What are the main factors that influence a Controls Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Controls Engineer's salary?

A Controls Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Control & Instrument Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $92,547, a Control & Instrument Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $107,420, a Controls Engineer (4-7 years)earns $122,102, a Control & Instrument Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $149,317, a Control & Instrument Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $164,405,

What are the highest paying states for a Controls Engineer?

Controls Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Controls Engineer roles are District of Columbia $136,742, California $136,224, Massachusetts $134,408. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Controls Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Controls Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Controls Project Engineer: $154,546; Controls Engineer, Sr: $123,503; Electrical Controls Engineer III: $121,116; Electrical Controls Engineer: $100,601; Electrical Controls Engineer II: $100,590.

How do different companies affect a Controls Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Controls Engineer 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.

Controls Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Controls Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Controls Engineer in the United States is $123,503 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $59.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $142,948
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $114,867 to $133,681
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $107,005

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,681	$11,140	$2,571	$64
Average	$123,503	$10,292	$2,375	$59
25th Percentile	$114,867	$9,572	$2,209	$55

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Key Factors That Influence Controls Engineer Salaries

A Controls 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 Controls Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Controls 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): $92,547
Early Career (1-2 years): $107,420
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,102
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $149,317
Expert (over 8 years): $164,405

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Control &... Level Controls Engineer	$92,547
Control &... Level Controls Engineer	$107,420
Controls ... Level Controls Engineer	$122,102
Control &... Level Controls Engineer	$149,317
Control &... Level Controls Engineer	$164,405

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

District of Columbia: $136,742.
California: $136,224.
Massachusetts: $134,408.

District of Columbia $136,742 California $136,224 Massachusetts $134,408 Washington $133,914 New Jersey $133,865 Alaska $133,692 Connecticut $131,987 New York $131,296

Hawaii $129,085 Rhode Island $128,048 Maryland $127,344 Minnesota $126,380 Colorado $126,010 Illinois $125,886 Oregon $125,417 Delaware $125,071

New Hampshire $124,854 Virginia $124,367 Pennsylvania $122,947 Nevada $122,231 North Dakota $121,996 Michigan $121,626 Wisconsin $121,490 Vermont $121,218

Texas $120,465 Maine $120,415 Arizona $120,341 Ohio $120,255 Georgia $119,118 Indiana $118,550 Wyoming $118,439 Utah $118,266

Iowa $118,192 Kansas $117,599 Louisiana $117,426 North Carolina $117,365 Missouri $117,340 Florida $116,858 Montana $116,599 Nebraska $116,352

Kentucky $116,216 South Carolina $115,722 Tennessee $115,413 Idaho $115,290 New Mexico $114,388 Oklahoma $114,191 Alabama $113,462 South Dakota $112,239

Arkansas $111,572 West Virginia $111,214 Mississippi $110,140

Top Paying Cities for Controls Engineers

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: $155,774
San Francisco: $154,243
Oakland: $150,822

San Jose, CA $155,774

San Francisco, CA $154,243

Oakland, CA $150,822

New York, NY $143,127

Queens Village, NY $142,201

Paramus, NJ $141,213

Passaic, NJ $141,090

Bergenfield, NJ $140,966

Stamford, CT $140,781

Huntington, NY $140,657

Newark, NJ $139,855

Bridgeport, CT $139,608

New Brunswick, NJ $139,200

Vallejo, CA $138,941

Middlesex, NJ $138,867

Somerset, NJ $138,755

Petaluma, CA $138,471

Santa Cruz, CA $137,990

Boston, MA $137,743

Monterey, CA $137,125

Fairbanks, AK $137,039

Los Angeles, CA $136,804

Washington, DC $136,742

Seattle, WA $136,520

Santa Rosa, CA $136,495

Juneau, AK $136,137

Orange, CA $135,730

Anchorage, AK $135,507

Anaheim, CA $135,421

Santa Ana, CA $135,236

Nassau, NY $135,161

Long Beach, CA $135,112

Danbury, CT $135,075

Santa Maria, CA $134,655

Everett, WA $134,630

Bremerton, WA $134,025

Trenton, NJ $133,791

Sacramento, CA $133,741

San Diego, CA $133,679

Brockton, MA $133,630

Tacoma, WA $133,581

Santa Barbara, CA $133,408

Lowell, MA $132,914

New Suffolk, NY $132,864

Nashua, NH $132,716

Lompoc, CA $132,518

Ventura, CA $132,395

Stockton, CA $132,358

New Haven, CT $132,111

Atlantic City, NJ $131,790

Hartford, CT $131,518

Modesto, CA $131,456

Poughkeepsie, NY $131,185

New Britain, CT $131,123

Kennewick, WA $130,950

Olympia, WA $130,950

New London, CT $130,925

Norwich, CT $130,888

Lawrence, MA $130,826

Bakersfield, CA $130,481

New Bedford, MA $130,308

Riverside, CA $130,308

Richland, WA $130,184

Portsmouth, NH $130,085

Vineland, NJ $130,061

San Bernardino, CA $129,962

Boulder, CO $129,616

Worcester, MA $129,517

Portland, OR $129,406

Saint Paul, MN $129,258

Minneapolis, MN $129,258

Philadelphia, PA $129,085

Honolulu, HI $128,431

Springfield, MA $127,998

Providence, RI $127,986

Chicago, IL $127,628

Bellingham, WA $127,480

Baltimore, MD $127,344

Chico, CA $127,035

Wilmington, DE $126,825

Pittsfield, MA $126,702

Manchester, NH $126,467

Spokane, WA $125,923

Denver, CO $125,911

Albany, NY $125,331

Troy, NY $125,281

Schenectady, NY $125,022

Burlington, VT $124,750

Portland, ME $124,318

Salem, OR $124,219

Yakima, WA $124,194

Ann Arbor, MI $124,157

Rochester, MN $123,812

Reno, NV $123,750

Fresno, CA $123,750

Milwaukee, WI $123,639

Detroit, MI $123,515

Allentown, PA $123,478

Carson City, NV $123,466

Houston, TX $123,280

Colorado Springs, CO $123,268

Syracuse, NY $123,206

Eugene, OR $122,972

Gary, IN $122,824

Bismarck, ND $122,824

Galveston, TX $122,824

Springfield, OR $122,725

Medford, OR $122,428

Fort Collins, CO $122,379

Austin, TX $122,280

Mesa, AZ $122,021

Phoenix, AZ $121,996

Dallas, TX $121,959

Reading, PA $121,885

Saint Cloud, MN $121,835

Concord, NH $121,724

Madison, WI $121,675

Utica, NY $121,341

Raleigh, NC $121,243

Las Vegas, NV $121,230

Rochester, NY $121,144

Des Moines, IA $121,132

Atlanta, GA $120,934

Battle Creek, MI $120,897

Salt Lake City, UT $120,860

Lancaster, PA $120,675

Champaign, IL $120,650

Harrisburg, PA $120,502

Durham, NC $120,391

Kansas City, MO $120,378

Kansas City, KS $120,353

Fort Worth, TX $120,341

Boca Raton, FL $120,292

Cleveland, OH $120,279

Columbus, OH $120,255

Pittsburgh, PA $120,242

Richmond, VA $120,193

Indianapolis, IN $120,168

Cincinnati, OH $120,008

Petersburg, VA $119,822

Lansing, MI $119,551

Billings, MT $119,551

Huntsville, AL $119,551

Lebanon, PA $119,538

Pueblo, CO $119,526

Dayton, OH $119,526

Appleton, WI $119,489

Buffalo, NY $119,440

Racine, WI $119,378

Charlotte, NC $119,365

Saint Louis, MO $119,328

Springfield, IL $119,279

York, PA $119,254

Elkhart, IN $119,254

Gastonia, NC $119,242

Benton Harbor, MI $119,242

Beaumont, TX $119,168

Lorain, OH $119,143

Toledo, OH $119,094

Binghamton, NY $119,032

Rock Hill, SC $119,020

Rockford, IL $118,958

Elyria, OH $118,896

Fargo, ND $118,896

Flagstaff, AZ $118,810

Fort Lauderdale, FL $118,736

Miami, FL $118,661

Duluth, MN $118,464

Bangor, ME $118,303

Cedar Rapids, IA $118,167

Louisville, KY $118,106

Grand Rapids, MI $118,081

Hialeah, FL $118,069

Casper, WY $117,896

Scranton, PA $117,748

New Orleans, LA $117,711

Virginia Beach, VA $117,698

Akron, OH $117,636

Peoria, IL $117,476

Sarasota, FL $117,451

Green Bay, WI $117,365

Baton Rouge, LA $117,303

Charleston, SC $117,278

Nashville, TN $117,241

Jamestown, NY $117,216

Davenport, IA $117,216

Tucson, AZ $117,155

Cheyenne, WY $117,118

Saint Petersburg, FL $117,081

Tampa, FL $117,056

Omaha, NE $117,031

Evansville, IN $116,982

Port Arthur, TX $116,982

Bradenton, FL $116,932

Santa Fe, NM $116,710

Orlando, FL $116,587

Clearwater, FL $116,451

La Crosse, WI $116,191

Canton, OH $116,191

Grand Forks, ND $116,154

Tulsa, OK $116,117

Albuquerque, NM $116,117

Newport News, VA $116,105

High Point, NC $116,068

Ogden, UT $116,019

Corpus Christi, TX $115,920

Laramie, WY $115,846

Norfolk, VA $115,846

Rock Island, IL $115,772

Saginaw, MI $115,747

Jacksonville, FL $115,734

Salisbury, NC $115,710

Memphis, TN $115,685

Moline, IL $115,623

Fort Myers, FL $115,586

Waterloo, IA $115,426

Spartanburg, SC $115,302

Lincoln, NE $115,240

Fort Wayne, IN $115,216

Birmingham, AL $115,080

Cedar Falls, IA $115,055

Provo, UT $115,043

Springfield, OH $115,030

San Antonio, TX $115,006

Greensboro, NC $114,956

South Bend, IN $114,944

Winston Salem, NC $114,932

Boise, ID $114,895

Savannah, GA $114,808

Muskegon, MI $114,586

Lima, OH $114,438

Lake Charles, LA $114,388

Anderson, IN $114,364

Lexington, KY $114,327

Augusta, GA $114,289

Greenville, SC $114,289

Wichita, KS $114,178

Tuscaloosa, AL $114,178

Columbia, SC $114,067

Bloomington, IN $113,758

Roanoke, VA $113,684

Asheville, NC $113,524

Knoxville, TN $113,314

Shreveport, LA $113,301

Wilmington, NC $113,141

Frankfort, KY $112,906

Oklahoma City, OK $112,820

Chillicothe, OH $112,770

Longview, TX $112,758

Topeka, KS $112,721

Mobile, AL $112,536

Terre Haute, IN $112,486

Erie, PA $112,474

Altoona, PA $112,412

Melbourne, FL $112,375

Amarillo, TX $112,326

Killeen, TX $112,289

Fayetteville, AR $112,190

Sioux Falls, SD $112,103

Chattanooga, TN $112,029

Idaho Falls, ID $112,017

Gainesville, FL $111,758

Portsmouth, OH $111,696

Little Rock, AR $111,671

Lynchburg, VA $111,671

Youngstown, OH $111,622

Lafayette, LA $111,622

Temple, TX $111,572

Daytona Beach, FL $111,548

Clarksville, TN $111,535

Pensacola, FL $111,523

Hopkinsville, KY $111,153

Charleston, WV $111,140

Florence, SC $111,078

Sioux City, IA $111,004

Macon, GA $110,646

Tallahassee, FL $110,634

Fayetteville, NC $110,609

Wichita Falls, TX $110,584

Waco, TX $110,584

Pine Bluff, AR $110,535

Vincennes, IN $110,300

Lubbock, TX $110,251

Great Falls, MT $110,177

Alamogordo, NM $110,164

Abilene, TX $110,066

Rapid City, SD $109,905

Monroe, LA $109,905

Albany, GA $109,831

Huntington, WV $109,819

Jackson, MS $109,806

Greenville, MS $109,794

Parkersburg, WV $109,670

Montgomery, AL $109,646

Johnstown, PA $109,621

Springfield, MO $109,522

Biloxi, MS $109,461

Sumter, SC $109,201

Columbus, GA $109,189

Twin Falls, ID $109,115

Pascagoula, MS $108,954

Kingsport, TN $108,633

Gulfport, MS $108,596

Alexandria, LA $108,188

Fort Smith, AR $107,880

El Paso, TX $107,546

Helena, MT $107,386

Las Cruces, NM $106,990

Harlingen, TX $106,645

Pocatello, ID $106,533

Florence, AL $106,496

Brownsville, TX $106,472

Dothan, AL $106,274

Mcallen, TX $106,212

Columbus, MS $105,298

Altus, OK $104,730

Lawton, OK $104,496

Pierre, SD $104,051

What Skills Can Increase a Controls Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 8.55% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
System Requirements (Mentioned in 3.55% Job Postings): System requirements is a statement that identifies the functionality that is needed by a system in order to satisfy the customer's requirements. System requirements are a broad and also narrow subject that could be implemented to many items.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 1.84% 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
Analysis	8.55%
System Requirements	3.55%
Computer Science	1.84%

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 Controls Engineer's salary.

Algorithms: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Flexibility: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Computer Science: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Algorithms	$129,678	5%
Flexibility	$125,973	2%
Computer Science	$125,973	2%
Verbal Communication	$125,973	2%
Coordination	$124,738	1%
Leadership	$124,738	1%

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Controls Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Controls 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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$114,867

Average $123,503/year

$133,681

$9,572

Average $10,292/month

$11,140

$2,209

Average $2,375/week

$2,571

$55

Average $59/hour

$64

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$133,681	$11,140	$2,571	$64
Average	$123,503	$10,292	$2,375	$59
25th Percentile	$114,867	$9,572	$2,209	$55

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Salary Trends for Controls Engineer

Salaries for a Controls Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $111,834 in 2023 to around $110,066 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Controls Engineer salary trends, .

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