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

A Quality Engineer Intern's salary grows with experience: starting around $77,291 for beginners, reaching about $79,248 at mid-level, and approach $79,675 for experts.

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

Quality Engineer Intern salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Quality Engineer Intern roles are District of Columbia $86,609, California $86,280, Massachusetts $85,131. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Quality Engineer Intern level roles vary by specialization: Chemical Engineer Intern: $95,056; Product Engineer Intern: $89,370; Process Engineer Intern: $87,292; Project Engineer Intern: $86,385; Software Engineer Intern: $82,917.

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

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

Quality Engineer Intern Salary in the United States

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

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Quality Engineer Intern in the United States is $78,223 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $89,313
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,628 to $84,028
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,624

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Quality Engineer Intern Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,028	$7,002	$1,616	$40
Average	$78,223	$6,519	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$71,628	$5,969	$1,377	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Quality Engineer Intern Salaries

A Quality Engineer Intern'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 Quality Engineer Intern Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Quality Engineer Intern'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): $77,291
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,967
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,248
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,504
Expert (over 8 years): $79,675

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Quality Engineer Intern	$77,291
Intermediate Level Quality Engineer Intern	$77,967
Senior Level Quality Engineer Intern	$79,248
Specialist Level Quality Engineer Intern	$79,504
Expert Level Quality Engineer Intern	$79,675

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How Do Quality Engineer Intern 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 Engineer Interns. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,609.
California: $86,280.
Massachusetts: $85,131.

District of Columbia $86,609

California $86,280

Massachusetts $85,131

Washington $84,818

New Jersey $84,786

Alaska $84,677

Connecticut $83,597

New York $83,159

Hawaii $81,759

Rhode Island $81,102

Maryland $80,656

Minnesota $80,046

Colorado $79,811

Illinois $79,733

Oregon $79,436

Delaware $79,217

New Hampshire $79,079

Virginia $78,771

Pennsylvania $77,871

Nevada $77,418

North Dakota $77,269

Michigan $77,034

Wisconsin $76,948

Vermont $76,776

Texas $76,299

Maine $76,268

Arizona $76,221

Ohio $76,166

Georgia $75,446

Indiana $75,087

Wyoming $75,016

Utah $74,907

Iowa $74,860

Kansas $74,484

Louisiana $74,375

North Carolina $74,336

Missouri $74,320

Florida $74,015

Montana $73,851

Nebraska $73,694

Kentucky $73,608

South Carolina $73,295

Tennessee $73,100

Idaho $73,022

New Mexico $72,451

Oklahoma $72,325

Alabama $71,864

South Dakota $71,089

Arkansas $70,667

West Virginia $70,440

Mississippi $69,760

Top Paying Cities for Quality Engineer Interns

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: $98,663
San Francisco: $97,693
Oakland: $95,526

San Jose, CA $98,663

San Francisco, CA $97,693

Oakland, CA $95,526

New York, NY $90,653

Queens Village, NY $90,066

Paramus, NJ $89,441

Passaic, NJ $89,362

Bergenfield, NJ $89,284

Stamford, CT $89,167

Huntington, NY $89,089

Newark, NJ $88,580

Bridgeport, CT $88,424

New Brunswick, NJ $88,166

Vallejo, CA $88,001

Middlesex, NJ $87,954

Somerset, NJ $87,884

Petaluma, CA $87,704

Santa Cruz, CA $87,399

Boston, MA $87,243

Monterey, CA $86,851

Fairbanks, AK $86,797

Los Angeles, CA $86,648

Washington, DC $86,609

Seattle, WA $86,468

Santa Rosa, CA $86,453

Juneau, AK $86,226

Orange, CA $85,968

Anchorage, AK $85,827

Anaheim, CA $85,772

Santa Ana, CA $85,655

Nassau, NY $85,608

Long Beach, CA $85,576

Danbury, CT $85,553

Santa Maria, CA $85,287

Everett, WA $85,271

Bremerton, WA $84,888

Trenton, NJ $84,739

Sacramento, CA $84,708

San Diego, CA $84,669

Brockton, MA $84,638

Tacoma, WA $84,606

Santa Barbara, CA $84,497

Lowell, MA $84,184

New Suffolk, NY $84,153

Nashua, NH $84,059

Lompoc, CA $83,934

Ventura, CA $83,855

Stockton, CA $83,832

New Haven, CT $83,676

Atlantic City, NJ $83,472

Hartford, CT $83,300

Modesto, CA $83,261

Poughkeepsie, NY $83,089

New Britain, CT $83,050

Olympia, WA $82,940

Kennewick, WA $82,940

New London, CT $82,925

Norwich, CT $82,901

Lawrence, MA $82,862

Bakersfield, CA $82,643

Riverside, CA $82,534

New Bedford, MA $82,534

Richland, WA $82,455

Portsmouth, NH $82,393

Vineland, NJ $82,377

San Bernardino, CA $82,314

Boulder, CO $82,095

Worcester, MA $82,033

Portland, OR $81,962

Saint Paul, MN $81,869

Minneapolis, MN $81,869

Philadelphia, PA $81,759

Honolulu, HI $81,345

Springfield, MA $81,071

Providence, RI $81,063

Chicago, IL $80,836

Bellingham, WA $80,742

Baltimore, MD $80,656

Chico, CA $80,461

Wilmington, DE $80,328

Pittsfield, MA $80,249

Manchester, NH $80,101

Spokane, WA $79,757

Denver, CO $79,749

Albany, NY $79,381

Troy, NY $79,350

Schenectady, NY $79,186

Burlington, VT $79,013

Portland, ME $78,740

Salem, OR $78,677

Yakima, WA $78,661

Ann Arbor, MI $78,638

Rochester, MN $78,419

Fresno, CA $78,380

Reno, NV $78,380

Milwaukee, WI $78,309

Detroit, MI $78,231

Allentown, PA $78,208

Carson City, NV $78,200

Houston, TX $78,083

Colorado Springs, CO $78,075

Syracuse, NY $78,036

Eugene, OR $77,887

Bismarck, ND $77,793

Gary, IN $77,793

Galveston, TX $77,793

Springfield, OR $77,731

Medford, OR $77,543

Fort Collins, CO $77,512

Austin, TX $77,449

Mesa, AZ $77,285

Phoenix, AZ $77,269

Dallas, TX $77,246

Reading, PA $77,199

Saint Cloud, MN $77,167

Concord, NH $77,097

Madison, WI $77,066

Utica, NY $76,854

Raleigh, NC $76,792

Las Vegas, NV $76,784

Rochester, NY $76,729

Des Moines, IA $76,722

Atlanta, GA $76,596

Battle Creek, MI $76,573

Salt Lake City, UT $76,549

Lancaster, PA $76,432

Champaign, IL $76,416

Harrisburg, PA $76,323

Durham, NC $76,252

Kansas City, MO $76,244

Kansas City, KS $76,229

Fort Worth, TX $76,221

Boca Raton, FL $76,190

Cleveland, OH $76,182

Columbus, OH $76,166

Pittsburgh, PA $76,158

Richmond, VA $76,127

Indianapolis, IN $76,111

Cincinnati, OH $76,010

Petersburg, VA $75,892

Billings, MT $75,720

Lansing, MI $75,720

Huntsville, AL $75,720

Lebanon, PA $75,712

Dayton, OH $75,705

Pueblo, CO $75,705

Appleton, WI $75,681

Buffalo, NY $75,650

Racine, WI $75,611

Charlotte, NC $75,603

Saint Louis, MO $75,579

Springfield, IL $75,548

Elkhart, IN $75,533

York, PA $75,533

Gastonia, NC $75,525

Benton Harbor, MI $75,525

Beaumont, TX $75,478

Lorain, OH $75,462

Toledo, OH $75,431

Binghamton, NY $75,392

Rock Hill, SC $75,384

Rockford, IL $75,345

Fargo, ND $75,306

Elyria, OH $75,306

Flagstaff, AZ $75,251

Fort Lauderdale, FL $75,204

Miami, FL $75,157

Duluth, MN $75,032

Bangor, ME $74,930

Cedar Rapids, IA $74,844

Louisville, KY $74,805

Grand Rapids, MI $74,789

Hialeah, FL $74,782

Casper, WY $74,672

Scranton, PA $74,578

New Orleans, LA $74,555

Virginia Beach, VA $74,547

Akron, OH $74,508

Peoria, IL $74,406

Sarasota, FL $74,390

Green Bay, WI $74,336

Baton Rouge, LA $74,297

Charleston, SC $74,281

Nashville, TN $74,257

Jamestown, NY $74,242

Davenport, IA $74,242

Tucson, AZ $74,203

Cheyenne, WY $74,179

Saint Petersburg, FL $74,156

Tampa, FL $74,140

Omaha, NE $74,124

Port Arthur, TX $74,093

Evansville, IN $74,093

Bradenton, FL $74,062

Santa Fe, NM $73,921

Orlando, FL $73,843

Clearwater, FL $73,757

Canton, OH $73,593

La Crosse, WI $73,593

Grand Forks, ND $73,569

Albuquerque, NM $73,546

Tulsa, OK $73,546

Newport News, VA $73,538

High Point, NC $73,514

Ogden, UT $73,483

Corpus Christi, TX $73,420

Laramie, WY $73,374

Norfolk, VA $73,374

Rock Island, IL $73,327

Saginaw, MI $73,311

Jacksonville, FL $73,303

Salisbury, NC $73,288

Memphis, TN $73,272

Moline, IL $73,233

Fort Myers, FL $73,209

Waterloo, IA $73,108

Spartanburg, SC $73,029

Lincoln, NE $72,990

Fort Wayne, IN $72,975

Birmingham, AL $72,889

Cedar Falls, IA $72,873

Provo, UT $72,865

Springfield, OH $72,857

San Antonio, TX $72,842

Greensboro, NC $72,810

South Bend, IN $72,803

Winston Salem, NC $72,795

Boise, ID $72,771

Savannah, GA $72,716

Muskegon, MI $72,576

Lima, OH $72,482

Lake Charles, LA $72,451

Anderson, IN $72,435

Lexington, KY $72,411

Augusta, GA $72,388

Greenville, SC $72,388

Wichita, KS $72,318

Tuscaloosa, AL $72,318

Columbia, SC $72,247

Bloomington, IN $72,052

Roanoke, VA $72,005

Asheville, NC $71,903

Knoxville, TN $71,770

Shreveport, LA $71,762

Wilmington, NC $71,660

Frankfort, KY $71,512

Oklahoma City, OK $71,457

Chillicothe, OH $71,426

Longview, TX $71,418

Topeka, KS $71,394

Mobile, AL $71,277

Terre Haute, IN $71,246

Erie, PA $71,238

Altoona, PA $71,199

Melbourne, FL $71,175

Amarillo, TX $71,144

Killeen, TX $71,121

Fayetteville, AR $71,058

Sioux Falls, SD $71,003

Chattanooga, TN $70,956

Idaho Falls, ID $70,949

Gainesville, FL $70,784

Portsmouth, OH $70,745

Little Rock, AR $70,730

Lynchburg, VA $70,730

Lafayette, LA $70,698

Youngstown, OH $70,698

Temple, TX $70,667

Daytona Beach, FL $70,651

Clarksville, TN $70,644

Pensacola, FL $70,636

Hopkinsville, KY $70,401

Charleston, WV $70,393

Florence, SC $70,354

Sioux City, IA $70,307

Macon, GA $70,080

Tallahassee, FL $70,073

Fayetteville, NC $70,057

Waco, TX $70,041

Wichita Falls, TX $70,041

Pine Bluff, AR $70,010

Vincennes, IN $69,861

Lubbock, TX $69,830

Great Falls, MT $69,783

Alamogordo, NM $69,775

Abilene, TX $69,713

Rapid City, SD $69,611

Monroe, LA $69,611

Albany, GA $69,564

Huntington, WV $69,556

Jackson, MS $69,548

Greenville, MS $69,541

Parkersburg, WV $69,462

Montgomery, AL $69,447

Johnstown, PA $69,431

Springfield, MO $69,369

Biloxi, MS $69,329

Sumter, SC $69,165

Columbus, GA $69,157

Twin Falls, ID $69,110

Pascagoula, MS $69,009

Kingsport, TN $68,805

Gulfport, MS $68,782

Alexandria, LA $68,524

Fort Smith, AR $68,328

El Paso, TX $68,117

Helena, MT $68,015

Las Cruces, NM $67,765

Harlingen, TX $67,546

Pocatello, ID $67,476

Florence, AL $67,452

Brownsville, TX $67,436

Dothan, AL $67,311

Mcallen, TX $67,272

Columbus, MS $66,693

Altus, OK $66,333

Lawton, OK $66,185

Pierre, SD $65,903

What Skills Can Increase a Quality Engineer Intern'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 Quality Engineer Intern'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	$102,473	31%
Software Testing	$95,433	22%
Jenkins	$92,304	18%
Agile	$89,175	14%
Linux	$88,392	13%
QA Automation	$87,610	12%

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How Education impacts a Quality Engineer Intern's Salary?

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

Quality Engineer Intern Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Quality Engineer Intern

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

Understanding how a Quality Engineer Intern'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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$71,628

Average $78,223/year

$84,028

$5,969

Average $6,519/month

$7,002

$1,377

Average $1,504/week

$1,616

$34

Average $38/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$84,028	$7,002	$1,616	$40
Average	$78,223	$6,519	$1,504	$38
25th Percentile	$71,628	$5,969	$1,377	$34

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Salary Trends for Quality Engineer Intern

Salaries for a Quality Engineer Intern can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $67,994 in 2023 to around $68,268 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Quality Engineer Intern salary trends, .

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