SOX and Internal Controls Specialist salary: $160K median
The median advertised SOX and Internal Controls Specialist salary is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $212K: counted from 25 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $77 an hour or $13,292 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $308K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll SOX and internal controls specialist jobs
$160Kmedian advertised salary
$150K – $212Kmiddle half of roles
$189Kaverage advertised salary
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Skills that pay more for SOX and Internal Controls Specialist roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| CI/CD | $308K | +$148K | 5 |
| Change management | $265K | +$106K | 8 |
| SOC 2 | $239K | +$79K | 6 |
| GRC | $239K | +$79K | 8 |
| ERP | $212K | +$53K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropic | $308K | 5 |
| Fortitude Re | $155K | 3 |
Highest-paying open SOX and Internal Controls Specialist roles
All SOX and internal controls specialist jobs- Lead - Security Controls Assurance - SOXAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | Seattle, WA | New York City, NY | Was…$410K - $510KLead and aboveRustGoPython
- Technical Program Manager, SOX ComplianceAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$290K - $365KCI/CDISO 27001NIST
- Principal Compliance Lead, Security (COPPA & GDPR Control Testing)MrBeast · 🇺🇸San Mateo, CA$235K - $294KLead and above
- Director, SOX ComplianceCoreWeave · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale, CA / Bellevue, WA$182K - $242KLead and aboveSAPNetSuiteCPA
- Director, SOX Compliance & Internal ControlsFivetran · 🇺🇸Oakland, California, United States, AMER$181K - $226KLead and abovedbtNetSuiteWorkday
- IT Internal ControlsGusto · 🇺🇸Denver, CO - Hybrid; New York, NY - Hybrid; San Francisco…$205K - $220KHybridLLMNetSuiteWorkday
- Senior SOX Manager - Business ProcessesInstacart · 🇺🇸United States - Remote$155K - $196KRemoteSeniorSAPWorkdayCPA
- Manager, SOX PMO - Business ProcessGitLab · 🇨🇦🇮🇳🇺🇸Remote, Canada; Remote, India; Remote, United States$115K - $194KRemoteCPAAuditInternal controls
- Sr. IT SOX Governance LeadPlayStation Global · 🇺🇸United States, San Diego, CA$127K - $191KLead and aboveCI/CDSAP
- Internal Controls ManagerNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$133K - $186KNetSuite
- AVP, Financial ControlsFortitude Re · Jersey City$175K - $185KCPAACCAInternal controls
- Subject Matter Expert - RMIC Internal Controls SMEBlake Willson Group · 🇺🇸Washington, DC$130K - $170KSecurity clearanceCPAPMP
- Senior Manager, Internal ControlsKin · 🇺🇸Remote (United States)$150K - $170KRemoteSeniorSAPWorkdayCPA
- Sox Compliance ManagerBridgeBio Pharma · 🇺🇸San Francisco - 1800 Owens$135K - $170KSAPWorkday
- AVP, Financial ControlsFortitude Re · Nashville$145K - $165KCPAACCAInternal controls
- Internal Control Business PartnerNebius · 🇺🇸Remote - United States$110K - $160KRemote
- Business Controls AdvisorPathward, N.A. · Remote$86K - $145KRemoteAuditRisk management
- Business SOX Compliance ManagerSamsara · 🇺🇸Remote - US$84K - $126KRemoteNetSuiteWorkdayAudit
- Senior SOX AnalystCrunchyroll, LLC · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States$87K - $108KSenior
- IT Internal Controls AnalystAgWest Farm Credit · 🇺🇸Rocklin, CA; Spokane, WA (HQ)$73K - $100KCPACISASOC 2
Questions about SOX and Internal Controls Specialist pay
- What is the average SOX and Internal Controls Specialist salary?
- $189K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 25 open SOX and Internal Controls Specialist postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $150K to $212K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest SOX and Internal Controls Specialist pay?
- Anthropic ($308K), Fortitude Re ($155K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a sox and internal controls specialist a high-paying job?
- The median SOX and Internal Controls Specialist posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a sox and internal controls specialist?
- A tenth of the postings offer $308K a year or more; the highest open SOX and Internal Controls Specialist role advertises up to $510K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the SOX and Internal Controls Specialist salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,292 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $72 to $102 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for SOX and Internal Controls Specialist roles?
- Postings that ask for CI/CD (+$148K, 5 postings), Change management (+$106K, 8 postings), SOC 2 (+$79K, 6 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all SOX and Internal Controls Specialist postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for SOX and Internal Controls Specialist roles at companies is $160K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $150K to $212K. Counted from 25 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/internal-controls/
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