Controls Engineer, H-1B salary
What 1,771 H-1B filings report for “Controls Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Controls Engineer?
$84k median H-1B base salary for a Controls Engineer, typically $64k to $115k, across 1,771 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $105k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California176$105k+$21k
- 2Massachusetts42$97k+$13k
- 3Nevada25$95k+$11k
- 4New Jersey47$93k+$9k
- 5Texas158$88k+$4k
- 6Arizona27$87k+$3k
- 7Maryland21$85k+$1k
- 8New York44$84ksame
- 9Michigan463$82k−$2k
- 10Illinois136$82k−$2k
- 11South Carolina71$81k−$3k
- 12North Carolina42$81k−$3k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $84kfor the same title. States with at least 20 filings, so a median is not built on a handful of rows.
Which companies sponsor H-1B for a Controls Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Controls Engineer roles are L&T Technology Services, Fives, Tesla, Cummins, and LHP, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Controls Engineer filing history, pay, and open roles.
Top employers for this title
Most H-1B filings · with each employer’s median for the role
- 1L&T Technology Services71 filings$75k
- 2Fives45 filings$86k
- 3Tesla43 filings$100k
- 4Cummins36 filings$75k
- 5LHP32 filings$67k
- 6Quality Design Services29 filings$72k
- 7Dematic26 filings$89k
- 8Atronix Acquisition17 filings$66k
- 9Daikin Comfort Technologies Manufacturing15 filings$81k
- 10Amt Services15 filings$77k
- 11Intralox14 filings$80k
- 12AME13 filings$95k
- 13JR Automation Technologies13 filings$83k
- 14thyssenkrupp13 filings$78k
- 15FEV13 filings$94k
- 16Wunderlich-Malec Engineering13 filings$72k
- 17Future Foam12 filings$63k
- 18Harvey Nash12 filings$103k
- 19DVS Technosoft12 filings$92k
- 20Data Acquisition & Control Systems Inc. (DACS)12 filings$94k
- 21Faurecia12 filings$100k
- 22Adaptive Resources12 filings$76k
- 23Fortna11 filings$96k
- 24Zimeno11 filings$126k
- 25Gotion10 filings$109k
- 26Patti Engineering10 filings$72k
- 27Challenge Manufacturing Holdings9 filings$95k
- 28Premiere Automation9 filings$79k
- 29Barry-Wehmiller Companies9 filings$100k
- 30Magna9 filings$100k
- 31Enerflex9 filings$92k
- 32General Motors9 filings$113k
- 33Adient8 filings$75k
- 34Altair Engineering8 filings$84k
- 35Ford8 filings$89k
- 36Rws Design & Controls8 filings$61k
- 374D Systems8 filings$98k
- 38Valknut8 filings$77k
- 39The Paslin Company8 filings$75k
- 40Diverse Automation7 filings$62k
- 41Esys7 filings$62k
- 42Integrity Controls Services7 filings$92k
- 43S3staffingusa7 filings$86k
- 44Automated Production Systems7 filings$88k
- 45DigiTek7 filings$88k
- 46ClearMotion7 filings$81k
- 47Corning7 filings$101k
- 48Zeeco7 filings$107k
- 49Astec7 filings$84k
- 50Belcan7 filings$69k
Related titles in this family
6,109 filings carry “Controls Engineer” in the title, across 899 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Controls Engineer319 filings$114k
- 2Project Controls Engineer254 filings$90k
- 3Electrical Controls Engineer185 filings$84k
- 4Manufacturing Controls Engineer151 filings$119k
- 5Embedded Controls Engineer140 filings$72k
- 6Sr. Controls Engineer119 filings$120k
- 7Controls Engineer II100 filings$95k
- 8Automation Controls Engineer99 filings$100k
- 9Electronic Controls - Engineer80 filings$67k
- 10Powertrain Controls Engineer75 filings$84k
- 11Senior Embedded Controls Engineer73 filings$92k
- 12Sr Manufacturing Controls Engineer71 filings$146k
Figures are for the exact title “Controls Engineer”; for a rare title we widen to the closest related titles (flagged above when that happens). To benchmark a specific offer by employer and state, use Salary Check.