What are the main factors that influence an Advanced Quality Technician'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 Technician?

The MFG Nondurable industry offers the highest average compensation for Advanced Quality Technician roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

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

An Advanced Quality Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $48,255 for beginners, reaching about $61,000 at mid-level, and approach $106,576 for experts.

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

Advanced Quality Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Advanced Quality Technician roles are District of Columbia $62,862, California $62,624, Massachusetts $61,789. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

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

Salaries for Advanced Quality Technician level roles vary by specialization: Advanced Quality Manager: $93,889; Advanced Quality Engineer: $88,093; Advanced Supplier Quality Engineer: $73,507; Advanced Quality Specialist: $64,003; Advanced Engineering Technician: $59,119.

Advanced Quality Technician Salary in Vermont

How much does an Advanced Quality Technician make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Advanced Quality Technician in Vermont is $55,726 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $27.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $70,514
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $49,724 to $63,466
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,259

10% $44,259

50% (Median) $55,726

90% $70,514

Advanced Quality Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,466	$5,289	$1,221	$31
Average	$55,726	$4,644	$1,072	$27
25th Percentile	$49,724	$4,144	$956	$24

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Key Factors That Influence Advanced Quality Technician Salaries

An Advanced Quality Technician'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 Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Advanced Quality Technician'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): $48,255
Early Career (1-2 years): $54,113
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,000
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $93,400
Expert (over 8 years): $106,576

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Waste Water Treatment Technician I	less than 1 year	$48,255
Advanced Quality Technician	1-2 years	$54,113
Waste Water Treatment Technician III	2-4 years	$61,000
Waste Water Treatment Superintendent	5-8 years	$93,400
Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager	over 8 years	$106,576

How Do Advanced Quality Technician 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 Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $62,862.
California: $62,624.
Massachusetts: $61,789.

District of Columbia $62,862 California $62,624 Massachusetts $61,789 Washington $61,562 New Jersey $61,540 Alaska $61,460 Connecticut $60,677 New York $60,359

Hawaii $59,342 Rhode Island $58,865 Maryland $58,542 Minnesota $58,099 Colorado $57,929 Illinois $57,872 Oregon $57,656 Delaware $57,497

New Hampshire $57,397 Virginia $57,174 Pennsylvania $56,521 Nevada $56,191 North Dakota $56,083 Michigan $55,913 Wisconsin $55,851 Vermont $55,726

Texas $55,379 Maine $55,357 Arizona $55,323 Ohio $55,283 Georgia $54,761 Indiana $54,499 Wyoming $54,448 Utah $54,369

Iowa $54,335 Kansas $54,062 Louisiana $53,983 North Carolina $53,954 Missouri $53,943 Florida $53,722 Montana $53,602 Nebraska $53,489

Kentucky $53,426 South Carolina $53,199 Tennessee $53,057 Idaho $53,000 New Mexico $52,586 Oklahoma $52,495 Alabama $52,160 South Dakota $51,598

Arkansas $51,292 West Virginia $51,127 Mississippi $50,633

Top Paying Cities for Advanced Quality Technician

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:

Adamant: $57,040
Barre: $57,126
Cabot: $57,000

Adamant, VT $57,040

Barre, VT $57,126

Cabot, VT $57,000

Calais, VT $57,050

East Barre, VT $57,039

East Calais, VT $57,040

East Montpelier, VT $57,078

Eden, VT $57,003

Eden Mills, VT $56,951

Graniteville, VT $57,122

Hyde Park, VT $57,087

Johnson, VT $57,159

Lake Elmore, VT $57,023

Marshfield, VT $57,010

Moretown, VT $57,163

Morrisville, VT $57,156

Moscow, VT $57,185

Northfield, VT $57,093

Northfield Falls, VT $57,360

North Hyde Park, VT $57,083

North Montpelier, VT $57,025

Plainfield, VT $57,017

Roxbury, VT $56,921

South Barre, VT $57,192

Waterbury, VT $57,179

Stowe, VT $57,187

Waitsfield, VT $57,155

Warren, VT $57,049

Washington, VT $56,937

Waterbury Center, VT $57,178

Websterville, VT $57,113

Williamstown, VT $57,047

Wolcott, VT $57,016

Woodbury, VT $56,959

Worcester, VT $57,016

Rutland, VT $57,015

Belmont, VT $56,839

Benson, VT $56,838

Bomoseen, VT $56,928

Brandon, VT $56,970

Bridport, VT $56,976

Castleton, VT $56,938

Center Rutland, VT $56,978

Chittenden, VT $56,847

Cuttingsville, VT $56,827

Danby, VT $56,924

East Middlebury, VT $57,007

East Poultney, VT $56,930

East Wallingford, VT $56,868

Fair Haven, VT $56,889

Florence, VT $56,869

Forest Dale, VT $56,972

Gaysville, VT $56,610

Granville, VT $56,878

Hancock, VT $56,869

Hydeville, VT $56,935

Killington, VT $56,862

Middlebury, VT $57,095

Middletown Springs, VT $56,899

Mount Holly, VT $56,847

North Clarendon, VT $56,930

Orwell, VT $56,924

Pawlet, VT $56,944

Pittsfield, VT $56,895

Pittsford, VT $56,950

Poultney, VT $56,939

Proctor, VT $57,002

Ripton, VT $56,936

Rochester, VT $56,907

Rupert, VT $56,901

Salisbury, VT $56,992

Shoreham, VT $56,944

Stockbridge, VT $56,843

Wallingford, VT $56,873

Wells, VT $56,946

West Pawlet, VT $56,966

West Rupert, VT $56,952

West Rutland, VT $56,917

Whiting, VT $56,946

Saint Johnsbury, VT $57,007

Albany, VT $56,974

Barnet, VT $56,946

Barton, VT $56,968

Beebe Plain, VT $56,985

Concord, VT $56,892

Coventry, VT $57,051

Craftsbury, VT $56,991

Craftsbury Common, VT $56,994

Danville, VT $56,959

Derby, VT $56,985

Derby Line, VT $56,942

East Burke, VT $56,941

East Charleston, VT $56,946

East Hardwick, VT $56,977

East Haven, VT $56,816

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $57,006

Glover, VT $56,951

Granby, VT $56,747

Greensboro, VT $56,932

Greensboro Bend, VT $56,968

Hardwick, VT $57,031

Irasburg, VT $56,954

Island Pond, VT $56,861

Lowell, VT $56,935

Lower Waterford, VT $57,000

Lyndon, VT $56,990

Lyndon Center, VT $57,054

Lyndonville, VT $56,992

Morgan, VT $56,889

Newport, VT $57,019

Newport Center, VT $56,946

North Concord, VT $56,798

North Troy, VT $56,954

Orleans, VT $56,933

Passumpsic, VT $57,011

Peacham, VT $56,896

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $57,012

Sheffield, VT $56,911

Sutton, VT $56,907

Troy, VT $56,960

West Burke, VT $56,945

West Charleston, VT $56,918

West Danville, VT $56,962

Westfield, VT $56,917

West Glover, VT $56,956

Averill, VT $56,625

Beecher Falls, VT $56,992

Canaan, VT $56,850

Gilman, VT $57,100

Guildhall, VT $56,775

Lunenburg, VT $56,899

Norton, VT $56,738

North Bennington, VT $57,372

North Pownal, VT $57,488

Pownal, VT $57,520

White River Junction, VT $57,000

Ascutney, VT $57,026

Barnard, VT $56,870

Bethel, VT $56,906

Bradford, VT $56,965

Bridgewater, VT $56,929

Bridgewater Corners, VT $56,816

Brookfield, VT $56,961

Brownsville, VT $56,930

Chelsea, VT $56,928

Corinth, VT $56,913

East Corinth, VT $56,937

East Randolph, VT $56,948

East Ryegate, VT $56,898

East Thetford, VT $56,969

Fairlee, VT $56,907

Groton, VT $56,923

Hartford, VT $57,148

Hartland, VT $56,948

Hartland Four Corners, VT $56,946

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $57,092

Newbury, VT $56,916

North Hartland, VT $56,988

North Pomfret, VT $56,891

North Thetford, VT $56,967

Norwich, VT $56,956

Plymouth, VT $56,775

Post Mills, VT $56,955

Quechee, VT $57,014

Randolph, VT $57,004

Randolph Center, VT $56,975

Reading, VT $56,822

Sharon, VT $56,904

South Pomfret, VT $56,850

South Royalton, VT $56,921

South Ryegate, VT $56,932

South Strafford, VT $56,918

South Woodstock, VT $56,836

Strafford, VT $56,869

Taftsville, VT $57,019

Thetford, VT $56,969

Thetford Center, VT $56,909

Topsham, VT $56,892

Tunbridge, VT $56,903

Vershire, VT $56,876

Wells River, VT $56,936

West Fairlee, VT $57,041

West Hartford, VT $56,892

West Newbury, VT $56,914

West Topsham, VT $56,937

Wilder, VT $57,151

Windsor, VT $56,971

Woodstock, VT $56,902

Bellows Falls, VT $57,109

Cambridgeport, VT $57,044

Cavendish, VT $56,854

Chester, VT $56,911

Chester Depot, VT $56,891

Grafton, VT $56,868

Londonderry, VT $56,970

Ludlow, VT $56,884

North Springfield, VT $57,083

Perkinsville, VT $56,928

Peru, VT $56,911

Proctorsville, VT $56,864

Saxtons River, VT $57,097

South Londonderry, VT $57,005

Springfield, VT $57,055

Westminster, VT $57,109

Westminster Station, VT $57,113

Weston, VT $56,852

Shaftsbury, VT $57,304

Brattleboro, VT $57,226

Bondville, VT $56,989

East Dover, VT $57,105

Jacksonville, VT $57,248

Jamaica, VT $56,990

Marlboro, VT $57,509

Newfane, VT $57,067

Putney, VT $57,055

Readsboro, VT $57,516

South Newfane, VT $57,087

Stamford, VT $57,474

Townshend, VT $57,016

Vernon, VT $57,401

Wardsboro, VT $57,057

West Dover, VT $57,151

West Dummerston, VT $57,082

West Halifax, VT $57,170

West Townshend, VT $56,939

West Wardsboro, VT $56,940

Whitingham, VT $57,228

Williamsville, VT $57,082

Wilmington, VT $57,193

Burlington, VT $57,350

South Burlington, VT $57,346

Winooski, VT $57,350

Colchester, VT $57,350

Alburgh, VT $57,063

Bakersfield, VT $57,148

Belvidere Center, VT $56,941

Bristol, VT $57,160

Cambridge, VT $57,228

Charlotte, VT $57,272

East Berkshire, VT $57,093

East Fairfield, VT $57,178

Enosburg Falls, VT $57,020

Essex, VT $57,306

Essex Junction, VT $57,310

Fairfax, VT $57,232

Fairfield, VT $57,177

Ferrisburgh, VT $57,208

Franklin, VT $57,024

Grand Isle, VT $57,238

Highgate Center, VT $57,072

Highgate Springs, VT $57,101

Hinesburg, VT $57,271

Huntington, VT $57,227

Isle La Motte, VT $57,134

Jeffersonville, VT $57,189

Jericho, VT $57,258

Jonesville, VT $57,270

Milton, VT $57,285

Monkton, VT $57,225

Montgomery, VT $57,020

Montgomery Center, VT $56,951

New Haven, VT $57,153

North Ferrisburgh, VT $57,234

North Hero, VT $57,177

Richford, VT $57,011

Richmond, VT $57,264

Saint Albans, VT $57,202

Saint Albans Bay, VT $57,195

Shelburne, VT $57,324

Sheldon, VT $57,134

Sheldon Springs, VT $57,275

South Hero, VT $57,289

Starksboro, VT $57,193

Swanton, VT $57,124

Underhill, VT $57,245

Underhill Center, VT $57,247

Vergennes, VT $57,135

Waterville, VT $57,155

Westford, VT $57,273

Williston, VT $57,317

Montpelier, VT $57,117

Bennington, VT $57,414

Arlington, VT $57,212

Dorset, VT $56,989

East Arlington, VT $56,967

East Dorset, VT $56,990

Manchester, VT $57,144

Manchester Center, VT $57,107

Advanced Quality Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Advanced Quality Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 55% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the MFG Nondurable and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Advanced Quality Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale or Aerospace & Defense typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Advanced Quality Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Advanced Quality Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
MFG Nondurable	$69,657	$33.0	25%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$66,871	$32.0	20%
MFG Durable	$64,085	$31.0	15%
Biotechnology	$61,298	$29.0	10%
Energy & Utilities	$58,512	$28.0	5%

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

Understanding how an Advanced Quality Technician'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.

$49,724

Average $55,726/year

$63,466

$4,144

Average $4,644/month

$5,289

$956

Average $1,072/week

$1,221

$24

Average $27/hour

$31

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$63,466	$5,289	$1,221	$31
Average	$55,726	$4,644	$1,072	$27
25th Percentile	$49,724	$4,144	$956	$24

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