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 $159,361, a Financial Control Director (5+ years)earns $173,342, a CPA Controller (5+ years)earns $248,100,

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 Wisconsin

How much does a CPA Controller make in Wisconsin?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a CPA Controller in Wisconsin is $250,409 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $120.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $310,400
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $230,544 to $281,810
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $212,458

10% $212,458

50% (Median) $250,409

90% $310,400

CPA Controller Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$281,810	$23,484	$5,419	$135
Average	$250,409	$20,867	$4,816	$120
25th Percentile	$230,544	$19,212	$4,434	$111

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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:

Green Lake: $243,576
Greenville: $245,893
Hancock: $241,420

Green Lake, WI $243,576

Greenville, WI $245,893

Hancock, WI $241,420

Hortonville, WI $245,376

Iola, WI $242,492

King, WI $244,348

Larsen, WI $244,926

Leopolis, WI $242,192

Manawa, WI $243,393

Marion, WI $242,642

Menasha, WI $246,094

Neenah, WI $245,646

Neshkoro, WI $242,701

New London, WI $244,363

Ogdensburg, WI $242,846

Omro, WI $244,045

Pickett, WI $244,246

Pine River, WI $243,301

Plainfield, WI $241,868

Poy Sippi, WI $243,469

Princeton, WI $242,993

Readfield, WI $244,679

Redgranite, WI $243,536

Ripon, WI $244,004

Rosendale, WI $244,126

Saxeville, WI $243,034

Scandinavia, WI $242,685

Tilleda, WI $241,825

Van Dyne, WI $244,432

Waukau, WI $244,007

Waupaca, WI $243,352

Wautoma, WI $242,785

Weyauwega, WI $243,770

Wild Rose, WI $242,859

Winnebago, WI $244,992

Winneconne, WI $244,422

Wilson, WI $248,428

Boyd, WI $241,996

Cadott, WI $242,169

Chetek, WI $241,514

Chippewa Falls, WI $242,688

Colfax, WI $242,395

Conrath, WI $241,026

Cornell, WI $241,649

Dallas, WI $242,902

Downing, WI $247,265

Downsville, WI $245,470

Durand, WI $245,234

Eau Galle, WI $244,691

Eleva, WI $242,950

Elk Mound, WI $242,413

Elmwood, WI $247,043

Fairchild, WI $242,655

Fall Creek, WI $242,797

Gilmanton, WI $244,057

Holcombe, WI $241,234

Humbird, WI $242,385

Independence, WI $243,352

Jim Falls, WI $241,853

Knapp, WI $247,135

Maiden Rock, WI $247,435

Menomonie, WI $245,236

Merrillan, WI $242,049

Mondovi, WI $243,441

Nelson, WI $246,346

New Auburn, WI $241,418

Osseo, WI $243,518

Pepin, WI $248,286

Pigeon Falls, WI $244,060

Plum City, WI $247,102

Prairie Farm, WI $244,997

Ridgeland, WI $243,683

Rock Falls, WI $242,517

Sand Creek, WI $241,550

Sheldon, WI $240,921

Spring Valley, WI $248,596

Stanley, WI $242,059

Stockholm, WI $248,869

Strum, WI $243,357

Thorp, WI $241,945

Wheeler, WI $244,213

Whitehall, WI $243,039

Spooner, WI $240,848

Almena, WI $244,218

Ashland, WI $240,606

Balsam Lake, WI $248,202

Barron, WI $242,685

Barronett, WI $240,949

Bayfield, WI $240,611

Benoit, WI $240,259

Birchwood, WI $240,519

Brill, WI $241,527

Bruce, WI $240,794

Brule, WI $242,856

Cable, WI $239,768

Cameron, WI $241,586

Centuria, WI $249,564

Comstock, WI $244,882

Cornucopia, WI $240,932

Couderay, WI $239,890

Cumberland, WI $243,083

Danbury, WI $242,286

Drummond, WI $240,481

Edgewater, WI $240,379

Exeland, WI $240,069

Foxboro, WI $243,719

Frederic, WI $244,429

Gordon, WI $241,695

Grand View, WI $239,992

Grantsburg, WI $245,916

Haugen, WI $241,787

Hawthorne, WI $243,653

Hayward, WI $240,069

Herbster, WI $241,262

Hertel, WI $240,914

High Bridge, WI $240,247

Iron River, WI $241,973

Ladysmith, WI $240,814

Lake Nebagamon, WI $243,113

La Pointe, WI $240,201

Luck, WI $247,262

Maple, WI $243,686

Marengo, WI $240,147

Mason, WI $240,181

Mikana, WI $241,499

Milltown, WI $248,293

Minong, WI $241,588

Odanah, WI $241,153

Ojibwa, WI $239,654

Glidden, WI $239,743

Harshaw, WI $240,855

Hawkins, WI $240,397

Hazelhurst, WI $240,893

Heafford Junction, WI $241,097

Hurley, WI $240,410

Iron Belt, WI $239,962

Kennan, WI $240,435

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $240,830

Lake Tomahawk, WI $240,965

Land O Lakes, WI $240,641

Laona, WI $240,774

Long Lake, WI $240,114

Mc Naughton, WI $240,993

Manitowish Waters, WI $240,623

Mellen, WI $239,842

Mercer, WI $240,198

Minocqua, WI $241,082

Montreal, WI $240,473

Park Falls, WI $240,379

Phelps, WI $240,639

Phillips, WI $240,486

Prentice, WI $240,672

Presque Isle, WI $240,524

Saint Germain, WI $241,130

Saxon, WI $240,053

Sayner, WI $240,802

Star Lake, WI $240,175

Three Lakes, WI $240,848

Tony, WI $240,781

Tripoli, WI $240,265

Upson, WI $239,246

Wabeno, WI $240,794

Woodruff, WI $241,184

La Crosse, WI $239,488

Alma, WI $245,590

Alma Center, WI $242,352

Arcadia, WI $243,238

Arkdale, WI $241,436

Bangor, WI $240,013

Black River Falls, WI $241,565

Blair, WI $242,298

Camp Douglas, WI $241,789

Cashton, WI $240,272

Cataract, WI $240,657

Chaseburg, WI $239,883

Cochrane, WI $245,165

Coon Valley, WI $239,786

De Soto, WI $240,298

Dodge, WI $242,556

Eastman, WI $240,980

Ettrick, WI $240,758

Ferryville, WI $240,690

Fountain City, WI $244,106

Galesville, WI $241,492

Gays Mills, WI $241,443

Genoa, WI $240,061

Hillsboro, WI $242,304

Hixton, WI $242,349

Holmen, WI $240,046

Hustler, WI $242,673

Kendall, WI $242,006

La Farge, WI $241,634

Lynxville, WI $241,000

Mather, WI $241,499

Melrose, WI $240,713

Millston, WI $240,982

Mindoro, WI $240,216

Mount Sterling, WI $241,840

Necedah, WI $241,527

Norwalk, WI $240,557

Oakdale, WI $241,802

Onalaska, WI $239,671

Ontario, WI $241,611

Readstown, WI $241,359

Rockland, WI $239,967

Seneca, WI $242,077

Soldiers Grove, WI $241,624

Sparta, WI $240,466

Steuben, WI $241,415

Stoddard, WI $239,684

Taylor, WI $241,822

Tomah, WI $241,924

Trempealeau, WI $241,461

Palmyra, WI $246,919

Tunnel City, WI $241,807

Viola, WI $241,787

Viroqua, WI $240,277

Warrens, WI $241,428

Westby, WI $240,155

West Salem, WI $239,796

Wilton, WI $241,789

Eau Claire, WI $243,352

Altoona, WI $243,683

Arkansaw, WI $246,239

Augusta, WI $242,744

Bay City, WI $248,477

Bloomer, WI $241,909

Boyceville, WI $245,725

Glen Flora, WI $240,389

Wales, WI $250,297

Bagley, WI $241,021

Beetown, WI $241,262

Benton, WI $242,214

Bloomington, WI $241,306

Boscobel, WI $241,825

Cassville, WI $241,018

Cuba City, WI $241,784

Dickeyville, WI $241,988

Fennimore, WI $242,115

Glen Haven, WI $240,886

Hazel Green, WI $241,392

Kieler, WI $242,057

Lancaster, WI $241,563

Mount Hope, WI $241,268

Patch Grove, WI $242,138

Platteville, WI $242,591

Potosi, WI $241,084

Prairie Du Chien, WI $241,609

Sinsinawa, WI $241,296

Stitzer, WI $242,039

Wauzeka, WI $241,387

Woodman, WI $241,122

Portage, WI $246,433

Adams, WI $242,545

Arlington, WI $248,925

Baraboo, WI $246,453

Beaver Dam, WI $246,231

Brandon, WI $243,609

Briggsville, WI $244,900

Burnett, WI $244,569

Cambria, WI $246,089

Cazenovia, WI $242,744

Columbus, WI $248,171

Dalton, WI $244,686

Dellwood, WI $241,728

Doylestown, WI $247,784

Elroy, WI $242,074

Endeavor, WI $244,592

Fairwater, WI $244,085

Fall River, WI $247,469

Fox Lake, WI $245,017

Friendship, WI $241,815

Friesland, WI $245,773

Grand Marsh, WI $242,652

Hillpoint, WI $244,162

Kingston, WI $244,918

Lake Delton, WI $245,547

La Valle, WI $243,080

Lime Ridge, WI $243,989

Loganville, WI $244,724

Lyndon Station, WI $243,406

Markesan, WI $243,734

Marquette, WI $244,577

Mauston, WI $242,487

Montello, WI $243,729

New Lisbon, WI $241,817

North Freedom, WI $246,573

Oxford, WI $243,770

Packwaukee, WI $244,740

Pardeeville, WI $246,580

Poynette, WI $248,143

Randolph, WI $246,081

Reedsburg, WI $244,653

Rio, WI $247,878

Rock Springs, WI $244,976

Union Center, WI $243,169

Waupun, WI $244,119

Westfield, WI $242,599

Wisconsin Dells, WI $244,539

Wonewoc, WI $242,250

Wyocena, WI $247,135

Amery, WI $249,627

Baldwin, WI $251,127

Beldenville, WI $250,663

Clayton, WI $246,361

Clear Lake, WI $248,344

Cushing, WI $248,785

Deer Park, WI $250,129

Dresser, WI $251,814

East Ellsworth, WI $250,027

Ellsworth, WI $250,437

Glenwood City, WI $248,897

Hager City, WI $251,078

Hammond, WI $254,085

Hudson, WI $258,107

New Richmond, WI $254,698

Osceola, WI $255,355

Prescott, WI $256,057

River Falls, WI $255,737

Roberts, WI $255,665

Saint Croix Falls, WI $250,322

Somerset, WI $257,096

Star Prairie, WI $254,023

Pell Lake, WI $246,249

Pleasant Prairie, WI $246,478

Powers Lake, WI $246,669

Rochester, WI $247,662

Salem, WI $246,865

Silver Lake, WI $246,926

Somers, WI $246,175

South Milwaukee, WI $253,461

Springfield, WI $246,356

Sturtevant, WI $246,224

Sullivan, WI $247,497

Trevor, WI $246,982

Twin Lakes, WI $246,875

Union Grove, WI $246,758

Walworth, WI $245,837

Radisson, WI $239,959

Waterford, WI $248,968

Waukesha, WI $252,748

Whitewater, WI $245,511

Williams Bay, WI $245,600

Wilmot, WI $246,970

Woodworth, WI $246,669

Zenda, WI $245,587

Milwaukee, WI $254,838

Saint Francis, WI $254,726

Racine, WI $246,056

Afton, WI $245,340

Albany, WI $247,013

Arena, WI $247,097

Argyle, WI $245,633

Avalon, WI $245,376

Avoca, WI $243,966

Barneveld, WI $247,117

Belleville, WI $248,642

Belmont, WI $243,268

Beloit, WI $245,114

Black Earth, WI $248,655

Blanchardville, WI $246,280

Blue Mounds, WI $247,919

Blue River, WI $241,736

Brodhead, WI $245,328

Brooklyn, WI $248,762

Browntown, WI $243,706

Cambridge, WI $248,642

Gile, WI $241,214

Clinton, WI $245,519

Wausau, WI $242,013

Marshfield, WI $242,118

Abbotsford, WI $241,878

Amherst, WI $242,522

Amherst Junction, WI $242,250

Aniwa, WI $241,064

Antigo, WI $241,303

Arpin, WI $241,639

Athens, WI $241,324

Auburndale, WI $241,520

Babcock, WI $241,143

Birnamwood, WI $241,209

Blenker, WI $241,486

Bowler, WI $241,677

Brokaw, WI $241,690

Bryant, WI $240,781

Chili, WI $241,825

Colby, WI $241,749

Curtiss, WI $241,639

Custer, WI $241,909

Deerbrook, WI $240,766

Dorchester, WI $241,654

Edgar, WI $241,514

Eland, WI $241,484

Elcho, WI $240,883

Elderon, WI $241,629

Elton, WI $241,092

Galloway, WI $241,858

Gilman, WI $241,110

Jump River, WI $240,898

Gleason, WI $240,817

Granton, WI $241,812

Greenwood, WI $241,937

Hannibal, WI $241,069

Hatley, WI $241,390

Hewitt, WI $242,550

Irma, WI $240,926

Junction City, WI $241,392

Loyal, WI $241,914

Lublin, WI $241,313

Marathon, WI $241,471

Mattoon, WI $241,952

Medford, WI $241,395

Merrill, WI $241,313

Milladore, WI $241,479

Mosinee, WI $241,637

Neillsville, WI $242,146

Nekoosa, WI $241,721

Nelsonville, WI $242,777

Ogema, WI $240,743

Owen, WI $241,690

Pearson, WI $240,685

Pelican Lake, WI $240,700

Phlox, WI $241,774

Woodville, WI $249,742

Houlton, WI $258,740

Abrams, WI $242,021

Amberg, WI $240,557

Armstrong Creek, WI $240,618

Athelstane, WI $240,713

Black Creek, WI $244,643

Bonduel, WI $242,693

Brillion, WI $244,424

Cecil, WI $242,319

Coleman, WI $241,812

Combined Locks, WI $246,267

Crivitz, WI $241,377

De Pere, WI $242,540

Dunbar, WI $240,458

Fence, WI $240,206

Florence, WI $240,560

Forest Junction, WI $245,122

Gillett, WI $242,143

Goodman, WI $240,608

Greenleaf, WI $243,469

Green Valley, WI $242,209

Gresham, WI $242,057

Hilbert, WI $245,030

Kaukauna, WI $245,964

Freedom, WI $245,659

Keshena, WI $242,316

Kimberly, WI $246,282

Krakow, WI $242,212

Lakewood, WI $241,005

Lena, WI $241,978

Little Chute, WI $246,272

Little Suamico, WI $241,960

Marinette, WI $242,115

Mountain, WI $241,145

Neopit, WI $241,723

Niagara, WI $240,822

Nichols, WI $243,561

Oconto, WI $241,955

Oconto Falls, WI $242,087

Oneida, WI $242,235

Pembine, WI $240,667

Peshtigo, WI $241,912

Porterfield, WI $241,280

Potter, WI $244,554

Pound, WI $241,550

Pulaski, WI $242,301

Pickerel, WI $240,911

Pittsville, WI $241,461

Plover, WI $242,273

Port Edwards, WI $242,400

Rib Lake, WI $241,074

Ringle, WI $241,313

Rosholt, WI $241,810

Rothschild, WI $242,237

Rudolph, WI $241,558

Schofield, WI $242,039

Spencer, WI $241,868

Stetsonville, WI $241,504

Stevens Point, WI $242,166

Stratford, WI $241,665

Summit Lake, WI $240,954

Tigerton, WI $242,052

Tomahawk, WI $241,105

Unity, WI $241,677

Vesper, WI $241,593

Westboro, WI $240,761

White Lake, WI $240,883

Willard, WI $241,884

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $242,024

Withee, WI $241,545

Wittenberg, WI $241,759

Rhinelander, WI $241,240

Argonne, WI $240,466

Boulder Junction, WI $240,616

Brantwood, WI $240,392

Butternut, WI $240,000

Catawba, WI $240,468

Clam Lake, WI $239,167

Conover, WI $240,741

Crandon, WI $241,115

Eagle River, WI $241,100

Fifield, WI $240,315

Poplar, WI $244,040

Port Wing, WI $242,034

Seymour, WI $243,268

Oak Creek, WI $251,748

Adell, WI $246,830

Allenton, WI $247,731

Ashippun, WI $248,528

Belgium, WI $249,250

Brookfield, WI $254,275

Brownsville, WI $244,368

Butler, WI $254,423

Campbellsport, WI $245,575

Cascade, WI $245,371

Cedarburg, WI $252,109

Cedar Grove, WI $248,105

Chilton, WI $244,564

Cleveland, WI $243,584

Clyman, WI $246,580

Colgate, WI $251,707

Delafield, WI $250,197

Eden, WI $244,292

Elkhart Lake, WI $244,274

Fredonia, WI $249,187

Germantown, WI $252,753

Glenbeulah, WI $244,154

Grafton, WI $252,155

Greenbush, WI $244,147

Hartford, WI $249,487

Hartland, WI $250,959

Hingham, WI $246,438

Horicon, WI $245,865

Hubertus, WI $251,371

Hustisford, WI $246,850

Iron Ridge, WI $247,217

Ixonia, WI $247,985

Jackson, WI $251,391

Johnson Creek, WI $247,222

Juneau, WI $245,862

Kewaskum, WI $247,835

Kiel, WI $243,846

Kohler, WI $244,898

Lannon, WI $253,104

Lebanon, WI $247,089

Lomira, WI $245,514

Malone, WI $244,355

Mayville, WI $245,595

Menomonee Falls, WI $253,484

Merton, WI $251,371

Mount Calvary, WI $244,562

Nashotah, WI $250,141

Neosho, WI $248,074

Newburg, WI $250,197

New Holstein, WI $244,218

Newton, WI $243,352

North Lake, WI $252,244

Oakfield, WI $243,915

Oconomowoc, WI $249,159

Okauchee, WI $249,869

Oostburg, WI $246,886

Pewaukee, WI $252,046

Plymouth, WI $244,605

Port Washington, WI $250,628

Random Lake, WI $248,003

Richfield, WI $251,506

Rubicon, WI $248,505

Saint Cloud, WI $244,539

Saukville, WI $250,938

Sheboygan, WI $245,600

Sheboygan Falls, WI $244,773

Slinger, WI $250,271

Stockbridge, WI $245,111

Sussex, WI $252,239

West Bend, WI $248,970

Theresa, WI $246,982

Thiensville, WI $253,970

Waldo, WI $246,216

Watertown, WI $246,911

Mequon, WI $253,318

Woodland, WI $247,438

Bassett, WI $246,878

Benet Lake, WI $246,646

Big Bend, WI $250,727

Bristol, WI $246,677

Burlington, WI $247,140

Caledonia, WI $248,064

Camp Lake, WI $246,952

Cudahy, WI $254,527

Darien, WI $245,786

Delavan, WI $245,682

Dousman, WI $248,484

Eagle, WI $248,029

Cobb, WI $244,101

Cottage Grove, WI $250,068

Cross Plains, WI $249,441

Dane, WI $249,426

Darlington, WI $243,963

Deerfield, WI $249,380

De Forest, WI $249,706

Dodgeville, WI $245,195

Edgerton, WI $248,097

Edmund, WI $244,635

Evansville, WI $247,418

Footville, WI $245,870

Fort Atkinson, WI $247,033

Gotham, WI $245,188

Gratiot, WI $242,871

Hanover, WI $245,819

Highland, WI $243,772

Hollandale, WI $246,672

Janesville, WI $246,012

Shawano, WI $242,456

Sherwood, WI $245,750

Shiocton, WI $244,022

Sobieski, WI $242,001

Suamico, WI $241,934

Suring, WI $241,632

Townsend, WI $241,115

Wausaukee, WI $240,972

Wrightstown, WI $245,025

Zachow, WI $242,395

Algoma, WI $241,950

Baileys Harbor, WI $241,285

Brussels, WI $241,924

Casco, WI $241,973

Collins, WI $243,869

Denmark, WI $242,260

Egg Harbor, WI $241,476

Ellison Bay, WI $241,064

Ephraim, WI $241,474

Fish Creek, WI $241,313

Forestville, WI $241,929

Francis Creek, WI $242,540

Kellnersville, WI $242,701

Kewaunee, WI $242,087

Luxemburg, WI $241,978

Manitowoc, WI $242,996

Maplewood, WI $241,886

Maribel, WI $242,548

Mishicot, WI $242,344

New Franken, WI $241,942

Reedsville, WI $243,195

Saint Nazianz, WI $243,673

Sister Bay, WI $241,331

Sturgeon Bay, WI $241,970

Tisch Mills, WI $242,235

Two Rivers, WI $242,324

Valders, WI $243,559

Washington Island, WI $240,924

Whitelaw, WI $242,711

Green Bay, WI $241,906

East Troy, WI $248,029

Elkhorn, WI $246,321

Elm Grove, WI $254,423

Fontana, WI $245,740

Franksville, WI $247,901

Genesee Depot, WI $249,810

Genoa City, WI $246,440

Greendale, WI $254,240

Hales Corners, WI $253,805

Franklin, WI $252,341

Helenville, WI $246,636

Honey Creek, WI $247,252

Kansasville, WI $247,166

Kenosha, WI $246,117

New Berlin, WI $253,010

Lake Geneva, WI $245,605

Lyons, WI $246,926

Mukwonago, WI $249,543

Muskego, WI $251,124

New Munster, WI $246,954

North Prairie, WI $249,408

Fremont, WI $244,225

Rice Lake, WI $241,306

Sarona, WI $240,715

Shell Lake, WI $240,921

Siren, WI $243,357

Solon Springs, WI $241,990

South Range, WI $244,274

Springbrook, WI $240,252

Stone Lake, WI $240,341

Superior, WI $244,534

Trego, WI $240,509

Turtle Lake, WI $245,956

Wascott, WI $241,746

Washburn, WI $240,820

Webster, WI $241,112

Weyerhaeuser, WI $240,720

Winter, WI $239,572

Oshkosh, WI $244,867

Almond, WI $242,220

Appleton, WI $246,285

Bancroft, WI $241,464

Bear Creek, WI $243,630

Berlin, WI $243,798

Big Falls, WI $243,067

Butte Des Morts, WI $244,740

Caroline, WI $242,410

Clintonville, WI $243,037

Coloma, WI $241,583

Dale, WI $245,185

Eldorado, WI $244,287

Embarrass, WI $242,955

Eureka, WI $243,864

Fond Du Lac, WI $245,475

Jefferson, WI $246,827

Juda, WI $245,022

Lake Mills, WI $248,008

Linden, WI $244,381

Livingston, WI $243,126

Lodi, WI $248,629

Lone Rock, WI $244,450

Lowell, WI $247,046

Mc Farland, WI $250,345

Marshall, WI $249,113

Mazomanie, WI $248,528

Merrimac, WI $247,547

Middleton, WI $250,164

Milton, WI $246,119

Mineral Point, WI $244,488

Monroe, WI $244,872

Montfort, WI $243,230

Monticello, WI $246,730

Morrisonville, WI $249,449

Mount Horeb, WI $248,276

Muscoda, WI $242,818

New Glarus, WI $247,741

Oregon, WI $249,928

Orfordville, WI $245,587

Plain, WI $245,193

Prairie Du Sac, WI $247,677

Reeseville, WI $247,547

Rewey, WI $243,401

Richland Center, WI $242,573

Ridgeway, WI $246,954

Sauk City, WI $247,749

Sextonville, WI $244,803

Sharon, WI $245,727

Shullsburg, WI $242,405

South Wayne, WI $243,388

Spring Green, WI $246,137

Stoughton, WI $249,454

Sun Prairie, WI $249,706

Verona, WI $249,637

Waterloo, WI $248,344

Waunakee, WI $250,264

Windsor, WI $250,106

Woodford, WI $244,831

Madison, WI $250,791

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	$305,499	$147.0	22%
Energy & Utilities	$300,490	$144.0	20%
Insurance	$295,482	$142.0	18%
Internet	$280,458	$135.0	12%
Aerospace & Defense	$275,450	$132.0	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.

$230,544

Average $250,409/year

$281,810

$19,212

Average $20,867/month

$23,484

$4,434

Average $4,816/week

$5,419

$111

Average $120/hour

$135

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$281,810	$23,484	$5,419	$135
Average	$250,409	$20,867	$4,816	$120
25th Percentile	$230,544	$19,212	$4,434	$111

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