Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Controls Software Engineer
Occupation profile for Controls Software Engineer covers 14 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $148,500.
- FY2026 certified median
- $148,500
- Total filings
- 14
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $128,250–$148,500
- Top employer
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 3 | $133,236 | $113,023 | $138,618 |
| FY2025 | 8 | $105,006 | $100,000 | $107,530 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 3 | $148,500 | $128,250 | $148,500 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory4 filings
- Fives Intralogistics Corp.3 filings
- Phoenix Cars LLC2 filings
- Carnegie Institution of Washington d/b/a Carnegie Institution for Science1 filings
- Eastern Heating and Cooling, Inc.1 filings
- Mission Design & Automation LLC1 filings
- Our Next Energy, Inc.1 filings
- Wipro Pari Inc.1 filings
Top cities
- Berkeley4 filings
- Louisville3 filings
- Anaheim1 filings
- Pasadena1 filings
- Auburn Hills1 filings
- Holland1 filings
- Novi1 filings
- Albany1 filings
- Greenville1 filings
Filings by employer and title
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1252 | $137,093 | $165,131 | $193,149 | $221,187 |
| 2026-27 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 31140 | 17-2112 | $68,037 | $83,013 | $98,010 | $112,986 |
| 2026-27 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NYArea 10580 | 17-2071 | $76,648 | $95,909 | $115,170 | $134,430 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 15-1252 | $89,877 | $108,950 | $128,003 | $147,077 |
| 2026-27 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 19820 | 17-2199 | $83,512 | $102,690 | $121,888 | $141,066 |
| 2026-27 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MIArea 24340 | 15-1252 | $76,086 | $94,806 | $113,526 | $132,246 |
| 2026-27 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SCArea 24860 | 17-2072 | $81,245 | $93,870 | $106,496 | $119,122 |
| 2026-27 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAArea 31080 | 15-1252 | $106,787 | $134,202 | $161,637 | $189,051 |
| 2026-27 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-INArea 31140 | 17-2199 | $59,987 | $82,597 | $105,186 | $127,795 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 15-1221 | $100,422 | $137,779 | $175,136 | $212,493 |