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

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

What industry pays the highest salary for CPA Controller?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for CPA Controller roles, with salaries approximately 22% above the market median.

How does experience change A CPA Controller's salary?

A CPA Controller's salary grows with experience: a Financial Control Senior Manager (5+ years)earns $165,290, a Financial Control Director (5+ years)earns $179,791, a CPA Controller (5+ years)earns $257,331,

What are the highest paying states for a CPA Controller?

CPA Controller salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for CPA Controller roles are District of Columbia $281,847, California $280,777, Massachusetts $277,035. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of CPA Controller roles make?

Salaries for CPA Controller level roles vary by specialization: Corporate Controller: $308,003; Controller: $254,040; Plant Controller: $117,381; Cpa Consultant: $106,401; Cpa Manager: $95,635.

CPA Controller Salary in Colorado

How much does a CPA Controller make in Colorado?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CPA Controller in Colorado is $259,726 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $125.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $321,949
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $239,122 to $292,296
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $220,363

10% $220,363

50% (Median) $259,726

90% $321,949

CPA Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$292,296	$24,358	$5,621	$141
Average	$259,726	$21,644	$4,995	$125
25th Percentile	$239,122	$19,927	$4,598	$115

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Key Factors That Influence CPA Controller Salaries

A CPA Controller's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

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

District of Columbia: $281,847.
California: $280,777.
Massachusetts: $277,035.

District of Columbia $281,847 California $280,777 Massachusetts $277,035 Washington $276,017 New Jersey $275,915 Alaska $275,559 Connecticut $272,046 New York $270,621

Hawaii $266,064 Rhode Island $263,926 Maryland $262,475 Minnesota $260,489 Colorado $259,726 Illinois $259,471 Oregon $258,504 Delaware $257,791

New Hampshire $257,343 Virginia $256,340 Pennsylvania $253,412 Nevada $251,936 North Dakota $251,452 Michigan $250,689 Wisconsin $250,409 Vermont $249,849

Texas $248,296 Maine $248,194 Arizona $248,041 Ohio $247,863 Georgia $245,521 Indiana $244,350 Wyoming $244,121 Utah $243,765

Iowa $243,612 Kansas $242,390 Louisiana $242,034 North Carolina $241,906 Missouri $241,856 Florida $240,863 Montana $240,328 Nebraska $239,819

Kentucky $239,539 South Carolina $238,521 Tennessee $237,884 Idaho $237,630 New Mexico $235,772 Oklahoma $235,364 Alabama $233,862 South Dakota $231,342

Arkansas $229,968 West Virginia $229,229 Mississippi $227,015

Top Paying Cities for CPA 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:

Glen Haven: $254,639
Hygiene: $263,490
Johnstown: $255,207

Glen Haven, CO $254,639

Hygiene, CO $263,490

Johnstown, CO $255,207

Laporte, CO $252,379

Livermore, CO $251,559

Loveland, CO $254,410

Lyons, CO $263,027

Masonville, CO $252,539

Mead, CO $258,107

Milliken, CO $254,853

Niwot, CO $265,557

Red Feather Lakes, CO $252,252

Severance, CO $252,740

Timnath, CO $252,415

Wellington, CO $251,002

Windsor, CO $252,779

Brighton, CO $259,043

Ault, CO $252,298

Briggsdale, CO $252,366

Carr, CO $248,026

Eastlake, CO $259,718

Eaton, CO $253,094

Evans, CO $254,382

Fort Lupton, CO $258,305

Galeton, CO $253,120

Gilcrest, CO $255,772

Gill, CO $253,535

Greeley, CO $253,756

Henderson, CO $259,446

Hudson, CO $257,455

Keenesburg, CO $256,213

Kersey, CO $253,565

La Salle, CO $255,332

Lucerne, CO $253,484

Nunn, CO $251,496

Orchard, CO $252,336

Pierce, CO $252,458

Ohio City, CO $255,054

Parlin, CO $253,855

Penrose, CO $251,638

Pitkin, CO $254,739

Poncha Springs, CO $253,013

Powderhorn, CO $253,326

Rockvale, CO $250,495

Sargents, CO $252,585

Twin Lakes, CO $260,927

Westcliffe, CO $250,635

Wetmore, CO $249,024

Durango, CO $254,036

Cahone, CO $253,410

Cortez, CO $253,219

Dolores, CO $253,822

Dove Creek, CO $253,158

Egnar, CO $253,298

Hesperus, CO $251,816

Lewis, CO $253,858

Mancos, CO $253,214

Marvel, CO $251,809

Mesa Verde National Park, CO $251,903

Pleasant View, CO $252,682

Rico, CO $253,883

Towaoc, CO $252,163

Yellow Jacket, CO $253,555

Montrose, CO $254,833

Austin, CO $255,164

Bedrock, CO $253,234

Cedaredge, CO $255,423

Cory, CO $255,103

Crawford, CO $254,380

Delta, CO $254,828

Eckert, CO $255,227

Hotchkiss, CO $255,070

Lazear, CO $254,879

Naturita, CO $253,749

Norwood, CO $253,848

Nucla, CO $254,138

Olathe, CO $254,548

Ophir, CO $254,123

Ouray, CO $254,082

Paonia, CO $256,241

Paradox, CO $253,374

Placerville, CO $253,889

Redvale, CO $253,967

Ridgway, CO $254,046

Silverton, CO $253,619

Somerset, CO $257,017

Telluride, CO $254,171

Grand Junction, CO $256,401

Platteville, CO $256,340

Roggen, CO $253,695

Weldona, CO $251,737

Wiggins, CO $253,084

Fort Morgan, CO $251,839

Log Lane Village, CO $252,664

Akron, CO $250,014

Amherst, CO $249,212

Atwood, CO $250,890

Brush, CO $250,872

Crook, CO $250,177

Eckley, CO $249,388

Fleming, CO $250,656

Grover, CO $250,457

Haxtun, CO $250,605

Hereford, CO $248,858

Hillrose, CO $251,119

Holyoke, CO $249,846

Idalia, CO $248,594

Iliff, CO $250,834

Julesburg, CO $249,823

Lindon, CO $248,942

Merino, CO $251,109

New Raymer, CO $251,053

Otis, CO $250,238

Ovid, CO $249,910

Padroni, CO $250,197

Paoli, CO $250,607

Peetz, CO $250,129

Sedgwick, CO $250,001

Snyder, CO $250,920

Sterling, CO $251,320

Stoneham, CO $251,065

Vernon, CO $248,830

Woodrow, CO $249,462

Wray, CO $249,327

Yuma, CO $250,162

Anton, CO $249,006

Arapahoe, CO $247,043

Arriba, CO $247,939

Bethune, CO $248,306

Burlington, CO $248,074

Calhan, CO $252,000

Cascade, CO $254,072

Cheyenne Wells, CO $247,402

Cope, CO $248,889

Cripple Creek, CO $253,593

Divide, CO $253,728

Flagler, CO $248,194

Florissant, CO $253,522

Fountain, CO $251,977

Genoa, CO $248,108

Green Mountain Falls, CO $254,008

Guffey, CO $253,250

Hugo, CO $246,588

Joes, CO $249,136

Karval, CO $245,157

Kirk, CO $248,930

Kit Carson, CO $247,094

Limon, CO $249,604

Lake George, CO $253,904

Manitou Springs, CO $254,072

Matheson, CO $249,421

Peyton, CO $253,188

Ramah, CO $247,810

Rush, CO $248,400

Seibert, CO $248,090

Simla, CO $250,556

Stratton, CO $248,337

U S A F Academy, CO $254,057

Victor, CO $253,479

Vona, CO $248,235

Wild Horse, CO $246,618

Woodland Park, CO $253,863

Yoder, CO $249,357

Colorado Springs, CO $254,074

Clifton, CO $256,241

Fruita, CO $255,604

Gateway, CO $253,805

Glade Park, CO $254,683

Loma, CO $255,696

Mack, CO $255,016

Palisade, CO $255,777

Whitewater, CO $254,665

Glenwood Springs, CO $258,873

Dinosaur, CO $254,596

Aspen, CO $263,722

Snowmass Village, CO $263,712

Avon, CO $261,345

Basalt, CO $262,882

Carbondale, CO $261,905

Collbran, CO $255,525

Craig, CO $257,401

De Beque, CO $255,495

Eagle, CO $260,275

Edwards, CO $260,833

Parachute, CO $256,826

Battlement Mesa, CO $256,589

Gypsum, CO $258,980

Hamilton, CO $258,499

Hayden, CO $257,768

Maybell, CO $254,914

Meeker, CO $258,521

Meredith, CO $262,019

Mesa, CO $255,401

Minturn, CO $260,548

Molina, CO $255,248

New Castle, CO $257,979

Rangely, CO $255,632

Red Cliff, CO $260,515

Rifle, CO $257,340

Silt, CO $257,236

Slater, CO $256,177

Snowmass, CO $263,182

Wolcott, CO $260,431

Woody Creek, CO $263,704

Vail, CO $261,665

Pueblo, CO $246,361

Colorado City, CO $248,046

Aguilar, CO $249,128

Arlington, CO $244,742

Avondale, CO $247,021

Beulah, CO $248,062

Boncarbo, CO $249,250

Boone, CO $247,820

Branson, CO $247,211

Campo, CO $246,295

Cheraw, CO $246,769

Crowley, CO $247,295

Eads, CO $246,944

Fort Lyon, CO $246,672

Fowler, CO $247,379

Gardner, CO $249,800

Granada, CO $247,499

Hartman, CO $247,973

Hasty, CO $247,214

Haswell, CO $245,753

Hoehne, CO $248,848

Holly, CO $247,191

Kim, CO $246,957

La Junta, CO $247,117

Lamar, CO $247,871

Las Animas, CO $246,980

La Veta, CO $250,236

Mc Clave, CO $247,252

Manzanola, CO $246,926

Model, CO $247,303

Olney Springs, CO $246,504

Ordway, CO $245,277

Pritchett, CO $246,970

Rocky Ford, CO $246,570

Rye, CO $248,426

Sheridan Lake, CO $247,041

Springfield, CO $247,476

Sugar City, CO $244,620

Swink, CO $246,870

Trinchera, CO $247,782

Trinidad, CO $248,856

Two Buttes, CO $247,463

Vilas, CO $247,425

Walsenburg, CO $248,917

Walsh, CO $247,166

Weston, CO $249,721

Wiley, CO $247,026

Alamosa, CO $252,137

Antonito, CO $251,977

Arboles, CO $252,486

Arvada, CO $259,728

Aurora, CO $259,550

Bayfield, CO $253,196

Broomfield, CO $260,868

Commerce City, CO $259,117

Dupont, CO $259,614

Eldorado Springs, CO $265,794

Lafayette, CO $263,437

Louisville, CO $263,763

Westminster, CO $259,608

Wheat Ridge, CO $259,596

Agate, CO $250,399

Bennett, CO $256,908

Byers, CO $253,840

Castle Rock, CO $254,965

Deer Trail, CO $252,165

Elbert, CO $253,354

Elizabeth, CO $255,490

Englewood, CO $259,550

Franktown, CO $254,797

Kiowa, CO $253,652

Larkspur, CO $254,138

Littleton, CO $259,293

Lone Tree, CO $258,608

Louviers, CO $258,249

Monument, CO $253,889

Palmer Lake, CO $253,914

Parker, CO $257,661

Sedalia, CO $255,095

Strasburg, CO $256,090

Watkins, CO $258,012

Denver, CO $259,522

Thornton, CO $259,726

Boulder, CO $267,077

Golden, CO $259,575

Alma, CO $258,114

Bailey, CO $257,529

Black Hawk, CO $262,169

Bond, CO $260,405

Breckenridge, CO $258,667

Buffalo Creek, CO $256,638

Burns, CO $258,733

Central City, CO $260,695

Clark, CO $256,281

Climax, CO $258,964

Coalmont, CO $255,838

Como, CO $254,965

Conifer, CO $258,198

Cowdrey, CO $254,805

Dillon, CO $258,511

Dumont, CO $259,766

Evergreen, CO $259,125

Empire, CO $258,580

Fairplay, CO $255,202

Fraser, CO $258,873

Frisco, CO $260,107

Georgetown, CO $258,387

Granby, CO $258,183

Grand Lake, CO $258,040

Grant, CO $256,205

Hartsel, CO $253,843

Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $257,837

Idaho Springs, CO $259,326

Idledale, CO $259,308

Indian Hills, CO $259,176

Jamestown, CO $266,647

Jefferson, CO $255,668

Kittredge, CO $259,201

Kremmling, CO $257,811

Leadville, CO $258,649

Mc Coy, CO $258,692

Morrison, CO $259,120

Nederland, CO $264,221

Oak Creek, CO $258,231

Parshall, CO $259,341

Phippsburg, CO $258,486

Pine, CO $256,948

Pinecliffe, CO $265,463

Rand, CO $255,856

Rollinsville, CO $262,989

Shawnee, CO $256,887

Silver Plume, CO $257,292

Steamboat Springs, CO $257,750

Tabernash, CO $259,476

Toponas, CO $258,389

Walden, CO $255,474

Ward, CO $263,526

Winter Park, CO $259,810

Yampa, CO $258,740

Silverthorne, CO $259,886

Longmont, CO $262,462

Allenspark, CO $261,271

Estes Park, CO $257,348

Bellvue, CO $254,054

Berthoud, CO $257,167

Dacono, CO $260,166

Drake, CO $254,146

Erie, CO $261,332

Firestone, CO $259,519

Fort Collins, CO $252,242

Frederick, CO $259,530

Blanca, CO $251,244

Capulin, CO $252,534

Center, CO $252,328

Chama, CO $250,383

Chimney Rock, CO $252,593

Chromo, CO $250,897

Conejos, CO $251,822

Creede, CO $253,143

Crestone, CO $251,361

Del Norte, CO $252,593

Fort Garland, CO $250,679

San Luis, CO $249,660

Homelake, CO $252,356

Hooper, CO $251,519

Ignacio, CO $252,107

Jaroso, CO $250,210

La Jara, CO $252,226

Manassa, CO $251,972

Moffat, CO $251,692

Monte Vista, CO $252,506

Mosca, CO $251,200

Pagosa Springs, CO $252,572

Romeo, CO $252,712

Saguache, CO $252,560

Sanford, CO $251,297

San Pablo, CO $250,007

South Fork, CO $252,845

Villa Grove, CO $252,030

Salida, CO $253,020

Almont, CO $259,535

Buena Vista, CO $259,137

Canon City, CO $251,893

Cimarron, CO $253,593

Coal Creek, CO $250,399

Coaldale, CO $252,402

Cotopaxi, CO $251,694

Crested Butte, CO $260,899

Florence, CO $250,004

Monarch, CO $253,550

Granite, CO $257,356

Gunnison, CO $253,789

Hillside, CO $251,600

Howard, CO $252,858

Lake City, CO $253,578

Nathrop, CO $253,782

CPA Controller Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For CPA Controller roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 47% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Energy & Utilities sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 22% above the average. In contrast, CPA Controller positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view CPA Controller as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a CPA Controller

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$316,865	$152.0	22%
Energy & Utilities	$311,671	$150.0	20%
Insurance	$306,476	$147.0	18%
Internet	$290,893	$140.0	12%
Aerospace & Defense	$285,698	$137.0	10%

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

Understanding how a CPA 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.

$239,122

Average $259,726/year

$292,296

$19,927

Average $21,644/month

$24,358

$4,598

Average $4,995/week

$5,621

$115

Average $125/hour

$141

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$292,296	$24,358	$5,621	$141
Average	$259,726	$21,644	$4,995	$125
25th Percentile	$239,122	$19,927	$4,598	$115

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