What are the main factors that influence a Combat Controller's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Combat Controller's salary?

A Combat Controller's salary grows with experience: a Maintenance Planner I (0-2 years)earns $70,070, a Combat Controller (2-4 years)earns $91,774, a Maintenance Planner III (4-7 years)earns $115,306, a Maintenance Planner IV (7+ years)earns $132,752, a Maintenance Planning Supervisor (7+ years)earns $115,345,

What are the highest paying states for a Combat Controller?

Combat Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Combat Controller roles are District of Columbia $98,943, California $98,568, Massachusetts $97,254. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Combat Controller roles make?

Salaries for Combat Controller level roles vary by specialization: Controller: $253,627; Combat Engineer: $108,584; Combat Systems Engineer: $90,241; Combat Systems Officer: $81,158; Combat Soldier: $49,284.

How do different companies affect a Combat Controller's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Combat Controller roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Combat Controller Salary in the United States

How much does a Combat Controller make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Combat Controller in the United States is $89,363 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

However, a Combat Controller's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,435
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,794 to $98,823
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,260

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Combat Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,823	$8,235	$1,900	$48
Average	$89,363	$7,447	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$77,794	$6,483	$1,496	$37

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Key Factors That Influence Combat Controller Salaries

A Combat Controller'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 Combat Controller Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Combat Controller'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): $70,070
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,774
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,306
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $132,752
Expert (over 8 years): $115,345

Levels	Salary
Maintenan... Level Combat Controller	$70,070
Combat Co... Level Combat Controller	$91,774
Maintenan... Level Combat Controller	$115,306
Maintenan... Level Combat Controller	$132,752
Maintenan... Level Combat Controller	$115,345

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How Do Combat Controller 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 Combat Controllers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $98,943.
California: $98,568.
Massachusetts: $97,254.

District of Columbia $98,943 California $98,568 Massachusetts $97,254 Washington $96,897 New Jersey $96,861 Alaska $96,736 Connecticut $95,503 New York $95,002

Hawaii $93,403 Rhode Island $92,652 Maryland $92,142 Minnesota $91,445 Colorado $91,177 Illinois $91,088 Oregon $90,748 Delaware $90,498

New Hampshire $90,341 Virginia $89,989 Pennsylvania $88,961 Nevada $88,443 North Dakota $88,273 Michigan $88,005 Wisconsin $87,907 Vermont $87,710

Texas $87,165 Maine $87,129 Arizona $87,076 Ohio $87,013 Georgia $86,191 Indiana $85,780 Wyoming $85,699 Utah $85,574

Iowa $85,521 Kansas $85,092 Louisiana $84,967 North Carolina $84,922 Missouri $84,904 Florida $84,556 Montana $84,368 Nebraska $84,189

Kentucky $84,091 South Carolina $83,733 Tennessee $83,510 Idaho $83,421 New Mexico $82,768 Oklahoma $82,625 Alabama $82,098 South Dakota $81,213

Arkansas $80,731 West Virginia $80,472 Mississippi $79,694

Top Paying Cities for Combat Controllers

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: $112,714
San Francisco: $111,606
Oakland: $109,130

San Jose, CA $112,714

San Francisco, CA $111,606

Oakland, CA $109,130

New York, NY $103,563

Queens Village, NY $102,893

Paramus, NJ $102,178

Passaic, NJ $102,089

Bergenfield, NJ $101,999

Stamford, CT $101,865

Huntington, NY $101,776

Newark, NJ $101,195

Bridgeport, CT $101,016

New Brunswick, NJ $100,721

Vallejo, CA $100,534

Middlesex, NJ $100,480

Somerset, NJ $100,400

Petaluma, CA $100,194

Santa Cruz, CA $99,846

Boston, MA $99,667

Monterey, CA $99,220

Fairbanks, AK $99,158

Los Angeles, CA $98,988

Washington, DC $98,943

Seattle, WA $98,782

Santa Rosa, CA $98,764

Juneau, AK $98,505

Orange, CA $98,210

Anchorage, AK $98,049

Anaheim, CA $97,987

Santa Ana, CA $97,853

Nassau, NY $97,799

Long Beach, CA $97,763

Danbury, CT $97,737

Santa Maria, CA $97,433

Everett, WA $97,415

Bremerton, WA $96,977

Trenton, NJ $96,807

Sacramento, CA $96,772

San Diego, CA $96,727

Brockton, MA $96,691

Tacoma, WA $96,655

Santa Barbara, CA $96,530

Lowell, MA $96,173

New Suffolk, NY $96,137

Nashua, NH $96,030

Lompoc, CA $95,887

Ventura, CA $95,797

Stockton, CA $95,771

New Haven, CT $95,592

Atlantic City, NJ $95,360

Hartford, CT $95,163

Modesto, CA $95,118

Poughkeepsie, NY $94,922

New Britain, CT $94,877

Olympia, WA $94,752

Kennewick, WA $94,752

New London, CT $94,734

Norwich, CT $94,707

Lawrence, MA $94,663

Bakersfield, CA $94,412

Riverside, CA $94,287

New Bedford, MA $94,287

Richland, WA $94,198

Portsmouth, NH $94,126

Vineland, NJ $94,108

San Bernardino, CA $94,037

Boulder, CO $93,787

Worcester, MA $93,715

Portland, OR $93,635

Saint Paul, MN $93,528

Minneapolis, MN $93,528

Philadelphia, PA $93,403

Honolulu, HI $92,929

Springfield, MA $92,616

Providence, RI $92,607

Chicago, IL $92,348

Bellingham, WA $92,241

Baltimore, MD $92,142

Chico, CA $91,919

Wilmington, DE $91,767

Pittsfield, MA $91,678

Manchester, NH $91,508

Spokane, WA $91,115

Denver, CO $91,106

Albany, NY $90,686

Troy, NY $90,650

Schenectady, NY $90,462

Burlington, VT $90,266

Portland, ME $89,953

Salem, OR $89,882

Yakima, WA $89,864

Ann Arbor, MI $89,837

Rochester, MN $89,587

Fresno, CA $89,542

Reno, NV $89,542

Milwaukee, WI $89,462

Detroit, MI $89,372

Allentown, PA $89,345

Carson City, NV $89,336

Houston, TX $89,202

Colorado Springs, CO $89,194

Syracuse, NY $89,149

Eugene, OR $88,979

Bismarck, ND $88,872

Gary, IN $88,872

Galveston, TX $88,872

Springfield, OR $88,800

Medford, OR $88,586

Fort Collins, CO $88,550

Austin, TX $88,479

Mesa, AZ $88,291

Phoenix, AZ $88,273

Dallas, TX $88,246

Reading, PA $88,193

Saint Cloud, MN $88,157

Concord, NH $88,076

Madison, WI $88,041

Utica, NY $87,799

Raleigh, NC $87,728

Las Vegas, NV $87,719

Rochester, NY $87,656

Des Moines, IA $87,648

Atlanta, GA $87,505

Battle Creek, MI $87,478

Salt Lake City, UT $87,451

Lancaster, PA $87,317

Champaign, IL $87,299

Harrisburg, PA $87,192

Durham, NC $87,111

Kansas City, MO $87,102

Kansas City, KS $87,085

Fort Worth, TX $87,076

Boca Raton, FL $87,040

Cleveland, OH $87,031

Columbus, OH $87,013

Pittsburgh, PA $87,004

Richmond, VA $86,968

Indianapolis, IN $86,950

Cincinnati, OH $86,834

Petersburg, VA $86,700

Billings, MT $86,504

Lansing, MI $86,504

Huntsville, AL $86,504

Lebanon, PA $86,495

Dayton, OH $86,486

Pueblo, CO $86,486

Appleton, WI $86,459

Buffalo, NY $86,423

Racine, WI $86,379

Charlotte, NC $86,370

Saint Louis, MO $86,343

Springfield, IL $86,307

Elkhart, IN $86,289

York, PA $86,289

Gastonia, NC $86,280

Benton Harbor, MI $86,280

Beaumont, TX $86,227

Lorain, OH $86,209

Toledo, OH $86,173

Binghamton, NY $86,128

Rock Hill, SC $86,119

Rockford, IL $86,075

Fargo, ND $86,030

Elyria, OH $86,030

Flagstaff, AZ $85,967

Fort Lauderdale, FL $85,914

Miami, FL $85,860

Duluth, MN $85,717

Bangor, ME $85,601

Cedar Rapids, IA $85,503

Louisville, KY $85,458

Grand Rapids, MI $85,440

Hialeah, FL $85,431

Casper, WY $85,306

Scranton, PA $85,199

New Orleans, LA $85,172

Virginia Beach, VA $85,163

Akron, OH $85,119

Peoria, IL $85,002

Sarasota, FL $84,984

Green Bay, WI $84,922

Baton Rouge, LA $84,877

Charleston, SC $84,859

Nashville, TN $84,833

Jamestown, NY $84,815

Davenport, IA $84,815

Tucson, AZ $84,770

Cheyenne, WY $84,743

Saint Petersburg, FL $84,716

Tampa, FL $84,699

Omaha, NE $84,681

Port Arthur, TX $84,645

Evansville, IN $84,645

Bradenton, FL $84,609

Santa Fe, NM $84,448

Orlando, FL $84,359

Clearwater, FL $84,261

Canton, OH $84,073

La Crosse, WI $84,073

Grand Forks, ND $84,046

Albuquerque, NM $84,019

Tulsa, OK $84,019

Newport News, VA $84,010

High Point, NC $83,984

Ogden, UT $83,948

Corpus Christi, TX $83,876

Laramie, WY $83,823

Norfolk, VA $83,823

Rock Island, IL $83,769

Saginaw, MI $83,751

Jacksonville, FL $83,742

Salisbury, NC $83,724

Memphis, TN $83,707

Moline, IL $83,662

Fort Myers, FL $83,635

Waterloo, IA $83,519

Spartanburg, SC $83,430

Lincoln, NE $83,385

Fort Wayne, IN $83,367

Birmingham, AL $83,269

Cedar Falls, IA $83,251

Provo, UT $83,242

Springfield, OH $83,233

San Antonio, TX $83,215

Greensboro, NC $83,179

South Bend, IN $83,170

Winston Salem, NC $83,161

Boise, ID $83,135

Savannah, GA $83,072

Muskegon, MI $82,911

Lima, OH $82,804

Lake Charles, LA $82,768

Anderson, IN $82,750

Lexington, KY $82,724

Augusta, GA $82,697

Greenville, SC $82,697

Wichita, KS $82,616

Tuscaloosa, AL $82,616

Columbia, SC $82,536

Bloomington, IN $82,313

Roanoke, VA $82,259

Asheville, NC $82,143

Knoxville, TN $81,991

Shreveport, LA $81,982

Wilmington, NC $81,866

Frankfort, KY $81,696

Oklahoma City, OK $81,633

Chillicothe, OH $81,598

Longview, TX $81,589

Topeka, KS $81,562

Mobile, AL $81,428

Terre Haute, IN $81,392

Erie, PA $81,383

Altoona, PA $81,338

Melbourne, FL $81,312

Amarillo, TX $81,276

Killeen, TX $81,249

Fayetteville, AR $81,178

Sioux Falls, SD $81,115

Chattanooga, TN $81,061

Idaho Falls, ID $81,053

Gainesville, FL $80,865

Portsmouth, OH $80,820

Little Rock, AR $80,802

Lynchburg, VA $80,802

Lafayette, LA $80,767

Youngstown, OH $80,767

Temple, TX $80,731

Daytona Beach, FL $80,713

Clarksville, TN $80,704

Pensacola, FL $80,695

Hopkinsville, KY $80,427

Charleston, WV $80,418

Florence, SC $80,373

Sioux City, IA $80,320

Macon, GA $80,061

Tallahassee, FL $80,052

Fayetteville, NC $80,034

Waco, TX $80,016

Wichita Falls, TX $80,016

Pine Bluff, AR $79,980

Vincennes, IN $79,810

Lubbock, TX $79,775

Great Falls, MT $79,721

Alamogordo, NM $79,712

Abilene, TX $79,641

Rapid City, SD $79,524

Monroe, LA $79,524

Albany, GA $79,471

Huntington, WV $79,462

Jackson, MS $79,453

Greenville, MS $79,444

Parkersburg, WV $79,355

Montgomery, AL $79,337

Johnstown, PA $79,319

Springfield, MO $79,247

Biloxi, MS $79,203

Sumter, SC $79,015

Columbus, GA $79,006

Twin Falls, ID $78,952

Pascagoula, MS $78,836

Kingsport, TN $78,604

Gulfport, MS $78,577

Alexandria, LA $78,282

Fort Smith, AR $78,059

El Paso, TX $77,818

Helena, MT $77,701

Las Cruces, NM $77,415

Harlingen, TX $77,165

Pocatello, ID $77,085

Florence, AL $77,058

Brownsville, TX $77,040

Dothan, AL $76,897

Mcallen, TX $76,852

Columbus, MS $76,191

Altus, OK $75,780

Lawton, OK $75,610

Pierre, SD $75,289

What Skills Can Increase a Combat Controller's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Planning (Mentioned in 11.75% Job Postings): An act or process of making or carrying out plans. Establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit city planning business planning.
Predictive Maintenance (Mentioned in 1.84% Job Postings): Predictive maintenance techniques are designed to help determine the condition of in-service equipment in order to estimate when maintenance should be performed.
Hydraulics (Mentioned in 1.41% Job Postings): Hydraulics is a technology and applied science using engineering, chemistry, and other sciences involving the mechanical properties and use of liquids.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Planning	11.75%
Predictive Maintenance	1.84%
Hydraulics	1.41%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Combat Controller's salary.

Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 9%.
Bill of Materials: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Coordination: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Project Management	$97,406	9%
Bill of Materials	$95,619	7%
Coordination	$94,725	6%
Communicates Effectively	$94,725	6%
Communication Skills	$93,831	5%
Problem Solving	$93,831	5%

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Combat Controller Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Combat Controller'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 April 01, 2026

$77,794

Average $89,363/year

$98,823

$6,483

Average $7,447/month

$8,235

$1,496

Average $1,719/week

$1,900

$37

Average $43/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,823	$8,235	$1,900	$48
Average	$89,363	$7,447	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$77,794	$6,483	$1,496	$37

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Salary Trends for Combat Controller

Salaries for a Combat Controller can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $70,577 in 2023 to around $69,226 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Combat Controller salary trends, .

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