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Senior Controls Engineer salary: median $148,500 a year

Senior Controls Engineer listings that state pay run from $128,500 to $170,000 for the middle half, based on 25 current job listings. 74 senior controls engineer roles are open now.

Senior Controls Engineer pay range

From 25 open listings that state pay. Annual, in US dollars.

Lower quarter
$128,500
Median
$148,500
Upper quarter
$170,000

Do AI skills change senior controls engineer pay?

For Engineering roles in general, as of October 27, 2026. This is the function’s figure, not one for senior controls engineer alone: one title rarely has enough listings on both sides.

Among Engineering listings, those that ask for an AI skill advertise +18.2% (about $31.5k) compared with similar listings that do not, matched on level and industry.

Listings that ask for an AI skill
$209,000
median, from 4,237 paid listings
Listings that never mention AI
$150,000
median, from 5,371 paid listings

Advertised pay only: the midpoint of the range an employer posted, on live U.S. postings read from the full text. “Asks for an AI skill” means the posting names a specific AI skill; “no AI” means it never mentions AI. A difference in what is advertised is not a promise of what you would be paid, and it does not show that learning a skill causes a raise.

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Senior Controls Engineer salary questions

How much does a senior controls engineer make?
Among 25 open senior controls engineer listings that state pay, the median is $148,500 a year, and half of listings fall between $128,500 and $170,000.
Where does this senior controls engineer pay data come from?
From current job listings on employers’ own career sites that state a pay range. Hourly pay is converted at 2,080 hours a year, and a listing’s midpoint is used. Listed pay is what employers advertise, not what people are paid.
Which state pays senior controls engineers the most?
Of the states with enough listings, California has the highest median listed pay at $170,000.

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