Program Controller Salary in Minneapolis, MN

How much does a Program Controller make in Minneapolis, MN?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Program Controller in Minneapolis, MN is $141,272. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $125,553 to $159,773, with most professionals earning between $111,242 and $176,617.

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What does a Program Controller do?

Common responsibilities of a Program Controller

Incorporate contractual changes into a cost control system by staying aware of outstanding work against each contract line item in order to maintain realistic contract cost and schedule baselines.

January 15, 2023

Manage and perform cost and schedule analysis to ensure present and future financial performance is consistent with forecasts and identify any risk or opportunities to the plan.

January 24, 2023

Provide notice of potential funding over-burns.

February 16, 2023

Track actual costs in relation to estimates, working with Project Manager to identify cost/schedule variances and determine impacts to the program.

March 11, 2023

Monitor cash flow to meet the organization's needs.

March 19, 2023

Prepares budgets and schedules for contract work and performs and/or assists in financial analyses such as funding profiles, sales outlook, and variance analysis.

April 01, 2023

Performs analyses and prepares reports in order to ensure that contracts are within negotiated and agreed-upon parameters and government cost control guidelines.

April 08, 2023

Support Project Managers with deliverables such as monthly financial reports, daily manning/staffing reports, and project plans.

April 22, 2023

Produce and comment on standard program reporting to the program team, the Division and the Business Group.

April 22, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Program Controller in Minneapolis, MN

Average Base Salary

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125553

159773

141272

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

134160

183108

154798

What is the average salary for Program Controller in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Program Controller in Minneapolis, MN. The base salary for Program Controller ranges from $125,553 to $159,773 with the average base salary of $141,272. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $134,160 to $183,108 with the average total cash compensation of $154,798.

View Average Salary for Program Controller as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$141,272	$125,553 - $159,773
Bonus	$13,527	$8,606 - $23,335
Total Pay	$154,798	$134,160 - $183,108

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Program Controller Salary Near Minneapolis, MN

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Minnetonka, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,553 - $159,773	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN 0%
CITY, STATE Eden Prairie, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,337 - $159,498	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Saint Paul, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,553 - $159,773	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN 0%
CITY, STATE Burnsville, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $125,193 - $159,315	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Lakeville, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $124,762 - $158,765	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN
CITY, STATE Saint Cloud, MN	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $118,344 - $150,598	COMPARE TO Minneapolis, MN

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About Minneapolis, Minnesota

Minneapolis (/ˌmɪniˈæpəlɪs/ (listen)) is the county seat of Hennepin County and the larger of the Twin Cities, the 16th-largest metropolitan area in the United States. As of 2017, Minneapolis is the largest city in the state of Minnesota and 45th-largest in the United States, with an estimated population of 422,331. The Twin Cities metropolitan area consists of Minneapolis, its neighbor Saint Paul, and suburbs which altogether contain about 3.6 million people, and is the third-largest economic center in the Midwest. Minneapolis lies on both banks of the Mississippi River, just north of the riv...

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