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Quality Manager Career Market Report 2026

518 active jobs. 237 companies. Median salary $110K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

518
Active Job Openings
237
Companies Hiring
$110K
Median Salary (US)
71%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Quality Manager 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: 71% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $110K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $99K to $145K.

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.

Quality Assurance is the most-demanded skill at 44%

Data Analysis demand rose +8.7pp — fastest-growing skill

joinparachute leads hiring with 19 open positions

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

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Manager68$99K$110K$145K

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States46$110KUSD
Remote5$125KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.9%
Remote3.1%
Hybrid0.6%

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

Top Skills in Demand

Quality Assurance
44%
Quality Control
29%
Six Sigma
28%
ISO 9001
24%
Supply Chain
21%
Procurement
18%
Project Management
17%
AI/LLM
10%
Logistics
9%
Data Analysis
9%
SAP
7%

Skills on the Rise

Data Analysis ↑+8.7ppSAP ↑+6.6pp

Declining in Demand

Journalism ↓-29.7ppAuditing ↓-25.1ppSustainability ↓-16.3ppRisk Management ↓-15.6ppExcel ↓-13.3pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
joinparachute193.7%
Ag163.1%
Freseniusmedicalcare152.9%
Turnertownsend91.7%
Wnsglobalservices81.5%
Prysmiangroup71.4%
Hitachi71.4%
Gevernova61.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States187
United Kingdom20
Germany16
China13
India12
Remote11
Spain9
South Africa6

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree53.6%196
Bachelor's Degree18.3%67
Master's Degree14.2%52
PhD / Doctorate0.3%1

Certifications

Six Sigma (10%)

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