Treasurers and Controllers Career, Salary and Skills
Treasurers and Controllers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $166,570 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 841,710. Wage data is published for 444 locations.
Occupation description
Direct financial activities, such as planning, procurement, and investments for all or part of an organization.
O*NET code
11-3031.01
Job zone
4
Typical education
Not recorded
Experience
Over 10 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$166,570
Hourly median
$80.08
Employment
841,710
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
$94,310
10th
$125,490
25th
$166,570
Median
$219,980
75th
$323,270
90th
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Complex Problem Solving | 4.25 | 4.50 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 4.12 | 4.88 |
| Management of Financial Resources | 4.12 | 5.25 |
| Reading Comprehension | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Mathematics | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.88 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Speaking | 4.00 | 4.38 |
| Monitoring | 3.88 | 4.62 |
| Active Learning | 3.88 | 4.38 |
Typical tasks
- Evaluate needs for procurement of funds and investment of surpluses and make appropriate recommendations.
- Develop and maintain relationships with banking, insurance, and external accounting personnel to facilitate financial activities.
- Delegate authority for the receipt, disbursement, banking, protection, and custody of funds, securities, and financial instruments.
- Receive, record, and authorize requests for disbursements in accordance with company policies and procedures.
- Advise management on short-term and long-term financial objectives, policies, and actions.
- Coordinate and direct the financial planning, budgeting, procurement, or investment activities of all or part of an organization.
- Prepare or direct preparation of financial statements, business activity reports, financial position forecasts, annual budgets, or reports required by regulatory agencies.
- Monitor financial activities and details, such as cash flow and reserve levels, to ensure that all legal and regulatory requirements are met.
Technology
- ADERANT Expert Back Office, Powered by Keystone
- ADP software
- ADP Workforce Now
- Automatic Data Processing PC payroll for windows PCPW
- Blackbaud The Raiser's Edge
- Corel QuattroPro
- Deltek professional services software
- Exact Software Macola ES
- FileMaker Pro
- Fund accounting software
- Hyperion Enterprise
- Hyperion Solutions System 9 Planning
- Hypertext markup language HTML
- IBM Cognos Impromptu
Treasurers and Controllers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in CAMedian $180,770 · Employment 93,310
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in New York, NYMedian $221,010 · Employment 89,960
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in NYMedian $219,880 · Employment 80,810
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in TXMedian $164,860 · Employment 71,870
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in ILMedian $165,880 · Employment 52,720
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in FLMedian $153,280 · Employment 48,910
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in Chicago, ILMedian $168,810 · Employment 41,590
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $175,310 · Employment 34,480
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in NJMedian $199,110 · Employment 32,510
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in PAMedian $145,610 · Employment 32,180
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in OHMedian $140,870 · Employment 27,360
- Treasurers and Controllers Salary in Dallas, TXMedian $169,200 · Employment 26,600
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.