What are the main factors that influence a Control Systems Engineering'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 Control Systems Engineering?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Control Systems Engineering roles, with salaries approximately 10% above the market median.

How does experience change A Control Systems Engineering's salary?

A Control Systems Engineering's salary grows with experience: starting around $97,144 for beginners, reaching about $128,261 at mid-level, and approach $172,624 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Control Systems Engineering?

Control Systems Engineering salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Control Systems Engineering roles are District of Columbia $141,695, California $141,158, Massachusetts $139,276. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Control Systems Engineering roles make?

Salaries for Control Systems Engineering level roles vary by specialization: Control Systems Engineering Manager: $167,330; Control & Instrument Engineering Manager: $167,322; Control Systems Engineer V: $164,440; Guidance, Navigation & Control Engineering Manager: $163,494; Control Systems Engineer IV: $149,500.

Control Systems Engineering Salary in Colorado

How much does a Control Systems Engineering make in Colorado? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for a Control Systems Engineering in Colorado is $130,574 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $63.

However, a Control Systems Engineering's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $151,783
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $121,614 to $141,676
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $113,456

10% $113,456

50% (Median) $130,574

90% $151,783

Control Systems Engineering Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$141,676	$11,806	$2,725	$68
Average	$130,574	$10,881	$2,511	$63
25th Percentile	$121,614	$10,134	$2,339	$58

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Key Factors That Influence Control Systems Engineering Salaries

A Control Systems Engineering'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 Control Systems Engineering Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Control Systems Engineering'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): $97,144
Early Career (1-2 years): $112,831
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $128,261
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $156,913
Expert (over 8 years): $172,624

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Control & Instrument Engineer I	less than 1 year	$97,144
Control & Instrument Engineer II	1-2 years	$112,831
Control Systems Engineering	2-4 years	$128,261
Control & Instrument Engineer IV	5-8 years	$156,913
Control & Instrument Engineer V	over 8 years	$172,624

How Do Control Systems Engineering 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 Control Systems Engineerings. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $141,695.
California: $141,158.
Massachusetts: $139,276.

District of Columbia $141,695 California $141,158 Massachusetts $139,276 Washington $138,764 New Jersey $138,713 Alaska $138,534 Connecticut $136,768 New York $136,051

Hawaii $133,761 Rhode Island $132,686 Maryland $131,956 Minnesota $130,958 Colorado $130,574 Illinois $130,446 Oregon $129,960 Delaware $129,601

New Hampshire $129,376 Virginia $128,872 Pennsylvania $127,400 Nevada $126,658 North Dakota $126,415 Michigan $126,031 Wisconsin $125,890 Vermont $125,608

Texas $124,828 Maine $124,777 Arizona $124,700 Ohio $124,610 Georgia $123,433 Indiana $122,844 Wyoming $122,729 Utah $122,550

Iowa $122,473 Kansas $121,859 Louisiana $121,680 North Carolina $121,616 Missouri $121,590 Florida $121,091 Montana $120,822 Nebraska $120,566

Kentucky $120,425 South Carolina $119,914 Tennessee $119,594 Idaho $119,466 New Mexico $118,531 Oklahoma $118,327 Alabama $117,572 South Dakota $116,305

Arkansas $115,614 West Virginia $115,242 Mississippi $114,129

Top Paying Cities for Control Systems Engineering

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: $128,017
Hygiene: $132,467
Johnstown: $128,302

Glen Haven, CO $128,017

Hygiene, CO $132,467

Johnstown, CO $128,302

Laporte, CO $126,881

Livermore, CO $126,468

Loveland, CO $127,902

Lyons, CO $132,234

Masonville, CO $126,961

Mead, CO $129,760

Milliken, CO $128,124

Niwot, CO $133,506

Red Feather Lakes, CO $126,817

Severance, CO $127,062

Timnath, CO $126,898

Wellington, CO $126,188

Windsor, CO $127,081

Brighton, CO $130,231

Ault, CO $126,840

Briggsdale, CO $126,874

Carr, CO $124,692

Eastlake, CO $130,570

Eaton, CO $127,240

Evans, CO $127,888

Fort Lupton, CO $129,860

Galeton, CO $127,253

Gilcrest, CO $128,586

Gill, CO $127,462

Greeley, CO $127,573

Henderson, CO $130,433

Hudson, CO $129,432

Keenesburg, CO $128,808

Kersey, CO $127,477

La Salle, CO $128,365

Lucerne, CO $127,436

Nunn, CO $126,436

Orchard, CO $126,859

Pierce, CO $126,920

Ohio City, CO $128,226

Parlin, CO $127,623

Penrose, CO $126,508

Pitkin, CO $128,067

Poncha Springs, CO $127,199

Powderhorn, CO $127,357

Rockvale, CO $125,934

Sargents, CO $126,984

Twin Lakes, CO $131,178

Westcliffe, CO $126,004

Wetmore, CO $125,194

Durango, CO $127,714

Cahone, CO $127,399

Cortez, CO $127,303

Dolores, CO $127,606

Dove Creek, CO $127,272

Egnar, CO $127,343

Hesperus, CO $126,598

Lewis, CO $127,624

Mancos, CO $127,300

Marvel, CO $126,594

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $126,641

Pleasant View, CO $127,033

Rico, CO $127,637

Towaoc, CO $126,772

Yellow Jacket, CO $127,472

Montrose, CO $128,114

Austin, CO $128,281

Bedrock, CO $127,311

Cedaredge, CO $128,411

Cory, CO $128,250

Crawford, CO $127,886

Delta, CO $128,112

Eckert, CO $128,313

Hotchkiss, CO $128,233

Lazear, CO $128,137

Naturita, CO $127,569

Norwood, CO $127,619

Nucla, CO $127,765

Olathe, CO $127,971

Ophir, CO $127,757

Ouray, CO $127,737

Paonia, CO $128,822

Paradox, CO $127,381

Placerville, CO $127,639

Redvale, CO $127,679

Ridgway, CO $127,719

Silverton, CO $127,504

Somerset, CO $129,212

Telluride, CO $127,781

Grand Junction, CO $128,903

Platteville, CO $128,872

Roggen, CO $127,542

Weldona, CO $126,558

Wiggins, CO $127,235

Fort Morgan, CO $126,609

Log Lane Village, CO $127,024

Akron, CO $125,692

Amherst, CO $125,289

Atwood, CO $126,132

Brush, CO $126,123

Crook, CO $125,774

Eckley, CO $125,377

Fleming, CO $126,014

Grover, CO $125,914

Haxtun, CO $125,989

Hereford, CO $125,111

Hillrose, CO $126,247

Holyoke, CO $125,607

Idalia, CO $124,978

Iliff, CO $126,104

Julesburg, CO $125,596

Lindon, CO $125,153

Merino, CO $126,242

New Raymer, CO $126,214

Otis, CO $125,804

Ovid, CO $125,639

Padroni, CO $125,784

Paoli, CO $125,990

Peetz, CO $125,749

Sedgwick, CO $125,685

Snyder, CO $126,147

Sterling, CO $126,348

Stoneham, CO $126,220

Vernon, CO $125,097

Woodrow, CO $125,414

Wray, CO $125,346

Yuma, CO $125,766

Anton, CO $125,185

Arapahoe, CO $124,198

Arriba, CO $124,649

Bethune, CO $124,833

Burlington, CO $124,716

Calhan, CO $126,690

Cascade, CO $127,732

Cheyenne Wells, CO $124,379

Cope, CO $125,126

Cripple Creek, CO $127,491

Divide, CO $127,559

Flagler, CO $124,777

Florissant, CO $127,455

Fountain, CO $126,678

Genoa, CO $124,733

Green Mountain Falls, CO $127,700

Guffey, CO $127,318

Hugo, CO $123,969

Joes, CO $125,250

Karval, CO $123,250

Kirk, CO $125,146

Kit Carson, CO $124,224

Limon, CO $125,486

Lake George, CO $127,647

Manitou Springs, CO $127,732

Matheson, CO $125,393

Peyton, CO $127,287

Ramah, CO $124,583

Rush, CO $124,880

Seibert, CO $124,724

Simla, CO $125,964

Stratton, CO $124,848

U S A F Academy, CO $127,724

Victor, CO $127,433

Vona, CO $124,797

Wild Horse, CO $123,984

Woodland Park, CO $127,627

Yoder, CO $125,361

Colorado Springs, CO $127,733

Clifton, CO $128,822

Fruita, CO $128,502

Gateway, CO $127,597

Glade Park, CO $128,039

Loma, CO $128,548

Mack, CO $128,206

Palisade, CO $128,589

Whitewater, CO $128,030

Glenwood Springs, CO $130,145

Dinosaur, CO $127,995

Aspen, CO $132,583

Snowmass Village, CO $132,578

Avon, CO $131,388

Basalt, CO $132,161

Carbondale, CO $131,669

Collbran, CO $128,462

Craig, CO $129,405

De Beque, CO $128,447

Eagle, CO $130,850

Edwards, CO $131,131

Parachute, CO $129,116

Battlement Mesa, CO $128,997

Gypsum, CO $130,199

Hamilton, CO $129,957

Hayden, CO $129,590

Maybell, CO $128,155

Meeker, CO $129,969

Meredith, CO $131,727

Mesa, CO $128,400

Minturn, CO $130,987

Molina, CO $128,323

New Castle, CO $129,696

Rangely, CO $128,516

Red Cliff, CO $130,971

Rifle, CO $129,375

Silt, CO $129,322

Slater, CO $128,790

Snowmass, CO $132,312

Wolcott, CO $130,928

Woody Creek, CO $132,574

Vail, CO $131,549

Pueblo, CO $123,855

Colorado City, CO $124,702

Aguilar, CO $125,246

Arlington, CO $123,041

Avondale, CO $124,187

Beulah, CO $124,710

Boncarbo, CO $125,308

Boone, CO $124,588

Branson, CO $124,283

Campo, CO $123,822

Cheraw, CO $124,060

Crowley, CO $124,325

Eads, CO $124,148

Fort Lyon, CO $124,011

Fowler, CO $124,367

Gardner, CO $125,584

Granada, CO $124,427

Hartman, CO $124,665

Hasty, CO $124,284

Haswell, CO $123,549

Hoehne, CO $125,105

Holly, CO $124,272

Kim, CO $124,155

La Junta, CO $124,235

Lamar, CO $124,614

Las Animas, CO $124,166

La Veta, CO $125,803

Mc Clave, CO $124,303

Manzanola, CO $124,139

Model, CO $124,329

Olney Springs, CO $123,927

Ordway, CO $123,310

Pritchett, CO $124,161

Rocky Ford, CO $123,960

Rye, CO $124,893

Sheridan Lake, CO $124,197

Springfield, CO $124,416

Sugar City, CO $122,980

Swink, CO $124,111

Trinchera, CO $124,569

Trinidad, CO $125,109

Two Buttes, CO $124,409

Vilas, CO $124,390

Walsenburg, CO $125,140

Walsh, CO $124,260

Weston, CO $125,544

Wiley, CO $124,189

Alamosa, CO $126,759

Antonito, CO $126,678

Arboles, CO $126,934

Arvada, CO $130,575

Aurora, CO $130,486

Bayfield, CO $127,291

Broomfield, CO $131,149

Commerce City, CO $130,268

Dupont, CO $130,518

Eldorado Springs, CO $133,625

Lafayette, CO $132,440

Louisville, CO $132,604

Westminster, CO $130,515

Wheat Ridge, CO $130,509

Agate, CO $125,885

Bennett, CO $129,157

Byers, CO $127,615

Castle Rock, CO $128,181

Deer Trail, CO $126,773

Elbert, CO $127,371

Elizabeth, CO $128,444

Englewood, CO $130,486

Franktown, CO $128,096

Kiowa, CO $127,520

Larkspur, CO $127,765

Littleton, CO $130,356

Lone Tree, CO $130,012

Louviers, CO $129,832

Monument, CO $127,639

Palmer Lake, CO $127,652

Parker, CO $129,536

Sedalia, CO $128,246

Strasburg, CO $128,746

Watkins, CO $129,713

Denver, CO $130,472

Thornton, CO $130,574

Boulder, CO $134,270

Golden, CO $130,498

Alma, CO $129,764

Bailey, CO $129,469

Black Hawk, CO $131,802

Bond, CO $130,916

Breckenridge, CO $130,042

Buffalo Creek, CO $129,022

Burns, CO $130,075

Central City, CO $131,062

Clark, CO $128,842

Climax, CO $130,191

Coalmont, CO $128,620

Como, CO $128,181

Conifer, CO $129,806

Cowdrey, CO $128,100

Dillon, CO $129,963

Dumont, CO $130,594

Evergreen, CO $130,272

Empire, CO $129,998

Fairplay, CO $128,300

Fraser, CO $130,145

Frisco, CO $130,766

Georgetown, CO $129,901

Granby, CO $129,798

Grand Lake, CO $129,727

Grant, CO $128,804

Hartsel, CO $127,616

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $129,624

Idaho Springs, CO $130,373

Idledale, CO $130,364

Indian Hills, CO $130,297

Jamestown, CO $134,054

Jefferson, CO $128,534

Kittredge, CO $130,310

Kremmling, CO $129,612

Leadville, CO $130,033

Mc Coy, CO $130,054

Morrison, CO $130,269

Nederland, CO $132,834

Oak Creek, CO $129,823

Parshall, CO $130,381

Phippsburg, CO $129,951

Pine, CO $129,178

Pinecliffe, CO $133,458

Rand, CO $128,629

Rollinsville, CO $132,215

Shawnee, CO $129,147

Silver Plume, CO $129,350

Steamboat Springs, CO $129,581

Tabernash, CO $130,448

Toponas, CO $129,902

Walden, CO $128,437

Ward, CO $132,485

Winter Park, CO $130,616

Yampa, CO $130,079

Silverthorne, CO $130,655

Longmont, CO $131,950

Allenspark, CO $131,351

Estes Park, CO $129,379

Bellvue, CO $127,723

Berthoud, CO $129,288

Dacono, CO $130,795

Drake, CO $127,769

Erie, CO $131,381

Firestone, CO $130,470

Fort Collins, CO $126,811

Frederick, CO $130,475

Blanca, CO $126,310

Capulin, CO $126,959

Center, CO $126,855

Chama, CO $125,877

Chimney Rock, CO $126,988

Chromo, CO $126,136

Conejos, CO $126,600

Creede, CO $127,264

Crestone, CO $126,369

Del Norte, CO $126,988

Fort Garland, CO $126,026

San Luis, CO $125,514

Homelake, CO $126,869

Hooper, CO $126,448

Ignacio, CO $126,744

Jaroso, CO $125,790

La Jara, CO $126,804

Manassa, CO $126,676

Moffat, CO $126,535

Monte Vista, CO $126,945

Mosca, CO $126,288

Pagosa Springs, CO $126,978

Romeo, CO $127,048

Saguache, CO $126,971

Sanford, CO $126,337

San Pablo, CO $125,688

South Fork, CO $127,115

Villa Grove, CO $126,705

Salida, CO $127,203

Almont, CO $130,478

Buena Vista, CO $130,278

Canon City, CO $126,636

Cimarron, CO $127,491

Coal Creek, CO $125,885

Coaldale, CO $126,892

Cotopaxi, CO $126,536

Crested Butte, CO $131,164

Florence, CO $125,687

Monarch, CO $127,469

Granite, CO $129,382

Gunnison, CO $127,590

Hillside, CO $126,489

Howard, CO $127,121

Lake City, CO $127,483

Nathrop, CO $127,586

Control Systems Engineering Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Control Systems Engineering roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 10% above the average. In contrast, Control Systems Engineering positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Control Systems Engineering as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Control Systems Engineering

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$143,631	$69.0	10%
Biotechnology	$143,631	$69.0	10%
Chemicals	$143,631	$69.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$143,631	$69.0	10%
Healthcare	$143,631	$69.0	10%

Control Systems Engineering Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Control Systems Engineering'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.

$121,614

Average $130,574/year

$141,676

$10,134

Average $10,881/month

$11,806

$2,339

Average $2,511/week

$2,725

$58

Average $63/hour

$68

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$141,676	$11,806	$2,725	$68
Average	$130,574	$10,881	$2,511	$63
25th Percentile	$121,614	$10,134	$2,339	$58

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