Side by side
Controller vs Financial Analyst
Controller pays more: a median of $119,000 against $100,000. There is 2.1× more demand for Controller. Listings for Controller move faster — median age 33 days against 60.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | Controller | Financial Analyst | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 21,357 | 9,984 | +11,373 |
| Posted this week | 1,330 | 254 | |
| Median salary | $119,000 | $100,000 | +$19k |
| 25th percentile | $94k | $79k | |
| 75th percentile | $148k | $124k | |
| Salary disclosed | 2.9% | 8.4% | |
| Remote share | 6.1% | 5.3% | +0.8pp |
| Median age of posting | 33d | 60d | |
| Open over 60 days | 36.3% | 37.0% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 18.4% | 15.2% |
Pay
Pay distribution
Controller
$54k$206k
Financial Analyst
$45k$173k
Freshness
How old the listings are
Controller
just posted33d median90d+
Financial Analyst
just posted60d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
Controller — technologies
Financial Analyst — technologies
Controller — employers
Financial Analyst — employers
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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.