What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Cost Controller's salary?

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

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Cost Controller?

The Government industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Cost Controller roles, with salaries approximately 14% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Cost Controller's salary?

An Assistant Cost Controller's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,375 for beginners, reaching about $76,106 at mid-level, and approach $83,321 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Cost Controller?

Assistant Cost Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Cost Controller roles are District of Columbia $87,377, California $87,045, Massachusetts $85,885. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Cost Controller roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Cost Controller level roles vary by specialization: Cost Controller: $163,885; Assistant Financial Controller: $163,200; Project Cost Controller V: $157,500; Project Cost Controller IV: $134,200; Project Cost Controller: $116,200.

Assistant Cost Controller Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Cost Controller make in Colorado? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Cost Controller in Colorado is $80,519 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, an Assistant Cost Controller's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $101,934
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,700 to $91,728
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,849

10% $59,849

50% (Median) $80,519

90% $101,934

Assistant Cost Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,728	$7,644	$1,764	$44
Average	$80,519	$6,710	$1,548	$39
25th Percentile	$69,700	$5,808	$1,340	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Cost Controller Salaries

An Assistant Cost Controller'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 Assistant Cost Controller Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Cost Controller'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): $74,375
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,721
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $76,106
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,052
Expert (over 8 years): $83,321

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Assistant Cost Controller	less than 1 year	$74,375
Early Career Level Assistant Cost Controller	1-2 years	$74,721
Mid-Level Level Assistant Cost Controller	2-4 years	$76,106
Senior-Level Level Assistant Cost Controller	5-8 years	$80,052
Expert Level Assistant Cost Controller	over 8 years	$83,321

How Do Assistant Cost Controller 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 Assistant Cost Controllers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $87,377.
California: $87,045.
Massachusetts: $85,885.

District of Columbia $87,377 California $87,045 Massachusetts $85,885 Washington $85,570 New Jersey $85,538 Alaska $85,428 Connecticut $84,338 New York $83,897

Hawaii $82,484 Rhode Island $81,821 Maryland $81,371 Minnesota $80,756 Colorado $80,519 Illinois $80,440 Oregon $80,140 Delaware $79,919

New Hampshire $79,780 Virginia $79,469 Pennsylvania $78,562 Nevada $78,104 North Dakota $77,954 Michigan $77,717 Wisconsin $77,631 Vermont $77,457

Texas $76,976 Maine $76,944 Arizona $76,897 Ohio $76,841 Georgia $76,115 Indiana $75,752 Wyoming $75,681 Utah $75,571

Iowa $75,523 Kansas $75,145 Louisiana $75,034 North Carolina $74,995 Missouri $74,979 Florida $74,671 Montana $74,505 Nebraska $74,348

Kentucky $74,261 South Carolina $73,945 Tennessee $73,748 Idaho $73,669 New Mexico $73,093 Oklahoma $72,967 Alabama $72,501 South Dakota $71,720

Arkansas $71,294 West Virginia $71,065 Mississippi $70,378

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Cost Controller

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:

Glen Haven: $78,942
Hygiene: $81,686
Johnstown: $79,118

Glen Haven, CO $78,942

Hygiene, CO $81,686

Johnstown, CO $79,118

Laporte, CO $78,241

Livermore, CO $77,987

Loveland, CO $78,871

Lyons, CO $81,542

Masonville, CO $78,291

Mead, CO $80,017

Milliken, CO $79,008

Niwot, CO $82,327

Red Feather Lakes, CO $78,202

Severance, CO $78,353

Timnath, CO $78,252

Wellington, CO $77,814

Windsor, CO $78,365

Brighton, CO $80,307

Ault, CO $78,216

Briggsdale, CO $78,237

Carr, CO $76,892

Eastlake, CO $80,517

Eaton, CO $78,463

Evans, CO $78,862

Fort Lupton, CO $80,079

Galeton, CO $78,471

Gilcrest, CO $79,293

Gill, CO $78,600

Greeley, CO $78,668

Henderson, CO $80,432

Hudson, CO $79,815

Keenesburg, CO $79,430

Kersey, CO $78,609

La Salle, CO $79,157

Lucerne, CO $78,584

Nunn, CO $77,968

Orchard, CO $78,228

Pierce, CO $78,266

Ohio City, CO $79,071

Parlin, CO $78,699

Penrose, CO $78,012

Pitkin, CO $78,973

Poncha Springs, CO $78,438

Powderhorn, CO $78,535

Rockvale, CO $77,657

Sargents, CO $78,305

Twin Lakes, CO $80,891

Westcliffe, CO $77,701

Wetmore, CO $77,201

Durango, CO $78,755

Cahone, CO $78,561

Cortez, CO $78,502

Dolores, CO $78,689

Dove Creek, CO $78,483

Egnar, CO $78,526

Hesperus, CO $78,067

Lewis, CO $78,700

Mancos, CO $78,500

Marvel, CO $78,065

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $78,094

Pleasant View, CO $78,335

Rico, CO $78,708

Towaoc, CO $78,174

Yellow Jacket, CO $78,606

Montrose, CO $79,002

Austin, CO $79,105

Bedrock, CO $78,507

Cedaredge, CO $79,185

Cory, CO $79,086

Crawford, CO $78,862

Delta, CO $79,001

Eckert, CO $79,124

Hotchkiss, CO $79,076

Lazear, CO $79,016

Naturita, CO $78,666

Norwood, CO $78,697

Nucla, CO $78,787

Olathe, CO $78,914

Ophir, CO $78,782

Ouray, CO $78,769

Paonia, CO $79,439

Paradox, CO $78,550

Placerville, CO $78,709

Redvale, CO $78,734

Ridgway, CO $78,758

Silverton, CO $78,626

Somerset, CO $79,679

Telluride, CO $78,797

Grand Junction, CO $79,488

Platteville, CO $79,469

Roggen, CO $78,649

Weldona, CO $78,043

Wiggins, CO $78,460

Fort Morgan, CO $78,074

Log Lane Village, CO $78,330

Akron, CO $77,508

Amherst, CO $77,260

Atwood, CO $77,780

Brush, CO $77,774

Crook, CO $77,559

Eckley, CO $77,314

Fleming, CO $77,707

Grover, CO $77,646

Haxtun, CO $77,691

Hereford, CO $77,150

Hillrose, CO $77,851

Holyoke, CO $77,456

Idalia, CO $77,068

Iliff, CO $77,762

Julesburg, CO $77,449

Lindon, CO $77,176

Merino, CO $77,848

New Raymer, CO $77,830

Otis, CO $77,578

Ovid, CO $77,476

Padroni, CO $77,565

Paoli, CO $77,692

Peetz, CO $77,544

Sedgwick, CO $77,504

Snyder, CO $77,789

Sterling, CO $77,913

Stoneham, CO $77,834

Vernon, CO $77,141

Woodrow, CO $77,337

Wray, CO $77,295

Yuma, CO $77,554

Anton, CO $77,196

Arapahoe, CO $76,587

Arriba, CO $76,865

Bethune, CO $76,979

Burlington, CO $76,907

Calhan, CO $78,124

Cascade, CO $78,766

Cheyenne Wells, CO $76,699

Cope, CO $77,159

Cripple Creek, CO $78,618

Divide, CO $78,660

Flagler, CO $76,944

Florissant, CO $78,596

Fountain, CO $78,117

Genoa, CO $76,917

Green Mountain Falls, CO $78,746

Guffey, CO $78,511

Hugo, CO $76,446

Joes, CO $77,236

Karval, CO $76,002

Kirk, CO $77,172

Kit Carson, CO $76,603

Limon, CO $77,381

Lake George, CO $78,714

Manitou Springs, CO $78,766

Matheson, CO $77,324

Peyton, CO $78,492

Ramah, CO $76,825

Rush, CO $77,008

Seibert, CO $76,912

Simla, CO $77,676

Stratton, CO $76,988

U S A F Academy, CO $78,761

Victor, CO $78,582

Vona, CO $76,957

Wild Horse, CO $76,455

Woodland Park, CO $78,701

Yoder, CO $77,305

Colorado Springs, CO $78,767

Clifton, CO $79,439

Fruita, CO $79,241

Gateway, CO $78,683

Glade Park, CO $78,956

Loma, CO $79,270

Mack, CO $79,059

Palisade, CO $79,295

Whitewater, CO $78,950

Glenwood Springs, CO $80,255

Dinosaur, CO $78,929

Aspen, CO $81,758

Snowmass Village, CO $81,755

Avon, CO $81,021

Basalt, CO $81,497

Carbondale, CO $81,194

Collbran, CO $79,217

Craig, CO $79,798

De Beque, CO $79,207

Eagle, CO $80,689

Edwards, CO $80,862

Parachute, CO $79,620

Battlement Mesa, CO $79,547

Gypsum, CO $80,288

Hamilton, CO $80,139

Hayden, CO $79,912

Maybell, CO $79,027

Meeker, CO $80,146

Meredith, CO $81,230

Mesa, CO $79,178

Minturn, CO $80,774

Molina, CO $79,131

New Castle, CO $79,978

Rangely, CO $79,250

Red Cliff, CO $80,764

Rifle, CO $79,779

Silt, CO $79,747

Slater, CO $79,419

Snowmass, CO $81,591

Wolcott, CO $80,738

Woody Creek, CO $81,752

Vail, CO $81,120

Pueblo, CO $76,376

Colorado City, CO $76,898

Aguilar, CO $77,234

Arlington, CO $75,874

Avondale, CO $76,580

Beulah, CO $76,903

Boncarbo, CO $77,271

Boone, CO $76,828

Branson, CO $76,639

Campo, CO $76,355

Cheraw, CO $76,502

Crowley, CO $76,665

Eads, CO $76,556

Fort Lyon, CO $76,472

Fowler, CO $76,691

Gardner, CO $77,442

Granada, CO $76,729

Hartman, CO $76,875

Hasty, CO $76,640

Haswell, CO $76,187

Hoehne, CO $77,147

Holly, CO $76,633

Kim, CO $76,560

La Junta, CO $76,610

Lamar, CO $76,844

Las Animas, CO $76,568

La Veta, CO $77,577

Mc Clave, CO $76,652

Manzanola, CO $76,551

Model, CO $76,668

Olney Springs, CO $76,420

Ordway, CO $76,040

Pritchett, CO $76,564

Rocky Ford, CO $76,440

Rye, CO $77,016

Sheridan Lake, CO $76,586

Springfield, CO $76,721

Sugar City, CO $75,836

Swink, CO $76,534

Trinchera, CO $76,816

Trinidad, CO $77,149

Two Buttes, CO $76,717

Vilas, CO $76,706

Walsenburg, CO $77,168

Walsh, CO $76,625

Weston, CO $77,417

Wiley, CO $76,582

Alamosa, CO $78,166

Antonito, CO $78,117

Arboles, CO $78,275

Arvada, CO $80,520

Aurora, CO $80,464

Bayfield, CO $78,495

Broomfield, CO $80,873

Commerce City, CO $80,330

Dupont, CO $80,484

Eldorado Springs, CO $82,400

Lafayette, CO $81,670

Louisville, CO $81,771

Westminster, CO $80,483

Wheat Ridge, CO $80,479

Agate, CO $77,627

Bennett, CO $79,645

Byers, CO $78,694

Castle Rock, CO $79,043

Deer Trail, CO $78,175

Elbert, CO $78,544

Elizabeth, CO $79,206

Englewood, CO $80,464

Franktown, CO $78,991

Kiowa, CO $78,636

Larkspur, CO $78,787

Littleton, CO $80,385

Lone Tree, CO $80,172

Louviers, CO $80,061

Monument, CO $78,709

Palmer Lake, CO $78,717

Parker, CO $79,879

Sedalia, CO $79,083

Strasburg, CO $79,392

Watkins, CO $79,988

Denver, CO $80,456

Thornton, CO $80,519

Boulder, CO $82,798

Golden, CO $80,472

Alma, CO $80,019

Bailey, CO $79,838

Black Hawk, CO $81,277

Bond, CO $80,730

Breckenridge, CO $80,191

Buffalo Creek, CO $79,562

Burns, CO $80,211

Central City, CO $80,820

Clark, CO $79,451

Climax, CO $80,283

Coalmont, CO $79,314

Como, CO $79,043

Conifer, CO $80,045

Cowdrey, CO $78,993

Dillon, CO $80,142

Dumont, CO $80,532

Evergreen, CO $80,333

Empire, CO $80,164

Fairplay, CO $79,117

Fraser, CO $80,255

Frisco, CO $80,637

Georgetown, CO $80,104

Granby, CO $80,041

Grand Lake, CO $79,996

Grant, CO $79,427

Hartsel, CO $78,695

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $79,933

Idaho Springs, CO $80,395

Idledale, CO $80,389

Indian Hills, CO $80,348

Jamestown, CO $82,665

Jefferson, CO $79,261

Kittredge, CO $80,356

Kremmling, CO $79,925

Leadville, CO $80,185

Mc Coy, CO $80,199

Morrison, CO $80,331

Nederland, CO $81,913

Oak Creek, CO $80,056

Parshall, CO $80,400

Phippsburg, CO $80,135

Pine, CO $79,658

Pinecliffe, CO $82,298

Rand, CO $79,319

Rollinsville, CO $81,531

Shawnee, CO $79,639

Silver Plume, CO $79,764

Steamboat Springs, CO $79,907

Tabernash, CO $80,442

Toponas, CO $80,105

Walden, CO $79,201

Ward, CO $81,697

Winter Park, CO $80,545

Yampa, CO $80,214

Silverthorne, CO $80,569

Longmont, CO $81,367

Allenspark, CO $80,998

Estes Park, CO $79,782

Bellvue, CO $78,761

Berthoud, CO $79,726

Dacono, CO $80,655

Drake, CO $78,789

Erie, CO $81,017

Firestone, CO $80,455

Fort Collins, CO $78,199

Frederick, CO $80,458

Blanca, CO $77,889

Capulin, CO $78,290

Center, CO $78,226

Chama, CO $77,623

Chimney Rock, CO $78,308

Chromo, CO $77,782

Conejos, CO $78,069

Creede, CO $78,478

Crestone, CO $77,926

Del Norte, CO $78,308

Fort Garland, CO $77,714

San Luis, CO $77,399

Homelake, CO $78,234

Hooper, CO $77,975

Ignacio, CO $78,157

Jaroso, CO $77,569

La Jara, CO $78,194

Manassa, CO $78,115

Moffat, CO $78,028

Monte Vista, CO $78,281

Mosca, CO $77,876

Pagosa Springs, CO $78,301

Romeo, CO $78,345

Saguache, CO $78,297

Sanford, CO $77,906

San Pablo, CO $77,506

South Fork, CO $78,386

Villa Grove, CO $78,133

Salida, CO $78,440

Almont, CO $80,460

Buena Vista, CO $80,337

Canon City, CO $78,091

Cimarron, CO $78,618

Coal Creek, CO $77,627

Coaldale, CO $78,248

Cotopaxi, CO $78,029

Crested Butte, CO $80,883

Florence, CO $77,505

Monarch, CO $78,604

Granite, CO $79,784

Gunnison, CO $78,679

Hillside, CO $78,000

Howard, CO $78,390

Lake City, CO $78,613

Nathrop, CO $78,676

Assistant Cost Controller Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Cost Controller roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 28% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Government, offers compensation 14% above the average. Conversely, Assistant Cost Controller positions in Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Assistant Cost Controller as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Assistant Cost Controller

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Government	$91,469	$44.0	14%

Assistant Cost Controller Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Cost Controller'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.

$69,700

Average $80,519/year

$91,728

$5,808

Average $6,710/month

$7,644

$1,340

Average $1,548/week

$1,764

$34

Average $39/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$91,728	$7,644	$1,764	$44
Average	$80,519	$6,710	$1,548	$39
25th Percentile	$69,700	$5,808	$1,340	$34

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