Control Specialist Salary

Q: How much does a Control Specialist make?

Control specialists make $76,648 per year on average, or $36.85 per hour, in the United States. Control specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $50,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $117,000. Location impacts how much a control specialist can expect to make. Control specialists make the most in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Michigan.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Control Specialist Salary

$76,648yearly

$36.85 hourly

Entry level Salary

$50,000 yearly

$50,00010%

$76,648Median

$117,00090%

How much does a Control Specialist make?

Control specialists make $76,648 per year on average, or $36.85 per hour, in the United States. Control specialists on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $50,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $117,000.

Location impacts how much a control specialist can expect to make. Control specialists make the most in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Michigan.

Highest Paying States For Control Specialists

While a control specialist can average a salary of $76,648 per year, or $36.85 per hour, there are many opportunities for control specialists to make more. For example, in Albany, NY you might make $96,365 per year. Other high-paying locations include Jersey City, NJ, San Francisco, CA and Manchester, NH. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Albany, NY where the average starting salary is $61,000. The highest paying states for control specialists include New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. Meanwhile, Montana, Georgia, and South Dakota offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Control Specialist average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	New Hampshire	$87,533	$42.08	238
2	New York	$96,202	$46.25	1,406
3	New Jersey	$96,059	$46.18	809
4	Pennsylvania	$83,558	$40.17	1,281
5	Michigan	$84,835	$40.79	805
6	Massachusetts	$83,156	$39.98	1,146
7	Vermont	$80,936	$38.91	89
8	Texas	$80,374	$38.64	2,154
9	Wyoming	$73,892	$35.52	81
10	Delaware	$78,225	$37.61	138
11	North Dakota	$72,633	$34.92	118
12	Connecticut	$88,314	$42.46	288
13	California	$83,623	$40.20	3,030
14	New Mexico	$82,156	$39.50	174
15	Iowa	$70,166	$33.73	423
16	Rhode Island	$80,248	$38.58	110
17	Minnesota	$78,435	$37.71	623
18	West Virginia	$77,178	$37.10	129
19	Arizona	$72,534	$34.87	639
20	Oregon	$78,549	$37.76	390
21	District of Columbia	$76,290	$36.68	207
22	Louisiana	$75,052	$36.08	288
23	Wisconsin	$69,950	$33.63	571
24	Nevada	$69,660	$33.49	215
25	Maryland	$68,701	$33.03	760
26	North Carolina	$65,528	$31.50	1,066
27	Utah	$64,934	$31.22	385
28	Alaska	$72,869	$35.03	83
29	Missouri	$72,174	$34.70	491
30	Virginia	$66,331	$31.89	1,113
31	Illinois	$71,886	$34.56	1,065
32	Kansas	$66,910	$32.17	277
33	Arkansas	$62,731	$30.16	272
34	Maine	$69,440	$33.38	110
35	Colorado	$67,997	$32.69	584
36	Nebraska	$61,176	$29.41	235
37	Hawaii	$51,144	$24.59	134
38	Ohio	$63,631	$30.59	937
39	Mississippi	$61,996	$29.81	204
40	Alabama	$60,272	$28.98	434
41	Georgia	$56,878	$27.35	1,183
42	Tennessee	$59,990	$28.84	561
43	Kentucky	$63,201	$30.39	311
44	Florida	$54,592	$26.25	1,785
45	Indiana	$59,496	$28.60	649
46	Idaho	$59,877	$28.79	157
47	South Dakota	$56,538	$27.18	109
48	Washington	$63,522	$30.54	644
49	South Carolina	$56,397	$27.11	456
50	Montana	$57,593	$27.69	108
51	Oklahoma	$58,619	$28.18	251

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Highest Paying Cities For Control Specialists

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Albany, NY	$96,365	$46.33	1
2	Jersey City, NJ	$96,296	$46.30
3	San Francisco, CA	$88,677	$42.63	4
4	Manchester, NH	$87,552	$42.09
5	Springfield, MA	$83,294	$40.05	4
6	San Antonio, TX	$81,308	$39.09	9
7	Pittsburgh, PA	$79,874	$38.40	5
8	Wilmington, DE	$78,469	$37.73	2
9	Minneapolis, MN	$78,410	$37.70	14
10	New Orleans, LA	$74,739	$35.93	3
11	Saint Louis, MO	$72,755	$34.98	7
12	Phoenix, AZ	$72,557	$34.88	5
13	Chicago, IL	$72,348	$34.78	15
14	West Des Moines, IA	$69,325	$33.33	2
15	Madison, WI	$68,873	$33.11	1

Control Specialists Salary Details

Average Control Specialist Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Control Specialist's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$117,000	$9,750	$56
75th Percentile	$95,000	$7,917	$46
Average	$76,648	$6,387	$37
25th Percentile	$61,000	$5,083	$29
10th Percentile	$50,000	$4,167	$24

Highest Paying Types of Control Specialists

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Business Developer	$101,635	$8,470	$48.86	193,469
Operations Coordinator	$41,934	$3,495	$20.16	102,598
Control Analyst	$69,598	$5,800	$33.46	133,321

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Control Specialists The Most?

The highest paying companies for control specialists are BP America Inc and Apple according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Hess and Chevron report highly competitive wages for control specialists.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	BP America Inc	$133,087	$63.98	2
2	Apple	$124,316	$59.77	275
3	Hess	$116,389	$55.96	2
4	Chevron	$116,108	$55.82	8
5	Meta	$115,961	$55.75	2
6	Baker Hughes	$115,665	$55.61	7
7	Halliburton	$112,023	$53.86	14
8	Enphase Energy	$106,899	$51.39
9	ING Financial Holdings Corporation	$106,855	$51.37
10	Denver Water	$106,261	$51.09
11	Cowen	$105,798	$50.86	1
12	General Electric	$105,504	$50.72	40
13	Nokia	$105,123	$50.54	6
14	Deutsche Bank	$104,853	$50.41	13
15	BNY Mellon	$102,830	$49.44	101
16	Lucid Motors	$102,447	$49.25	12
17	Koch Industries	$102,096	$49.08	15
18	Hca Hospital Services Of San Diego	$101,199	$48.65
19	Barclays	$101,088	$48.60	4
20	Zoetis	$100,894	$48.51	6

How Much Do Control Specialists Make In Different Industries?

Control specialist salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the energy, finance, and technology industries tend to offer much higher salaries for control specialists. For example, control specialists make a whopping average salary of $91,382 while working in the energy industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $86,282 in the finance industry and $82,170 in the technology industry.

Control specialists may want to avoid working in the government industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $77,358.

Highest Paying Industries For Control Specialists

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Energy	$91,382	$43.93
2	Finance	$86,282	$41.48
3	Technology	$82,170	$39.50
4	Manufacturing	$80,695	$38.80
5	Retail	$80,417	$38.66
6	Government	$77,358	$37.19

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Control Specialist Pay Trends

Average Control Specialist Salary Over Time

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Control Specialist Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$76,600	$36.85	+5.1%
2022	$72,700	$34.97	+2.9%
2021	$70,600	$33.94	+2.5%
2020	$68,900	$33.11	+1.7%
2019	$67,700	$32.54	+2.3%

Recently Added Control Specialist Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Careerbuilder-Us	Manufacturing SR. Automation & Controls Specialist	Tonganoxie, KS	11/28/2022	$79,306
State of Louisiana	Controls Specialist Manager	New Orleans, LA	11/28/2022	$80,000
Savatree	Pest Control Specialist	Bozeman, MT	11/27/2022	$52,175
Perspecta	Asset Control Specialist	Landover, MD	11/26/2022	$40,000
Peraton	Asset Control Specialist	Landover, MD	11/26/2022	$40,000
Elevations Credit Union	Retail Controls Specialist	Broomfield, CO	11/25/2022	$43,681
Florida Department of Transportation	Food Control Specialist	Pembroke Pines, FL	11/24/2022	$32,240
Enginuity Global LLC	Automation + Controls Specialist, Deltav DCS	Baton Rouge, LA	11/24/2022	$85,000
Swiss Re	Internal Controls Specialist	Armonk, NY	11/23/2022	$75,000
City of Durham	Instrumentation & Controls Specialist SR.	Durham, NC	11/23/2022	$51,398

Control Specialist Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Control Specialists The Most?

New York pays Control Specialists the most in the United States, with an average salary of $96,202 per year, or $46.25 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Control Specialist?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Control Specialist if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in New Jersey you should be paid close to $96,059 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023