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The average salary for a Controls Engineer in Kansas City, Missouri is $65,419.
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$52k
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$87k
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Job Description for Controls Engineer
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
Avg. Salary
Popularity
Controls
$65,634
14 responses
14 responses
Engineering Design
$67,000
12 responses
10 responses
5 responses
Skills in Controls, Engineering Design and Distributed Control Systems (DCS) are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Human-Machine Interface (HMI) and Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC) / Automation.
Pay by Experience Level for Controls Engineer
An early career Controls Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of $63,544 based on 10 salaries. A mid-career Controls Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of $75,000 based on 12 salaries.
Pay Difference by Location
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Employees with Controls Engineer in their job title in Houston, Texas earn an average of 44.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Detroit, Michigan (26.8% more) and Minneapolis, Minnesota (25.9% more).
Years of Experience
This data is based on 22 survey responses.
Early Career
45.5%
Mid Career
54.5%
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