Hourly Wage for Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salary in the United States

How much does a Job Control Language Setup Specialist make hourly?

As of May 01, 2026, the average hourly rate for a Job Control Language Setup Specialist in the United States is $35, which translates to an annual salary of about $72,330.

However, the hourly wage can vary significantly based on several factors. Here’s a detailed look at the typical pay range per hour:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $41 per hour
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $31 to $38 per hour
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $28 per hour

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Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,872	$6,573	$1,517	$38
Average	$72,330	$6,028	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$65,160	$5,430	$1,253	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salaries

A Job Control Language Setup Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Job Control Language Setup Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,976
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,190
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,046
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $72,330
Expert (over 8 years): $74,478

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Job Control Language Setup Specialist	$69,976
Intermediate Level Job Control Language Setup Specialist	$70,190
Senior Level Job Control Language Setup Specialist	$71,046
Specialist Level Job Control Language Setup Specialist	$72,330
Expert Level Job Control Language Setup Specialist	$74,478

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How Do Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Job Control Language Setup Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $80,084.
California: $79,780.
Massachusetts: $78,717.

District of Columbia $80,084 California $79,780 Massachusetts $78,717 Washington $78,427 New Jersey $78,398 Alaska $78,297 Connecticut $77,299 New York $76,894

Hawaii $75,599 Rhode Island $74,992 Maryland $74,579 Minnesota $74,015 Colorado $73,798 Illinois $73,726 Oregon $73,451 Delaware $73,249

New Hampshire $73,121 Virginia $72,836 Pennsylvania $72,005 Nevada $71,585 North Dakota $71,448 Michigan $71,231 Wisconsin $71,151 Vermont $70,992

Texas $70,551 Maine $70,522 Arizona $70,478 Ohio $70,428 Georgia $69,762 Indiana $69,430 Wyoming $69,364 Utah $69,263

Iowa $69,220 Kansas $68,873 Louisiana $68,771 North Carolina $68,735 Missouri $68,721 Florida $68,439 Montana $68,287 Nebraska $68,142

Kentucky $68,063 South Carolina $67,773 Tennessee $67,592 Idaho $67,520 New Mexico $66,992 Oklahoma $66,876 Alabama $66,450 South Dakota $65,734

Arkansas $65,343 West Virginia $65,133 Mississippi $64,504

Top Paying Cities for Job Control Language Setup Specialists

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $91,230
San Francisco: $90,231
Oakland: $88,329

San Jose, CA $91,230

San Francisco, CA $90,231

Oakland, CA $88,329

New York, NY $83,280

Paramus, NJ $82,267

Queens Village, NY $82,264

Passaic, NJ $82,195

Bergenfield, NJ $82,189

Stamford, CT $82,029

Huntington, NY $82,000

Newark, NJ $81,465

Bridgeport, CT $81,313

Vallejo, CA $81,169

New Brunswick, NJ $81,140

Petaluma, CA $81,096

Middlesex, NJ $80,959

Somerset, NJ $80,908

Santa Cruz, CA $80,814

Boston, MA $80,373

Monterey, CA $80,119

Seattle, WA $79,954

Santa Rosa, CA $79,939

Los Angeles, CA $79,917

Juneau, AK $79,729

Washington, DC $79,650

Orange, CA $79,392

Santa Ana, CA $79,201

Long Beach, CA $79,129

Anaheim, CA $79,115

Anchorage, AK $79,078

Santa Maria, CA $78,861

Everett, WA $78,847

Danbury, CT $78,592

Bremerton, WA $78,493

Tacoma, WA $78,232

New Suffolk, NY $78,231

Sacramento, CA $78,210

Santa Barbara, CA $78,131

Trenton, NJ $78,051

San Diego, CA $78,051

Brockton, MA $77,972

Fairbanks, AK $77,795

Lompoc, CA $77,610

Lowell, MA $77,552

Ventura, CA $77,538

Nashua, NH $77,523

Stockton, CA $77,516

Modesto, CA $76,988

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,829

Olympia, WA $76,691

Kennewick, WA $76,691

New Haven, CT $76,663

Lawrence, MA $76,402

Hartford, CT $76,330

Riverside, CA $76,315

New Bedford, MA $76,243

Richland, WA $76,243

Bakersfield, CA $76,142

San Bernardino, CA $76,113

New Britain, CT $76,106

Atlantic City, NJ $76,106

New London, CT $76,077

Norwich, CT $76,055

Portsmouth, NH $76,041

Boulder, CO $75,887

Portland, OR $75,787

Worcester, MA $75,780

Minneapolis, MN $75,556

Philadelphia, PA $75,455

Honolulu, HI $75,216

Saint Paul, MN $75,181

Vineland, NJ $75,165

Providence, RI $74,956

Chicago, IL $74,746

Bellingham, WA $74,659

Springfield, MA $74,601

Baltimore, MD $74,579

Chico, CA $74,399

Pittsfield, MA $74,203

Manchester, NH $74,066

Spokane, WA $73,748

Denver, CO $73,740

Albany, NY $73,400

Troy, NY $73,372

Nassau, NY $73,294

Schenectady, NY $73,220

Wilmington, DE $73,162

Burlington, VT $73,061

Salem, OR $73,032

Portland, ME $72,807

Yakima, WA $72,735

Rochester, MN $72,511

Reno, NV $72,475

Fresno, CA $72,475

Milwaukee, WI $72,410

Detroit, MI $72,337

Ann Arbor, MI $72,325

Allentown, PA $72,316

Colorado Springs, CO $72,193

Syracuse, NY $72,156

Carson City, NV $72,156

Houston, TX $72,055

Eugene, OR $72,019

Gary, IN $71,932

Springfield, OR $71,874

Bismarck, ND $71,860

Galveston, TX $71,809

Medford, OR $71,701

Fort Collins, CO $71,672

Concord, NH $71,636

Austin, TX $71,614

Mesa, AZ $71,462

Reading, PA $71,455

Phoenix, AZ $71,448

Dallas, TX $71,426

Saint Cloud, MN $71,356

Madison, WI $71,260

Utica, NY $71,064

Rochester, NY $70,948

Des Moines, IA $70,941

Raleigh, NC $70,934

Atlanta, GA $70,826

Battle Creek, MI $70,804

Salt Lake City, UT $70,782

Lancaster, PA $70,674

Harrisburg, PA $70,572

Kansas City, MO $70,500

Champaign, IL $70,486

Kansas City, KS $70,486

Fort Worth, TX $70,478

Columbus, OH $70,466

Boca Raton, FL $70,449

Pittsburgh, PA $70,420

Richmond, VA $70,392

Indianapolis, IN $70,377

Cleveland, OH $70,370

Las Vegas, NV $70,283

Cincinnati, OH $70,283

Petersburg, VA $70,175

Huntsville, AL $70,066

Lansing, MI $70,018

Lebanon, PA $70,008

Pueblo, CO $70,001

Appleton, WI $69,979

Buffalo, NY $69,950

Dayton, OH $69,929

Racine, WI $69,914

Charlotte, NC $69,907

Saint Louis, MO $69,885

York, PA $69,842

Elkhart, IN $69,842

Gastonia, NC $69,828

Billings, MT $69,811

Beaumont, TX $69,791

Lorain, OH $69,777

Benton Harbor, MI $69,762

Toledo, OH $69,748

Binghamton, NY $69,712

Rock Hill, SC $69,704

Rockford, IL $69,668

Springfield, IL $69,639

Elyria, OH $69,632

Fargo, ND $69,632

Flagstaff, AZ $69,581

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,538

Duluth, MN $69,495

Miami, FL $69,495

Cheyenne, WY $69,444

Grand Forks, ND $69,444

Bangor, ME $69,285

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,205

Durham, NC $69,175

Louisville, KY $69,169

Grand Rapids, MI $69,155

Hialeah, FL $69,147

Casper, WY $69,046

Scranton, PA $68,959

New Orleans, LA $68,938

Virginia Beach, VA $68,930

Akron, OH $68,894

Peoria, IL $68,800

Sarasota, FL $68,786

Nashville, TN $68,735

Omaha, NE $68,735

Green Bay, WI $68,735

Baton Rouge, LA $68,699

Charleston, SC $68,685

Jamestown, NY $68,648

Davenport, IA $68,648

Tucson, AZ $68,612

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,569

Tampa, FL $68,554

Evansville, IN $68,511

Port Arthur, TX $68,511

Bradenton, FL $68,482

Santa Fe, NM $68,352

Orlando, FL $68,222

Clearwater, FL $68,200

Canton, OH $68,048

La Crosse, WI $68,048

Albuquerque, NM $68,005

Newport News, VA $67,997

High Point, NC $67,976

Ogden, UT $67,947

Corpus Christi, TX $67,889

Norfolk, VA $67,846

Laramie, WY $67,846

Rock Island, IL $67,802

Saginaw, MI $67,788

Jacksonville, FL $67,780

Salisbury, NC $67,766

Boise, ID $67,752

Moline, IL $67,715

Fort Myers, FL $67,694

Memphis, TN $67,679

Tulsa, OK $67,643

Waterloo, IA $67,600

Spartanburg, SC $67,527

Lincoln, NE $67,491

Fort Wayne, IN $67,477

Provo, UT $67,469

Cedar Falls, IA $67,383

San Antonio, TX $67,354

Greensboro, NC $67,325

South Bend, IN $67,318

Savannah, GA $67,238

Muskegon, MI $67,209

Birmingham, AL $67,202

Winston Salem, NC $67,166

Lake Charles, LA $66,992

Anderson, IN $66,978

Lexington, KY $66,956

Augusta, GA $66,934

Greenville, SC $66,934

Lima, OH $66,876

Wichita, KS $66,869

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,869

Columbia, SC $66,804

Springfield, OH $66,790

Asheville, NC $66,674

Bloomington, IN $66,623

Knoxville, TN $66,363

Shreveport, LA $66,356

Wilmington, NC $66,262

Roanoke, VA $66,262

Topeka, KS $66,131

Frankfort, KY $66,123

Oklahoma City, OK $66,073

Chillicothe, OH $66,045

Longview, TX $66,037

Melbourne, FL $66,030

Sioux Falls, SD $65,914

Mobile, AL $65,907

Terre Haute, IN $65,878

Altoona, PA $65,835

Amarillo, TX $65,784

Killeen, TX $65,762

Fayetteville, AR $65,705

Chattanooga, TN $65,683

Sioux City, IA $65,618

Idaho Falls, ID $65,603

Lynchburg, VA $65,545

Gainesville, FL $65,451

Portsmouth, OH $65,415

Little Rock, AR $65,401

Lafayette, LA $65,372

Youngstown, OH $65,372

Daytona Beach, FL $65,328

Clarksville, TN $65,321

Pensacola, FL $65,314

Temple, TX $65,309

Hopkinsville, KY $65,097

Erie, PA $65,083

Florence, SC $65,054

Charleston, WV $64,938

Great Falls, MT $64,902

Macon, GA $64,800

Tallahassee, FL $64,793

Fayetteville, NC $64,779

Waco, TX $64,764

Helena, MT $64,714

Pine Bluff, AR $64,686

Vincennes, IN $64,598

Lubbock, TX $64,569

Alamogordo, NM $64,526

Twin Falls, ID $64,460

Rapid City, SD $64,439

Jackson, MS $64,309

Huntington, WV $64,304

Greenville, MS $64,301

Parkersburg, WV $64,228

Montgomery, AL $64,215

Wichita Falls, TX $64,142

Springfield, MO $64,142

Biloxi, MS $64,106

Monroe, LA $64,034

Johnstown, PA $63,983

Sumter, SC $63,954

Columbus, GA $63,947

Pascagoula, MS $63,810

Abilene, TX $63,810

Kingsport, TN $63,621

Albany, GA $63,621

Gulfport, MS $63,600

Alexandria, LA $63,361

Fort Smith, AR $63,180

El Paso, TX $62,985

Las Cruces, NM $62,659

Harlingen, TX $62,476

Pocatello, ID $62,464

Florence, AL $62,370

Brownsville, TX $62,356

Mcallen, TX $62,204

Dothan, AL $62,103

Columbus, MS $61,673

Altus, OK $61,336

Lawton, OK $61,198

Pierre, SD $60,938

Job Control Language Setup Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Job Control Language Setup Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$65,160

Average $72,330/year

$78,872

$5,430

Average $6,028/month

$6,573

$1,253

Average $1,391/week

$1,517

$31

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,872	$6,573	$1,517	$38
Average	$72,330	$6,028	$1,391	$35
25th Percentile	$65,160	$5,430	$1,253	$31

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Salary Trends for Job Control Language Setup Specialist

Salaries for a Job Control Language Setup Specialist can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,043 in 2023 to around $68,976 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Job Control Language Setup Specialist salary trends, .

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2023

$70,043

2024

$69,820

2025

$68,976

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$128,509/per year

C R Bard Inc

Biotechnology

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$124,697/per year

Henry Schein Canada

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$123,899/per year

Nordex Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$120,416/per year

Nipro Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$115,870/per year

Enovis

Biotechnology

the United States

A

$114,553/per year

Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy

Biotechnology

the United States

M

$112,110/per year

MiniMed Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

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$111,500/per year

Labcorp Drug Development

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$110,229/per year

Life Technologies Corp

Biotechnology

the United States

Z

$106,224/per year

Zimmer Biomet

Biotechnology

the United States

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$103,077/per year

Promontory Therapeutics

Biotechnology

the United States

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$102,181/per year

Steris PLC

Biotechnology

the United States

G

$97,274/per year

Gavin Conferences Pty Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$94,764/per year

Endeavor BioMedicines

Biotechnology

the United States

R

$94,402/per year

Replay Holdings LLC

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$94,235/per year

Pleno Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$93,666/per year

Simulaids Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

N

$88,880/per year

NOIRLab/CAS

Biotechnology

the United States

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$86,468/per year

Onward Technology

Biotechnology

the United States

L

$84,895/per year

LED Medical Diagnostics Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

E

$84,682/per year

Eyeco Ltd

Biotechnology

the United States

P

$84,523/per year

Paerosol

Biotechnology

the United States

I

$83,525/per year

IONIQ Sciences Inc

Biotechnology

the United States

S

$82,815/per year

Stateside PPE

Biotechnology

the United States

D

$82,041/per year

Digi Bio

Biotechnology

the United States

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FAQ about Job Control Language Setup Specialist

1. What are the responsibilities of Job Control Language Setup Specialist?

Develops and maintains job control language (JCL) for a particular program or programs. Sets up jobs, monitors progress, and reviews output for accuracy. May require an associate degree in a related area. Typically reports to a manager. Works independently within established procedures associated with the specific job function. Has gained proficiency in multiple competencies relevant to the job. Typically requires 3-5 years of related experience.

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