What are the main factors that influence a Product Quality Control Director's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Product Quality Control Director?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Product Quality Control Director roles, with salaries approximately 50% above the market median.

How does experience change A Product Quality Control Director's salary?

A Product Quality Control Director's salary grows with experience: a Product Quality Control Supervisor (10+ years)earns $69,580, a Product Quality Control Senior Supervisor (10+ years)earns $98,010, a Product Quality Control Manager (10+ years)earns $106,224, a Product Quality Control Senior Manager (10+ years)earns $142,428, a Product Quality Control Director (10+ years)earns $150,487,

What are the highest paying states for a Product Quality Control Director?

Product Quality Control Director salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Product Quality Control Director roles are District of Columbia $179,900, California $179,300, Massachusetts $176,900. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Product Quality Control Director roles make?

Salaries for Product Quality Control Director level roles vary by specialization: Product Quality Systems Director: $184,050; Quality Control Director: $168,506; Product Quality Inspection Director: $162,480; Product Quality Director: $162,478; Product Quality Control Senior Manager: $153,800.

Product Quality Control Director Salary in New Mexico

How much does a Product Quality Control Director make in New Mexico?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Product Quality Control Director in New Mexico is $150,500 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $72.

However, a Product Quality Control Director's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $181,258
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $136,400 to $166,600
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $123,563

10% $123,563

50% (Median) $150,500

90% $181,258

Product Quality Control Director Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$166,600	$13,883	$3,204	$80
Average	$150,500	$12,542	$2,894	$72
25th Percentile	$136,400	$11,367	$2,623	$66

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Key Factors That Influence Product Quality Control Director Salaries

A Product Quality Control Director's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Product Quality Control Director Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Product Quality Control Director's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Product Quality Control Supervisor (10+ years): $69,580
Product Quality Control Senior Supervisor (10+ years): $98,010
Product Quality Control Manager (10+ years): $106,224
Product Quality Control Senior Manager (10+ years): $142,428
Product Quality Control Director (10+ years): $150,487

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Product Quality Control Supervisor	10+ years	$69,580
Product Quality Control Senior Supervisor	10+ years	$98,010
Product Quality Control Manager	10+ years	$106,224
Product Quality Control Senior Manager	10+ years	$142,428
Product Quality Control Director	10+ years	$150,487

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How Do Product Quality Control Director Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Product Quality Control Directors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $179,900.
California: $179,300.
Massachusetts: $176,900.

District of Columbia $179,900 California $179,300 Massachusetts $176,900 Washington $176,200 New Jersey $176,200 Alaska $175,900 Connecticut $173,700 New York $172,800

Hawaii $169,900 Rhode Island $168,500 Maryland $167,600 Minnesota $166,300 Colorado $165,800 Illinois $165,700 Oregon $165,000 Delaware $164,600

New Hampshire $164,300 Virginia $163,700 Pennsylvania $161,800 Nevada $160,900 North Dakota $160,500 Michigan $160,100 Wisconsin $159,900 Vermont $159,500

Maine $158,500 Texas $158,500 Arizona $158,400 Ohio $158,300 Georgia $156,800 Indiana $156,000 Wyoming $155,900 Utah $155,600

Iowa $155,500 Kansas $154,800 Louisiana $154,500 North Carolina $154,500 Missouri $154,400 Florida $153,800 Montana $153,400 Nebraska $153,100

Kentucky $152,900 South Carolina $152,300 Tennessee $151,900 Idaho $151,700 New Mexico $150,500 Oklahoma $150,300 Alabama $149,300 South Dakota $147,700

Arkansas $146,800 West Virginia $146,400 Mississippi $144,900

Top Paying Cities for Product Quality Control Directors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Algodones: $152,100
Belen: $151,300
Bernalillo: $152,400

Algodones, NM $152,100 Belen, NM $151,300 Bernalillo, NM $152,400 Bluewater, NM $149,200 Bosque, NM $150,200 Casa Blanca, NM $150,500 Cedar Crest, NM $152,500 Cedarvale, NM $146,600

Cerrillos, NM $152,200 Claunch, NM $146,000 Coyote, NM $150,000 Cuba, NM $149,800 Cubero, NM $150,900 Edgewood, NM $151,900 Estancia, NM $150,000 Gallina, NM $149,200

Counselor, NM $149,300 Grants, NM $149,000 Milan, NM $149,600 Isleta, NM $152,700 Jarales, NM $151,100 Jemez Pueblo, NM $151,400 Jemez Springs, NM $150,900 Laguna, NM $151,600

La Jara, NM $149,600 La Joya, NM $149,300 Lindrith, NM $149,100 Los Lunas, NM $152,100 Mcintosh, NM $150,900 Pueblo Of Acoma, NM $149,900 Moriarty, NM $150,400 Mountainair, NM $148,700

Nageezi, NM $149,100 New Laguna, NM $150,800 Paguate, NM $150,900 Pena Blanca, NM $152,600 Peralta, NM $152,300 Placitas, NM $152,400 Ponderosa, NM $151,200 Prewitt, NM $149,200

Regina, NM $149,300 Sandia Park, NM $152,200 Corrales, NM $152,700 San Fidel, NM $150,000 San Rafael, NM $149,300 Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM $152,200 San Ysidro, NM $151,900 Stanley, NM $150,300

Tijeras, NM $152,200 Tome, NM $151,900 Torreon, NM $151,400 Veguita, NM $150,200 Willard, NM $148,500 Youngsville, NM $150,000 Bosque Farms, NM $152,600 Clines Corners, NM $149,400

Cochiti Pueblo, NM $152,300 Cochiti Lake, NM $152,500 Albuquerque, NM $152,800 Kirtland Afb, NM $152,800 Rio Rancho, NM $152,600 Gallup, NM $149,400 Brimhall, NM $149,000 Church Rock, NM $149,000

Continental Divide, NM $148,900 Crownpoint, NM $149,000 Fence Lake, NM $148,400 Fort Wingate, NM $149,000 Gamerco, NM $149,200 Mentmore, NM $149,000 Mexican Springs, NM $149,000 Ramah, NM $148,700

Rehoboth, NM $149,100 Thoreau, NM $149,100 Tohatchi, NM $148,900 Vanderwagen, NM $149,000 Zuni, NM $148,900 Navajo, NM $149,100 Jamestown, NM $148,800 Pinehill, NM $148,600

Sheep Springs, NM $149,100 Smith Lake, NM $149,700 Yatahey, NM $149,100 Farmington, NM $149,800 Aztec, NM $150,000 Blanco, NM $149,300 Bloomfield, NM $149,200 Flora Vista, NM $149,900

Fruitland, NM $149,000 Kirtland, NM $149,900 La Plata, NM $150,000 Navajo Dam, NM $149,900 Shiprock, NM $149,700 Waterflow, NM $149,600 Newcomb, NM $149,000 Sanostee, NM $149,100

Santa Fe, NM $153,600 Abiquiu, NM $149,400 Alcalde, NM $152,000 Amalia, NM $149,200 Arroyo Hondo, NM $149,000 Arroyo Seco, NM $149,100 Canjilon, NM $148,900 Canones, NM $150,300

Carson, NM $149,500 Cebolla, NM $149,000 Cerro, NM $149,100 Chama, NM $149,700 Chamisal, NM $151,600 Chimayo, NM $152,700 Cordova, NM $152,400 Costilla, NM $149,800

Taos Ski Valley, NM $148,700 Dixon, NM $151,400 Dulce, NM $149,700 El Prado, NM $149,300 El Rito, NM $149,900 Embudo, NM $150,700 Espanola, NM $152,500 Glorieta, NM $153,000

Hernandez, NM $151,100 Ilfeld, NM $151,600 La Madera, NM $149,700 Lamy, NM $152,400 Llano, NM $151,300 Los Alamos, NM $152,800 White Rock, NM $153,100 Medanales, NM $151,200

Ojo Caliente, NM $150,300 Los Ojos, NM $149,300 Pecos, NM $152,500 Penasco, NM $150,700 Petaca, NM $148,800 Questa, NM $149,200 Ranchos De Taos, NM $150,000 Red River, NM $148,800

Ribera, NM $149,800 Rowe, NM $151,700 San Cristobal, NM $148,800 San Jose, NM $151,400 Ohkay Owingeh, NM $152,100 Santa Cruz, NM $152,600 Serafina, NM $149,400 Taos, NM $149,200

Tererro, NM $153,000 Tesuque, NM $153,600 Tierra Amarilla, NM $149,200 Trampas, NM $150,600 Tres Piedras, NM $148,800 Truchas, NM $152,000 Vadito, NM $150,500 Valdez, NM $148,900

Vallecitos, NM $148,800 Velarde, NM $151,200 Villanueva, NM $149,500 Spaceport City, NM $146,400 Las Vegas, NM $148,200 Angel Fire, NM $148,600 Anton Chico, NM $147,900 Buena Vista, NM $149,300

Chacon, NM $149,400 Cimarron, NM $148,400 Cleveland, NM $150,500 Eagle Nest, NM $148,500 Guadalupita, NM $149,200 Holman, NM $150,100 La Loma, NM $147,700 Maxwell, NM $148,400

Miami, NM $148,100 Mills, NM $147,600 Montezuma, NM $151,200 Mora, NM $150,700 Mosquero, NM $147,500 Ocate, NM $148,300 Ojo Feliz, NM $148,700 Rainsville, NM $149,300

Raton, NM $148,800 Rociada, NM $151,300 Roy, NM $147,600 Sapello, NM $150,000 Solano, NM $147,500 Springer, NM $148,100 Ute Park, NM $148,500 Valmora, NM $148,100

Wagon Mound, NM $147,900 Watrous, NM $148,100 Socorro, NM $147,800 Aragon, NM $148,200 Datil, NM $147,600 Lemitar, NM $148,500 Luna, NM $148,500 Magdalena, NM $147,600

Pie Town, NM $148,100 Polvadera, NM $148,800 Quemado, NM $148,400 Reserve, NM $148,200 San Acacia, NM $149,100 San Antonio, NM $147,000 Truth Or Consequences, NM $146,900 Arrey, NM $146,900

Caballo, NM $147,000 Derry, NM $146,300 Elephant Butte, NM $147,300 Garfield, NM $145,800 Hatch, NM $143,500 Monticello, NM $146,900 Rincon, NM $142,700 Salem, NM $145,400

Williamsburg, NM $147,100 Winston, NM $147,000 Las Cruces, NM $140,800 White Sands Missile Range, NM $141,300 Santa Teresa, NM $142,300 Playas, NM $147,600 Animas, NM $148,000 Anthony, NM $142,300

Arenas Valley, NM $147,700 Bayard, NM $147,600 Berino, NM $141,600 Buckhorn, NM $147,700 Santa Clara, NM $147,800 Chamberino, NM $141,800 Cliff, NM $147,600 Columbus, NM $147,200

Deming, NM $147,200 Dona Ana, NM $140,800 Fairacres, NM $141,200 Faywood, NM $147,100 Fort Bayard, NM $147,700 Gila, NM $147,300 Glenwood, NM $147,500 Hachita, NM $147,200

Hanover, NM $147,200 Hillsboro, NM $146,900 Hurley, NM $147,500 La Mesa, NM $143,500 Lordsburg, NM $147,500 Mesilla, NM $140,800 Mesilla Park, NM $140,800 Mesquite, NM $140,900

Mimbres, NM $147,300 Mule Creek, NM $147,700 Organ, NM $140,900 Pinos Altos, NM $147,600 Radium Springs, NM $140,900 Redrock, NM $147,200 Rodeo, NM $148,200 San Miguel, NM $140,900

Silver City, NM $147,600 Sunland Park, NM $141,500 Tyrone, NM $148,000 Vado, NM $141,000 Chaparral, NM $142,800 Clovis, NM $147,300 Cannon Afb, NM $146,900 Broadview, NM $146,800

Causey, NM $146,600 Crossroads, NM $146,200 Dora, NM $146,900 Elida, NM $146,300 Floyd, NM $146,700 Fort Sumner, NM $146,600 Grady, NM $147,000 House, NM $146,900

Kenna, NM $146,300 Lingo, NM $146,600 Melrose, NM $146,900 Milnesand, NM $146,300 Pep, NM $146,500 Portales, NM $147,000 Rogers, NM $146,500 Saint Vrain, NM $147,000

Taiban, NM $146,500 Texico, NM $147,000 Yeso, NM $146,000 Roswell, NM $146,200 Artesia, NM $146,400 Caprock, NM $146,100 Carlsbad, NM $146,500 Dexter, NM $146,300

Eunice, NM $146,700 Hagerman, NM $146,300 Hobbs, NM $146,900 Hope, NM $145,800 Jal, NM $146,500 Lake Arthur, NM $146,100 Lakewood, NM $146,300 Loco Hills, NM $146,600

Loving, NM $146,500 Lovington, NM $146,700 Mcdonald, NM $146,300 Malaga, NM $146,400 Maljamar, NM $146,200 Monument, NM $146,600 Tatum, NM $146,400 Whites City, NM $146,700

Carrizozo, NM $145,500 Alamogordo, NM $145,000 Alto, NM $145,500 Bent, NM $145,000 Capitan, NM $145,100 Cloudcroft, NM $145,000 Corona, NM $146,100 Encino, NM $147,300

Fort Stanton, NM $145,200 Glencoe, NM $145,100 High Rolls Mountain Park, NM $145,000 Holloman Air Force Base, NM $145,000 Hondo, NM $145,200 La Luz, NM $145,000 Lincoln, NM $144,800 Mayhill, NM $145,300

Mescalero, NM $145,000 Nogal, NM $145,700 Orogrande, NM $145,100 Picacho, NM $145,200 Pinon, NM $145,700 Ruidoso, NM $145,800 Ruidoso Downs, NM $145,600 Sacramento, NM $145,100

San Patricio, NM $145,300 Sunspot, NM $145,000 Timberon, NM $145,300 Tinnie, NM $145,100 Tularosa, NM $145,100 Vaughn, NM $146,700 Weed, NM $145,300 Tucumcari, NM $147,400

Amistad, NM $147,200 Bard, NM $147,000 Capulin, NM $148,600 Clayton, NM $147,500 Conchas Dam, NM $147,600 Cuervo, NM $146,900 Des Moines, NM $148,100 Folsom, NM $148,300

Garita, NM $147,300 Gladstone, NM $147,600 Grenville, NM $147,600 Logan, NM $147,400 Mcalister, NM $146,900 Nara Visa, NM $147,000 Newkirk, NM $147,200 Quay, NM $147,300

San Jon, NM $147,100 Santa Rosa, NM $147,300 Sedan, NM $147,300 Trementina, NM $147,300

Product Quality Control Director Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Product Quality Control Director salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $168,190. While startup companies pay approximate $142,272.

Product Quality Control Director Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$142,272
Growth Stage	51~500	$150,466
Established	501~5000	$162,409
Enterprise	5000+	$168,190

Product Quality Control Director Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Product Quality Control Director roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 100% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 50% above the average. In contrast, Product Quality Control Director positions in Transportation or Telecom typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Product Quality Control Director as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Product Quality Control Director

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$225,750	$109.0	50%

Product Quality Control Director Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Product Quality Control Director's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$136,400

Average $150,500/year

$166,600

$11,367

Average $12,542/month

$13,883

$2,623

Average $2,894/week

$3,204

$66

Average $72/hour

$80

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$166,600	$13,883	$3,204	$80
Average	$150,500	$12,542	$2,894	$72
25th Percentile	$136,400	$11,367	$2,623	$66

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How much does a Product Quality Control Director make in New Mexico?

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