Controls Engineer
Median salary
$103,000
Half earn more, half less
Middle 50%
$87,672 – $120,000
P25 to P75
Change vs prior year
+0.22%
-2.82% after inflation
Share of all H-1B
0.1%
332 filings
Controls Engineer pay range
Annual base pay in certified H-1B filings for this title, all occupations combined.
P10$77,160
P25$87,672
Median$103,000
P75$120,000
P90$140,000
Median by H-1B wage level
Level I$79,75074 LCAs
Level II$97,095150 LCAs
Level III$120,00073 LCAs
Level IV$147,50033 LCAs
Level I is entry level, Level IV fully experienced (Department of Labor prevailing-wage levels).
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Controls Engineer pay by occupation code
Employers file the same title under different SOC occupation codes, and pay differs between them. Each row is computed only within its SOC.
Electrical Engineers 49%Engineers, All Other 21%Mechanical Engineers 16%Industrial Engineers 7%Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 5%Software Developers 2%
| Occupation (SOC) | Share | LCAs | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical Engineers 17-2071 | 48.8% | 162 | $88,712 | $103,230 | $120,000 |
| Engineers, All Other 17-2199 | 20.78% | 69 | $82,555 | $102,170 | $117,624 |
| Mechanical Engineers 17-2141 | 15.66% | 52 | $85,862 | $103,682 | $134,000 |
| Industrial Engineers 17-2112 | 6.63% | 22 | $84,458 | $99,916 | $123,000 |
| Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 17-2072 | 4.82% | 16 | $89,737 | $98,286 | $118,588 |
| Software Developers 15-1252 | 1.81% | 6 | $104,306 | $116,763 | $123,750 |
Occupations with fewer than 5 filings for this title are not shown.
Top H-1B sponsors for Controls Engineer
What the biggest sponsors pay for this title, compared with the median of all sponsors filing the same title in the same occupation.
| Employer | LCAs | Median | vs all sponsors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dematic | 8 | $105,004 | +1.7% |
| L&t Technology | 6 | $93,579 | -8.4% |
| Tesla | 5 | $115,000 | +12.6% |
| Gotion Illinois New Energy | 5 | $120,000 | +16.3% |
Exact titles grouped here
The most common versions of this title as employers wrote them (after removing job codes and typos), with their own medians.
- Senior Controls Engineer53 LCAs · median $125,000
- Controls Engineer II22 LCAs · median $103,727
- Controls Engineer I12 LCAs · median $80,000
- Controls Engineer III11 LCAs · median $107,100