control Systems Technician	$82,594
Network C... Level Control Systems Technician	$104,525
Network C... Level Control Systems Technician	$122,432
Network C... Level Control Systems Technician	$119,829

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How Do Control Systems Technician 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 Control Systems Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,776.
California: $90,432.
Massachusetts: $89,226.

District of Columbia $90,776 California $90,432 Massachusetts $89,226 Washington $88,899 New Jersey $88,866 Alaska $88,751 Connecticut $87,620 New York $87,160

Hawaii $85,693 Rhode Island $85,004 Maryland $84,537 Minnesota $83,897 Colorado $83,651 Illinois $83,569 Oregon $83,258 Delaware $83,028

New Hampshire $82,884 Virginia $82,561 Pennsylvania $81,618 Nevada $81,143 North Dakota $80,987 Michigan $80,741 Wisconsin $80,651 Vermont $80,470

Texas $79,970 Maine $79,937 Arizona $79,888 Ohio $79,831 Georgia $79,076 Indiana $78,699 Wyoming $78,626 Utah $78,511

Iowa $78,462 Kansas $78,068 Louisiana $77,953 North Carolina $77,912 Missouri $77,896 Florida $77,576 Montana $77,404 Nebraska $77,240

Kentucky $77,150 South Carolina $76,822 Tennessee $76,617 Idaho $76,535 New Mexico $75,936 Oklahoma $75,805 Alabama $75,321 South Dakota $74,510

Arkansas $74,067 West Virginia $73,829 Mississippi $73,116

Top Paying Cities for Control Systems Technicians

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:

San Jose: $103,410
San Francisco: $102,394
Oakland: $100,123

San Jose, CA $103,410

San Francisco, CA $102,394

Oakland, CA $100,123

New York, NY $95,015

Queens Village, NY $94,400

Paramus, NJ $93,744

Passaic, NJ $93,662

Bergenfield, NJ $93,580

Stamford, CT $93,457

Huntington, NY $93,375

Newark, NJ $92,842

Bridgeport, CT $92,678

New Brunswick, NJ $92,408

Vallejo, CA $92,235

Middlesex, NJ $92,186

Somerset, NJ $92,112

Petaluma, CA $91,924

Santa Cruz, CA $91,604

Boston, MA $91,440

Monterey, CA $91,030

Fairbanks, AK $90,973

Los Angeles, CA $90,817

Washington, DC $90,776

Seattle, WA $90,628

Santa Rosa, CA $90,612

Juneau, AK $90,374

Orange, CA $90,104

Anchorage, AK $89,956

Anaheim, CA $89,899

Santa Ana, CA $89,776

Nassau, NY $89,727

Long Beach, CA $89,694

Danbury, CT $89,669

Santa Maria, CA $89,390

Everett, WA $89,374

Bremerton, WA $88,972

Trenton, NJ $88,817

Sacramento, CA $88,784

San Diego, CA $88,743

Brockton, MA $88,710

Tacoma, WA $88,677

Santa Barbara, CA $88,562

Lowell, MA $88,234

New Suffolk, NY $88,202

Nashua, NH $88,103

Lompoc, CA $87,972

Ventura, CA $87,890

Stockton, CA $87,865

New Haven, CT $87,702

Atlantic City, NJ $87,488

Hartford, CT $87,308

Modesto, CA $87,267

Poughkeepsie, NY $87,087

New Britain, CT $87,046

Kennewick, WA $86,931

Olympia, WA $86,931

New London, CT $86,914

Norwich, CT $86,890

Lawrence, MA $86,849

Bakersfield, CA $86,619

New Bedford, MA $86,504

Riverside, CA $86,504

Richland, WA $86,423

Portsmouth, NH $86,357

Vineland, NJ $86,341

San Bernardino, CA $86,275

Boulder, CO $86,045

Worcester, MA $85,980

Portland, OR $85,906

Saint Paul, MN $85,808

Minneapolis, MN $85,808

Philadelphia, PA $85,693

Honolulu, HI $85,258

Springfield, MA $84,971

Providence, RI $84,963

Chicago, IL $84,725

Bellingham, WA $84,627

Baltimore, MD $84,537

Chico, CA $84,332

Wilmington, DE $84,192

Pittsfield, MA $84,110

Manchester, NH $83,955

Spokane, WA $83,594

Denver, CO $83,586

Albany, NY $83,200

Troy, NY $83,168

Schenectady, NY $82,995

Burlington, VT $82,815

Portland, ME $82,528

Salem, OR $82,463

Yakima, WA $82,446

Ann Arbor, MI $82,422

Rochester, MN $82,192

Reno, NV $82,151

Fresno, CA $82,151

Milwaukee, WI $82,077

Detroit, MI $81,995

Allentown, PA $81,971

Carson City, NV $81,962

Houston, TX $81,839

Colorado Springs, CO $81,831

Syracuse, NY $81,790

Eugene, OR $81,634

Gary, IN $81,536

Bismarck, ND $81,536

Galveston, TX $81,536

Springfield, OR $81,470

Medford, OR $81,274

Fort Collins, CO $81,241

Austin, TX $81,175

Mesa, AZ $81,003

Phoenix, AZ $80,987

Dallas, TX $80,962

Reading, PA $80,913

Saint Cloud, MN $80,880

Concord, NH $80,806

Madison, WI $80,774

Utica, NY $80,552

Raleigh, NC $80,487

Las Vegas, NV $80,478

Rochester, NY $80,421

Des Moines, IA $80,413

Atlanta, GA $80,282

Battle Creek, MI $80,257

Salt Lake City, UT $80,232

Lancaster, PA $80,110

Champaign, IL $80,093

Harrisburg, PA $79,995

Durham, NC $79,921

Kansas City, MO $79,913

Kansas City, KS $79,896

Fort Worth, TX $79,888

Boca Raton, FL $79,855

Cleveland, OH $79,847

Columbus, OH $79,831

Pittsburgh, PA $79,823

Richmond, VA $79,790

Indianapolis, IN $79,773

Cincinnati, OH $79,667

Petersburg, VA $79,544

Lansing, MI $79,363

Billings, MT $79,363

Huntsville, AL $79,363

Lebanon, PA $79,355

Pueblo, CO $79,347

Dayton, OH $79,347

Appleton, WI $79,322

Buffalo, NY $79,290

Racine, WI $79,249

Charlotte, NC $79,240

Saint Louis, MO $79,216

Springfield, IL $79,183

York, PA $79,167

Elkhart, IN $79,167

Gastonia, NC $79,158

Benton Harbor, MI $79,158

Beaumont, TX $79,109

Lorain, OH $79,093

Toledo, OH $79,060

Binghamton, NY $79,019

Rock Hill, SC $79,011

Rockford, IL $78,970

Elyria, OH $78,929

Fargo, ND $78,929

Flagstaff, AZ $78,872

Fort Lauderdale, FL $78,822

Miami, FL $78,773

Duluth, MN $78,642

Bangor, ME $78,535

Cedar Rapids, IA $78,445

Louisville, KY $78,404

Grand Rapids, MI $78,388

Hialeah, FL $78,380

Casper, WY $78,265

Scranton, PA $78,166

New Orleans, LA $78,142

Virginia Beach, VA $78,134

Akron, OH $78,093

Peoria, IL $77,986

Sarasota, FL $77,970

Green Bay, WI $77,912

Baton Rouge, LA $77,871

Charleston, SC $77,855

Nashville, TN $77,830

Jamestown, NY $77,814

Davenport, IA $77,814

Tucson, AZ $77,773

Cheyenne, WY $77,748

Saint Petersburg, FL $77,724

Tampa, FL $77,707

Omaha, NE $77,691

Evansville, IN $77,658

Port Arthur, TX $77,658

Bradenton, FL $77,625

Santa Fe, NM $77,478

Orlando, FL $77,396

Clearwater, FL $77,306

La Crosse, WI $77,133

Canton, OH $77,133

Grand Forks, ND $77,109

Tulsa, OK $77,084

Albuquerque, NM $77,084

Newport News, VA $77,076

High Point, NC $77,051

Ogden, UT $77,019

Corpus Christi, TX $76,953

Laramie, WY $76,904

Norfolk, VA $76,904

Rock Island, IL $76,855

Saginaw, MI $76,838

Jacksonville, FL $76,830

Salisbury, NC $76,814

Memphis, TN $76,797

Moline, IL $76,756

Fort Myers, FL $76,732

Waterloo, IA $76,625

Spartanburg, SC $76,543

Lincoln, NE $76,502

Fort Wayne, IN $76,486

Birmingham, AL $76,395

Cedar Falls, IA $76,379

Provo, UT $76,371

Springfield, OH $76,363

San Antonio, TX $76,346

Greensboro, NC $76,314

South Bend, IN $76,305

Winston Salem, NC $76,297

Boise, ID $76,273

Savannah, GA $76,215

Muskegon, MI $76,068

Lima, OH $75,969

Lake Charles, LA $75,936

Anderson, IN $75,920

Lexington, KY $75,895

Augusta, GA $75,871

Greenville, SC $75,871

Wichita, KS $75,797

Tuscaloosa, AL $75,797

Columbia, SC $75,723

Bloomington, IN $75,518

Roanoke, VA $75,469

Asheville, NC $75,362

Knoxville, TN $75,223

Shreveport, LA $75,215

Wilmington, NC $75,108

Frankfort, KY $74,953

Oklahoma City, OK $74,895

Chillicothe, OH $74,862

Longview, TX $74,854

Topeka, KS $74,830

Mobile, AL $74,707

Terre Haute, IN $74,674

Erie, PA $74,666

Altoona, PA $74,625

Melbourne, FL $74,600

Amarillo, TX $74,567

Killeen, TX $74,543

Fayetteville, AR $74,477

Sioux Falls, SD $74,420

Chattanooga, TN $74,370

Idaho Falls, ID $74,362

Gainesville, FL $74,190

Portsmouth, OH $74,149

Little Rock, AR $74,133

Lynchburg, VA $74,133

Youngstown, OH $74,100

Lafayette, LA $74,100

Temple, TX $74,067

Daytona Beach, FL $74,051

Clarksville, TN $74,042

Pensacola, FL $74,034

Hopkinsville, KY $73,788

Charleston, WV $73,780

Florence, SC $73,739

Sioux City, IA $73,690

Macon, GA $73,452

Tallahassee, FL $73,444

Fayetteville, NC $73,428

Wichita Falls, TX $73,411

Waco, TX $73,411

Pine Bluff, AR $73,378

Vincennes, IN $73,223

Lubbock, TX $73,190

Great Falls, MT $73,141

Alamogordo, NM $73,132

Abilene, TX $73,067

Rapid City, SD $72,960

Monroe, LA $72,960

Albany, GA $72,911

Huntington, WV $72,903

Jackson, MS $72,895

Greenville, MS $72,886

Parkersburg, WV $72,804

Montgomery, AL $72,788

Johnstown, PA $72,772

Springfield, MO $72,706

Biloxi, MS $72,665

Sumter, SC $72,493

Columbus, GA $72,485

Twin Falls, ID $72,436

Pascagoula, MS $72,329

Kingsport, TN $72,116

Gulfport, MS $72,091

Alexandria, LA $71,821

Fort Smith, AR $71,616

El Paso, TX $71,394

Helena, MT $71,288

Las Cruces, NM $71,025

Harlingen, TX $70,796

Pocatello, ID $70,722

Florence, AL $70,697

Brownsville, TX $70,681

Dothan, AL $70,550

Mcallen, TX $70,509

Columbus, MS $69,902

Altus, OK $69,525

Lawton, OK $69,369

Pierre, SD $69,074

What Skills Can Increase a Control Systems Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Troubleshooting (Mentioned in 11.37% Job Postings): Troubleshooting is a form of problem solving, often applied to repair failed products or processes on a machine or a system. It is a logical, systematic search for the source of a problem in order to solve it, and make the product or process operational again. Troubleshooting is needed to identify the symptoms. Determining the most likely cause is a process of elimination—eliminating potential causes of a problem. Finally, troubleshooting requires confirmation that the solution restores the product or process to its working state. In general, troubleshooting is the identification or diagnosis of "trouble" in the management flow of a system caused by a failure of some kind. The problem is initially described as symptoms of malfunction, and troubleshooting is the process of determining and remedying the causes of these symptoms. A system can be described in terms of its expected, desired or intended behavior (usually, for artificial systems, its purpose). Events or inputs to the system are expected to generate specific results or outputs. (For example, selecting the "print" option from various computer applications is intended to result in a hardcopy emerging from some specific device). Any unexpected or undesirable behavior is a symptom. Troubleshooting is the process of isolating the specific cause or causes of the symptom. Frequently the symptom is a failure of the product or process to produce any results. (Nothing was printed, for example). Corrective action can then be taken to prevent further failures of a similar kind.
TCP/IP (Mentioned in 3.23% Job Postings): TCP/IP is a data link protocol used on the internet to let computers and other devices send and receive data across networks.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.47% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Troubleshooting	11.37%
TCP/IP	3.23%
Computer Science	1.47%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Control Systems Technician's salary.

Network Infrastructure: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
Cisco: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Networking: Can increase your salary by up to 1%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Network Infrastructure	$85,266	4%
Cisco	$84,447	3%
Networking	$82,807	1%
Network Support	$82,807	1%
Network Operations	$82,807	1%
WAN	$82,807	1%

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How Education impacts a Control Systems Technician's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Control Systems Technicians enter the field with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Control Systems Technician with a High School Diploma or Technical Certificate is between $79,392 and $85,657).

Control Systems Technician Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Control Systems Technician

No Diploma 3.6%

High School 28.6%

Associates 25.0%

Bachelors 39.3%

Masters 3.6%

Doctorate 0.0%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.6%
High School	28.6%
Associates	25.0%
Bachelors	39.3%
Masters	3.6%
Doctorate	0.0%

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Control Systems Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Control Systems Technician'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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$73,613

Average $81,987/year

$85,789

$6,134

Average $6,832/month

$7,149

$1,416

Average $1,577/week

$1,650

$35

Average $39/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,789	$7,149	$1,650	$41
Average	$81,987	$6,832	$1,577	$39
25th Percentile	$73,613	$6,134	$1,416	$35

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Salary Trends for Control Systems Technician

Salaries for a Control Systems Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $87,331 in 2023 to around $87,670 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Control Systems Technician salary trends, .

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