What is the typical range?

The middle half of the postings offer $128K to $185K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.

Which companies advertise the highest Supplier Quality and Development Engineer pay?

Fluidstack ($208K), Valar Atomics ($195K), Heron Power ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).

Is a supplier quality and development engineer a high-paying job?

The median Supplier Quality and Development Engineer posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.

What is the Supplier Quality and Development Engineer salary per hour and per month?

The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,375 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $89 an hour.

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.

Supplier Quality and Development Engineer Salary: $156K Average

Supplier Quality and Development Engineer salary by level

Lead roles advertise a median of $178K, 5% more than senior roles ($170K). The level comes from the job title; titles without a level word are counted separately.

Level	Median salary	Middle half	Roles
Senior	$170K	$148K–$185K	72
Lead and above	$178K	$162K–$208K	22
No level in the title	$122K	$112K–$164K	69

Supplier Quality and Development Engineer salary by location

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
🇺🇸California	$170K	98
🇺🇸United States	$152K	152
🇺🇸Los Angeles, CA	$115K	22

Skills that pay more for Supplier Quality and Development Engineer roles

Skill	Median with it	Above the median	Postings
Sensor fusion	$172K	+$11K	38
Security clearance	$172K	+$11K	35
Jira	$172K	+$11K	17
Computer Vision	$172K	+$11K	38
GD&T	$170K	+$10K	72

Top-paying companies

Name	Median salary	Roles counted
Fluidstack	$208K	4
Valar Atomics	$195K	3
Heron Power	$190K	3
Neros Technologies	$185K	7
Anduril Industries	$172K	38
Relativity Space	$152K	6
Rocket Lab	$152K	5
Harbinger Motors Inc.	$150K	3
Formenergy	$149K	9
K2 Space	$148K	3
Lucid Motors	$146K	10
Shield AI	$134K	7
SpaceX	$115K	23
BETA Technologies	$112K	5
Scout Motors	$108K	3

Highest-paying open Supplier Quality and Development Engineer roles

All supplier quality and development engineer jobs

Director, Supplier Industrialization EngineeringFormenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$230K - $294KLead and above10d
Director, Supplier Development EngineeringRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California$195K - $293KLead and above10mo
Director, Supplier Industrialization EngineeringRelativity Space · 🇺🇸Long Beach, California$195K - $293KLead and above9mo
Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Structures & Welding (R5984)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Seattle, WA, US$178K - $267KLead and aboveAWSSecurity clearanceSix Sigma certification5w
Staff Supplier Development Engineer - Mechanical (R5984)Shield AI · 🇺🇸Dallas, TX, US$178K - $267KLead and aboveERPCADProcurement5d
Supplier Quality EngineerFluidstack · 🇺🇸San Francisco, CA$155K - $262K5mo
Supplier Quality Engineer, ElectricalFluidstack · 🇺🇸Austin, TX$155K - $262K4mo
Supplier Quality EngineerFigure · 🇺🇸San Jose, CA$150K - $250KMechatronicsGD&TQuality inspection8mo
Senior Manager, Supplier QualityValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$190K - $240KSeniorAuditProcurementCNC machining6w
Associate Director / Director, Supplier Quality and AuditsImmunome, Inc. · 🇺🇸Bothell, Washington, United States$175K - $240KLead and aboveSix Sigma certificationAuditRegulatory compliance4mo
Manager, Strategic Sourcing & Supplier QualityNeros Technologies · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$170K - $238K7w
Supplier Industrialization Engineer, Mechanical ComponentsRedwood Materials · 🇺🇸San Francisco, California, United States$178K - $235K4w
Staff Supply Chain Manager / Supplier Engineer - Mechanical, Vacuum and CryogenicsPsiQuantum · 🇺🇸Milpitas, California$139K - $233KLead and aboveNetSuitePowerPointMicrosoft Word10mo
Sr. Supplier Development Engineer, Data Center (Starlink)SpaceX · 🇺🇸Palo Alto, CA$145K - $230KSeniorPythonAirflowDriver's license3mo
Senior Supplier Development Engineer I/II – ElectricalRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$102K - $229KSeniorPCB designProcurementGD&T2mo
Senior Supplier Development Engineer I/II – MechanicalRocket Lab · 🇺🇸Long Beach, CA$102K - $229KSeniorCADProcurementCNC machining2mo
Senior Supplier Quality EngineerZoox · 🇺🇸Foster City, CA$190K - $228KSeniorSix Sigma certificationMechatronicsProcurement2mo
Senior Supplier Quality Engineer (Mechanical)Astranis · 🇺🇸San Francisco$145K - $225KSeniorMechatronicsCNC machiningGD&T6w
Senior Nuclear Supplier Quality EngineerValar Atomics · 🇺🇸Torrance, California, United States$165K - $225KSeniorAWSSix Sigma certificationProcurement5mo
Manager, Supplier Industrialization Engineering (Electromechanical)Formenergy · 🇺🇸Berkeley, CA$192K - $223KHybrid2mo

Questions about Supplier Quality and Development Engineer pay

What is the average Supplier Quality and Development Engineer salary?: $156K a year on average and $160K at the median, across 164 open Supplier Quality and Development Engineer 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 $128K to $185K a year. A quarter offer less and a quarter offer more.
Which companies advertise the highest Supplier Quality and Development Engineer pay?: Fluidstack ($208K), Valar Atomics ($195K), Heron Power ($190K), by the median of their open postings that state pay (three postings or more).
Is a supplier quality and development engineer a high-paying job?: The median Supplier Quality and Development Engineer posting advertises $160K a year, less than the median of all 55,899 job postings with pay on Jobs Every Hour ($174K). That is 8% below the middle of the market.
How much can you earn as a supplier quality and development engineer?: A tenth of the postings offer $195K a year or more; the highest open Supplier Quality and Development Engineer role advertises up to $294K. Pay rises with level: see the table by level.
What is the Supplier Quality and Development Engineer salary per hour and per month?: The median of $160K a year is about $77 an hour (2,080 working hours) and $13,375 a month before tax. The middle half of postings: $61 to $89 an hour.
Which skills pay more for Supplier Quality and Development Engineer roles?: Postings that ask for Sensor fusion (+$11K, 38 postings), Security clearance (+$11K, 35 postings), Jira (+$11K, 17 postings) advertise more than the $160K median of all Supplier Quality and Development Engineer 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.