Late-Career Controls Engineer with Controls Skills Salary

The average salary for a Late-Career Controls Engineer with Controls skills is $95,637.

10%

$73k

MEDIAN

$96k

90%

$124k

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Salary

$73k - $124k

Bonus

$959 - $19k

Profit Sharing

$1k - $10k

Total Pay

$71k - $132k

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Job Description for Controls Engineer

Controls engineers work with rapidly evolving technologies and control systems; they can be involved in a wide number of projects from space flight to power grids. Responsibilities for this job can include developing and executing regular engineering processes, documenting work performed, working with program design and testing, and troubleshooting. Controls engineers must be able to understand and use policies and procedures that are related to the field. In many positions, the controls engin…Read more

Controls Engineer Tasks

Plan and perform work requiring electronic and mechanical theories and principles, and writing specifications.
Manage the design and installation of electrical equipment including electrical power distribution systems, PLC's, instrumentation, variable speed AC and DC drives.
Design calculations and prepare equipment or material specifications for electrical and electronic based systems.
Work with the maintenance planner to schedule electrical projects.
Develop clear and concise operator instruction manuals.

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Popular Skills for Controls Engineer

Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Automation

$93,345

318 responses

Human-Machine Interface (HMI)

$93,692

217 responses

Engineering Design

$93,195

130 responses

Electronic Troubleshooting

$88,140

90 responses

Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical

$87,181

84 responses

Skills that pay less than market rate include Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical, Electronic Troubleshooting, Engineering Design, Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Automation.

Pay by Experience Level for Controls Engineer

An entry-level Controls Engineer with less than 1 year experience can expect to earn an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $64,644 based on 151 salaries. An early career Controls Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $70,762 based on 903 salaries. A mid-career Controls Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $82,646 based on 496 salaries. An experienced Controls Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $88,508 based on 344 salaries.

Pay Difference by Location

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Houston, Texas

▲29%

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

▲8%

Detroit, Michigan

▲4%

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

▲4%

Cleveland, Ohio

▼9%

New Albany, Mississippi

▼14%

Employees with Controls Engineer in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 28.9% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (8.2% more) and Detroit, Michigan (4.0% more). The lowest salaries can be found in New Albany, Mississippi (13.7% less) and Cleveland, Ohio (9.0% less).