Q: Does quality assurance pay well?

Yes, quality assurance pays well. While the average salary for someone in quality assurance is $55,269 a year, the range in salary can start as low as $35,000 a year - to as high as $98,000 a year. Factors such as year of experience and location impact earning potential.

Q: What degree do you need to be a quality manager?

A bachelor's degree is needed to be a quality manager. For an entry-level quality manager, one must have a bachelor's degree in a field related to business or quality control. Undergraduate courses in mathematics, systems management, measurements, and business management are ideal for students hoping to pursue careers as quality managers. Further degrees such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) are not typically required for quality manager positions, but they make you a stronger candidate.

Question 1

How much does a Quality Assurance Manager make?

Accepted Answer

The average quality assurance manager salary in the United States is $99,894. Quality assurance manager salaries typically range between $70,000 and $140,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for quality assurance managers is $48.03 per hour.

Quality assurance manager salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Quality assurance managers earn the highest average salary in California.

Question 2

What state pays Quality Assurance Managers the most?

Accepted Answer

California pays Quality Assurance Managers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $125,156 per year, or $60.17 per hour.

Question 3

How do I know if I'm being paid fairly as a Quality Assurance Manager?

Accepted Answer

You know if you are being paid fairly as a Quality Assurance Manager if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Connecticut you should be paid close to $107,724 per year.

Question 4

What is a good starting salary for a Quality Assurance Manager?

Accepted Answer

A good starting salary for a quality assurance manager is $82,000 in the United States. That puts you in the 10th percentile of annual income for a quality assurance manager in the U.S., which is about what you would expect if you were new to the field. The average salary for quality assurance managers is $109,701, but that normally requires some level of experience to achieve. Furthermore, a good starting salary for a quality assurance manager can vary by state.

Question 5

Does quality assurance pay well?

Accepted Answer

Yes, quality assurance pays well. While the average salary for someone in quality assurance is $55,269 a year, the range in salary can start as low as $35,000 a year - to as high as $98,000 a year. Factors such as year of experience and location impact earning potential.

Question 6

How much do QA managers make?

Accepted Answer

QA managers make $85,200 a year, ranging between $75,278 and $131,629 a year. Factors such as location and years of experience impact how much a QA manager can earn.

Highest-Paying Cities for QA Manager:

Question 7

How much do you make doing quality assurance?

Accepted Answer

You make $72,000 a year doing quality assurance, on average. However, there is a considerable range in how much a quality assurance analyst can make, starting from as little as $51,000 to as much as $101,000 a year.

Question 8

What degree do you need to be a quality manager?

Accepted Answer

A bachelor's degree is needed to be a quality manager. For an entry-level quality manager, one must have a bachelor's degree in a field related to business or quality control.

Undergraduate courses in mathematics, systems management, measurements, and business management are ideal for students hoping to pursue careers as quality managers. Further degrees such as a Master of Business Administration (MBA) are not typically required for quality manager positions, but they make you a stronger candidate.

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	California	$125,156	$60.17
2	New Hampshire	$100,103	$48.13
3	Connecticut	$107,724	$51.79
4	Delaware	$104,188	$50.09
5	Washington	$106,786	$51.34
6	Massachusetts	$101,537	$48.82
7	Pennsylvania	$95,381	$45.86
8	New Jersey	$98,825	$47.51
9	Nevada	$106,276	$51.09
10	North Carolina	$94,334	$45.35
11	Rhode Island	$94,725	$45.54
12	Ohio	$91,966	$44.21
13	Arizona	$95,262	$45.80
14	Virginia	$95,942	$46.13
15	Indiana	$89,270	$42.92
16	Oregon	$95,577	$45.95
17	New York	$98,815	$47.51
18	Maryland	$92,596	$44.52
19	District of Columbia	$97,050	$46.66
20	Louisiana	$97,393	$46.82
21	Vermont	$93,971	$45.18
22	Texas	$88,470	$42.53
23	Minnesota	$86,740	$41.70
24	Michigan	$88,346	$42.47
25	Illinois	$88,282	$42.44
26	West Virginia	$89,563	$43.06
27	Wisconsin	$84,530	$40.64
28	Georgia	$88,704	$42.65
29	Kentucky	$81,629	$39.24
30	Utah	$79,504	$38.22
31	Tennessee	$85,888	$41.29
32	Montana	$90,943	$43.72
33	South Carolina	$81,788	$39.32
34	Alaska	$85,047	$40.89
35	Florida	$78,288	$37.64
36	Missouri	$75,640	$36.37
37	Alabama	$78,481	$37.73
38	New Mexico	$79,003	$37.98
39	Maine	$75,328	$36.22
40	Arkansas	$72,889	$35.04
41	Mississippi	$74,065	$35.61
42	North Dakota	$72,828	$35.01
43	Iowa	$71,680	$34.46
44	Idaho	$73,798	$35.48
45	Kansas	$71,886	$34.56
46	Colorado	$67,078	$32.25
47	Hawaii	$71,853	$34.54
48	Nebraska	$62,131	$29.87
49	Oklahoma	$69,772	$33.54
50	South Dakota	$67,269	$32.34
51	Wyoming	$59,268	$28.49

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	San Francisco, CA	$136,654	$65.70
2	Seattle, WA	$108,187	$52.01
3	Hartford, CT	$106,858	$51.37
4	Las Vegas, NV	$105,954	$50.94
5	Boston, MA	$101,234	$48.67
6	New York, NY	$99,087	$47.64
7	Jersey City, NJ	$98,840	$47.52
8	Washington, DC	$97,096	$46.68
9	Arlington, VA	$96,828	$46.55
10	Philadelphia, PA	$95,904	$46.11
11	Phoenix, AZ	$95,608	$45.97
12	Raleigh, NC	$95,409	$45.87
13	Burlington, VT	$92,924	$44.67
14	Baltimore, MD	$92,812	$44.62
15	Columbus, OH	$91,927	$44.20
16	San Antonio, TX	$89,707	$43.13
17	Indianapolis, IN	$89,354	$42.96
18	Alpharetta, GA	$88,901	$42.74
19	Chicago, IL	$88,750	$42.67
20	Minneapolis, MN	$86,874	$41.77

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$140,000	$11,667	$67
75th Percentile	$119,000	$9,917	$57
Average	$99,894	$8,325	$48
25th Percentile	$83,000	$6,917	$40
10th Percentile	$70,000	$5,833	$34

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Director Of Quality	$134,435	$11,203	$64.63	65,443
Lead Quality Control	$85,375	$7,115	$41.05	83,633
Quality Control Supervisor	$63,930	$5,327	$30.74	110,617
Manager	$58,651	$4,888	$28.20	1,236,194
Manager, Quality Engineer	$121,191	$10,099	$58.26	90,218
Quality Lead	$90,301	$7,525	$43.41	62,018

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Meta	$189,687	$91.20
2	Aspiration	$180,259	$86.66
3	Lyft	$175,611	$84.43
4	Google	$174,680	$83.98
5	Netflix	$169,227	$81.36
6	Roku	$167,196	$80.38
7	PayPal	$165,665	$79.65
8	The Walt Disney Company	$165,628	$79.63
9	eBay	$163,275	$78.50
10	Discovery	$162,188	$77.97
11	Apple	$160,421	$77.13
12	Levi Strauss & Co.	$160,289	$77.06
13	ICE Mortgage Technology	$158,707	$76.30
14	NVIDIA	$156,077	$75.04
15	Andela	$152,692	$73.41
16	Evernote	$151,960	$73.06
17	ViacomCBS	$150,801	$72.50
18	Square	$150,761	$72.48
19	Corcept Therapeutics	$150,315	$72.27
20	VMware	$149,963	$72.10

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