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Division Controller pay in Salinas, CA

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The median annual wage for Financial Managers in Salinas, CA was $153,370 (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025). The middle half of workers earned between $119,990 and $191,500.

The Salinas, CA median is $13,200 below the national median of $166,570, both from BLS May 2025.

Broader occupation · SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers

BLS measures this broader occupation across industries. It does not publish a separate wage for this manufacturing title.

What should you know about salinas, CA?

$153,370
Financial Managers in Salinas, CA: median $153,370; published 25th to 75th percentile $119,990 to $191,500.
Annual wage percentiles, Salinas, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$94,950$119,990$153,370$191,500$257,310
$73.73
Financial Managers in Salinas, CA: median $73.73; published 25th to 75th percentile $57.69 to $92.07.
Hourly wage percentiles, Salinas, CA
10th25thMedian75th90th
$45.65$57.69$73.73$92.07$123.71

BLS estimated 450 workers employed in this occupation in Salinas, CA. Location quotient: 0.44.

What should you know about united States?

$166,570
Financial Managers in U.S.: median $166,570; published 25th to 75th percentile $125,490 to $219,980.
Annual wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$94,310$125,490$166,570$219,980$323,270
$80.08
Financial Managers in U.S.: median $80.08; published 25th to 75th percentile $60.33 to $105.76.
Hourly wage percentiles, U.S.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$45.34$60.33$80.08$105.76$155.42

What should you know about role pay against all occupations here?

The published Division Controller median is $153,370. The all-occupations median in Salinas, CA is $47,380. Ratio: 3.24 (role median divided by all-occupations median, same units, BLS May 2025). Location quotient 0.44 measures how concentrated this occupation's employment is here against the nation. It is not a wage index.

What should you know about two BLS releases?

Division Controller in Salinas, CA, annual wages, May 2024 and May 2025
Release period25thMedian75th
May 2024$120,550$158,740$204,280
May 2025$119,990$153,370$191,500

These are two separate BLS estimates from different survey panels. The workers and employers behind them differ, so the gap is not like-for-like pay for the same workers and is not a growth rate. We show no percentage change.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, Salinas, CA. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. SOC 11-3031 Financial Managers, U.S.. Official occupation data · Official area tables. Released 2026-05-15.

What should you know about nearby areas?

Nearby areas, Division Controller
AreaMedian25th to 75th
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$225,280$176,900 to $327,840
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$165,800$130,860 to $216,610

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