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Average Controls Engineer Salary 2026

Live Controls Engineer salary and pay data from the DeUnemployment index (measured 15 Oct 2026) — refreshed with the daily data build.

How much does a Controls Engineer make?

$106,000median, per year (model estimate)
$81,000–$144,000typical range (10th–90th pct)
20,063live Controls Engineer postings
6%remote-friendly

DeUnemployment currently indexes 20,063 live Controls Engineer jobs and estimates that a typical Controls Engineer earns roughly $81,000–$144,000/yr, with a median model estimate of $106,000/yr. About 6% of current postings are remote-friendly.

Where the Controls Engineer jobs are

The places with the most live openings right now: Delaware (3,130) · California (436) · Texas (388) · Remote (329) · New York (266) · Florida (260) · Ohio (249) · Virginia (205). Top 8 of 13 places.

Who is hiring Controls Engineers

Employers with the most live Controls Engineer postings right now: Dominos, Form You.Com, Novartis, Toyota, Billingsclinic.

A sample of live Controls Engineer openings

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6sense
United States, Remote

Our Mission: 6sense's mission is to multiply what matters: growth, retention, and efficiency. We envision a future where companies, teams and people reach their full potential. Our People: People are the heart and soul o

Applications EngineerApply ↗

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FRANKLIN, WI, US

Who we are: HERMLE USA, Inc., located in Franklin, Wisconsin is the North American Headquarters of Maschinenfabrik Berthold HERMLE AG, Gosheim, Germany and provides North America's leading manufacturers with the finest h

Sr. Applications EngineerApply ↗

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FRANKLIN, WI, US

Who we are: HERMLE USA, Inc., located in Franklin, Wisconsin is the North American Headquarters of Maschinenfabrik Berthold HERMLE AG, Gosheim, Germany and provides North America's leading manufacturers with the finest h

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Dominos
Maryville, TN, United States

Company Description Welcome to Knox Pizza Co, LLC doing business as Domino's ! Operating stores in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Roanoke and points in-between. Since the start of 2019, we have grown our number of locations by

Field Service Engineer Apply ↗

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FRANKLIN, WI, US

Who we are: HERMLE USA, Inc., located in Franklin, Wisconsin is the North American Headquarters of Maschinenfabrik Berthold HERMLE AG, Gosheim, Germany and provides North America's leading manufacturers with the finest h

Analytics EngineerApply ↗

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Draper, UT, USA

Description Full-Time | Remote or Draper, UT Campus (Hybrid) Join Us in Transforming Healthcare Education At Joyce University, the work we do goes beyond technology—it helps move the University forward and supports our m

How the Controls Engineer pay estimate is built

The range above is a model estimate, not employer-reported pay. Of the 1,402 most relevant Controls Engineer postings we sampled, 1,402 carried enough pay information to be estimated (100%): the bottom of the range is the 10th percentile of those estimates and the top the 90th. Postings that hide pay are still counted in the job totals, but they cannot move the estimate. How we get the numbers.

Salary questions about Controls Engineer jobs

How much do Controls Engineers earn?

Typical pay for a Controls Engineer currently runs roughly $81,000–$144,000/yr, with a median around $106,000/yr. This is a model estimate and varies by location and experience.

How many Controls Engineer jobs are there?

There are currently 20,063 live Controls Engineer jobs listed on DeUnemployment, refreshed daily.

What is the average pay for a Controls Engineer?

The median pay for a Controls Engineer is about $106,000/yr, based on our live index of 20,063 postings — a model estimate from those postings, not employer-reported pay.

What is the Controls Engineer pay scale?

The Controls Engineer pay scale runs from roughly $81,000 at the 10th percentile to $144,000/yr at the 90th -- entry-level roles sit at the bottom of that range and senior or specialist roles at the top.

Are there remote Controls Engineer jobs?

About 6% of current Controls Engineer postings are remote-friendly. Use the search filters to show only remote roles.

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Salary figures are model estimates from DeUnemployment’s live index of public job postings, refreshed daily, and vary by location and experience.

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