What are the main factors that influence a Quality Evaluator's salary?

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

How does experience change A Quality Evaluator's salary?

A Quality Evaluator's salary grows with experience: a Quality Evaluator (2-4 years)earns $57,071, a Quality Management Analyst III - Health Plan (4-7 years)earns $79,252, a Quality Management Manager - Health Plan (7+ years)earns $110,462, a Quality Management Director - Health Plan (7+ years)earns $157,820,

What are the highest paying states for a Quality Evaluator?

Quality Evaluator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Quality Evaluator roles are District of Columbia $61,109, California $60,878, Massachusetts $60,066. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Quality Evaluator roles make?

Salaries for Quality Evaluator level roles vary by specialization: Program Evaluator: $93,018; Senior Member Care Quality Evaluator (RN): $92,290; Evaluator: $90,568; Grants Evaluator: $82,940; Member Care Quality Evaluator (RN): $79,020.

How do different companies affect a Quality Evaluator's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Quality Evaluator roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Quality Evaluator Salary in the United States

How much does a Quality Evaluator make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Quality Evaluator in the United States is $55,193 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $69,969
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $46,179 to $62,927
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,972

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Quality Evaluator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,927	$5,244	$1,210	$30
Average	$55,193	$4,599	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$46,179	$3,848	$888	$22

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Key Factors That Influence Quality Evaluator Salaries

A Quality Evaluator'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 Do Quality Evaluator 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 Quality Evaluators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,109.
California: $60,878.
Massachusetts: $60,066.

District of Columbia $61,109

California $60,878

Massachusetts $60,066

Washington $59,845

New Jersey $59,823

Alaska $59,746

Connecticut $58,984

New York $58,675

Hawaii $57,687

Rhode Island $57,224

Maryland $56,909

Minnesota $56,479

Colorado $56,313

Illinois $56,258

Oregon $56,048

Delaware $55,894

New Hampshire $55,797

Virginia $55,579

Pennsylvania $54,944

Nevada $54,624

North Dakota $54,519

Michigan $54,354

Wisconsin $54,293

Vermont $54,172

Texas $53,835

Maine $53,813

Arizona $53,780

Ohio $53,741

Georgia $53,233

Indiana $52,979

Wyoming $52,930

Utah $52,853

Iowa $52,819

Kansas $52,554

Louisiana $52,477

North Carolina $52,450

Missouri $52,439

Florida $52,223

Montana $52,107

Nebraska $51,997

Kentucky $51,936

South Carolina $51,716

Tennessee $51,578

Idaho $51,522

New Mexico $51,119

Oklahoma $51,031

Alabama $50,706

South Dakota $50,159

Arkansas $49,861

West Virginia $49,701

Mississippi $49,221

Top Paying Cities for Quality Evaluators

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: $69,615
San Francisco: $68,930
Oakland: $67,401

San Jose, CA $69,615

San Francisco, CA $68,930

Oakland, CA $67,401

New York, NY $63,963

Queens Village, NY $63,549

Paramus, NJ $63,107

Passaic, NJ $63,052

Bergenfield, NJ $62,997

Stamford, CT $62,914

Huntington, NY $62,859

Newark, NJ $62,500

Bridgeport, CT $62,390

New Brunswick, NJ $62,208

Vallejo, CA $62,092

Middlesex, NJ $62,059

Somerset, NJ $62,009

Petaluma, CA $61,882

Santa Cruz, CA $61,667

Boston, MA $61,556

Monterey, CA $61,280

Fairbanks, AK $61,242

Los Angeles, CA $61,137

Washington, DC $61,109

Seattle, WA $61,010

Santa Rosa, CA $60,999

Juneau, AK $60,839

Orange, CA $60,657

Anchorage, AK $60,557

Anaheim, CA $60,519

Santa Ana, CA $60,436

Nassau, NY $60,403

Long Beach, CA $60,381

Danbury, CT $60,364

Santa Maria, CA $60,177

Everett, WA $60,166

Bremerton, WA $59,895

Trenton, NJ $59,790

Sacramento, CA $59,768

San Diego, CA $59,741

Brockton, MA $59,719

Tacoma, WA $59,696

Santa Barbara, CA $59,619

Lowell, MA $59,398

New Suffolk, NY $59,376

Nashua, NH $59,310

Lompoc, CA $59,222

Ventura, CA $59,167

Stockton, CA $59,150

New Haven, CT $59,040

Atlantic City, NJ $58,896

Hartford, CT $58,775

Modesto, CA $58,747

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,626

New Britain, CT $58,598

Olympia, WA $58,521

Kennewick, WA $58,521

New London, CT $58,510

Norwich, CT $58,493

Lawrence, MA $58,466

Bakersfield, CA $58,311

Riverside, CA $58,234

New Bedford, MA $58,234

Richland, WA $58,179

Portsmouth, NH $58,134

Vineland, NJ $58,123

San Bernardino, CA $58,079

Boulder, CO $57,925

Worcester, MA $57,881

Portland, OR $57,831

Saint Paul, MN $57,765

Minneapolis, MN $57,765

Philadelphia, PA $57,687

Honolulu, HI $57,395

Springfield, MA $57,202

Providence, RI $57,196

Chicago, IL $57,036

Bellingham, WA $56,970

Baltimore, MD $56,909

Chico, CA $56,771

Wilmington, DE $56,677

Pittsfield, MA $56,622

Manchester, NH $56,517

Spokane, WA $56,274

Denver, CO $56,269

Albany, NY $56,010

Troy, NY $55,987

Schenectady, NY $55,872

Burlington, VT $55,750

Portland, ME $55,557

Salem, OR $55,513

Yakima, WA $55,502

Ann Arbor, MI $55,485

Rochester, MN $55,331

Fresno, CA $55,303

Reno, NV $55,303

Milwaukee, WI $55,253

Detroit, MI $55,198

Allentown, PA $55,182

Carson City, NV $55,176

Houston, TX $55,093

Colorado Springs, CO $55,088

Syracuse, NY $55,060

Eugene, OR $54,955

Bismarck, ND $54,889

Gary, IN $54,889

Galveston, TX $54,889

Springfield, OR $54,845

Medford, OR $54,713

Fort Collins, CO $54,690

Austin, TX $54,646

Mesa, AZ $54,530

Phoenix, AZ $54,519

Dallas, TX $54,503

Reading, PA $54,470

Saint Cloud, MN $54,448

Concord, NH $54,398

Madison, WI $54,376

Utica, NY $54,227

Raleigh, NC $54,183

Las Vegas, NV $54,177

Rochester, NY $54,139

Des Moines, IA $54,133

Atlanta, GA $54,045

Battle Creek, MI $54,028

Salt Lake City, UT $54,012

Lancaster, PA $53,929

Champaign, IL $53,918

Harrisburg, PA $53,852

Durham, NC $53,802

Kansas City, MO $53,796

Kansas City, KS $53,785

Fort Worth, TX $53,780

Boca Raton, FL $53,758

Cleveland, OH $53,752

Columbus, OH $53,741

Pittsburgh, PA $53,736

Richmond, VA $53,714

Indianapolis, IN $53,702

Cincinnati, OH $53,631

Petersburg, VA $53,548

Billings, MT $53,427

Lansing, MI $53,427

Huntsville, AL $53,427

Lebanon, PA $53,421

Dayton, OH $53,415

Pueblo, CO $53,415

Appleton, WI $53,399

Buffalo, NY $53,377

Racine, WI $53,349

Charlotte, NC $53,344

Saint Louis, MO $53,327

Springfield, IL $53,305

Elkhart, IN $53,294

York, PA $53,294

Gastonia, NC $53,289

Benton Harbor, MI $53,289

Beaumont, TX $53,255

Lorain, OH $53,244

Toledo, OH $53,222

Binghamton, NY $53,195

Rock Hill, SC $53,189

Rockford, IL $53,162

Fargo, ND $53,134

Elyria, OH $53,134

Flagstaff, AZ $53,095

Fort Lauderdale, FL $53,062

Miami, FL $53,029

Duluth, MN $52,941

Bangor, ME $52,869

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,808

Louisville, KY $52,781

Grand Rapids, MI $52,770

Hialeah, FL $52,764

Casper, WY $52,687

Scranton, PA $52,621

New Orleans, LA $52,604

Virginia Beach, VA $52,599

Akron, OH $52,571

Peoria, IL $52,499

Sarasota, FL $52,488

Green Bay, WI $52,450

Baton Rouge, LA $52,422

Charleston, SC $52,411

Nashville, TN $52,394

Jamestown, NY $52,383

Davenport, IA $52,383

Tucson, AZ $52,356

Cheyenne, WY $52,339

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,323

Tampa, FL $52,312

Omaha, NE $52,301

Port Arthur, TX $52,279

Evansville, IN $52,279

Bradenton, FL $52,256

Santa Fe, NM $52,157

Orlando, FL $52,102

Clearwater, FL $52,041

Canton, OH $51,925

La Crosse, WI $51,925

Grand Forks, ND $51,909

Albuquerque, NM $51,892

Tulsa, OK $51,892

Newport News, VA $51,887

High Point, NC $51,870

Ogden, UT $51,848

Corpus Christi, TX $51,804

Laramie, WY $51,771

Norfolk, VA $51,771

Rock Island, IL $51,738

Saginaw, MI $51,727

Jacksonville, FL $51,721

Salisbury, NC $51,710

Memphis, TN $51,699

Moline, IL $51,671

Fort Myers, FL $51,655

Waterloo, IA $51,583

Spartanburg, SC $51,528

Lincoln, NE $51,500

Fort Wayne, IN $51,489

Birmingham, AL $51,429

Cedar Falls, IA $51,418

Provo, UT $51,412

Springfield, OH $51,406

San Antonio, TX $51,395

Greensboro, NC $51,373

South Bend, IN $51,368

Winston Salem, NC $51,362

Boise, ID $51,346

Savannah, GA $51,307

Muskegon, MI $51,208

Lima, OH $51,142

Lake Charles, LA $51,119

Anderson, IN $51,108

Lexington, KY $51,092

Augusta, GA $51,075

Greenville, SC $51,075

Wichita, KS $51,026

Tuscaloosa, AL $51,026

Columbia, SC $50,976

Bloomington, IN $50,838

Roanoke, VA $50,805

Asheville, NC $50,733

Knoxville, TN $50,639

Shreveport, LA $50,634

Wilmington, NC $50,562

Frankfort, KY $50,457

Oklahoma City, OK $50,419

Chillicothe, OH $50,396

Longview, TX $50,391

Topeka, KS $50,374

Mobile, AL $50,292

Terre Haute, IN $50,270

Erie, PA $50,264

Altoona, PA $50,236

Melbourne, FL $50,220

Amarillo, TX $50,198

Killeen, TX $50,181

Fayetteville, AR $50,137

Sioux Falls, SD $50,098

Chattanooga, TN $50,065

Idaho Falls, ID $50,060

Gainesville, FL $49,944

Portsmouth, OH $49,916

Little Rock, AR $49,905

Lynchburg, VA $49,905

Lafayette, LA $49,883

Youngstown, OH $49,883

Temple, TX $49,861

Daytona Beach, FL $49,850

Clarksville, TN $49,845

Pensacola, FL $49,839

Hopkinsville, KY $49,673

Charleston, WV $49,668

Florence, SC $49,640

Sioux City, IA $49,607

Macon, GA $49,447

Tallahassee, FL $49,442

Fayetteville, NC $49,431

Waco, TX $49,420

Wichita Falls, TX $49,420

Pine Bluff, AR $49,397

Vincennes, IN $49,293

Lubbock, TX $49,271

Great Falls, MT $49,237

Alamogordo, NM $49,232

Abilene, TX $49,188

Rapid City, SD $49,116

Monroe, LA $49,116

Albany, GA $49,083

Huntington, WV $49,077

Jackson, MS $49,072

Greenville, MS $49,066

Parkersburg, WV $49,011

Montgomery, AL $49,000

Johnstown, PA $48,989

Springfield, MO $48,945

Biloxi, MS $48,917

Sumter, SC $48,801

Columbus, GA $48,796

Twin Falls, ID $48,763

Pascagoula, MS $48,691

Kingsport, TN $48,547

Gulfport, MS $48,531

Alexandria, LA $48,349

Fort Smith, AR $48,211

El Paso, TX $48,062

Helena, MT $47,990

Las Cruces, NM $47,813

Harlingen, TX $47,659

Pocatello, ID $47,609

Florence, AL $47,593

Brownsville, TX $47,582

Dothan, AL $47,493

Mcallen, TX $47,466

Columbus, MS $47,057

Altus, OK $46,803

Lawton, OK $46,699

Pierre, SD $46,500

What Skills Can Increase a Quality Evaluator's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.12% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Test Automation (Mentioned in 2.16% Job Postings): Leveraging automation tools to maintain test data, execute tests, and analyze test results to improve software quality.
Scrum (Mentioned in 1.53% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

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Analysis	6.12%
Test Automation	2.16%
Scrum	1.53%

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 Quality Evaluator's salary.

API: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
Automated Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 15%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 12%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
API	$64,575	17%
Automated Testing	$63,472	15%
Consulting	$61,816	12%
HTML	$60,160	9%
Commitment	$59,608	8%
SQL	$58,504	6%

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Quality Evaluator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Quality Evaluator'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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$46,179

Average $55,193/year

$62,927

$3,848

Average $4,599/month

$5,244

$888

Average $1,061/week

$1,210

$22

Average $27/hour

$30

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$62,927	$5,244	$1,210	$30
Average	$55,193	$4,599	$1,061	$27
25th Percentile	$46,179	$3,848	$888	$22

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Salary Trends for Quality Evaluator

Salaries for a Quality Evaluator can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $58,842 in 2023 to around $58,378 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Quality Evaluator salary trends, .

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2024

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