Side-by-side distribution
Quality Assurance
$112,112
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.3%
- Live roles
- 249
Quality Control
$50,960
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.6%
- Live roles
- 71
Highest-paying jobs
Technical Program Manager, QA Program
QA Engineering Manager
QA Engineering Manager
Senior Manager, CMC QA
Senior Manager, GxP Electronic System Validation QA
ClearCalc Quality Assurance Manager
Senior Manager, GMP QA Operations
QA Manager, Training Services
Project Quality Assurance Manager
Principal Analytical QA Specialist, Drug Substance
Highest-paying jobs
Quality Control Inspector
Quality Control Inspector
Quality Control Technician
Line Maintenance Quality Control Inspector - $800 monthly stipend + $10,000 Bonus!
Technician, Quality Control
Quality Control Inspector
Quality Control Inspector
Repair & Quality Control Technician
Quality Control Field Technician (Contract)
Quality Control Technician
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Legend Biotech US
|
$90,478 | 4 |
Green Thumb
|
$107,500 | 3 |
|
Revolution Medicines
|
$99,000 | 3 |
|
Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical
|
$171,425 | 2 |
Olema Oncology
|
$170,000 | 2 |
|
Radformation
|
$162,500 | 2 |
Genetix Biotherapeutics
|
$142,000 | 2 |
Quince
|
$117,500 | 2 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Trexon
|
$45,240 | 6 |
|
Xometry
|
$81,750 | 2 |
Thorlabs
|
$42,442 | 2 |
| IE Industrial Electric Manufacturing | $85,998 | 1 |
|
Breeze Airways™
|
$81,120 | 1 |
|
F.H. Paschen
|
$80,000 | 1 |
|
Osmo
|
$74,000 | 1 |
|
TechFlow, Inc.
|
$65,000 | 1 |
Quality Assurance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Boston | $171,250 | 4 |
| San Francisco | $166,250 | 8 |
| New York | $161,250 | 4 |
Quality Assurance vs Quality Control: which pays more?
The median for Quality Assurance is $112,112 per year (typically $75,000–$160,000), versus $50,960 for Quality Control ($44,615–$68,750). That puts Quality Assurance about 120% 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.