Quality management systems salary: $154K median
The median advertised Quality management systems salary is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $195K: counted from 287 open roles that publish a yearly US-dollar range: about $74 an hour or $12,792 a month. A tenth of the postings offer $224K or more. Advertised ranges, not verified pay.
Check an offer against these figuresAll Quality management systems jobs
$154Kmedian advertised salary
$135K – $195Kmiddle half of roles
$167Kaverage advertised salary
287roles counted
Quality management systems salary by level
Lead roles advertise a median of $214K, 32% more than senior roles ($162K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.
| Level | Median salary | Middle half | Roles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | $162K | $146K–$172K | 98 |
| Lead and above | $214K | $180K–$236K | 74 |
| No level in the title | $136K | $117K–$154K | 113 |
Quality management systems salary by location
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸San Francisco Bay Area | $196K | 44 |
| 🇺🇸California | $172K | 157 |
| 🇺🇸United States | $153K | 284 |
| 🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA | $145K | 21 |
Skills that pay more for Quality management systems roles
| Skill | Median with it | Above the median | Postings |
|---|---|---|---|
| FDA regulations | $192K | +$39K | 38 |
| Regulatory compliance | $185K | +$32K | 51 |
| Security clearance | $172K | +$18K | 83 |
| Risk management | $172K | +$18K | 37 |
| Medical devices | $172K | +$18K | 61 |
Top-paying companies
| Name | Median salary | Roles counted |
|---|---|---|
| Kardigan | $227K | 3 |
| Heartflow | $214K | 11 |
| Reliable Robotics | $198K | 4 |
| General Matter | $178K | 5 |
| Anduril Industries | $170K | 99 |
| Shield AI | $169K | 15 |
| Alamar Biosciences | $154K | 4 |
| Rocket Lab | $152K | 5 |
| Ketryx | $151K | 6 |
| Crusoe | $150K | 10 |
| Hinge Health | $150K | 3 |
| Hims & Hers | $150K | 5 |
| Harbinger Motors Inc. | $150K | 6 |
| Re:Build Manufacturing | $148K | 4 |
| Apex Technology | $144K | 3 |
| Epirus | $122K | 4 |
| Alphatec Spine | $121K | 6 |
| Valar Atomics | $120K | 3 |
| Vast | $117K | 3 |
| Gotion | $110K | 7 |
| ALTEN Technology USA | $110K | 4 |
| SpaceX | $104K | 6 |
Highest-paying open Quality management systems roles
All Quality management systems jobs- Manager, Enterprise Sales - MedTechAnthropic · 🇺🇸Boston, MA; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA$450K - $700KSolution sellingERPRegulatory compliance
- Manufacturing Quality Engineer, Data Center Power & CoolingAnthropic · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA | New York City, NY$320K - $405KSQLPower BISix Sigma certification
- Global Account ManagerKetryx · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States$350K - $400KQuality management systemsMedical devicesFDA regulations
- Head of Aircraft Quality (R6146)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$266K - $398KLead and aboveTest planningAuditSoldering
- Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality (GxP)Pliant Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$351K - $388KLead and aboveGCPRegulatory complianceQuality inspection
- VP, Medical Device EngineeringHims & Hers · 🇺🇸Menlo Park, California$340K - $380KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceQuality management systemsMedical devices
- Head of Production, Compute & CommsAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Costa Mesa, California, United States$261K - $346KLead and aboveExcelComputer VisionSecurity clearance
- Head of Production, ImagingAnduril Industries · 🇺🇸Waltham, Massachusetts, United States$261K - $346KLead and aboveComputer VisionSecurity clearanceERP
- Vice President, CMC Development and Drug Delivery InnovationKailera Therapeutics, Inc. · 🇺🇸US-Remote$272K - $340KRemoteLead and aboveUsability testingRegulatory complianceQuality management systems
- Vice President, Global GMP QualityMirum Pharmaceuticals · Foster City$320K - $340KLead and aboveRegulatory complianceQuality management systemsGMP
- Senior Director, Head of GxP ComplianceKardigan · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, California, United States, Princeton…$242K - $315KLead and aboveGCPAuditRegulatory compliance
- Senior Director, Development Quality AssuranceImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$260K - $294KLead and aboveGCPMachine LearningAudit
- Senior Manager, R&D Vehicle ProductionZoox · 🇺🇸Fremont, CA$195K - $293KSeniorERPMechatronicsMechanical assembly
- Senior Director, Quality AssuranceInsitro · 🇺🇸South San Francisco, CA$273K - $290KLead and aboveGCPMachine LearningData quality
- Director/Sr. Director, Quality Assurance (GCP/GMP)Frontier Medicines · 🇺🇸Boston, Massachusetts, United States$200K - $275KLead and aboveGCPRegulatory complianceQuality management systems
- Principal M&P Engineer, MetallicsArcher · 🇺🇸San Jose, California, United States$219K - $274KLead and aboveAWSTest planningPRDs
- IT Director, Infrastructure and OperationsHeartflow · 🇺🇸Rohnert Park, California$220K - $270KLead and aboveAzureAWSCISM
- Flight Software Verification ManagerReliable Robotics · 🇺🇸Mountain View, CA$190K - $270KC++CAUTOSAR
- Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Structures & Welding (R5984)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$178K - $267KLead and aboveAWSSecurity clearanceSix Sigma certification
- Director, QualityOura · 🇺🇸Hybrid - San Francisco, California$226K - $266KHybridLead and aboveData qualityFirmwareHardware testing
Questions about Quality management systems pay
- What is the average Quality management systems salary?
- $167K a year on average and $154K at the median, across 287 open Quality management systems 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 $135K to $195K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
- Which companies advertise the highest Quality management systems pay?
- Kardigan ($227K), Heartflow ($214K), Reliable Robotics ($198K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
- Is a quality management systems a high-paying job?
- The median Quality management systems posting advertises $154K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 12% below the middle of the market.
- How much can you earn as a quality management systems?
- A tenth of the postings offer $224K a year or more; the highest open Quality management systems role advertises up to $700K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
- What is the Quality management systems salary per hour and per month?
- The median of $154K a year is about $74 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $12,792 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $65 to $94 an hour.
- Which skills pay more for Quality management systems roles?
- Postings that ask for FDA regulations (+$39K, 38 postings), Regulatory compliance (+$32K, 51 postings), Security clearance (+$18K, 83 postings) advertise more than the $154K median of all Quality management systems 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 management systems roles at companies is $154K a year, and the middle half of postings offer $135K to $195K. Counted from 287 open job postings that state pay, November 2026. Source: Jobs Every Hour, https://jobseveryhour.com/salaries/quality-management-systems/
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