What are the main factors that influence an Advanced Quality Specialist's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Advanced Quality Specialist?

The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Advanced Quality Specialist roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change An Advanced Quality Specialist's salary?

An Advanced Quality Specialist's salary grows with experience: starting around $58,485 for beginners, reaching about $84,383 at mid-level, and approach $92,848 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Advanced Quality Specialist?

Advanced Quality Specialist salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Advanced Quality Specialist roles are District of Columbia $70,864, California $70,595, Massachusetts $69,654. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Advanced Quality Specialist roles make?

Salaries for Advanced Quality Specialist level roles vary by specialization: Advanced Analytics Specialist: $101,364; Advanced Quality Manager: $93,889; Advanced Quality Engineer: $88,093; Advanced Clinical Specialist: $80,553; Advanced Compliance Specialist: $79,873.

Advanced Quality Specialist Salary in Idaho

How much does an Advanced Quality Specialist make in Idaho? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Advanced Quality Specialist in Idaho is $59,746 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $29.

However, an Advanced Quality Specialist's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,314
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $54,199 to $65,801
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $49,149

10% $49,149

50% (Median) $59,746

90% $71,314

Advanced Quality Specialist Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,801	$5,483	$1,265	$32
Average	$59,746	$4,979	$1,149	$29
25th Percentile	$54,199	$4,517	$1,042	$26

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Key Factors That Influence Advanced Quality Specialist Salaries

An Advanced Quality Specialist's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Advanced Quality Specialist Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Advanced Quality Specialist's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $58,485
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,968
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $84,383
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,528
Expert (over 8 years): $92,848

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Advanced Quality Specialist	less than 1 year	$58,485
System Documentation Specialist II	1-2 years	$71,968
System Documentation Specialist III	2-4 years	$84,383
System Documentation Specialist IV	5-8 years	$106,528
System Documentation Supervisor	over 8 years	$92,848

How Do Advanced Quality Specialist Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Advanced Quality Specialists. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,864.
California: $70,595.
Massachusetts: $69,654.

District of Columbia $70,864 California $70,595 Massachusetts $69,654 Washington $69,398 New Jersey $69,372 Alaska $69,283 Connecticut $68,399 New York $68,041

Hawaii $66,895 Rhode Island $66,358 Maryland $65,993 Minnesota $65,494 Colorado $65,302 Illinois $65,238 Oregon $64,995 Delaware $64,815

New Hampshire $64,703 Virginia $64,451 Pennsylvania $63,714 Nevada $63,343 North Dakota $63,222 Michigan $63,030 Wisconsin $62,959 Vermont $62,818

Texas $62,428 Maine $62,402 Arizona $62,364 Ohio $62,319 Georgia $61,730 Indiana $61,436 Wyoming $61,378 Utah $61,289

Iowa $61,250 Kansas $60,943 Louisiana $60,854 North Carolina $60,822 Missouri $60,809 Florida $60,559 Montana $60,425 Nebraska $60,297

Kentucky $60,226 South Carolina $59,970 Tennessee $59,810 Idaho $59,746 New Mexico $59,279 Oklahoma $59,177 Alabama $58,799 South Dakota $58,165

Arkansas $57,820 West Virginia $57,634 Mississippi $57,077

Top Paying Cities for Advanced Quality Specialist

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Pocatello: $55,273
Fort Hall: $55,474
Aberdeen: $56,412

Pocatello, ID $55,273

Fort Hall, ID $55,474

Aberdeen, ID $56,412

American Falls, ID $57,383

Arbon, ID $56,414

Arco, ID $57,934

Arimo, ID $56,281

Atomic City, ID $57,970

Bancroft, ID $56,622

Basalt, ID $57,859

Bern, ID $58,116

Blackfoot, ID $57,239

Bloomington, ID $58,247

Challis, ID $57,919

Clayton, ID $57,896

Clifton, ID $58,250

Cobalt, ID $57,810

Conda, ID $58,151

Dayton, ID $58,540

Dingle, ID $58,091

Downey, ID $57,705

Ellis, ID $57,961

Firth, ID $57,695

Franklin, ID $58,792

Geneva, ID $58,211

Georgetown, ID $58,237

Grace, ID $57,843

Holbrook, ID $57,998

Howe, ID $57,844

Inkom, ID $55,631

Lava Hot Springs, ID $56,466

Mccammon, ID $55,851

Mackay, ID $57,905

Malad City, ID $58,285

May, ID $57,916

Montpelier, ID $58,171

Moore, ID $57,984

Moreland, ID $56,832

Paris, ID $58,203

Pingree, ID $57,419

Preston, ID $58,274

Rockland, ID $57,582

Saint Charles, ID $58,158

Shelley, ID $57,983

Soda Springs, ID $58,315

Kamiah, ID $58,096

Garden City, ID $59,951

Athol, ID $61,071

Avery, ID $57,969

Bayview, ID $59,583

Blanchard, ID $62,498

Bonners Ferry, ID $58,227

Bovill, ID $58,055

Calder, ID $58,075

Careywood, ID $60,382

Cataldo, ID $60,474

Clark Fork, ID $58,415

Clarkia, ID $57,986

Cocolalla, ID $60,509

Coeur D Alene, ID $62,147

Coolin, ID $58,719

Oldtown, ID $61,407

Deary, ID $58,051

Desmet, ID $60,971

Dover, ID $59,754

Eastport, ID $58,163

Elk River, ID $58,082

Fernwood, ID $58,555

Genesee, ID $58,459

Harrison, ID $62,500

Harvard, ID $59,531

Hayden, ID $61,970

Hope, ID $58,097

Kellogg, ID $58,813

Kingston, ID $59,245

Kootenai, ID $59,138

Laclede, ID $60,432

Medimont, ID $60,751

Moscow, ID $58,793

Moyie Springs, ID $58,118

Mullan, ID $58,173

Naples, ID $58,087

Nordman, ID $58,399

Osburn, ID $58,417

Pinehurst, ID $59,193

Plummer, ID $62,413

Ponderay, ID $59,110

Porthill, ID $58,387

Post Falls, ID $63,979

Potlatch, ID $60,191

Priest River, ID $60,071

Princeton, ID $59,281

Rathdrum, ID $63,182

Sagle, ID $59,712

Saint Maries, ID $60,311

Sandpoint, ID $58,245

Colburn, ID $58,581

Santa, ID $59,149

Silverton, ID $58,249

Smelterville, ID $59,278

Spirit Lake, ID $62,527

Tensed, ID $60,866

Troy, ID $58,242

Viola, ID $59,546

Wallace, ID $58,114

Murray, ID $58,065

Worley, ID $63,430

Springfield, ID $56,069

Kendrick, ID $58,026

Kooskia, ID $58,205

Lapwai, ID $58,334

Lenore, ID $58,062

Lucile, ID $58,072

Nezperce, ID $58,026

Orofino, ID $58,103

Peck, ID $58,056

Pierce, ID $58,066

Pollock, ID $58,237

Reubens, ID $58,025

Riggins, ID $58,103

Stites, ID $58,064

Weippe, ID $58,057

White Bird, ID $58,037

Winchester, ID $58,075

Atlanta, ID $58,435

Banks, ID $59,125

Bruneau, ID $57,914

Caldwell, ID $59,446

Cambridge, ID $58,252

Cascade, ID $57,979

Council, ID $58,197

Donnelly, ID $58,142

Eagle, ID $59,728

Emmett, ID $59,326

Fruitland, ID $58,968

Garden Valley, ID $58,982

Glenns Ferry, ID $58,213

Grand View, ID $58,512

Greenleaf, ID $59,181

Hammett, ID $58,171

Homedale, ID $59,021

Horseshoe Bend, ID $59,526

Huston, ID $59,234

Idaho City, ID $59,266

Indian Valley, ID $58,127

King Hill, ID $57,996

Kuna, ID $59,725

Lake Fork, ID $58,144

Letha, ID $59,205

Lowman, ID $58,033

Mccall, ID $58,056

Marsing, ID $58,930

Melba, ID $59,232

Meridian, ID $59,842

Mesa, ID $58,196

Middleton, ID $59,506

Midvale, ID $58,398

Mountain Home, ID $58,898

Mountain Home A F B, ID $58,880

Murphy, ID $58,274

Nampa, ID $59,484

New Meadows, ID $58,157

New Plymouth, ID $59,003

Notus, ID $59,189

Ola, ID $58,640

Parma, ID $58,979

Payette, ID $58,869

Placerville, ID $59,334

Star, ID $59,671

Sweet, ID $59,278

Warren, ID $58,059

Weiser, ID $58,474

Wilder, ID $59,077

Yellow Pine, ID $57,820

Boise, ID $59,951

Stanley, ID $57,849

Swanlake, ID $58,086

Thatcher, ID $57,961

Wayan, ID $58,577

Weston, ID $58,635

Fish Haven, ID $58,483

Twin Falls, ID $57,039

Rogerson, ID $58,016

Albion, ID $57,998

Almo, ID $58,017

Bellevue, ID $58,041

Bliss, ID $58,009

Buhl, ID $58,221

Burley, ID $58,123

Carey, ID $57,950

Castleford, ID $58,267

Corral, ID $57,895

Declo, ID $58,020

Dietrich, ID $58,013

Eden, ID $57,858

Fairfield, ID $57,917

Filer, ID $57,104

Gooding, ID $58,100

Hagerman, ID $58,077

Hailey, ID $58,062

Hansen, ID $57,285

Hazelton, ID $58,049

Heyburn, ID $58,161

Hill City, ID $57,981

Jerome, ID $58,097

Ketchum, ID $58,027

Kimberly, ID $57,049

Malta, ID $57,982

Minidoka, ID $58,100

Murtaugh, ID $57,828

Oakley, ID $58,025

Paul, ID $58,040

Picabo, ID $57,968

Richfield, ID $58,025

Rupert, ID $58,100

Shoshone, ID $58,047

Sun Valley, ID $58,171

Wendell, ID $58,161

Idaho Falls, ID $58,050

Ashton, ID $58,141

Chester, ID $58,331

Driggs, ID $58,727

Dubois, ID $57,966

Felt, ID $58,590

Hamer, ID $58,088

Iona, ID $58,041

Irwin, ID $60,814

Island Park, ID $58,073

Lewisville, ID $58,038

Macks Inn, ID $58,301

Menan, ID $58,030

Monteview, ID $57,960

Newdale, ID $58,436

Parker, ID $58,498

Rexburg, ID $58,020

Rigby, ID $58,042

Ririe, ID $58,391

Roberts, ID $58,022

Saint Anthony, ID $58,265

Spencer, ID $57,972

Sugar City, ID $58,012

Swan Valley, ID $58,779

Terreton, ID $58,009

Teton, ID $58,452

Tetonia, ID $58,492

Ucon, ID $58,050

Victor, ID $60,521

Carmen, ID $58,142

Gibbonsville, ID $58,126

Leadore, ID $57,924

Lemhi, ID $57,977

North Fork, ID $58,079

Salmon, ID $58,116

Tendoy, ID $58,039

Shoup, ID $57,809

Lewiston, ID $58,590

Ahsahka, ID $58,080

Cottonwood, ID $58,071

Craigmont, ID $58,004

Culdesac, ID $58,128

Elk City, ID $57,926

Ferdinand, ID $58,038

Grangeville, ID $58,082

Fenn, ID $58,080

Greencreek, ID $58,036

Juliaetta, ID $58,174

Advanced Quality Specialist Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Advanced Quality Specialist roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Biotechnology and Media sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Advanced Quality Specialist positions in MFG Durable or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Advanced Quality Specialist as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Advanced Quality Specialist

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology	$77,670	$37.0	30%
Media	$74,683	$36.0	25%
Healthcare	$71,696	$34.0	20%
Retail & Wholesale	$70,501	$34.0	18%
Chemicals	$68,708	$33.0	15%

Advanced Quality Specialist Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Advanced Quality Specialist's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$54,199

Average $59,746/year

$65,801

$4,517

Average $4,979/month

$5,483

$1,042

Average $1,149/week

$1,265

$26

Average $29/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$65,801	$5,483	$1,265	$32
Average	$59,746	$4,979	$1,149	$29
25th Percentile	$54,199	$4,517	$1,042	$26

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