What are the main factors that influence a First Article Inspector'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 First Article Inspector?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for First Article Inspector roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A First Article Inspector's salary?

A First Article Inspector's salary grows with experience: an Inventory Control Analyst I (0-2 years)earns $53,701, an First Article Inspector (2-4 years)earns $61,956, an Inventory Control Analyst III (4-7 years)earns $73,568, an Inventory Control Analyst IV (7+ years)earns $97,879, an Inventory Control Supervisor (7+ years)earns $75,185,

What are the highest paying states for a First Article Inspector?

First Article Inspector salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for First Article Inspector roles are District of Columbia $70,230, California $69,964, Massachusetts $69,031. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of First Article Inspector roles make?

Salaries for First Article Inspector level roles vary by specialization: First Officer: $142,500; First Mate: $111,095; Article Engagement Specialist: $93,742; First Responder: $82,539; Article Outline Writer: $78,928.

First Article Inspector Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a First Article Inspector make in Wisconsin?

As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a First Article Inspector in Wisconsin is $62,396 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

However, a First Article Inspector's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,843
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $56,729 to $68,388
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,570

10% $51,570

50% (Median) $62,396

90% $73,843

First Article Inspector Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,388	$5,699	$1,315	$33
Average	$62,396	$5,200	$1,200	$30
25th Percentile	$56,729	$4,727	$1,091	$27

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Key Factors That Influence First Article Inspector Salaries

A First Article Inspector'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 First Article Inspector Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a First Article Inspector'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): $53,701
Early Career (1-2 years): $61,956
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $73,568
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $97,879
Expert (over 8 years): $75,185

Levels	Salary
Inventory... Level First Article Inspector	$53,701
First Art... Level First Article Inspector	$61,956
Inventory... Level First Article Inspector	$73,568
Inventory... Level First Article Inspector	$97,879
Inventory... Level First Article Inspector	$75,185

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How Do First Article Inspector 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 First Article Inspectors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,230.
California: $69,964.
Massachusetts: $69,031.

District of Columbia $70,230 California $69,964 Massachusetts $69,031 Washington $68,777 New Jersey $68,752 Alaska $68,663 Connecticut $67,788 New York $67,433

Hawaii $66,297 Rhode Island $65,765 Maryland $65,403 Minnesota $64,908 Colorado $64,718 Illinois $64,655 Oregon $64,413 Delaware $64,236

New Hampshire $64,124 Virginia $63,874 Pennsylvania $63,145 Nevada $62,777 North Dakota $62,656 Michigan $62,466 Wisconsin $62,396 Vermont $62,257

Texas $61,870 Maine $61,845 Arizona $61,806 Ohio $61,762 Georgia $61,179 Indiana $60,887 Wyoming $60,830 Utah $60,741

Iowa $60,703 Kansas $60,398 Louisiana $60,310 North Carolina $60,278 Missouri $60,265 Florida $60,018 Montana $59,885 Nebraska $59,758

Kentucky $59,688 South Carolina $59,434 Tennessee $59,276 Idaho $59,212 New Mexico $58,749 Oklahoma $58,648 Alabama $58,273 South Dakota $57,645

Arkansas $57,303 West Virginia $57,119 Mississippi $56,567

Top Paying Cities for First Article Inspectors

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:

Green Lake: $60,694
Greenville: $61,271
Hancock: $60,157

Green Lake, WI $60,694

Greenville, WI $61,271

Hancock, WI $60,157

Hortonville, WI $61,142

Iola, WI $60,424

King, WI $60,886

Larsen, WI $61,030

Leopolis, WI $60,349

Manawa, WI $60,648

Marion, WI $60,461

Menasha, WI $61,321

Neenah, WI $61,210

Neshkoro, WI $60,476

New London, WI $60,890

Ogdensburg, WI $60,512

Omro, WI $60,811

Pickett, WI $60,861

Pine River, WI $60,625

Plainfield, WI $60,268

Poy Sippi, WI $60,667

Princeton, WI $60,549

Readfield, WI $60,969

Redgranite, WI $60,684

Ripon, WI $60,800

Rosendale, WI $60,831

Saxeville, WI $60,559

Scandinavia, WI $60,472

Tilleda, WI $60,258

Van Dyne, WI $60,907

Waukau, WI $60,801

Waupaca, WI $60,638

Wautoma, WI $60,497

Weyauwega, WI $60,742

Wild Rose, WI $60,515

Winnebago, WI $61,047

Winneconne, WI $60,905

Wilson, WI $61,903

Boyd, WI $60,300

Cadott, WI $60,343

Chetek, WI $60,180

Chippewa Falls, WI $60,473

Colfax, WI $60,400

Conrath, WI $60,058

Cornell, WI $60,214

Dallas, WI $60,526

Downing, WI $61,613

Downsville, WI $61,166

Durand, WI $61,107

Eau Galle, WI $60,972

Eleva, WI $60,538

Elk Mound, WI $60,404

Elmwood, WI $61,558

Fairchild, WI $60,464

Fall Creek, WI $60,500

Gilmanton, WI $60,814

Holcombe, WI $60,110

Humbird, WI $60,397

Independence, WI $60,638

Jim Falls, WI $60,264

Knapp, WI $61,581

Maiden Rock, WI $61,656

Menomonie, WI $61,107

Merrillan, WI $60,313

Mondovi, WI $60,660

Nelson, WI $61,384

New Auburn, WI $60,156

Osseo, WI $60,679

Pepin, WI $61,867

Pigeon Falls, WI $60,814

Plum City, WI $61,572

Prairie Farm, WI $61,048

Ridgeland, WI $60,721

Rock Falls, WI $60,430

Sand Creek, WI $60,189

Sheldon, WI $60,032

Spring Valley, WI $61,945

Stanley, WI $60,316

Stockholm, WI $62,013

Strum, WI $60,639

Thorp, WI $60,287

Wheeler, WI $60,852

Whitehall, WI $60,560

Spooner, WI $60,014

Almena, WI $60,854

Ashland, WI $59,954

Balsam Lake, WI $61,846

Barron, WI $60,472

Barronett, WI $60,039

Bayfield, WI $59,955

Benoit, WI $59,867

Birchwood, WI $59,932

Brill, WI $60,183

Bruce, WI $60,001

Brule, WI $60,514

Cable, WI $59,745

Cameron, WI $60,198

Centuria, WI $62,186

Comstock, WI $61,019

Cornucopia, WI $60,035

Couderay, WI $59,775

Cumberland, WI $60,571

Danbury, WI $60,372

Drummond, WI $59,923

Edgewater, WI $59,897

Exeland, WI $59,820

Foxboro, WI $60,729

Frederic, WI $60,906

Gordon, WI $60,225

Grand View, WI $59,801

Grantsburg, WI $61,277

Haugen, WI $60,248

Hawthorne, WI $60,713

Hayward, WI $59,820

Herbster, WI $60,117

Hertel, WI $60,030

High Bridge, WI $59,864

Iron River, WI $60,294

Ladysmith, WI $60,006

Lake Nebagamon, WI $60,578

La Pointe, WI $59,853

Luck, WI $61,612

Maple, WI $60,721

Marengo, WI $59,840

Mason, WI $59,848

Mikana, WI $60,176

Milltown, WI $61,869

Minong, WI $60,199

Odanah, WI $60,090

Ojibwa, WI $59,716

Glidden, WI $59,739

Harshaw, WI $60,016

Hawkins, WI $59,902

Hazelhurst, WI $60,025

Heafford Junction, WI $60,076

Hurley, WI $59,905

Iron Belt, WI $59,793

Kennan, WI $59,911

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $60,010

Lake Tomahawk, WI $60,043

Land O Lakes, WI $59,963

Laona, WI $59,996

Long Lake, WI $59,831

Mc Naughton, WI $60,050

Manitowish Waters, WI $59,958

Mellen, WI $59,763

Mercer, WI $59,852

Minocqua, WI $60,072

Montreal, WI $59,921

Park Falls, WI $59,897

Phelps, WI $59,962

Phillips, WI $59,924

Prentice, WI $59,970

Presque Isle, WI $59,933

Saint Germain, WI $60,084

Saxon, WI $59,816

Sayner, WI $60,003

Star Lake, WI $59,846

Three Lakes, WI $60,014

Tony, WI $59,997

Tripoli, WI $59,869

Upson, WI $59,615

Wabeno, WI $60,001

Woodruff, WI $60,098

La Crosse, WI $59,675

Alma, WI $61,196

Alma Center, WI $60,389

Arcadia, WI $60,610

Arkdale, WI $60,160

Bangor, WI $59,806

Black River Falls, WI $60,193

Blair, WI $60,375

Camp Douglas, WI $60,249

Cashton, WI $59,871

Cataract, WI $59,966

Chaseburg, WI $59,774

Cochrane, WI $61,090

Coon Valley, WI $59,749

De Soto, WI $59,877

Dodge, WI $60,440

Eastman, WI $60,047

Ettrick, WI $59,992

Ferryville, WI $59,975

Fountain City, WI $60,826

Galesville, WI $60,174

Gays Mills, WI $60,162

Genoa, WI $59,818

Hillsboro, WI $60,377

Hixton, WI $60,388

Holmen, WI $59,814

Hustler, WI $60,469

Kendall, WI $60,303

La Farge, WI $60,210

Lynxville, WI $60,052

Mather, WI $60,176

Melrose, WI $59,980

Millston, WI $60,048

Mindoro, WI $59,857

Mount Sterling, WI $60,261

Necedah, WI $60,183

Norwalk, WI $59,942

Oakdale, WI $60,252

Onalaska, WI $59,721

Ontario, WI $60,204

Readstown, WI $60,141

Rockland, WI $59,794

Seneca, WI $60,320

Soldiers Grove, WI $60,207

Sparta, WI $59,919

Steuben, WI $60,155

Stoddard, WI $59,724

Taylor, WI $60,257

Tomah, WI $60,282

Trempealeau, WI $60,167

Palmyra, WI $61,527

Tunnel City, WI $60,253

Viola, WI $60,248

Viroqua, WI $59,872

Warrens, WI $60,159

Westby, WI $59,841

West Salem, WI $59,752

Wilton, WI $60,249

Eau Claire, WI $60,638

Altoona, WI $60,721

Arkansaw, WI $61,357

Augusta, WI $60,486

Bay City, WI $61,915

Bloomer, WI $60,278

Boyceville, WI $61,229

Glen Flora, WI $59,900

Wales, WI $62,368

Bagley, WI $60,057

Beetown, WI $60,117

Benton, WI $60,355

Bloomington, WI $60,128

Boscobel, WI $60,258

Cassville, WI $60,056

Cuba City, WI $60,247

Dickeyville, WI $60,298

Fennimore, WI $60,330

Glen Haven, WI $60,023

Hazel Green, WI $60,150

Kieler, WI $60,315

Lancaster, WI $60,192

Mount Hope, WI $60,119

Patch Grove, WI $60,336

Platteville, WI $60,448

Potosi, WI $60,073

Prairie Du Chien, WI $60,204

Sinsinawa, WI $60,126

Stitzer, WI $60,311

Wauzeka, WI $60,148

Woodman, WI $60,082

Portage, WI $61,406

Adams, WI $60,437

Arlington, WI $62,027

Baraboo, WI $61,411

Beaver Dam, WI $61,355

Brandon, WI $60,702

Briggsville, WI $61,024

Burnett, WI $60,941

Cambria, WI $61,320

Cazenovia, WI $60,486

Columbus, WI $61,839

Dalton, WI $60,970

Dellwood, WI $60,233

Doylestown, WI $61,742

Elroy, WI $60,320

Endeavor, WI $60,947

Fairwater, WI $60,821

Fall River, WI $61,664

Fox Lake, WI $61,053

Friendship, WI $60,255

Friesland, WI $61,241

Grand Marsh, WI $60,464

Hillpoint, WI $60,840

Kingston, WI $61,028

Lake Delton, WI $61,185

La Valle, WI $60,570

Lime Ridge, WI $60,797

Loganville, WI $60,980

Lyndon Station, WI $60,651

Markesan, WI $60,733

Marquette, WI $60,943

Mauston, WI $60,422

Montello, WI $60,732

New Lisbon, WI $60,256

North Freedom, WI $61,440

Oxford, WI $60,742

Packwaukee, WI $60,984

Pardeeville, WI $61,442

Poynette, WI $61,832

Randolph, WI $61,318

Reedsburg, WI $60,962

Rio, WI $61,766

Rock Springs, WI $61,043

Union Center, WI $60,592

Waupun, WI $60,829

Westfield, WI $60,450

Wisconsin Dells, WI $60,934

Wonewoc, WI $60,363

Wyocena, WI $61,581

Amery, WI $62,202

Baldwin, WI $62,575

Beldenville, WI $62,460

Clayton, WI $61,388

Clear Lake, WI $61,882

Cushing, WI $61,992

Deer Park, WI $62,327

Dresser, WI $62,747

East Ellsworth, WI $62,301

Ellsworth, WI $62,403

Glenwood City, WI $62,020

Hager City, WI $62,563

Hammond, WI $63,312

Hudson, WI $64,315

New Richmond, WI $63,465

Osceola, WI $63,629

Prescott, WI $63,804

River Falls, WI $63,724

Roberts, WI $63,706

Saint Croix Falls, WI $62,375

Somerset, WI $64,063

Star Prairie, WI $63,297

Pell Lake, WI $61,360

Pleasant Prairie, WI $61,417

Powers Lake, WI $61,465

Rochester, WI $61,712

Salem, WI $61,513

Silver Lake, WI $61,529

Somers, WI $61,342

South Milwaukee, WI $63,157

Springfield, WI $61,387

Sturtevant, WI $61,354

Sullivan, WI $61,671

Trevor, WI $61,543

Twin Lakes, WI $61,516

Union Grove, WI $61,487

Walworth, WI $61,257

Radisson, WI $59,793

Waterford, WI $62,037

Waukesha, WI $62,979

Whitewater, WI $61,176

Williams Bay, WI $61,198

Wilmot, WI $61,539

Woodworth, WI $61,465

Zenda, WI $61,195

Milwaukee, WI $63,500

Saint Francis, WI $63,472

Racine, WI $61,312

Afton, WI $61,133

Albany, WI $61,550

Arena, WI $61,571

Argyle, WI $61,206

Avalon, WI $61,142

Avoca, WI $60,791

Barneveld, WI $61,576

Belleville, WI $61,956

Belmont, WI $60,617

Beloit, WI $61,077

Black Earth, WI $61,959

Blanchardville, WI $61,368

Blue Mounds, WI $61,776

Blue River, WI $60,235

Brodhead, WI $61,130

Brooklyn, WI $61,986

Browntown, WI $60,726

Cambridge, WI $61,956

Gile, WI $60,105

Clinton, WI $61,178

Wausau, WI $60,304

Marshfield, WI $60,330

Abbotsford, WI $60,271

Amherst, WI $60,431

Amherst Junction, WI $60,363

Aniwa, WI $60,068

Antigo, WI $60,127

Arpin, WI $60,211

Athens, WI $60,133

Auburndale, WI $60,181

Babcock, WI $60,088

Birnamwood, WI $60,104

Blenker, WI $60,173

Bowler, WI $60,221

Brokaw, WI $60,224

Bryant, WI $59,997

Chili, WI $60,258

Colby, WI $60,238

Curtiss, WI $60,211

Custer, WI $60,278

Deerbrook, WI $59,994

Dorchester, WI $60,215

Edgar, WI $60,180

Eland, WI $60,173

Elcho, WI $60,023

Elderon, WI $60,209

Elton, WI $60,075

Galloway, WI $60,266

Gilman, WI $60,079

Jump River, WI $60,027

Gleason, WI $60,006

Granton, WI $60,254

Greenwood, WI $60,285

Hannibal, WI $60,069

Hatley, WI $60,149

Hewitt, WI $60,438

Irma, WI $60,034

Junction City, WI $60,150

Loyal, WI $60,280

Lublin, WI $60,130

Marathon, WI $60,169

Mattoon, WI $60,289

Medford, WI $60,150

Merrill, WI $60,130

Milladore, WI $60,171

Mosinee, WI $60,211

Neillsville, WI $60,337

Nekoosa, WI $60,232

Nelsonville, WI $60,495

Ogema, WI $59,988

Owen, WI $60,224

Pearson, WI $59,973

Pelican Lake, WI $59,977

Phlox, WI $60,245

Woodville, WI $62,230

Houlton, WI $64,472

Abrams, WI $60,306

Amberg, WI $59,942

Armstrong Creek, WI $59,957

Athelstane, WI $59,980

Black Creek, WI $60,960

Bonduel, WI $60,474

Brillion, WI $60,905

Cecil, WI $60,381

Coleman, WI $60,254

Combined Locks, WI $61,364

Crivitz, WI $60,146

De Pere, WI $60,436

Dunbar, WI $59,917

Fence, WI $59,854

Florence, WI $59,942

Forest Junction, WI $61,079

Gillett, WI $60,337

Goodman, WI $59,954

Greenleaf, WI $60,667

Green Valley, WI $60,353

Gresham, WI $60,315

Hilbert, WI $61,056

Kaukauna, WI $61,289

Freedom, WI $61,213

Keshena, WI $60,380

Kimberly, WI $61,368

Krakow, WI $60,354

Lakewood, WI $60,053

Lena, WI $60,296

Little Chute, WI $61,366

Little Suamico, WI $60,291

Marinette, WI $60,330

Mountain, WI $60,088

Neopit, WI $60,232

Niagara, WI $60,008

Nichols, WI $60,690

Oconto, WI $60,290

Oconto Falls, WI $60,323

Oneida, WI $60,360

Pembine, WI $59,969

Peshtigo, WI $60,279

Porterfield, WI $60,122

Potter, WI $60,937

Pound, WI $60,189

Pulaski, WI $60,376

Pickerel, WI $60,030

Pittsville, WI $60,167

Plover, WI $60,369

Port Edwards, WI $60,401

Rib Lake, WI $60,070

Ringle, WI $60,130

Rosholt, WI $60,254

Rothschild, WI $60,360

Rudolph, WI $60,191

Schofield, WI $60,311

Spencer, WI $60,268

Stetsonville, WI $60,178

Stevens Point, WI $60,343

Stratford, WI $60,218

Summit Lake, WI $60,041

Tigerton, WI $60,314

Tomahawk, WI $60,078

Unity, WI $60,221

Vesper, WI $60,200

Westboro, WI $59,992

White Lake, WI $60,023

Willard, WI $60,272

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $60,307

Withee, WI $60,188

Wittenberg, WI $60,241

Rhinelander, WI $60,112

Argonne, WI $59,919

Boulder Junction, WI $59,956

Brantwood, WI $59,900

Butternut, WI $59,803

Catawba, WI $59,919

Clam Lake, WI $59,595

Conover, WI $59,987

Crandon, WI $60,081

Eagle River, WI $60,077

Fifield, WI $59,881

Poplar, WI $60,809

Port Wing, WI $60,310

Seymour, WI $60,617

Oak Creek, WI $62,730

Adell, WI $61,505

Allenton, WI $61,729

Ashippun, WI $61,928

Belgium, WI $62,108

Brookfield, WI $63,360

Brownsville, WI $60,891

Butler, WI $63,397

Campbellsport, WI $61,192

Cascade, WI $61,141

Cedarburg, WI $62,820

Cedar Grove, WI $61,822

Chilton, WI $60,940

Cleveland, WI $60,696

Clyman, WI $61,442

Colgate, WI $62,720

Delafield, WI $62,344

Eden, WI $60,872

Elkhart Lake, WI $60,868

Fredonia, WI $62,092

Germantown, WI $62,981

Glenbeulah, WI $60,838

Grafton, WI $62,832

Greenbush, WI $60,836

Hartford, WI $62,167

Hartland, WI $62,533

Hingham, WI $61,407

Horicon, WI $61,264

Hubertus, WI $62,636

Hustisford, WI $61,510

Iron Ridge, WI $61,601

Ixonia, WI $61,793

Jackson, WI $62,641

Johnson Creek, WI $61,602

Juneau, WI $61,264

Kewaskum, WI $61,755

Kiel, WI $60,761

Kohler, WI $61,023

Lannon, WI $63,068

Lebanon, WI $61,569

Lomira, WI $61,177

Malone, WI $60,888

Mayville, WI $61,197

Menomonee Falls, WI $63,163

Merton, WI $62,636

Mount Calvary, WI $60,939

Nashotah, WI $62,330

Neosho, WI $61,815

Newburg, WI $62,344

New Holstein, WI $60,854

Newton, WI $60,638

North Lake, WI $62,854

Oakfield, WI $60,778

Oconomowoc, WI $62,085

Okauchee, WI $62,262

Oostburg, WI $61,519

Pewaukee, WI $62,804

Plymouth, WI $60,950

Port Washington, WI $62,451

Random Lake, WI $61,797

Richfield, WI $62,670

Rubicon, WI $61,922

Saint Cloud, WI $60,934

Saukville, WI $62,528

Sheboygan, WI $61,198

Sheboygan Falls, WI $60,992

Slinger, WI $62,362

Stockbridge, WI $61,076

Sussex, WI $62,852

West Bend, WI $62,038

Theresa, WI $61,543

Thiensville, WI $63,284

Waldo, WI $61,352

Watertown, WI $61,525

Mequon, WI $63,121

Woodland, WI $61,656

Bassett, WI $61,517

Benet Lake, WI $61,459

Big Bend, WI $62,476

Bristol, WI $61,466

Burlington, WI $61,582

Caledonia, WI $61,812

Camp Lake, WI $61,535

Cudahy, WI $63,423

Darien, WI $61,244

Delavan, WI $61,218

Dousman, WI $61,917

Eagle, WI $61,803

Cobb, WI $60,825

Cottage Grove, WI $62,311

Cross Plains, WI $62,155

Dane, WI $62,152

Darlington, WI $60,790

Deerfield, WI $62,140

De Forest, WI $62,221

Dodgeville, WI $61,097

Edgerton, WI $61,820

Edmund, WI $60,958

Evansville, WI $61,651

Footville, WI $61,265

Fort Atkinson, WI $61,555

Gotham, WI $61,095

Gratiot, WI $60,518

Hanover, WI $61,253

Highland, WI $60,743

Hollandale, WI $61,465

Janesville, WI $61,301

Shawano, WI $60,415

Sherwood, WI $61,236

Shiocton, WI $60,805

Sobieski, WI $60,301

Suamico, WI $60,285

Suring, WI $60,209

Townsend, WI $60,081

Wausaukee, WI $60,045

Wrightstown, WI $61,055

Zachow, WI $60,400

Algoma, WI $60,289

Baileys Harbor, WI $60,123

Brussels, WI $60,282

Casco, WI $60,294

Collins, WI $60,767

Denmark, WI $60,366

Egg Harbor, WI $60,171

Ellison Bay, WI $60,068

Ephraim, WI $60,170

Fish Creek, WI $60,130

Forestville, WI $60,284

Francis Creek, WI $60,436

Kellnersville, WI $60,476

Kewaunee, WI $60,323

Luxemburg, WI $60,296

Manitowoc, WI $60,549

Maplewood, WI $60,273

Maribel, WI $60,438

Mishicot, WI $60,387

New Franken, WI $60,287

Reedsville, WI $60,599

Saint Nazianz, WI $60,718

Sister Bay, WI $60,134

Sturgeon Bay, WI $60,294

Tisch Mills, WI $60,360

Two Rivers, WI $60,382

Valders, WI $60,689

Washington Island, WI $60,033

Whitelaw, WI $60,478

Green Bay, WI $60,278

East Troy, WI $61,803

Elkhorn, WI $61,378

Elm Grove, WI $63,397

Fontana, WI $61,233

Franksville, WI $61,772

Genesee Depot, WI $62,247

Genoa City, WI $61,408

Greendale, WI $63,351

Hales Corners, WI $63,243

Franklin, WI $62,878

Helenville, WI $61,456

Honey Creek, WI $61,610

Kansasville, WI $61,588

Kenosha, WI $61,327

New Berlin, WI $63,045

Lake Geneva, WI $61,199

Lyons, WI $61,529

Mukwonago, WI $62,181

Muskego, WI $62,575

New Munster, WI $61,536

North Prairie, WI $62,147

Fremont, WI $60,856

Rice Lake, WI $60,128

Sarona, WI $59,981

Shell Lake, WI $60,032

Siren, WI $60,639

Solon Springs, WI $60,299

South Range, WI $60,868

Springbrook, WI $59,866

Stone Lake, WI $59,888

Superior, WI $60,932

Trego, WI $59,930

Turtle Lake, WI $61,287

Wascott, WI $60,238

Washburn, WI $60,007

Webster, WI $60,080

Weyerhaeuser, WI $59,982

Winter, WI $59,696

Oshkosh, WI $61,016

Almond, WI $60,356

Appleton, WI $61,369

Bancroft, WI $60,167

Bear Creek, WI $60,707

Berlin, WI $60,749

Big Falls, WI $60,567

Butte Des Morts, WI $60,984

Caroline, WI $60,403

Clintonville, WI $60,559

Coloma, WI $60,197

Dale, WI $61,095

Eldorado, WI $60,871

Embarrass, WI $60,539

Eureka, WI $60,766

Fond Du Lac, WI $61,167

Jefferson, WI $61,504

Juda, WI $61,054

Lake Mills, WI $61,798

Linden, WI $60,894

Livingston, WI $60,582

Lodi, WI $61,953

Lone Rock, WI $60,911

Lowell, WI $61,558

Mc Farland, WI $62,381

Marshall, WI $62,074

Mazomanie, WI $61,928

Merrimac, WI $61,683

Middleton, WI $62,335

Milton, WI $61,328

Mineral Point, WI $60,921

Monroe, WI $61,017

Montfort, WI $60,608

Monticello, WI $61,480

Morrisonville, WI $62,157

Mount Horeb, WI $61,865

Muscoda, WI $60,505

New Glarus, WI $61,732

Oregon, WI $62,277

Orfordville, WI $61,195

Plain, WI $61,097

Prairie Du Sac, WI $61,716

Reeseville, WI $61,683

Rewey, WI $60,650

Richland Center, WI $60,444

Ridgeway, WI $61,536

Sauk City, WI $61,734

Sextonville, WI $61,000

Sharon, WI $61,230

Shullsburg, WI $60,402

South Wayne, WI $60,647

Spring Green, WI $61,332

Stoughton, WI $62,159

Sun Prairie, WI $62,221

Verona, WI $62,204

Waterloo, WI $61,882

Waunakee, WI $62,360

Windsor, WI $62,321

Woodford, WI $61,007

Madison, WI $62,492

First Article Inspector Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For First Article Inspector roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 85% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Internet sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, First Article Inspector positions in Transportation or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view First Article Inspector as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a First Article Inspector

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$87,355	$42.0	40%
Internet	$77,995	$37.0	25%
Biotechnology	$74,876	$36.0	20%
Insurance	$71,756	$34.0	15%
Energy & Utilities	$68,636	$33.0	10%

First Article Inspector Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a First Article Inspector'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.

$56,729

Average $62,396/year

$68,388

$4,727

Average $5,200/month

$5,699

$1,091

Average $1,200/week

$1,315

$27

Average $30/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$68,388	$5,699	$1,315	$33
Average	$62,396	$5,200	$1,200	$30
25th Percentile	$56,729	$4,727	$1,091	$27

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