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Quality Engineer salary, 2026
Quality and mission-assurance engineers.
Typical posted range
$115,000 – $172,500
Top quarter offers up to
$172,500+
Postings analyzed
15
- How much does a quality engineer make in 2026?
- Across 15 U.S. job postings with published pay in the last 120 days, the typical posted range for a quality engineer was $115,000 to $172,500 base salary.
- What is the high end of quality engineer pay?
- A quarter of postings offered a maximum of $172,500 or more; the most senior and highest-cost-of-living roles go higher.
Source: Acuere Talent analysis of employer-posted base pay ranges in U.S. job postings. Excludes postings without a published range.