What are the main factors that influence a Qc Engineer's salary?

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

How does experience change A Qc Engineer's salary?

A Qc Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Quality Assurance Engineer I (0-2 years)earns $73,481, a Quality Assurance Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $86,481, a Qc Engineer (4-7 years)earns $97,815, a Quality Assurance Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $121,622, a Quality Assurance Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $145,941,

What are the highest paying states for a Qc Engineer?

Qc Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Qc Engineer roles are District of Columbia $106,475, California $106,071, Massachusetts $104,657. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Qc Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Qc Engineer level roles vary by specialization: QC Director: $168,500; QC Officer: $125,948; QC Manager: $120,900; Qc Analyst: $100,166; QC Supervisor: $86,608.

How do different companies affect a Qc Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Qc Engineer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Qc Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Qc Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Qc Engineer in the United States is $96,166 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $46.

However, a Qc Engineer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $111,060
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,253 to $103,962
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,048

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Qc Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,962	$8,664	$1,999	$50
Average	$96,166	$8,014	$1,849	$46
25th Percentile	$88,253	$7,354	$1,697	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Qc Engineer Salaries

A Qc Engineer'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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Qc Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Qc Engineer'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:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,481
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,481
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,815
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,622
Expert (over 8 years): $145,941

Levels	Salary
Quality A... Level Qc Engineer	$73,481
Quality A... Level Qc Engineer	$86,481
Qc Engine... Level Qc Engineer	$97,815
Quality A... Level Qc Engineer	$121,622
Quality A... Level Qc Engineer	$145,941

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How Do Qc Engineer 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 Qc Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,475.
California: $106,071.
Massachusetts: $104,657.

District of Columbia $106,475 California $106,071 Massachusetts $104,657 Washington $104,273 New Jersey $104,234 Alaska $104,100 Connecticut $102,772 New York $102,234

Hawaii $100,513 Rhode Island $99,705 Maryland $99,157 Minnesota $98,407 Colorado $98,118 Illinois $98,022 Oregon $97,656 Delaware $97,387

New Hampshire $97,218 Virginia $96,839 Pennsylvania $95,733 Nevada $95,175 North Dakota $94,993 Michigan $94,704 Wisconsin $94,598 Vermont $94,387

Texas $93,800 Maine $93,762 Arizona $93,704 Ohio $93,637 Georgia $92,752 Indiana $92,310 Wyoming $92,223 Utah $92,088

Iowa $92,031 Kansas $91,569 Louisiana $91,435 North Carolina $91,386 Missouri $91,367 Florida $90,992 Montana $90,790 Nebraska $90,598

Kentucky $90,492 South Carolina $90,107 Tennessee $89,867 Idaho $89,771 New Mexico $89,069 Oklahoma $88,915 Alabama $88,348 South Dakota $87,396

Arkansas $86,876 West Virginia $86,597 Mississippi $85,761

Top Paying Cities for Qc Engineers

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:

San Jose: $121,294
San Francisco: $120,102
Oakland: $117,438

San Jose, CA $121,294

San Francisco, CA $120,102

Oakland, CA $117,438

New York, NY $111,447

Queens Village, NY $110,725

Paramus, NJ $109,956

Passaic, NJ $109,860

Bergenfield, NJ $109,764

Stamford, CT $109,620

Huntington, NY $109,523

Newark, NJ $108,898

Bridgeport, CT $108,706

New Brunswick, NJ $108,389

Vallejo, CA $108,187

Middlesex, NJ $108,129

Somerset, NJ $108,042

Petaluma, CA $107,821

Santa Cruz, CA $107,446

Boston, MA $107,254

Monterey, CA $106,773

Fairbanks, AK $106,706

Los Angeles, CA $106,523

Washington, DC $106,475

Seattle, WA $106,302

Santa Rosa, CA $106,283

Juneau, AK $106,004

Orange, CA $105,686

Anchorage, AK $105,513

Anaheim, CA $105,446

Santa Ana, CA $105,302

Nassau, NY $105,244

Long Beach, CA $105,205

Danbury, CT $105,177

Santa Maria, CA $104,850

Everett, WA $104,830

Bremerton, WA $104,359

Trenton, NJ $104,177

Sacramento, CA $104,138

San Diego, CA $104,090

Brockton, MA $104,052

Tacoma, WA $104,013

Santa Barbara, CA $103,878

Lowell, MA $103,494

New Suffolk, NY $103,455

Nashua, NH $103,340

Lompoc, CA $103,186

Ventura, CA $103,090

Stockton, CA $103,061

New Haven, CT $102,869

Atlantic City, NJ $102,619

Hartford, CT $102,407

Modesto, CA $102,359

Poughkeepsie, NY $102,147

New Britain, CT $102,099

Olympia, WA $101,965

Kennewick, WA $101,965

New London, CT $101,945

Norwich, CT $101,917

Lawrence, MA $101,869

Bakersfield, CA $101,599

Riverside, CA $101,465

New Bedford, MA $101,465

Richland, WA $101,368

Portsmouth, NH $101,292

Vineland, NJ $101,272

San Bernardino, CA $101,195

Boulder, CO $100,926

Worcester, MA $100,849

Portland, OR $100,763

Saint Paul, MN $100,647

Minneapolis, MN $100,647

Philadelphia, PA $100,513

Honolulu, HI $100,003

Springfield, MA $99,666

Providence, RI $99,657

Chicago, IL $99,378

Bellingham, WA $99,262

Baltimore, MD $99,157

Chico, CA $98,916

Wilmington, DE $98,753

Pittsfield, MA $98,657

Manchester, NH $98,474

Spokane, WA $98,051

Denver, CO $98,041

Albany, NY $97,589

Troy, NY $97,551

Schenectady, NY $97,349

Burlington, VT $97,137

Portland, ME $96,801

Salem, OR $96,724

Yakima, WA $96,704

Ann Arbor, MI $96,676

Rochester, MN $96,406

Fresno, CA $96,358

Reno, NV $96,358

Milwaukee, WI $96,272

Detroit, MI $96,176

Allentown, PA $96,147

Carson City, NV $96,137

Houston, TX $95,993

Colorado Springs, CO $95,983

Syracuse, NY $95,935

Eugene, OR $95,752

Bismarck, ND $95,637

Gary, IN $95,637

Galveston, TX $95,637

Springfield, OR $95,560

Medford, OR $95,329

Fort Collins, CO $95,291

Austin, TX $95,214

Mesa, AZ $95,012

Phoenix, AZ $94,993

Dallas, TX $94,964

Reading, PA $94,906

Saint Cloud, MN $94,868

Concord, NH $94,781

Madison, WI $94,743

Utica, NY $94,483

Raleigh, NC $94,406

Las Vegas, NV $94,396

Rochester, NY $94,329

Des Moines, IA $94,320

Atlanta, GA $94,166

Battle Creek, MI $94,137

Salt Lake City, UT $94,108

Lancaster, PA $93,964

Champaign, IL $93,944

Harrisburg, PA $93,829

Durham, NC $93,743

Kansas City, MO $93,733

Kansas City, KS $93,714

Fort Worth, TX $93,704

Boca Raton, FL $93,666

Cleveland, OH $93,656

Columbus, OH $93,637

Pittsburgh, PA $93,627

Richmond, VA $93,589

Indianapolis, IN $93,569

Cincinnati, OH $93,444

Petersburg, VA $93,300

Billings, MT $93,089

Lansing, MI $93,089

Huntsville, AL $93,089

Lebanon, PA $93,079

Dayton, OH $93,069

Pueblo, CO $93,069

Appleton, WI $93,041

Buffalo, NY $93,002

Racine, WI $92,954

Charlotte, NC $92,944

Saint Louis, MO $92,915

Springfield, IL $92,877

Elkhart, IN $92,858

York, PA $92,858

Gastonia, NC $92,848

Benton Harbor, MI $92,848

Beaumont, TX $92,790

Lorain, OH $92,771

Toledo, OH $92,733

Binghamton, NY $92,685

Rock Hill, SC $92,675

Rockford, IL $92,627

Fargo, ND $92,579

Elyria, OH $92,579

Flagstaff, AZ $92,512

Fort Lauderdale, FL $92,454

Miami, FL $92,396

Duluth, MN $92,242

Bangor, ME $92,117

Cedar Rapids, IA $92,012

Louisville, KY $91,963

Grand Rapids, MI $91,944

Hialeah, FL $91,935

Casper, WY $91,800

Scranton, PA $91,685

New Orleans, LA $91,656

Virginia Beach, VA $91,646

Akron, OH $91,598

Peoria, IL $91,473

Sarasota, FL $91,454

Green Bay, WI $91,386

Baton Rouge, LA $91,338

Charleston, SC $91,319

Nashville, TN $91,290

Jamestown, NY $91,271

Davenport, IA $91,271

Tucson, AZ $91,223

Cheyenne, WY $91,194

Saint Petersburg, FL $91,165

Tampa, FL $91,146

Omaha, NE $91,127

Port Arthur, TX $91,088

Evansville, IN $91,088

Bradenton, FL $91,050

Santa Fe, NM $90,877

Orlando, FL $90,781

Clearwater, FL $90,675

Canton, OH $90,473

La Crosse, WI $90,473

Grand Forks, ND $90,444

Albuquerque, NM $90,415

Tulsa, OK $90,415

Newport News, VA $90,406

High Point, NC $90,377

Ogden, UT $90,338

Corpus Christi, TX $90,261

Laramie, WY $90,204

Norfolk, VA $90,204

Rock Island, IL $90,146

Saginaw, MI $90,127

Jacksonville, FL $90,117

Salisbury, NC $90,098

Memphis, TN $90,079

Moline, IL $90,031

Fort Myers, FL $90,002

Waterloo, IA $89,877

Spartanburg, SC $89,780

Lincoln, NE $89,732

Fort Wayne, IN $89,713

Birmingham, AL $89,607

Cedar Falls, IA $89,588

Provo, UT $89,579

Springfield, OH $89,569

San Antonio, TX $89,550

Greensboro, NC $89,511

South Bend, IN $89,502

Winston Salem, NC $89,492

Boise, ID $89,463

Savannah, GA $89,396

Muskegon, MI $89,223

Lima, OH $89,107

Lake Charles, LA $89,069

Anderson, IN $89,050

Lexington, KY $89,021

Augusta, GA $88,992

Greenville, SC $88,992

Wichita, KS $88,905

Tuscaloosa, AL $88,905

Columbia, SC $88,819

Bloomington, IN $88,578

Roanoke, VA $88,521

Asheville, NC $88,396

Knoxville, TN $88,232

Shreveport, LA $88,223

Wilmington, NC $88,098

Frankfort, KY $87,915

Oklahoma City, OK $87,848

Chillicothe, OH $87,809

Longview, TX $87,799

Topeka, KS $87,771

Mobile, AL $87,626

Terre Haute, IN $87,588

Erie, PA $87,578

Altoona, PA $87,530

Melbourne, FL $87,501

Amarillo, TX $87,463

Killeen, TX $87,434

Fayetteville, AR $87,357

Sioux Falls, SD $87,290

Chattanooga, TN $87,232

Idaho Falls, ID $87,222

Gainesville, FL $87,021

Portsmouth, OH $86,972

Little Rock, AR $86,953

Lynchburg, VA $86,953

Lafayette, LA $86,915

Youngstown, OH $86,915

Temple, TX $86,876

Daytona Beach, FL $86,857

Clarksville, TN $86,847

Pensacola, FL $86,838

Hopkinsville, KY $86,549

Charleston, WV $86,540

Florence, SC $86,492

Sioux City, IA $86,434

Macon, GA $86,155

Tallahassee, FL $86,145

Fayetteville, NC $86,126

Waco, TX $86,107

Wichita Falls, TX $86,107

Pine Bluff, AR $86,068

Vincennes, IN $85,886

Lubbock, TX $85,847

Great Falls, MT $85,790

Alamogordo, NM $85,780

Abilene, TX $85,703

Rapid City, SD $85,578

Monroe, LA $85,578

Albany, GA $85,520

Huntington, WV $85,511

Jackson, MS $85,501

Greenville, MS $85,491

Parkersburg, WV $85,395

Montgomery, AL $85,376

Johnstown, PA $85,357

Springfield, MO $85,280

Biloxi, MS $85,232

Sumter, SC $85,030

Columbus, GA $85,020

Twin Falls, ID $84,963

Pascagoula, MS $84,838

Kingsport, TN $84,588

Gulfport, MS $84,559

Alexandria, LA $84,241

Fort Smith, AR $84,001

El Paso, TX $83,741

Helena, MT $83,616

Las Cruces, NM $83,309

Harlingen, TX $83,039

Pocatello, ID $82,953

Florence, AL $82,924

Brownsville, TX $82,905

Dothan, AL $82,751

Mcallen, TX $82,703

Columbus, MS $81,991

Altus, OK $81,549

Lawton, OK $81,366

Pierre, SD $81,020

What Skills Can Increase a Qc Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Team Development (Mentioned in 3.93% Job Postings): Building and developing effective teams to achieve a common goal or to complete a task in the most effective and efficient way.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
JavaScript (Mentioned in 1.84% Job Postings): Using JavaScript in the development and maintenance of Web-based application systems.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Team Development	3.93%
Software Development	2.98%
JavaScript	1.84%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Qc Engineer's salary.

Python: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Android: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Linux: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Python	$101,936	6%
Android	$100,974	5%
Linux	$100,974	5%
Debugging	$100,974	5%
Networking	$100,013	4%
Computer Science	$100,013	4%

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How Education impacts a Qc Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Qc Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Qc Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $102,178 and $106,839).

Qc Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Qc Engineer

No Diploma 0.6%

High School 2.8%

Associates 6.1%

Bachelors 52.6%

Masters 36.4%

Doctorate 1.4%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.6%
High School	2.8%
Associates	6.1%
Bachelors	52.6%
Masters	36.4%
Doctorate	1.4%

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Qc Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Qc Engineer'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.

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$88,253

Average $96,166/year

$103,962

$7,354

Average $8,014/month

$8,664

$1,697

Average $1,849/week

$1,999

$42

Average $46/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$103,962	$8,664	$1,999	$50
Average	$96,166	$8,014	$1,849	$46
25th Percentile	$88,253	$7,354	$1,697	$42

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Salary Trends for Qc Engineer

Salaries for a Qc Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $99,456 in 2023 to around $99,908 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Qc Engineer salary trends, .

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