Quality Assurance Team Leader Salary

Q: How much does a Quality Assurance Team Leader make?

Quality assurance team leaders make $97,476 per year on average, or $46.86 per hour, in the United States. Quality assurance team leaders on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $75,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $126,000. Location impacts how much a quality assurance team leader can expect to make. Quality assurance team leaders make the most in California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Maryland, and Connecticut.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Quality Assurance Team Leader Salary

$97,476yearly

$46.86 hourly

Entry level Salary

$75,000 yearly

$75,00010%

$97,476Median

$126,00090%

How much does a Quality Assurance Team Leader make?

Quality assurance team leaders make $97,476 per year on average, or $46.86 per hour, in the United States. Quality assurance team leaders on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $75,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $126,000.

Location impacts how much a quality assurance team leader can expect to make. Quality assurance team leaders make the most in California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Maryland, and Connecticut.

Highest Paying States For Quality Assurance Team Leaders

While a quality assurance team leader can average a salary of $97,476 per year, or $46.86 per hour, there are many opportunities for quality assurance team leaders to make more. For example, in San Francisco, CA you might make $130,819 per year. Other high-paying locations include Quincy, MA, Seattle, WA and Jersey City, NJ. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to San Francisco, CA where the average starting salary is $95,000. The highest paying states for quality assurance team leaders include California, Massachusetts and Oregon. Meanwhile, Alabama, Nebraska, and Wisconsin offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Quality Assurance Team Leader average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	California	$120,564	$57.96	9,120
2	Oregon	$105,406	$50.68	1,449
3	Rhode Island	$101,327	$48.71	448
4	Pennsylvania	$97,631	$46.94	3,223
5	Washington	$101,523	$48.81	2,315
6	Massachusetts	$105,636	$50.79	2,243
7	Connecticut	$102,354	$49.21	827
8	Maryland	$103,363	$49.69	1,936
9	North Carolina	$95,184	$45.76	2,771
10	Delaware	$99,268	$47.73	294
11	Minnesota	$96,257	$46.28	1,688
12	New Hampshire	$94,969	$45.66	444
13	Virginia	$96,371	$46.33	2,843
14	Nevada	$99,907	$48.03	281
15	District of Columbia	$97,466	$46.86	512
16	New Jersey	$100,770	$48.45	1,327
17	Indiana	$91,929	$44.20	1,201
18	Texas	$94,065	$45.22	3,470
19	Utah	$87,155	$41.90	1,442
20	Ohio	$91,301	$43.89	1,655
21	Michigan	$91,028	$43.76	1,336
22	Tennessee	$86,167	$41.43	1,424
23	New York	$95,536	$45.93	3,009
24	Arizona	$93,378	$44.89	921
25	North Dakota	$83,507	$40.15	336
26	Montana	$86,602	$41.64	318
27	Georgia	$89,719	$43.13	2,116
28	West Virginia	$85,366	$41.04	328
29	Illinois	$90,007	$43.27	2,787
30	Missouri	$87,759	$42.19	1,204
31	Iowa	$86,407	$41.54	732
32	Alaska	$87,368	$42.00	232
33	Maine	$87,750	$42.19	249
34	South Dakota	$82,604	$39.71	279
35	Idaho	$89,258	$42.91	221
36	Florida	$88,532	$42.56	3,495
37	New Mexico	$84,812	$40.77	524
38	Vermont	$87,855	$42.24	174
39	Oklahoma	$85,201	$40.96	540
40	Colorado	$86,054	$41.37	1,468
41	Arkansas	$79,503	$38.22	900
42	South Carolina	$84,817	$40.78	918
43	Hawaii	$87,014	$41.83	174
44	Alabama	$81,639	$39.25	1,010
45	Wisconsin	$81,341	$39.11	1,431
46	Nebraska	$81,554	$39.21	526
47	Wyoming	$82,581	$39.70	96
48	Louisiana	$82,647	$39.73	635
49	Mississippi	$81,669	$39.26	295
50	Kentucky	$76,303	$36.68	577
51	Kansas	$74,932	$36.02	392

Highest Paying Cities For Quality Assurance Team Leaders

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	San Francisco, CA	$130,819	$62.89
2	Quincy, MA	$105,721	$50.83
3	Seattle, WA	$102,119	$49.10	1
4	Jersey City, NJ	$100,874	$48.50
5	Wilmington, DE	$99,304	$47.74
6	Philadelphia, PA	$98,241	$47.23	5
7	Washington, DC	$97,496	$46.87	3
8	Cary, NC	$96,102	$46.20
9	Richmond, VA	$96,065	$46.19
10	New York, NY	$95,684	$46.00	4
11	San Antonio, TX	$94,923	$45.64	1
12	Phoenix, AZ	$93,455	$44.93
13	Indianapolis, IN	$91,718	$44.10
14	Detroit, MI	$91,256	$43.87
15	Columbus, OH	$90,668	$43.59	1

Quality Assurance Team Leaders Salary Details

Average Quality Assurance Team Leader Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Quality Assurance Team Leader's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$126,000	$10,500	$61
75th Percentile	$111,000	$9,250	$53
Average	$97,476	$8,123	$47
25th Percentile	$85,000	$7,083	$41
10th Percentile	$75,000	$6,250	$36

Highest Paying Types of Quality Assurance Team Leaders

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Test Analyst	$70,997	$5,916	$34.13	91,308
Software Tester	$78,580	$6,548	$37.78	208,853
Quality Analyst	$71,957	$5,996	$34.59	110,980
Team Leader	$68,817	$5,735	$33.09	197,336
Quality Assurance Consultant	$86,486	$7,207	$41.58	91,395
Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Lead	$110,007	$9,167	$52.89	278,178

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Quality Assurance Team Leaders The Most?

The highest paying companies for quality assurance team leaders are Netflix and Benjamin Moore according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Barclays and Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group report highly competitive wages for quality assurance team leaders.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	Netflix	$158,092	$76.01	12
2	Benjamin Moore	$131,039	$63.00
3	Barclays	$128,974	$62.01	10
4	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	$128,879	$61.96	11
5	Smith Micro Software	$125,301	$60.24
6	StockX	$123,534	$59.39
7	Citi	$122,975	$59.12	143
8	BNY Mellon	$122,744	$59.01	79
9	Deutsche Bank	$119,832	$57.61	10
10	American Board of Emergency Medicine	$119,688	$57.54
11	Mediaocean	$117,940	$56.70
12	Coldwater Creek	$117,577	$56.53
13	Upromise	$117,167	$56.33
14	CyberCoders	$116,701	$56.11
15	American Well	$116,158	$55.85
16	Silicon Valley Bank	$113,845	$54.73
17	Mercury Insurance	$113,714	$54.67
18	State Street	$113,067	$54.36	16
19	Ascensus	$112,733	$54.20
20	Merrill Lynch	$112,401	$54.04

How Much Do Quality Assurance Team Leaders Make In Different Industries?

Here are some examples of how much a quality assurance team leader salaries can based on different industries:

The automotive industry pays quality assurance team leaders an average salary of $105,602
The telecommunication industry pay $104,588
The lowest paying industry for quality assurance team leaders is the professional industry. Quality assurance team leaders in this industry earn an average salary of $94,242

Highest Paying Industries For Quality Assurance Team Leaders

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Automotive	$105,602	$50.77
2	Telecommunication	$104,588	$50.28
3	Manufacturing	$102,823	$49.43
4	Finance	$102,623	$49.34
5	Technology	$100,824	$48.47
6	Professional	$94,242	$45.31

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Quality Assurance Team Leader Pay Trends

Average Quality Assurance Team Leader Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Quality Assurance Team Leader Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$97,500	$46.86	+3.3%
2022	$94,300	$45.32	+2.3%
2021	$92,100	$44.29	+1.9%
2020	$90,300	$43.43	+2.3%
2019	$88,300	$42.45	+1.5%

Recently Added Quality Assurance Team Leader Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Brooksource	Quality Assurance Test Lead	Bowne, MI	11/30/2022	$114,785
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals	Team Lead, QA Investigations	Rensselaer, NY	11/22/2022	$74,300
Salient CRGT	SQA Test Lead (Remote)	Fairfax, VA	11/12/2022	$121,000
General Dynamics Information Technology	QA Team Lead	Windsor Locks, CT	11/10/2022	$89,648
General Dynamics Information Technology	QA Team Lead	New York, NY	11/10/2022	$89,648
General Dynamics Information Technology	QA Team Lead	Las Vegas, NV	11/10/2022	$89,648
General Dynamics Information Technology	QA Team Lead	Denver, CO	11/10/2022	$89,648
Randstad Us	Successfactors/Employee Central Testing/QA Lead Employee Central	Washington, DC	10/29/2022	$233,723
Citigroup	VP Risk CDO Quality Assurance Testing Execution Lead	Tampa, FL	10/28/2022	$100,430
Bento Sushi	Quality Assurance Team Lead	Garland, TX	10/28/2022	$37,566

Quality Assurance Team Leader Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Quality Assurance Team Leaders The Most?

California pays Quality Assurance Team Leaders the most in the United States, with an average salary of $120,564 per year, or $57.96 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Quality Assurance Team Leader?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Quality Assurance Team Leader if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Massachusetts you should be paid close to $105,636 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023