Controller
Strategic Employment
Salinas, CA · Posted October 15, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing does not state pay. Across 62 open controller listings that state pay, the middle half runs $126,500 to $191,500 and the median is $160,000.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
Among financial managers, AI is already used for a large share of the tasks. Measured exposure for financial managers: 39% (high).
Share of this job’s tasks that AI is already used for at work, from real usage. It is not a forecast of job loss, and a low number means no use seen yet. Source: Anthropic Economic Index.
About the job
We are working with a well-established, privately held company on the Central Coast of California that is looking to add a Controller to their team. This person will sit at the intersection of account