Side-by-side distribution
Production Manager
$94,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 35.3%
- Live roles
- 1,806
Quality Control
$25.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 34.9%
- Live roles
- 347
Highest-paying jobs
Production Supervisor 2nd Shift
Manager, Security Engineering, Production Security
Manager, Software Engineering - Production Engineering
Tech Lead and Manager (TLM), Production Engineering
Marketing - Senior Manager/Manager, Event Production, Events & Experiences
SAP Production Planning & Execution Manager - Industrial
AMC-R Production Program Manager 3
Senior Manager, Production Engineering
Program Manager II-Production
Sr Manager, Production Planning & Control
Highest-paying jobs
Quality Control Inspector Lead
Quality Control Inspector II - NCR
Quality Control Inspector - Systems
Quality Control Inspector
Quality Control Inspector
QC Highway/Bridge Inspector
Quality Control Inspector
Quality Control Technician (Machining)
Aircraft Quality Control Inspector
Aircraft Warehouse Quality Control Inspector
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 17 |
Kraft Heinz
|
$87,550 | 16 |
|
Northrop Grumman
|
$174,800 | 13 |
Heidelberg Materials
|
$99,047 | 13 |
Flex
|
$101,600 | 9 |
Oshkosh Corporation
|
$95,500 | 9 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$90,000 | 9 |
| JC Johnson Controls | $60,542 | 9 |
Trexon
Osmo
Danaher
PPG
Production Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $171,075 | 8 |
| Seattle | $120,000 | 5 |
| Los Angeles | $107,500 | 19 |
| Chicago | $103,208 | 13 |
| New York | $95,000 | 39 |
| Toronto | $80,750 | 7 |
| Denver | $79,383 | 5 |
| Boston | $76,500 | 12 |
| Austin | $58,963 | 3 |
Quality Control salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $100,878 | 4 |
| New York | $47,060 | 5 |
Production Manager vs Quality Control: which pays more?
The median for Production Manager is $94,500 per year (typically $78,000–$122,500), versus $25.00/hr for Quality Control ($22.06/hr–$29.94/hr). That puts Production Manager about 82% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Production 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.