What are the main factors that influence a Quality Control Technician'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 Quality Control Technician?

The MFG Durable industry offers the highest average compensation for Quality Control Technician roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Quality Control Technician's salary?

A Quality Control Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $53,793 for beginners, reaching about $56,051 at mid-level, and approach $58,722 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Quality Control Technician?

Quality Control Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Quality Control Technician roles are District of Columbia $61,035, California $60,803, Massachusetts $59,993. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Quality Control Technician roles make?

Salaries for Quality Control Technician level roles vary by specialization: Asphalt Quality Control Technician: $82,562; Quality Control Lab Technician: $74,182; Laboratory Quality Control Technician IV: $70,544; Senior Quality Control Technician: $66,121; Laboratory Quality Control Technician III: $62,505.

How do different companies affect a Quality Control Technician's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Quality Control Technician roles. Large, established industry leaders like L3 Technologies Inc ($106,714) and L-3 Communications Corp ($106,353) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $83,024.

Quality Control Technician Salary in the United States

How much does a Quality Control Technician make in the United States?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Quality Control Technician in the United States is $55,125 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $67,713
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,484 to $61,714
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,349

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Quality Control Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,714	$5,143	$1,187	$30
Average	$55,125	$4,594	$1,060	$27
25th Percentile	$49,484	$4,124	$952	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Quality Control Technician Salaries

A Quality Control Technician'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 Quality Control Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Quality Control Technician'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): $53,793
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,185
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $56,051
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $58,188
Expert (over 8 years): $58,722

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Quality Control Technician	$53,793
Intermediate Level Quality Control Technician	$54,185
Senior Level Quality Control Technician	$56,051
Specialist Level Quality Control Technician	$58,188
Expert Level Quality Control Technician	$58,722

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How Do Quality Control Technician 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 Control Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $61,035.
California: $60,803.
Massachusetts: $59,993.

District of Columbia $61,035 California $60,803 Massachusetts $59,993 Washington $59,772 New Jersey $59,750 Alaska $59,673 Connecticut $58,912 New York $58,603

Hawaii $57,617 Rhode Island $57,154 Maryland $56,839 Minnesota $56,410 Colorado $56,244 Illinois $56,189 Oregon $55,980 Delaware $55,825

New Hampshire $55,728 Virginia $55,511 Pennsylvania $54,877 Nevada $54,557 North Dakota $54,453 Michigan $54,287 Wisconsin $54,227 Vermont $54,105

Texas $53,769 Maine $53,747 Arizona $53,714 Ohio $53,675 Georgia $53,168 Indiana $52,915 Wyoming $52,865 Utah $52,788

Iowa $52,755 Kansas $52,490 Louisiana $52,413 North Carolina $52,385 Missouri $52,374 Florida $52,159 Montana $52,044 Nebraska $51,933

Kentucky $51,873 South Carolina $51,652 Tennessee $51,514 Idaho $51,459 New Mexico $51,057 Oklahoma $50,969 Alabama $50,643 South Dakota $50,098

Arkansas $49,800 West Virginia $49,640 Mississippi $49,161

Top Paying Cities for Quality Control Technicians

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: $69,529
San Francisco: $68,768
Oakland: $67,319

San Jose, CA $69,529

San Francisco, CA $68,768

Oakland, CA $67,319

New York, NY $63,470

Paramus, NJ $62,699

Queens Village, NY $62,696

Passaic, NJ $62,644

Bergenfield, NJ $62,639

Stamford, CT $62,517

Huntington, NY $62,495

Newark, NJ $62,087

Bridgeport, CT $61,971

Vallejo, CA $61,861

New Brunswick, NJ $61,839

Petaluma, CA $61,806

Middlesex, NJ $61,702

Somerset, NJ $61,663

Santa Cruz, CA $61,591

Boston, MA $61,255

Monterey, CA $61,062

Seattle, WA $60,935

Santa Rosa, CA $60,924

Los Angeles, CA $60,908

Juneau, AK $60,764

Washington, DC $60,704

Orange, CA $60,508

Santa Ana, CA $60,362

Long Beach, CA $60,307

Anaheim, CA $60,296

Anchorage, AK $60,268

Santa Maria, CA $60,103

Everett, WA $60,092

Danbury, CT $59,898

Bremerton, WA $59,822

Tacoma, WA $59,623

New Suffolk, NY $59,622

Sacramento, CA $59,607

Santa Barbara, CA $59,546

Trenton, NJ $59,485

San Diego, CA $59,485

Brockton, MA $59,425

Fairbanks, AK $59,290

Lompoc, CA $59,149

Lowell, MA $59,105

Ventura, CA $59,094

Nashua, NH $59,083

Stockton, CA $59,078

Modesto, CA $58,675

Poughkeepsie, NY $58,554

Olympia, WA $58,449

Kennewick, WA $58,449

New Haven, CT $58,427

Lawrence, MA $58,229

Hartford, CT $58,174

Riverside, CA $58,162

New Bedford, MA $58,107

Richland, WA $58,107

Bakersfield, CA $58,030

San Bernardino, CA $58,008

New Britain, CT $58,003

Atlantic City, NJ $58,003

New London, CT $57,981

Norwich, CT $57,964

Portsmouth, NH $57,953

Boulder, CO $57,836

Portland, OR $57,760

Worcester, MA $57,755

Minneapolis, MN $57,584

Philadelphia, PA $57,507

Honolulu, HI $57,325

Saint Paul, MN $57,298

Vineland, NJ $57,286

Providence, RI $57,126

Chicago, IL $56,966

Bellingham, WA $56,900

Springfield, MA $56,856

Baltimore, MD $56,839

Chico, CA $56,702

Pittsfield, MA $56,553

Manchester, NH $56,448

Spokane, WA $56,206

Denver, CO $56,200

Albany, NY $55,941

Troy, NY $55,919

Nassau, NY $55,860

Schenectady, NY $55,803

Wilmington, DE $55,759

Burlington, VT $55,682

Salem, OR $55,660

Portland, ME $55,489

Yakima, WA $55,434

Rochester, MN $55,263

Reno, NV $55,235

Fresno, CA $55,235

Milwaukee, WI $55,186

Detroit, MI $55,131

Ann Arbor, MI $55,121

Allentown, PA $55,114

Colorado Springs, CO $55,020

Syracuse, NY $54,993

Carson City, NV $54,993

Houston, TX $54,916

Eugene, OR $54,888

Gary, IN $54,822

Springfield, OR $54,778

Bismarck, ND $54,767

Galveston, TX $54,728

Medford, OR $54,646

Fort Collins, CO $54,623

Concord, NH $54,596

Austin, TX $54,579

Mesa, AZ $54,464

Reading, PA $54,458

Phoenix, AZ $54,453

Dallas, TX $54,436

Saint Cloud, MN $54,383

Madison, WI $54,309

Utica, NY $54,160

Rochester, NY $54,072

Des Moines, IA $54,067

Raleigh, NC $54,061

Atlanta, GA $53,978

Battle Creek, MI $53,962

Salt Lake City, UT $53,945

Lancaster, PA $53,863

Harrisburg, PA $53,786

Kansas City, MO $53,730

Champaign, IL $53,719

Kansas City, KS $53,719

Fort Worth, TX $53,714

Columbus, OH $53,705

Boca Raton, FL $53,692

Pittsburgh, PA $53,670

Richmond, VA $53,648

Indianapolis, IN $53,637

Cleveland, OH $53,631

Las Vegas, NV $53,565

Cincinnati, OH $53,565

Petersburg, VA $53,482

Huntsville, AL $53,400

Lansing, MI $53,363

Lebanon, PA $53,356

Pueblo, CO $53,350

Appleton, WI $53,334

Buffalo, NY $53,311

Dayton, OH $53,295

Racine, WI $53,284

Charlotte, NC $53,278

Saint Louis, MO $53,262

York, PA $53,229

Elkhart, IN $53,229

Gastonia, NC $53,218

Billings, MT $53,205

Beaumont, TX $53,190

Lorain, OH $53,179

Benton Harbor, MI $53,168

Toledo, OH $53,157

Binghamton, NY $53,130

Rock Hill, SC $53,124

Rockford, IL $53,096

Springfield, IL $53,074

Elyria, OH $53,069

Fargo, ND $53,069

Flagstaff, AZ $53,030

Fort Lauderdale, FL $52,997

Duluth, MN $52,964

Miami, FL $52,964

Cheyenne, WY $52,926

Grand Forks, ND $52,926

Bangor, ME $52,804

Cedar Rapids, IA $52,744

Durham, NC $52,721

Louisville, KY $52,716

Grand Rapids, MI $52,705

Hialeah, FL $52,700

Casper, WY $52,622

Scranton, PA $52,556

New Orleans, LA $52,540

Virginia Beach, VA $52,534

Akron, OH $52,507

Peoria, IL $52,435

Sarasota, FL $52,424

Nashville, TN $52,385

Omaha, NE $52,385

Green Bay, WI $52,385

Baton Rouge, LA $52,358

Charleston, SC $52,347

Jamestown, NY $52,319

Davenport, IA $52,319

Tucson, AZ $52,292

Saint Petersburg, FL $52,259

Tampa, FL $52,248

Evansville, IN $52,214

Port Arthur, TX $52,214

Bradenton, FL $52,192

Santa Fe, NM $52,093

Orlando, FL $51,994

Clearwater, FL $51,977

Canton, OH $51,862

La Crosse, WI $51,862

Albuquerque, NM $51,829

Newport News, VA $51,823

High Point, NC $51,807

Ogden, UT $51,785

Corpus Christi, TX $51,740

Norfolk, VA $51,707

Laramie, WY $51,707

Rock Island, IL $51,674

Saginaw, MI $51,663

Jacksonville, FL $51,658

Salisbury, NC $51,647

Boise, ID $51,636

Moline, IL $51,608

Fort Myers, FL $51,592

Memphis, TN $51,581

Tulsa, OK $51,553

Waterloo, IA $51,520

Spartanburg, SC $51,465

Lincoln, NE $51,437

Fort Wayne, IN $51,426

Provo, UT $51,421

Cedar Falls, IA $51,355

San Antonio, TX $51,332

Greensboro, NC $51,310

South Bend, IN $51,305

Savannah, GA $51,244

Muskegon, MI $51,222

Birmingham, AL $51,217

Winston Salem, NC $51,190

Lake Charles, LA $51,057

Anderson, IN $51,046

Lexington, KY $51,029

Augusta, GA $51,013

Greenville, SC $51,013

Lima, OH $50,969

Wichita, KS $50,963

Tuscaloosa, AL $50,963

Columbia, SC $50,914

Springfield, OH $50,903

Asheville, NC $50,814

Bloomington, IN $50,776

Knoxville, TN $50,577

Shreveport, LA $50,572

Wilmington, NC $50,500

Roanoke, VA $50,500

Topeka, KS $50,401

Frankfort, KY $50,395

Oklahoma City, OK $50,357

Chillicothe, OH $50,335

Longview, TX $50,329

Melbourne, FL $50,324

Sioux Falls, SD $50,236

Mobile, AL $50,230

Terre Haute, IN $50,208

Altoona, PA $50,175

Amarillo, TX $50,136

Killeen, TX $50,120

Fayetteville, AR $50,076

Chattanooga, TN $50,059

Sioux City, IA $50,009

Idaho Falls, ID $49,998

Lynchburg, VA $49,954

Gainesville, FL $49,883

Portsmouth, OH $49,855

Little Rock, AR $49,844

Lafayette, LA $49,822

Youngstown, OH $49,822

Daytona Beach, FL $49,789

Clarksville, TN $49,783

Pensacola, FL $49,778

Temple, TX $49,774

Hopkinsville, KY $49,613

Erie, PA $49,602

Florence, SC $49,580

Charleston, WV $49,491

Great Falls, MT $49,464

Macon, GA $49,387

Tallahassee, FL $49,381

Fayetteville, NC $49,370

Waco, TX $49,359

Helena, MT $49,320

Pine Bluff, AR $49,299

Vincennes, IN $49,232

Lubbock, TX $49,210

Alamogordo, NM $49,177

Twin Falls, ID $49,127

Rapid City, SD $49,111

Jackson, MS $49,012

Huntington, WV $49,008

Greenville, MS $49,006

Parkersburg, WV $48,950

Montgomery, AL $48,940

Wichita Falls, TX $48,885

Springfield, MO $48,885

Biloxi, MS $48,857

Monroe, LA $48,802

Johnstown, PA $48,764

Sumter, SC $48,742

Columbus, GA $48,736

Pascagoula, MS $48,631

Abilene, TX $48,631

Kingsport, TN $48,488

Albany, GA $48,488

Gulfport, MS $48,472

Alexandria, LA $48,290

Fort Smith, AR $48,152

El Paso, TX $48,003

Las Cruces, NM $47,755

Harlingen, TX $47,615

Pocatello, ID $47,606

Florence, AL $47,534

Brownsville, TX $47,523

Mcallen, TX $47,408

Dothan, AL $47,330

Columbus, MS $47,003

Altus, OK $46,746

Lawton, OK $46,641

Pierre, SD $46,443

What Skills Can Increase a Quality Control Technician's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 6.13% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
ISO (Mentioned in 3.36% Job Postings): The International Organization for Standardization is an international standard development organization composed of representatives from the national standards organizations of member countries.
HVAC (Mentioned in 1.69% Job Postings): Designing, developing, maintaining, and updating Heating, Ventilation, Air-conditioning and Cooling system.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	6.13%
ISO	3.36%
HVAC	1.69%

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 Control Technician's salary.

Programming: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Troubleshooting: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Schematic: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Programming	$58,433	6%
Troubleshooting	$57,881	5%
Schematic	$57,330	4%
Quality Management	$57,330	4%
Continuous Improvement	$56,779	3%
Coordination	$56,779	3%

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Quality Control Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Quality Control Technician roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, MFG Durable, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Quality Control Technician positions in MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Quality Control Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Quality Control Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Durable	$71,663	$34.0	30%

Quality Control Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Quality Control Technician'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 July 01, 2026

$49,484

Average $55,125/year

$61,714

$4,124

Average $4,594/month

$5,143

$952

Average $1,060/week

$1,187

$24

Average $27/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$61,714	$5,143	$1,187	$30
Average	$55,125	$4,594	$1,060	$27
25th Percentile	$49,484	$4,124	$952	$24

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Salary Trends for Quality Control Technician

Salaries for a Quality Control Technician can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $43,557 in 2023 to around $42,483 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Quality Control Technician salary trends, .

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