What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Project 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 Project Controller?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Project Controller roles, with salaries approximately 45% above the market median.

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

An Assistant Project Controller's salary grows with experience: starting around $60,980 for beginners, reaching about $121,443 at mid-level, and approach $185,789 for experts.

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

Assistant Project Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Project Controller roles are District of Columbia $67,991, California $67,733, Massachusetts $66,831. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Assistant Project Controller level roles vary by specialization: Project Controller: $254,285; Project Finance Controller: $248,905; Project Cost Controller IV: $131,900; Project Cost Controller: $116,200; Project Cost Controller III: $108,700.

Assistant Project Controller Salary in Colorado

How much does an Assistant Project Controller make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Project Controller in Colorado is $62,655 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $78,010
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,059 to $70,692
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,964

10% $51,964

50% (Median) $62,655

90% $78,010

Assistant Project Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,692	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,655	$5,221	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$57,059	$4,755	$1,097	$27

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Project Controller Salaries

An Assistant Project 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 Project Controller Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Project 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): $60,980
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,039
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $121,443
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,760
Expert (over 8 years): $185,789

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Project Controller	less than 1 year	$60,980
Contracts Administration Supervisor	1-2 years	$99,039
Contracts Administration Senior Supervisor	2-4 years	$121,443
Contracts Administration Manager	5-8 years	$138,760
Contracts Administration Director	over 8 years	$185,789

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

District of Columbia: $67,991.
California: $67,733.
Massachusetts: $66,831.

District of Columbia $67,991 California $67,733 Massachusetts $66,831 Washington $66,585 New Jersey $66,560 Alaska $66,474 Connecticut $65,627 New York $65,283

Hawaii $64,184 Rhode Island $63,668 Maryland $63,318 Minnesota $62,839 Colorado $62,655 Illinois $62,593 Oregon $62,360 Delaware $62,188

New Hampshire $62,080 Virginia $61,838 Pennsylvania $61,132 Nevada $60,776 North Dakota $60,659 Michigan $60,475 Wisconsin $60,407 Vermont $60,272

Texas $59,898 Maine $59,873 Arizona $59,836 Ohio $59,793 Georgia $59,228 Indiana $58,946 Wyoming $58,891 Utah $58,805

Iowa $58,768 Kansas $58,473 Louisiana $58,387 North Carolina $58,356 Missouri $58,344 Florida $58,105 Montana $57,976 Nebraska $57,853

Kentucky $57,785 South Carolina $57,540 Tennessee $57,386 Idaho $57,325 New Mexico $56,876 Oklahoma $56,778 Alabama $56,416 South Dakota $55,808

Arkansas $55,476 West Virginia $55,298 Mississippi $54,764

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Project 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: $61,428
Hygiene: $63,563
Johnstown: $61,565

Glen Haven, CO $61,428

Hygiene, CO $63,563

Johnstown, CO $61,565

Laporte, CO $60,883

Livermore, CO $60,685

Loveland, CO $61,373

Lyons, CO $63,451

Masonville, CO $60,921

Mead, CO $62,264

Milliken, CO $61,480

Niwot, CO $64,062

Red Feather Lakes, CO $60,852

Severance, CO $60,970

Timnath, CO $60,891

Wellington, CO $60,550

Windsor, CO $60,979

Brighton, CO $62,490

Ault, CO $60,863

Briggsdale, CO $60,880

Carr, CO $59,833

Eastlake, CO $62,653

Eaton, CO $61,055

Evans, CO $61,366

Fort Lupton, CO $62,312

Galeton, CO $61,061

Gilcrest, CO $61,701

Gill, CO $61,161

Greeley, CO $61,215

Henderson, CO $62,587

Hudson, CO $62,107

Keenesburg, CO $61,807

Kersey, CO $61,169

La Salle, CO $61,595

Lucerne, CO $61,149

Nunn, CO $60,670

Orchard, CO $60,872

Pierce, CO $60,902

Ohio City, CO $61,528

Parlin, CO $61,239

Penrose, CO $60,704

Pitkin, CO $61,452

Poncha Springs, CO $61,036

Powderhorn, CO $61,111

Rockvale, CO $60,428

Sargents, CO $60,932

Twin Lakes, CO $62,945

Westcliffe, CO $60,462

Wetmore, CO $60,073

Durango, CO $61,282

Cahone, CO $61,131

Cortez, CO $61,085

Dolores, CO $61,231

Dove Creek, CO $61,071

Egnar, CO $61,104

Hesperus, CO $60,747

Lewis, CO $61,239

Mancos, CO $61,084

Marvel, CO $60,745

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $60,768

Pleasant View, CO $60,956

Rico, CO $61,246

Towaoc, CO $60,830

Yellow Jacket, CO $61,166

Montrose, CO $61,475

Austin, CO $61,554

Bedrock, CO $61,089

Cedaredge, CO $61,617

Cory, CO $61,540

Crawford, CO $61,365

Delta, CO $61,473

Eckert, CO $61,570

Hotchkiss, CO $61,532

Lazear, CO $61,486

Naturita, CO $61,213

Norwood, CO $61,237

Nucla, CO $61,307

Olathe, CO $61,406

Ophir, CO $61,303

Ouray, CO $61,293

Paonia, CO $61,814

Paradox, CO $61,123

Placerville, CO $61,247

Redvale, CO $61,266

Ridgway, CO $61,285

Silverton, CO $61,182

Somerset, CO $62,002

Telluride, CO $61,315

Grand Junction, CO $61,853

Platteville, CO $61,838

Roggen, CO $61,200

Weldona, CO $60,728

Wiggins, CO $61,053

Fort Morgan, CO $60,752

Log Lane Village, CO $60,951

Akron, CO $60,312

Amherst, CO $60,119

Atwood, CO $60,523

Brush, CO $60,519

Crook, CO $60,351

Eckley, CO $60,161

Fleming, CO $60,467

Grover, CO $60,419

Haxtun, CO $60,455

Hereford, CO $60,033

Hillrose, CO $60,579

Holyoke, CO $60,272

Idalia, CO $59,970

Iliff, CO $60,510

Julesburg, CO $60,266

Lindon, CO $60,054

Merino, CO $60,576

New Raymer, CO $60,563

Otis, CO $60,366

Ovid, CO $60,287

Padroni, CO $60,356

Paoli, CO $60,455

Peetz, CO $60,340

Sedgwick, CO $60,309

Snyder, CO $60,531

Sterling, CO $60,627

Stoneham, CO $60,566

Vernon, CO $60,027

Woodrow, CO $60,179

Wray, CO $60,146

Yuma, CO $60,348

Anton, CO $60,069

Arapahoe, CO $59,596

Arriba, CO $59,812

Bethune, CO $59,900

Burlington, CO $59,844

Calhan, CO $60,791

Cascade, CO $61,291

Cheyenne Wells, CO $59,682

Cope, CO $60,041

Cripple Creek, CO $61,176

Divide, CO $61,208

Flagler, CO $59,873

Florissant, CO $61,158

Fountain, CO $60,786

Genoa, CO $59,852

Green Mountain Falls, CO $61,276

Guffey, CO $61,093

Hugo, CO $59,486

Joes, CO $60,100

Karval, CO $59,140

Kirk, CO $60,051

Kit Carson, CO $59,608

Limon, CO $60,213

Lake George, CO $61,250

Manitou Springs, CO $61,291

Matheson, CO $60,169

Peyton, CO $61,078

Ramah, CO $59,780

Rush, CO $59,923

Seibert, CO $59,848

Simla, CO $60,443

Stratton, CO $59,907

U S A F Academy, CO $61,287

Victor, CO $61,148

Vona, CO $59,883

Wild Horse, CO $59,493

Woodland Park, CO $61,241

Yoder, CO $60,154

Colorado Springs, CO $61,292

Clifton, CO $61,814

Fruita, CO $61,661

Gateway, CO $61,227

Glade Park, CO $61,438

Loma, CO $61,683

Mack, CO $61,519

Palisade, CO $61,702

Whitewater, CO $61,434

Glenwood Springs, CO $62,449

Dinosaur, CO $61,418

Aspen, CO $63,619

Snowmass Village, CO $63,617

Avon, CO $63,045

Basalt, CO $63,416

Carbondale, CO $63,181

Collbran, CO $61,642

Craig, CO $62,094

De Beque, CO $61,634

Eagle, CO $62,788

Edwards, CO $62,922

Parachute, CO $61,955

Battlement Mesa, CO $61,898

Gypsum, CO $62,475

Hamilton, CO $62,359

Hayden, CO $62,183

Maybell, CO $61,494

Meeker, CO $62,364

Meredith, CO $63,208

Mesa, CO $61,612

Minturn, CO $62,853

Molina, CO $61,575

New Castle, CO $62,234

Rangely, CO $61,667

Red Cliff, CO $62,845

Rifle, CO $62,079

Silt, CO $62,054

Slater, CO $61,799

Snowmass, CO $63,489

Wolcott, CO $62,825

Woody Creek, CO $63,615

Vail, CO $63,123

Pueblo, CO $59,431

Colorado City, CO $59,837

Aguilar, CO $60,098

Arlington, CO $59,040

Avondale, CO $59,590

Beulah, CO $59,841

Boncarbo, CO $60,128

Boone, CO $59,783

Branson, CO $59,636

Campo, CO $59,415

Cheraw, CO $59,529

Crowley, CO $59,656

Eads, CO $59,572

Fort Lyon, CO $59,506

Fowler, CO $59,677

Gardner, CO $60,261

Granada, CO $59,705

Hartman, CO $59,820

Hasty, CO $59,637

Haswell, CO $59,284

Hoehne, CO $60,031

Holly, CO $59,631

Kim, CO $59,575

La Junta, CO $59,613

Lamar, CO $59,795

Las Animas, CO $59,580

La Veta, CO $60,366

Mc Clave, CO $59,646

Manzanola, CO $59,567

Model, CO $59,658

Olney Springs, CO $59,465

Ordway, CO $59,169

Pritchett, CO $59,578

Rocky Ford, CO $59,481

Rye, CO $59,929

Sheridan Lake, CO $59,595

Springfield, CO $59,700

Sugar City, CO $59,011

Swink, CO $59,554

Trinchera, CO $59,774

Trinidad, CO $60,033

Two Buttes, CO $59,697

Vilas, CO $59,688

Walsenburg, CO $60,047

Walsh, CO $59,625

Weston, CO $60,242

Wiley, CO $59,591

Alamosa, CO $60,824

Antonito, CO $60,786

Arboles, CO $60,908

Arvada, CO $62,656

Aurora, CO $62,613

Bayfield, CO $61,080

Broomfield, CO $62,931

Commerce City, CO $62,508

Dupont, CO $62,628

Eldorado Springs, CO $64,119

Lafayette, CO $63,550

Louisville, CO $63,629

Westminster, CO $62,627

Wheat Ridge, CO $62,624

Agate, CO $60,405

Bennett, CO $61,975

Byers, CO $61,235

Castle Rock, CO $61,507

Deer Trail, CO $60,831

Elbert, CO $61,118

Elizabeth, CO $61,633

Englewood, CO $62,613

Franktown, CO $61,466

Kiowa, CO $61,190

Larkspur, CO $61,307

Littleton, CO $62,550

Lone Tree, CO $62,385

Louviers, CO $62,299

Monument, CO $61,247

Palmer Lake, CO $61,253

Parker, CO $62,157

Sedalia, CO $61,538

Strasburg, CO $61,778

Watkins, CO $62,242

Denver, CO $62,606

Thornton, CO $62,655

Boulder, CO $64,428

Golden, CO $62,619

Alma, CO $62,266

Bailey, CO $62,125

Black Hawk, CO $63,244

Bond, CO $62,819

Breckenridge, CO $62,399

Buffalo Creek, CO $61,910

Burns, CO $62,415

Central City, CO $62,889

Clark, CO $61,824

Climax, CO $62,471

Coalmont, CO $61,717

Como, CO $61,507

Conifer, CO $62,286

Cowdrey, CO $61,468

Dillon, CO $62,362

Dumont, CO $62,665

Evergreen, CO $62,510

Empire, CO $62,379

Fairplay, CO $61,564

Fraser, CO $62,449

Frisco, CO $62,747

Georgetown, CO $62,332

Granby, CO $62,283

Grand Lake, CO $62,248

Grant, CO $61,806

Hartsel, CO $61,236

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $62,199

Idaho Springs, CO $62,558

Idledale, CO $62,554

Indian Hills, CO $62,522

Jamestown, CO $64,325

Jefferson, CO $61,676

Kittredge, CO $62,528

Kremmling, CO $62,193

Leadville, CO $62,395

Mc Coy, CO $62,406

Morrison, CO $62,509

Nederland, CO $63,739

Oak Creek, CO $62,294

Parshall, CO $62,562

Phippsburg, CO $62,356

Pine, CO $61,985

Pinecliffe, CO $64,039

Rand, CO $61,721

Rollinsville, CO $63,442

Shawnee, CO $61,970

Silver Plume, CO $62,068

Steamboat Springs, CO $62,178

Tabernash, CO $62,595

Toponas, CO $62,332

Walden, CO $61,629

Ward, CO $63,572

Winter Park, CO $62,675

Yampa, CO $62,417

Silverthorne, CO $62,694

Longmont, CO $63,315

Allenspark, CO $63,028

Estes Park, CO $62,081

Bellvue, CO $61,287

Berthoud, CO $62,038

Dacono, CO $62,761

Drake, CO $61,309

Erie, CO $63,042

Firestone, CO $62,605

Fort Collins, CO $60,849

Frederick, CO $62,608

Blanca, CO $60,609

Capulin, CO $60,920

Center, CO $60,870

Chama, CO $60,401

Chimney Rock, CO $60,934

Chromo, CO $60,525

Conejos, CO $60,748

Creede, CO $61,067

Crestone, CO $60,637

Del Norte, CO $60,934

Fort Garland, CO $60,472

San Luis, CO $60,227

Homelake, CO $60,877

Hooper, CO $60,675

Ignacio, CO $60,817

Jaroso, CO $60,359

La Jara, CO $60,846

Manassa, CO $60,784

Moffat, CO $60,717

Monte Vista, CO $60,913

Mosca, CO $60,598

Pagosa Springs, CO $60,929

Romeo, CO $60,963

Saguache, CO $60,926

Sanford, CO $60,622

San Pablo, CO $60,310

South Fork, CO $60,995

Villa Grove, CO $60,799

Salida, CO $61,037

Almont, CO $62,609

Buena Vista, CO $62,513

Canon City, CO $60,765

Cimarron, CO $61,176

Coal Creek, CO $60,405

Coaldale, CO $60,888

Cotopaxi, CO $60,717

Crested Butte, CO $62,938

Florence, CO $60,310

Monarch, CO $61,165

Granite, CO $62,083

Gunnison, CO $61,223

Hillside, CO $60,695

Howard, CO $60,998

Lake City, CO $61,172

Nathrop, CO $61,221

Assistant Project Controller Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Project Controller roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 90% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and MFG Durable sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 45% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Project Controller positions in Telecom or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Project Controller as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Project Controller

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$90,850	$44.0	45%
MFG Durable	$87,717	$42.0	40%
Pharmaceuticals	$84,584	$41.0	35%
Internet	$81,451	$39.0	30%
Hospitality & Leisure	$78,319	$38.0	25%

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

Understanding how an Assistant Project 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.

$57,059

Average $62,655/year

$70,692

$4,755

Average $5,221/month

$5,891

$1,097

Average $1,205/week

$1,359

$27

Average $30/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,692	$5,891	$1,359	$34
Average	$62,655	$5,221	$1,205	$30
25th Percentile	$57,059	$4,755	$1,097	$27

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