Financial Controller salary
What a financial controller actually earns, from 519 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see financial controller pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A financial controller earns a blended US median near 129,443 dollars, with the typical middle running from 102,580 dollars to 162,002 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 161,700 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 24 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 0% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is accountant, at 55 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open financial controller roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Financial Controller (m/w/d)Work In Progress Textilhandels GmbH · Weil am RheinJul 22
- Retail Controller (m/w/d)Work In Progress Textilhandels GmbH · Weil am RheinJul 22
- TITLE 32 PRODUCTION CONTROLLER (MI FMS 17)Army National Guard Units · Ypsilanti, Michigan$68k–$89kJul 21
- Senior Corporate Controller (m/w/d)HR-Werkstatt GmbH · LaudenbachJul 21
- Buchhalter / Controller (all genders)theBASE FOL Group GmbH · BerlinRemoteJul 20
- Senior Financial Controller (m/w/d)Jan Pethe Interim Management & Consulting GmbH - JPIMC® · HamelinJul 20
By country
- United States$102,580 – $162,002 · median $129,443
- United Kingdom$80,660 – $106,707 · median $94,104
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New Yorkmedian $215,740
- Californiamedian $174,920
- Coloradomedian $174,840
- Washingtonmedian $171,300
- Connecticutmedian $169,730
- Georgiamedian $163,450
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Quick answers
How much does a financial controller make?
The blended US median is about 129,443 dollars, with a typical range from 102,580 dollars to 162,002 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 161,700 dollars.
Is financial controller a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 0% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a financial controller move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is accountant, at 55 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 11-3031. Live corpus 519 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.