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

A Staff Quality Engineer's salary grows with experience: a Staff Quality Engineer (0-2 years)earns $75,699, a Quality Assurance Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $89,091, a Quality Assurance Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $100,767, a Quality Assurance Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $125,293, a Quality Assurance Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $150,346,

What are the highest paying states for a Staff Quality Engineer?

Staff Quality Engineer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Staff Quality Engineer roles are District of Columbia $84,271, California $83,951, Massachusetts $82,832. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Staff Quality Engineer roles make?

Salaries for Staff Quality Engineer level roles vary by specialization: sr staff engineer: $186,352; staff security engineer: $164,853; Completions Staff Engineer: $142,251; Staff Engineer: $108,718; Staff Engineer Automation: $84,096.

How do different companies affect a Staff Quality Engineer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Staff Quality 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.

Staff Quality Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does a Staff Quality Engineer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Staff Quality Engineer in the United States is $76,112 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,834
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,686 to $81,724
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,835

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Staff Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,724	$6,810	$1,572	$39
Average	$76,112	$6,343	$1,464	$37
25th Percentile	$69,686	$5,807	$1,340	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Staff Quality Engineer Salaries

A Staff Quality 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 Staff Quality Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Staff Quality 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): $75,699
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,091
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $100,767
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,293
Expert (over 8 years): $150,346

Levels	Salary
Staff Qua... Level Staff Quality Engineer	$75,699
Quality A... Level Staff Quality Engineer	$89,091
Quality A... Level Staff Quality Engineer	$100,767
Quality A... Level Staff Quality Engineer	$125,293
Quality A... Level Staff Quality Engineer	$150,346

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

District of Columbia: $84,271.
California: $83,951.
Massachusetts: $82,832.

District of Columbia $84,271 California $83,951 Massachusetts $82,832 Washington $82,528 New Jersey $82,497 Alaska $82,391 Connecticut $81,341 New York $80,914

Hawaii $79,552 Rhode Island $78,913 Maryland $78,479 Minnesota $77,885 Colorado $77,657 Illinois $77,581 Oregon $77,291 Delaware $77,078

New Hampshire $76,944 Virginia $76,644 Pennsylvania $75,769 Nevada $75,328 North Dakota $75,183 Michigan $74,955 Wisconsin $74,871 Vermont $74,704

Texas $74,239 Maine $74,209 Arizona $74,163 Ohio $74,110 Georgia $73,410 Indiana $73,060 Wyoming $72,991 Utah $72,885

Iowa $72,839 Kansas $72,474 Louisiana $72,367 North Carolina $72,329 Missouri $72,314 Florida $72,017 Montana $71,857 Nebraska $71,705

Kentucky $71,621 South Carolina $71,317 Tennessee $71,126 Idaho $71,050 New Mexico $70,495 Oklahoma $70,373 Alabama $69,924 South Dakota $69,170

Arkansas $68,759 West Virginia $68,539 Mississippi $67,876

Top Paying Cities for Staff Quality 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: $96,000
San Francisco: $95,056
Oakland: $92,948

San Jose, CA $96,000

San Francisco, CA $95,056

Oakland, CA $92,948

New York, NY $88,206

Queens Village, NY $87,635

Paramus, NJ $87,026

Passaic, NJ $86,950

Bergenfield, NJ $86,874

Stamford, CT $86,760

Huntington, NY $86,684

Newark, NJ $86,189

Bridgeport, CT $86,037

New Brunswick, NJ $85,785

Vallejo, CA $85,626

Middlesex, NJ $85,580

Somerset, NJ $85,511

Petaluma, CA $85,336

Santa Cruz, CA $85,040

Boston, MA $84,887

Monterey, CA $84,507

Fairbanks, AK $84,454

Los Angeles, CA $84,309

Washington, DC $84,271

Seattle, WA $84,134

Santa Rosa, CA $84,119

Juneau, AK $83,898

Orange, CA $83,647

Anchorage, AK $83,510

Anaheim, CA $83,456

Santa Ana, CA $83,342

Nassau, NY $83,297

Long Beach, CA $83,266

Danbury, CT $83,243

Santa Maria, CA $82,985

Everett, WA $82,969

Bremerton, WA $82,596

Trenton, NJ $82,452

Sacramento, CA $82,421

San Diego, CA $82,383

Brockton, MA $82,353

Tacoma, WA $82,322

Santa Barbara, CA $82,216

Lowell, MA $81,911

New Suffolk, NY $81,881

Nashua, NH $81,790

Lompoc, CA $81,668

Ventura, CA $81,592

Stockton, CA $81,569

New Haven, CT $81,417

Atlantic City, NJ $81,219

Hartford, CT $81,051

Modesto, CA $81,013

Poughkeepsie, NY $80,846

New Britain, CT $80,808

Olympia, WA $80,701

Kennewick, WA $80,701

New London, CT $80,686

Norwich, CT $80,663

Lawrence, MA $80,625

Bakersfield, CA $80,412

Riverside, CA $80,305

New Bedford, MA $80,305

Richland, WA $80,229

Portsmouth, NH $80,168

Vineland, NJ $80,153

San Bernardino, CA $80,092

Boulder, CO $79,879

Worcester, MA $79,818

Portland, OR $79,750

Saint Paul, MN $79,659

Minneapolis, MN $79,659

Philadelphia, PA $79,552

Honolulu, HI $79,149

Springfield, MA $78,882

Providence, RI $78,875

Chicago, IL $78,654

Bellingham, WA $78,562

Baltimore, MD $78,479

Chico, CA $78,288

Wilmington, DE $78,159

Pittsfield, MA $78,083

Manchester, NH $77,938

Spokane, WA $77,603

Denver, CO $77,596

Albany, NY $77,238

Troy, NY $77,208

Schenectady, NY $77,048

Burlington, VT $76,880

Portland, ME $76,614

Salem, OR $76,553

Yakima, WA $76,538

Ann Arbor, MI $76,515

Rochester, MN $76,302

Fresno, CA $76,264

Reno, NV $76,264

Milwaukee, WI $76,195

Detroit, MI $76,119

Allentown, PA $76,096

Carson City, NV $76,089

Houston, TX $75,975

Colorado Springs, CO $75,967

Syracuse, NY $75,929

Eugene, OR $75,784

Bismarck, ND $75,693

Gary, IN $75,693

Galveston, TX $75,693

Springfield, OR $75,632

Medford, OR $75,450

Fort Collins, CO $75,419

Austin, TX $75,358

Mesa, AZ $75,198

Phoenix, AZ $75,183

Dallas, TX $75,160

Reading, PA $75,115

Saint Cloud, MN $75,084

Concord, NH $75,016

Madison, WI $74,985

Utica, NY $74,780

Raleigh, NC $74,719

Las Vegas, NV $74,711

Rochester, NY $74,658

Des Moines, IA $74,650

Atlanta, GA $74,529

Battle Creek, MI $74,506

Salt Lake City, UT $74,483

Lancaster, PA $74,369

Champaign, IL $74,354

Harrisburg, PA $74,262

Durham, NC $74,194

Kansas City, MO $74,186

Kansas City, KS $74,171

Fort Worth, TX $74,163

Boca Raton, FL $74,133

Cleveland, OH $74,125

Columbus, OH $74,110

Pittsburgh, PA $74,102

Richmond, VA $74,072

Indianapolis, IN $74,057

Cincinnati, OH $73,958

Petersburg, VA $73,844

Billings, MT $73,676

Lansing, MI $73,676

Huntsville, AL $73,676

Lebanon, PA $73,669

Dayton, OH $73,661

Pueblo, CO $73,661

Appleton, WI $73,638

Buffalo, NY $73,608

Racine, WI $73,570

Charlotte, NC $73,562

Saint Louis, MO $73,539

Springfield, IL $73,509

Elkhart, IN $73,493

York, PA $73,493

Gastonia, NC $73,486

Benton Harbor, MI $73,486

Beaumont, TX $73,440

Lorain, OH $73,425

Toledo, OH $73,395

Binghamton, NY $73,356

Rock Hill, SC $73,349

Rockford, IL $73,311

Fargo, ND $73,273

Elyria, OH $73,273

Flagstaff, AZ $73,219

Fort Lauderdale, FL $73,174

Miami, FL $73,128

Duluth, MN $73,006

Bangor, ME $72,907

Cedar Rapids, IA $72,824

Louisville, KY $72,786

Grand Rapids, MI $72,770

Hialeah, FL $72,763

Casper, WY $72,656

Scranton, PA $72,565

New Orleans, LA $72,542

Virginia Beach, VA $72,534

Akron, OH $72,496

Peoria, IL $72,397

Sarasota, FL $72,382

Green Bay, WI $72,329

Baton Rouge, LA $72,291

Charleston, SC $72,276

Nashville, TN $72,253

Jamestown, NY $72,238

Davenport, IA $72,238

Tucson, AZ $72,200

Cheyenne, WY $72,177

Saint Petersburg, FL $72,154

Tampa, FL $72,139

Omaha, NE $72,123

Port Arthur, TX $72,093

Evansville, IN $72,093

Bradenton, FL $72,063

Santa Fe, NM $71,926

Orlando, FL $71,849

Clearwater, FL $71,766

Canton, OH $71,606

La Crosse, WI $71,606

Grand Forks, ND $71,583

Albuquerque, NM $71,560

Tulsa, OK $71,560

Newport News, VA $71,553

High Point, NC $71,530

Ogden, UT $71,499

Corpus Christi, TX $71,438

Laramie, WY $71,393

Norfolk, VA $71,393

Rock Island, IL $71,347

Saginaw, MI $71,332

Jacksonville, FL $71,324

Salisbury, NC $71,309

Memphis, TN $71,294

Moline, IL $71,256

Fort Myers, FL $71,233

Waterloo, IA $71,134

Spartanburg, SC $71,058

Lincoln, NE $71,020

Fort Wayne, IN $71,005

Birmingham, AL $70,921

Cedar Falls, IA $70,906

Provo, UT $70,898

Springfield, OH $70,890

San Antonio, TX $70,875

Greensboro, NC $70,845

South Bend, IN $70,837

Winston Salem, NC $70,830

Boise, ID $70,807

Savannah, GA $70,753

Muskegon, MI $70,616

Lima, OH $70,525

Lake Charles, LA $70,495

Anderson, IN $70,479

Lexington, KY $70,457

Augusta, GA $70,434

Greenville, SC $70,434

Wichita, KS $70,365

Tuscaloosa, AL $70,365

Columbia, SC $70,297

Bloomington, IN $70,106

Roanoke, VA $70,061

Asheville, NC $69,962

Knoxville, TN $69,832

Shreveport, LA $69,825

Wilmington, NC $69,726

Frankfort, KY $69,581

Oklahoma City, OK $69,528

Chillicothe, OH $69,498

Longview, TX $69,490

Topeka, KS $69,467

Mobile, AL $69,353

Terre Haute, IN $69,323

Erie, PA $69,315

Altoona, PA $69,277

Melbourne, FL $69,254

Amarillo, TX $69,224

Killeen, TX $69,201

Fayetteville, AR $69,140

Sioux Falls, SD $69,087

Chattanooga, TN $69,041

Idaho Falls, ID $69,033

Gainesville, FL $68,873

Portsmouth, OH $68,835

Little Rock, AR $68,820

Lynchburg, VA $68,820

Lafayette, LA $68,790

Youngstown, OH $68,790

Temple, TX $68,759

Daytona Beach, FL $68,744

Clarksville, TN $68,736

Pensacola, FL $68,729

Hopkinsville, KY $68,501

Charleston, WV $68,493

Florence, SC $68,455

Sioux City, IA $68,409

Macon, GA $68,188

Tallahassee, FL $68,181

Fayetteville, NC $68,166

Waco, TX $68,150

Wichita Falls, TX $68,150

Pine Bluff, AR $68,120

Vincennes, IN $67,975

Lubbock, TX $67,945

Great Falls, MT $67,899

Alamogordo, NM $67,892

Abilene, TX $67,831

Rapid City, SD $67,732

Monroe, LA $67,732

Albany, GA $67,686

Huntington, WV $67,679

Jackson, MS $67,671

Greenville, MS $67,663

Parkersburg, WV $67,587

Montgomery, AL $67,572

Johnstown, PA $67,557

Springfield, MO $67,496

Biloxi, MS $67,458

Sumter, SC $67,298

Columbus, GA $67,290

Twin Falls, ID $67,245

Pascagoula, MS $67,146

Kingsport, TN $66,948

Gulfport, MS $66,925

Alexandria, LA $66,674

Fort Smith, AR $66,484

El Paso, TX $66,278

Helena, MT $66,179

Las Cruces, NM $65,936

Harlingen, TX $65,722

Pocatello, ID $65,654

Florence, AL $65,631

Brownsville, TX $65,616

Dothan, AL $65,494

Mcallen, TX $65,456

Columbus, MS $64,893

Altus, OK $64,543

Lawton, OK $64,398

Pierre, SD $64,124

What Skills Can Increase a Staff Quality Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.09% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.91% 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.
Scrum (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.09%
Software Development	2.91%
Scrum	2.02%

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 Staff Quality Engineer's salary.

Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 31%.
Software Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Jenkins: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scrum	$99,706	31%
Software Testing	$92,856	22%
Jenkins	$89,812	18%
Agile	$86,767	14%
Linux	$86,006	13%
QA Automation	$85,245	12%

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How Education impacts a Staff Quality Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Staff Quality 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 Staff Quality Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $71,485 and $75,711).

Staff Quality Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Staff Quality Engineer

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 8.8%

Associates 8.8%

Bachelors 59.6%

Masters 21.7%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	8.8%
Associates	8.8%
Bachelors	59.6%
Masters	21.7%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Staff Quality Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Staff Quality 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.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$69,686

Average $76,112/year

$81,724

$5,807

Average $6,343/month

$6,810

$1,340

Average $1,464/week

$1,572

$34

Average $37/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$81,724	$6,810	$1,572	$39
Average	$76,112	$6,343	$1,464	$37
25th Percentile	$69,686	$5,807	$1,340	$34

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Salary Trends for Staff Quality Engineer

Salaries for a Staff Quality Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $66,167 in 2023 to around $66,435 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Staff Quality Engineer salary trends, .

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