Quality Control Salary

Q: How much does a Quality Control make?

Quality controls make $32,824 per year on average, or $15.78 per hour, in the United States. Quality controls on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $23,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $45,000. Location impacts how much a quality control can expect to make. Quality controls make the most in Nevada, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Washington.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Quality Control Salary

$15.78hourly

$32,824 yearly

Entry level Salary

$23,000 yearly

$23,00010%

$32,824Median

$45,00090%

How much does a Quality Control make?

Quality controls make $32,824 per year on average, or $15.78 per hour, in the United States. Quality controls on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $23,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $45,000.

Location impacts how much a quality control can expect to make. Quality controls make the most in Nevada, Oregon, California, Idaho, and Washington.

Highest Paying States For Quality Controls

Throughout the U.S., the average salary for a quality control is roughly $32,824 per year, which boils down to $15.78 per hour. Interestingly enough, quality controls have the highest salaries in Fremont, CA at about $43,085 per year. For those who are just starting out, the average entry-level salary in Fremont, CA is $29,000. Additionally, quality controls make more than the average salary in Vancouver, WA, East Providence, RI, Elkhart, IN, Brentwood, NY, and Allentown, PA. On a more broad level, quality control salaries are highest in Nevada, Oregon, California, Idaho, Washington, North Dakota, and Hawaii. On the contrary, Tennessee, Kentucky, and New Jersey offer the lowest quality control salaries.

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Average Salary:

Quality Control average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	California	$41,286	$19.85	4,726
2	Nevada	$42,565	$20.46	224
3	Oregon	$41,484	$19.94	447
4	Minnesota	$34,446	$16.56	989
5	Washington	$40,204	$19.33	827
6	North Dakota	$39,565	$19.02	92
7	Idaho	$40,751	$19.59	161
8	Maryland	$34,462	$16.57	890
9	Connecticut	$33,506	$16.11	451
10	Indiana	$30,824	$14.82	967
11	Rhode Island	$32,856	$15.80	149
12	Wyoming	$34,061	$16.38	63
13	Utah	$30,824	$14.82	522
14	New Hampshire	$30,956	$14.88	328
15	Vermont	$34,086	$16.39	79
16	Wisconsin	$30,390	$14.61	840
17	Colorado	$34,633	$16.65	654
18	Maine	$34,026	$16.36	128
19	Montana	$35,279	$16.96	87
20	Arizona	$32,882	$15.81	664
21	New Mexico	$33,700	$16.20	185
22	Hawaii	$37,912	$18.23	83
23	Nebraska	$31,723	$15.25	241
24	North Carolina	$29,650	$14.25	1,455
25	Pennsylvania	$30,480	$14.65	1,450
26	South Dakota	$31,463	$15.13	80
27	Alaska	$33,341	$16.03	73
28	Arkansas	$29,334	$14.10	284
29	New York	$30,968	$14.89	1,496
30	Illinois	$29,009	$13.95	1,415
31	Oklahoma	$30,595	$14.71	207
32	Georgia	$27,623	$13.28	1,306
33	Massachusetts	$30,278	$14.56	960
34	Ohio	$26,941	$12.95	1,214
35	Texas	$27,703	$13.32	2,415
36	South Carolina	$26,782	$12.88	604
37	Virginia	$27,527	$13.23	1,183
38	District of Columbia	$30,717	$14.77	155
39	Kansas	$27,682	$13.31	306
40	Alabama	$25,804	$12.41	524
41	Michigan	$24,958	$12.00	990
42	Louisiana	$28,687	$13.79	208
43	Kentucky	$24,428	$11.74	479
44	New Jersey	$24,095	$11.58	1,160
45	Tennessee	$24,605	$11.83	694
46	Missouri	$26,840	$12.90	607
47	Delaware	$21,280	$10.23	169
48	Florida	$24,609	$11.83	1,719
49	Iowa	$23,898	$11.49	398
50	Mississippi	$22,036	$10.59	258
51	West Virginia	$24,962	$12.00	112

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Highest Paying Cities For Quality Controls

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Fremont, CA	$43,085	$20.71
2	Vancouver, WA	$40,500	$19.47
3	East Providence, RI	$32,858	$15.80
4	Elkhart, IN	$31,446	$15.12
5	Brentwood, NY	$31,068	$14.94	2
6	Allentown, PA	$30,856	$14.83
7	Haverhill, MA	$30,284	$14.56
8	Franklin, WI	$30,110	$14.48
9	Romeoville, IL	$28,975	$13.93
10	San Antonio, TX	$28,030	$13.48	2
11	Atlanta, GA	$27,829	$13.38
12	Cuyahoga Falls, OH	$27,393	$13.17
13	North Charleston, SC	$26,511	$12.75	1
14	Hazelwood, MO	$26,501	$12.74
15	Grand Rapids, MI	$24,990	$12.01	3

Quality Controls Salary Details

Average Quality Control Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a Quality Control's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$45,000	$3,750	$22
75th Percentile	$38,000	$3,167	$18
Average	$32,824	$2,735	$16
25th Percentile	$27,000	$2,250	$13
10th Percentile	$23,000	$1,917	$11

Highest Paying Types of Quality Controls

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Quality Assurance Technician	$40,027	$3,336	$19.24	81,534
Quality Assurance Inspector	$36,842	$3,070	$17.71	74,410
Quality Assurance Coordinator	$57,130	$4,761	$27.47	79,427
Quality Inspector	$33,197	$2,766	$15.96	70,978
Quality Control Coordinator	$49,894	$4,158	$23.99	88,145
Quality Control Internship	$35,224	$2,935	$16.93	127,264

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Quality Controls The Most?

According to our most recent salary estimates, BD and Jacobs Engineering Group are the highest paying companies for quality controls.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	BD	$46,946	$22.57	72
2	Jacobs Engineering Group	$46,909	$22.55
3	Bio-Rad Laboratories	$44,984	$21.63	10
4	Church & Dwight Co.	$44,983	$21.63	27
5	CSC Holdings LLC	$44,294	$21.30	2
6	Kloeckner Metals	$43,330	$20.83	3
7	PepsiCo	$41,569	$19.99	17
8	Danaher	$41,521	$19.96	117
9	CCC	$41,010	$19.72
10	Elanco	$40,261	$19.36	14
11	AbbVie	$39,937	$19.20	24
12	Owens Corning	$39,092	$18.79	4
13	Bristol-Myers Squibb	$38,955	$18.73	167
14	JELD-WEN	$38,891	$18.70	4
15	Mi Familia Vota	$38,546	$18.53
16	Syracuse University	$38,209	$18.37	1
17	Stryker	$38,052	$18.29	9
18	Thor Motor Coach Inc	$37,852	$18.20
19	Central Stone Company	$37,441	$18.00
20	Elevate Textiles	$37,230	$17.90

How Much Do Quality Controls Make In Different Industries?

Quality control salaries can vary depending on the industry. In fact, our data shows that the technology, automotive, and manufacturing industries tend to offer much higher salaries for quality controls. For example, quality controls make a whopping average salary of $36,096 while working in the technology industry. Meanwhile, other people in this field are making $35,487 in the automotive industry and $33,565 in the manufacturing industry.

Quality controls may want to avoid working in the retail industry as it offers the lowest average salary of $32,982.

Highest Paying Industries For Quality Controls

Rank	Industry	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Technology	$36,096	$17.35
2	Automotive	$35,487	$17.06
3	Manufacturing	$33,565	$16.14
4	Insurance	$33,376	$16.05
5	Retail	$32,982	$15.86

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Quality Control Pay Trends

Average Quality Control Salary Over Time

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

Quality Control Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$32,800	$15.78	+3.6%
2022	$31,600	$15.21	+1.7%
2021	$31,100	$14.94	+3.2%
2020	$30,100	$14.47	+4.3%
2019	$28,800	$13.85	+1.6%

Recently Added Quality Control Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Intellisource	Manufacturing Quality Control (Immediately!)	Oakland, CA	11/29/2022	$44,244
Regal Staffing Services	1St. Shift-Quality Control	Grand Prairie, TX	11/29/2022	$33,392
Swipejobs	Quality Control-Immediately	Waller, TX	11/29/2022	$33,392
Swipejobs	Quality Control-Immediately	Newcomerstown, OH	11/29/2022	$30,262
Swipejobs	Quality Control-Immediately	Logansport, IN	11/29/2022	$31,305
Carolina Poly	Quality Control	Chester, SC	11/27/2022	$37,566
Employbridge	Quality Control	Louisville, KY	11/25/2022	$37,566
Poly America	Quality Control	Chester, SC	11/24/2022	$37,566
Randstad Us	Quality Control	Glastonbury, CT	11/23/2022	$33,392
The Reserves Network	Quality Control	Lithia Springs, GA	11/23/2022	$39,653

Quality Control Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Quality Controls The Most?

Nevada pays Quality Controls the most in the United States, with an average salary of $42,565 per year, or $20.46 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As A Quality Control?

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Quality Control if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Oregon you should be paid close to $41,484 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023