Side-by-side distribution
Quality Assurance
$107,625
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 34.8%
- Live roles
- 844
Quality Control
$25.00/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 34.1%
- Live roles
- 346
Highest-paying jobs
QA Manager, Personal Health Care, External Supply Solutions
Contract QA/QC Program Implementation Manager
Senior Manager, Quality Assurance
Senior Manager / Associate Director, Clinical Quality Assurance
Engineering Manager, QA
Software Quality Assurance Manager 2
Software Quality Assurance Specialist/Applications Tester - TS/SCI with Polygraph
Sr. Quality Manager - Process Assurance
Sr. Quality Manager - Design Assurance
Senior Manager Quality Assurance, Drug Product (Filling)
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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Regeneron
|
$97,240 | 20 |
Cardinal Health
|
$86,588 | 10 |
Abbott
|
$130,000 | 7 |
|
GDIT
|
$155,217 | 6 |
| AB AbCellera | $65,411 | 6 |
Gilead Sciences
|
$142,155 | 5 |
Cumming Group
|
$122,033 | 5 |
Bristol Myers Squibb
|
$111,118 | 5 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| VI Vishay | $52,000 | 6 |
| ME Medline | $49,270 | 6 |
|
Amentum
|
$106,621 | 5 |
Trexon
|
$45,760 | 5 |
Osmo
|
$90,000 | 4 |
Flex
|
$52,863 | 4 |
Danaher
|
$52,000 | 4 |
ZOLL Medical
|
$42,640 | 3 |
Quality Assurance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $139,490 | 4 |
| New York | $131,431 | 10 |
| Toronto | $117,038 | 4 |
| Los Angeles | $110,000 | 4 |
| Chicago | $105,500 | 7 |
Quality Control salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | $100,878 | 4 |
| New York | $47,060 | 6 |
Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: which pays more?
The median for Quality Assurance is $107,625 per year (typically $80,020–$134,850), versus $25.00/hr for Quality Control ($22.25/hr–$29.94/hr). That puts Quality Assurance about 107% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Quality Assurance 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.