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Quality Engineer Career Market Report 2026

1,886 active jobs. 523 companies. Median salary $96K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

1,886
Active Job Openings
523
Companies Hiring
$96K
Median Salary (US)
74%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Quality Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 74% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $96K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $80K to $150K.

Remote roles pay 14% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

Six Sigma is the most-demanded skill at 23%

CI/CD demand rose +9.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Jabil leads hiring with 70 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Mid-Level → Senior (+$28K, +33%)

Salary increase: +$28K · Sample: Mid-Level → Senior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 20% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior118$92K$113K$158K
Mid-Level60$80K$85K$126K
Junior45$70K$79K$103K
Staff28$108K$117K$169K
Lead8$122K$129K$150K
Entry-Level4$65K$70K$74K
Manager4$104K$104K$140K

What jumps out

Mid-Level → Senior: +$28K (33%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States211$97KUSD
Remote9$111KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.7%
Remote4.6%
Hybrid1.0%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Six Sigma
23%
ISO 9001
20%
AI/LLM
20%
Data Analysis
15%
Project Management
10%
CI/CD
9%
Python
8%
Electrical
8%
SQL
6%
Lean Manufacturing
5%
AWS
5%

Skills on the Rise

CI/CD ↑+9.2ppPython ↑+8.2ppElectrical ↑+7.6ppSQL ↑+5.5ppLean Manufacturing ↑+5.4pp

Declining in Demand

Quality Assurance ↓-31.2ppSupply Chain ↓-18.8ppJournalism ↓-15.3ppQuality Control ↓-13.8ppRisk Management ↓-13.1pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Jabil703.7%
Flextronics633.3%
Globalhr392.1%
Boschgroup351.9%
Andurilindustries291.5%
Danaher211.1%
Medtronic211.1%
Hcmportal191.0%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States756
India86
Mexico64
China58
Remote42
United Kingdom42
Germany29
Singapore29

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree44.1%616
Bachelor's Degree28.9%404
Master's Degree15.0%209
PhD / Doctorate0.6%8

Certifications

Six Sigma (6%)

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