Side-by-side distribution
Plant Manager
$187,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28.6%
- Live roles
- 70
Quality Control
$51,480
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.7%
- Live roles
- 83
Highest-paying jobs
Plant Manager (Arizona)
Staff Product Manager, AI Factory
Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Plant Control
Manager, ML Solutions Architecture - Token Factory
Senior Engineering Manager, Factory Core
Manager, Software Engineering - Factory Platform
Manufacturing Plant Manager
Technical Account Manager - Token Factory
Product Marketing Manager - Token Factory
Plant Operations Manager (Jet Fuel Plant)
Highest-paying jobs
Geomatics Quality Control Technician
Supplier Quality Control Inspector
Technician, Quality Control
1566 - Quality Control Technician- RF Hardware & Electronics
Quality Control Inspector II
Quality Control Inspector II
Quality Control Technician
Structural Steel QC Inspector – 1st Shift
Structural Steel QC Inspector – 1st Shift
Quality Control Technician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Nebius
|
$202,500 | 3 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$174,750 | 2 |
|
Fluidstack
|
$353,000 | 1 |
|
Helion
|
$270,000 | 1 |
|
Domino Data Lab
|
$262,500 | 1 |
|
Hadrian Automation
|
$250,000 | 1 |
|
Relativity Space
|
$224,000 | 1 |
|
Standard Bots
|
$210,000 | 1 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Trexon
|
$45,240 | 6 |
|
Qualdoc
|
$65,520 | 2 |
|
Zone 5 Technologies
|
$63,544 | 2 |
fairlife
|
$57,200 | 2 |
| RC Revlon Corporate | $50,000 | 2 |
|
Phasor Engineering Inc
|
$85,000 | 1 |
|
Osmo
|
$74,000 | 1 |
|
Anduril Industries
|
$73,840 | 1 |
Quality Control salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $57,200 | 3 |
Plant Manager vs Quality Control: which pays more?
The median for Plant Manager is $187,500 per year (typically $158,250–$230,500), versus $51,480 for Quality Control ($47,060–$62,998). That puts Plant Manager about 264% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Plant Manager and Quality Control are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.