Salary guide / Instrumentation & Controls

Instrumentation & Controls salaries

Instrumentation & Controls pay in the United States from official BLS OEWS figures, until ElectricalRoles.com has enough job ads with pay to publish its own.

Median salary · United States

$80,900

10th percentile

$51,300

25th percentile

$63,800

Median (50th)

$80,900

75th percentile

$101,100

90th percentile

$119,800

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians, code 17-3023). Moved to 2026 Q2 with the BLS Employment Cost Index, wages and salaries, private industry construction. Figures are annual, in USD. We switch to live job-ad figures once we have five or more instrumentation & controls ads with pay.

By state

	25th	Median	75th	Source
Alabama	$56,800	$77,100	$95,100	Official
Alaska	$86,500	$96,000	$110,400	Official
Arizona	$68,500	$80,700	$98,000	Official
Arkansas	$58,500	$72,400	$89,600	Official
California	$76,100	$89,100	$116,100	Official
Colorado	$65,800	$80,200	$95,800	Official
Connecticut	$67,000	$84,300	$105,200	Official
Delaware	$63,800	$69,700	$86,700	Official
District of Columbia	$87,600	$101,100	$109,600	Official
Florida	$61,900	$75,800	$87,100	Official
Georgia	$64,000	$80,800	$91,700	Official
Hawaii	$89,500	$99,600	$113,800	Official
Idaho	$59,900	$79,900	$90,000	Official
Illinois	$68,900	$88,500	$105,000	Official
Indiana	$60,400	$73,000	$89,500	Official
Iowa	$60,100	$77,500	$88,500	Official
Kansas	$60,700	$72,800	$84,900	Official
Kentucky	$50,500	$66,400	$84,800	Official
Louisiana	$65,800	$85,900	$105,200	Official
Maine	$78,200	$86,400	$103,900	Official
Maryland	$74,800	$99,200	$120,700	Official
Massachusetts	$64,100	$80,400	$100,000	Official
Michigan	$60,600	$77,400	$86,700	Official
Minnesota	$66,900	$81,000	$93,700	Official
Mississippi	$67,500	$84,000	$98,700	Official
Missouri	$59,400	$74,700	$90,700	Official
Montana	$61,500	$84,900	$112,800	Official
Nebraska	$62,000	$67,800	$82,900	Official
Nevada	$77,400	$91,300	$105,200	Official
New Hampshire	$63,200	$77,200	$87,600	Official
New Jersey	$75,100	$88,500	$107,100	Official
New Mexico	$78,100	$99,500	$115,800	Official
New York	$62,200	$79,800	$94,000	Official
North Carolina	$63,800	$78,700	$96,300	Official
North Dakota	$71,400	$83,800	$92,100	Official
Ohio	$59,100	$65,500	$80,000	Official
Oklahoma	$64,900	$83,700	$101,700	Official
Oregon	$64,200	$80,700	$96,800	Official
Pennsylvania	$61,500	$78,700	$96,300	Official
Rhode Island	$82,500	$102,100	$110,600	Official
South Carolina	$62,500	$76,000	$92,500	Official
South Dakota	$51,300	$60,400	$76,000	Official
Tennessee	$51,700	$66,000	$83,000	Official
Texas	$54,200	$76,700	$91,800	Official
Utah	$62,100	$75,200	$94,000	Official
Vermont	$66,000	$77,400	$88,100	Official
Virginia	$66,500	$82,300	$106,500	Official
Washington	$76,500	$97,200	$108,600	Official
West Virginia	$75,900	$88,400	$101,100	Official
Wisconsin	$60,600	$74,400	$88,300	Official
Wyoming	$84,200	$103,400	$111,900	Official

Ranges are indicative US figures for 2024-2025 and vary by industry, region, platform expertise and overtime. Oil & gas, semiconductors and LNG projects, and high cost-of-living metros, sit at the upper end; field roles often add significant overtime and per diem.