Side-by-side distribution
Production Manager
$102,500
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.6%
- Live roles
- 374
Quality Control
$51,480
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 84
Highest-paying jobs
Engineering Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Manager, Production Engineering
Engineering Manager - AJAX Production
Manager, Engineering (Production Orchestration)
Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Production Manager
Technical Program Manager, Production Engineering
Senior Manager of DevOps (Data Science Production Engineering)
Production Manager (Contract)
Staff Production Program Manager
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$149,750 | 10 |
HelloFresh
|
$57,752 | 10 |
LandCare
|
$70,000 | 7 |
Gotion, Inc.
|
$123,750 | 6 |
Jacuzzi Group
|
$110,000 | 5 |
J&J Snack Foods
|
$70,000 | 5 |
|
Natera
|
$163,625 | 4 |
Relativity Space
|
$162,000 | 4 |
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 |
Production Manager salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $161,250 | 6 |
| New York | $127,500 | 14 |
| Seattle | $120,000 | 3 |
| Los Angeles | $110,000 | 10 |
| London | $109,469 | 5 |
| Austin | $80,739 | 3 |
Quality Control salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| New York | $57,200 | 3 |
Production Manager vs Quality Control: which pays more?
The median for Production Manager is $102,500 per year (typically $76,054–$146,125), versus $51,480 for Quality Control ($47,060–$62,998). That puts Production Manager about 99% 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.