Senior Controls Engineer, H-1B salary
What 319 H-1B filings report for “Senior Controls Engineer” (LCA, FY2017–2026): pay percentiles, the states paying most, and who files.
What is the H-1B salary for a Senior Controls Engineer?
$114k median H-1B base salary for a Senior Controls Engineer, typically $85k to $148k, across 319 H-1B LCA filings with the U.S. Department of Labor (FY2017 to FY2026). Highest in California at $130k median.
Median pay & filings over time · H-1B · FY2017–2026*
Top-paying states
Median for this title · ≥20 filings
- 1California86$130k+$16k
- 2Michigan74$103k−$11k
Where the pay sits state by state, against the national $114kfor 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 Senior Controls Engineer?
The employers that file the most H-1B labor condition applications for Senior Controls Engineer roles are Tesla, JR Automation Technologies, and General Motors, based on their U.S. Department of Labor (LCA) filings. Open any for its full Senior 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
- 1Tesla37 filings$122k
- 2JR Automation Technologies10 filings$100k
- 3General Motors8 filings$130k
- 4American Axle6 filings$107k
- 5Clayco6 filings$89k
- 6Rivian6 filings$135k
- 7BEUMER5 filings$108k
- 8LHP5 filings$86k
- 9Wunderlich-Malec Engineering5 filings$106k
- 10Biogas Engineering5 filings$147k
- 11BorgWarner5 filings$103k
- 12FEV5 filings$100k
- 13First Quality5 filings$98k
- 14Cue Health4 filings$180k
- 15Drive System Design4 filings$125k
- 16Next Level HVAC Energy Management Services4 filings$102k
- 17ABB4 filings$111k
- 18Persimmon Technologies4 filings$140k
- 19Eaton4 filings$84k
- 20Fives4 filings$87k
- 21Fortna4 filings$126k
- 22Adient3 filings$86k
- 23Albanese Solutions3 filings$148k
- 24AppHarvest Operations3 filings$120k
- 25Clarios3 filings$99k
- 26Hitachi Energy3 filings$126k
- 27Hilmar Cheese Company3 filings$109k
- 28Kasa Companies3 filings$84k
- 29Pentangle Tech Services3 filings$102k
- 30ASML3 filings$129k
- 31Automated Building Management Systems3 filings$85k
- 32Balance Technology3 filings$97k
- 33Whirlpool3 filings$119k
- 34Cummins3 filings$70k
- 35Magna3 filings$110k
- 36Alcon2 filings$99k
- 37Altaeros Energies2 filings$121k
- 38ClearMotion2 filings$113k
- 39Dominion Technologies Group Inc.2 filings$80k
- 40DoorDash2 filings$201k
- 41Hoffman Building Technologies2 filings$110k
- 42Hyphen Technologies2 filings$173k
- 43Industrial Automation Group2 filings$125k
- 44Intertape Polymer2 filings$113k
- 45Johnson & Johnson2 filings$105k
- 46Leprino Foods2 filings$113k
- 47Modine Manufacturing Company2 filings$94k
- 48Revision Consulting, LLC2 filings$72k
- 49Rws Design & Controls2 filings$114k
- 50Rhoda AI2 filings$250k
Related titles in this family
363 filings carry “Senior Controls Engineer” in the title, across 28 variants. Pay differs by variant, so each is listed with its own median.
- 1Senior Controls Engineer I5 filings$102k
- 2Senior Controls Engineer, Automation & Controls4 filings$116k
- 3Lead Senior Controls Engineer3 filings$125k
- 4Senior Controls Engineer II3 filings$145k
- 5Senior Controls Engineer (Model Based)3 filings$93k
- 6Senior Controls Engineer Software3 filings$115k
- 7Engineer IV, Senior Controls Engineer2 filings$144k
- 8Senior Controls Engineer (Scada)2 filings$136k
- 9Onsite Senior Controls Engineer (Project Manager)1 filings$115k
- 10Senior Controls Engineer 20521.4861 filings$118k
- 11Senior Controls Engineer, Automation1 filings$138k
- 12Senior Controls Engineer, Body Controls1 filings$195k
Figures are for the exact title “Senior 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.