Quality Inspector salary: $114K median
The median advertised Quality Inspector salary is $114K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $73K to $159K: counted from 79 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $55 an hour or $9,542 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $192K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll quality inspector jobs
$114Kmedian advertised salary
$73K – $159Kmiddle half of roles
$122Kaverage advertised salary
79roles counted
Quality Inspector salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸California | $124K | 23 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $115K | 74 |
Skills that pay more for Quality Inspector roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python | $145K | +$30K | 11 |
| Statistics | $115K | +$0K | 9 |
| GD&T | $115K | +$0K | 7 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. | $172K | 3 |
| Hermanson Company | $142K | 4 |
| Benesch | $118K | 3 |
| SpaceX | $115K | 3 |
| Anduril Industries | $100K | 3 |
| House Buyers of America | $68K | 15 |
| Valar Atomics | $67K | 4 |
Highest-paying open Quality Inspector roles
All quality inspector jobs- Quality Control LeadAfterquery · 🇺🇸San Francisco$200K - $350KLead and above
- Senior Director, Quality ControlElevateBio · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$240K - $330KLead and above
- Director, GCP Inspection Readiness and Audits StrategyKardigan · 🇺🇸Princeton, New Jersey, United States$194K - $250KLead and aboveGCPGMPClinical trials
- Principal Business Consultant - Quality ControlVeeva · 🇺🇸Massachusetts - Boston$120K - $250KRemoteLead and above
- Director, Analytical Development and Quality ControlKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$192K - $235KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceGMPRisk management
- Research Engineer, QC AutomationHud · 🇺🇸San Francisco$100K - $230KPythonDockerLLM
- Associate Director, QC AnalyticsElevateBio · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$165K - $225KLead and above
- Staff Mechanical Engineer, Dimensional ManagementFormenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$148K - $222KLead and above
- Senior Software Engineer II, Instrument Software & MetrologyNautilus Biotechnology · San Carlos$164K - $221KSeniorPythonC++CI/CD
- Senior Staff Quality Control (QC) EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Warrenton, MO - US$175K - $215KLead and abovePMPSix Sigma certificationTest planning
- Staff Quality Control (QC) EngineerCrusoe · 🇺🇸Childress, TX - US$175K - $215KLead and abovePMPSix Sigma certificationTest planning
- Metrology EngineerAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States$132K - $198KGoJiraComputer Vision
- Principal Scientist, Analytical Development and QC, Small MoleculeImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$170K - $196KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceGMPRoot cause analysis
- Sr. Manager, QC MicrobiologyLegend Biotech US · 🇺🇸Raritan, New Jersey, United States$146K - $192KSenior
- Dimensional Quality Engineer, MetrologyNeuralink · 🇺🇸Austin, Texas, United States; South San Francisco, Califo…$71K - $191KPython
- Associate Director, Analytical Development and Quality ControlKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$155K - $190KRemoteLead and aboveRegulatory complianceGMPClinical trials
- Radiation Metrology and Test EngineerCowboyspace · 🇺🇸San Carlos, California$165K - $190KPythonC++Embedded C
- Senior NDE EngineerRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California$124K - $186KSeniorPythonMachine Learning
- Sr Metrology Engineer (R4960)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$122K - $183KSeniorCADGD&TBlueprint reading
- Logistics Quality Control SpecialistFluidstack · 🇺🇸Abernathy, TX$140K - $180K
Questions about Quality Inspector pay
- What is the average Quality Inspector salary?
- $122K a year on average and $114K at the median, across 79 open Quality Inspector 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 $73K to $159K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Quality Inspector pay?
- Kailera Therapeutics, Inc. ($172K), Hermanson Company ($142K), Benesch ($118K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a quality inspector a high-paying job?
- The median Quality Inspector posting advertises $114K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 34% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a quality inspector?
- A tenth of the postings offer $192K a year or more; the highest open Quality Inspector role advertises up to $350K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Quality Inspector salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $114K a year is about $55 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $9,542 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $35 to $76 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Quality Inspector roles?
- Postings that ask for Python (+$30K, 11 postings), Statistics (+$0K, 9 postings), GD&T (+$0K, 7 postings) advertise more than the $114K median of all Quality Inspector 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 Quality Inspector roles at companies is $114K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $73K to $159K. Counted from 79 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/quality-inspector/
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