ISO 9001 salary: $148K median
The median advertised ISO 9001 salary is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $120K to $172K: counted from 414 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $71 an hour or $12,333 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $213K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll ISO 9001 jobs
$148Kmedian advertised salary
$120K – $172Kmiddle half of roles
$151Kaverage advertised salary
414roles counted
ISO 9001 salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $213K, 40% more than senior roles ($152K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $152K | $142K–$172K | 126 |
| Lead and above | $213K | $150K–$222K | 74 |
| No level in the title | $130K | $111K–$150K | 210 |
ISO 9001 salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $199K | 24 |
| 🇺🇸California | $155K | 231 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $148K | 399 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $142K | 66 |
| 🇺🇸Seattle, WA | $134K | 21 |
Skills that pay more for ISO 9001 roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Siemens NX | $169K | +$21K | 84 |
| Aviation | $158K | +$10K | 65 |
| PRDs | $156K | +$8K | 46 |
| Mechatronics | $156K | +$8K | 82 |
| Security clearance | $154K | +$6K | 134 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Shield AI | $186K | 22 |
| Skydio | $182K | 5 |
| General Matter | $178K | 5 |
| Valar Atomics | $168K | 5 |
| Criticalloop | $162K | 4 |
| Senra Systems | $159K | 4 |
| Apex Technology | $155K | 8 |
| Anduril Industries | $154K | 145 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $150K | 9 |
| Rocket Lab | $149K | 16 |
| Muon Space | $148K | 5 |
| Lucid Motors | $146K | 9 |
| K2 Space | $146K | 14 |
| Archer | $142K | 6 |
| Crusoe | $140K | 9 |
| Amca | $140K | 9 |
| SkyePoint Decisions | $139K | 6 |
| Vast | $135K | 8 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $133K | 8 |
| True Anomaly | $132K | 11 |
| Shift5 | $130K | 5 |
| Epirus | $122K | 8 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $118K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $115K | 25 |
| Gotion | $102K | 16 |
Highest-paying open ISO 9001 roles
All ISO 9001 jobs- Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & CoolingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KSQLPower BISix Sigma certification
- Head of Aircraft Quality (R6146)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$266K - $398KLead and aboveTest planningAuditSoldering
- Head of Aircraft Production (R6147)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$233K - $349KLead and aboveLean manufacturingSolderingISO 9001
- Director, Data Center Equipment QualityLambda · 🇺🇸San Francisco Office (Fremont St)$227K - $336KHybridLead and aboveMachine LearningSix Sigma certificationTest planning
- Head of Hardware OperationsApplied · 🇺🇸Sunnyvale$275K - $335KLead and aboveContract negotiationControl systemsPCB design
- Director, Model & SimulationValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$225K - $300KLead and abovePythonHigh-performance computingAviation
- Director of Manufacturing Engineering, EWAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Irvine, California, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- Director of Manufacturing Engineering, ImagingAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$220K - $292KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- Principal M&P Engineer, MetallicsArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$219K - $274KLead and aboveAWSTest planningPRDs
- Senior/Staff Technical Program Manager, Change GovernanceZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$193K - $267KLead and abovePythonExcelJira
- Head of ProductionCriticalloop · Torrance (On-Site)$200K - $260KLead and aboveControl systemsStorage systemsISO 9001
- Product Quality Engineer, Automotive SensorsWaymo · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA, USA$210K - $259KSix Sigma certificationControl systemsFirmware
- Head of Manufacturing Engineering Automation & ControlsSkydio · 🇺🇸Hayward, California, United States$196K - $257KLead and aboveControl systemsMechatronicsAviation
- Advanced / NPI Quality EngineerSkydio · 🇺🇸Hayward, California, United States$145K - $257KPythonSQLSix Sigma certification
- Manager, Mechanical EngineeringRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Pasadena, CA$152K - $252KMechatronicsOpticsRobotics
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer BotQFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $250KSix Sigma certificationAuditMechatronics
- Sr. Program ManagerTrue Anomaly · 🇺🇸Denver, CO$140K - $250KSeniorAgileSecurity clearanceFacilities management
- Senior Hardware Design Engineer1 Arc Power · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$190K - $250KSeniorAgileMonth-end closeRegulatory compliance
- Head of ManufacturingLeoLabs, Inc. · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, CA$225K - $248KLead and aboveMechatronicsRF engineeringLean manufacturing
- Enterprise Systems LeadGeneral Matter · 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA$185K - $245KLead and aboveAWSSAPNetSuite
Questions about ISO 9001 pay
- What is the average ISO 9001 salary?
- $151K a year on average and $148K at the median, across 414 open ISO 9001 postings at companies that state pay (November 2026). The median is the better guide: a few very high offers pull the average up.
- What is the typical range?
- The middle half of the postings offer $120K to $172K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest ISO 9001 pay?
- Shield AI ($186K), Skydio ($182K), General Matter ($178K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is an iso 9001 a high-paying job?
- The median ISO 9001 posting advertises $148K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 15% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as an iso 9001?
- A tenth of the postings offer $213K a year or more; the highest open ISO 9001 role advertises up to $405K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the ISO 9001 salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $148K a year is about $71 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,333 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $58 to $82 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for ISO 9001 roles?
- Postings that ask for Siemens NX (+$21K, 84 postings), Aviation (+$10K, 65 postings), PRDs (+$8K, 46 postings) advertise more than the $148K median of all ISO 9001 postings with pay.
- Where do these figures come from?
- From the pay ranges employers print in their own job postings, read from their careers pages every hour. The midpoint of each range is counted. These are advertised ranges for open roles, mostly in the United States and in US dollars, not what people are actually paid.
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The median advertised salary for ISO 9001 roles at companies is $148K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $120K to $172K. Counted from 414 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/iso-9001/
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