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Controller salary in Washington

A real-employer view of Controller pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Controller in Washington: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 3 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $163,467. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry1$120,000
Level II — qualified2$164,234

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Controller in Washington. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
PACCAR IncController, PACCAR India/China1$163,467
Seattle Pacific UniversityController1$120,000
Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc.Controller1$165,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Controller, PACCAR India/China at PACCAR Inc
    $163,467
    BellevueWage Level IIDecided Mar 19, 2025I-200-25071-768473
  • Controller at Seattle Pacific University
    $120,000
    SeattleWage Level IDecided Jan 15, 2025I-200-25007-601056
  • Controller at Surfline/Wavetrak, Inc.
    $165,000
    Lake StevensWage Level IIDecided Jan 2, 2025I-200-24358-569095

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.