What are the main factors that influence a Defect Manager'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 Defect Manager?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Defect Manager roles, with salaries approximately 40% above the market median.

How does experience change A Defect Manager's salary?

A Defect Manager's salary grows with experience: starting around $74,697 for beginners, reaching about $79,609 at mid-level, and approach $80,803 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Defect Manager?

Defect Manager salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Defect Manager roles are District of Columbia $90,977, California $90,632, Massachusetts $89,424. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Defect Manager roles make?

Salaries for Defect Manager level roles vary by specialization: Technology Defect Manager: $174,723; IT Quality Assurance Manager: $121,501.

Defect Manager Salary in Ohio

How much does a Defect Manager make in Ohio? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Defect Manager in Ohio is $80,007 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

However, a Defect Manager's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,958
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,746 to $85,739
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,314

10% $62,314

50% (Median) $80,007

90% $90,958

Defect Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,739	$7,145	$1,649	$41
Average	$80,007	$6,667	$1,539	$38
25th Percentile	$70,746	$5,896	$1,361	$34

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Key Factors That Influence Defect Manager Salaries

A Defect Manager'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 Defect Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Defect Manager'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): $74,697
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,838
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $79,609
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $80,565
Expert (over 8 years): $80,803

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Defect Manager	less than 1 year	$74,697
Early Career Level Defect Manager	1-2 years	$76,838
Mid-Level Level Defect Manager	2-4 years	$79,609
Senior-Level Level Defect Manager	5-8 years	$80,565
Expert Level Defect Manager	over 8 years	$80,803

How Do Defect Manager 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 Defect Managers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $90,977.
California: $90,632.
Massachusetts: $89,424.

District of Columbia $90,977 California $90,632 Massachusetts $89,424 Washington $89,095 New Jersey $89,062 Alaska $88,947 Connecticut $87,813 New York $87,353

Hawaii $85,882 Rhode Island $85,192 Maryland $84,724 Minnesota $84,083 Colorado $83,836 Illinois $83,754 Oregon $83,442 Delaware $83,212

New Hampshire $83,067 Virginia $82,744 Pennsylvania $81,799 Nevada $81,322 North Dakota $81,166 Michigan $80,919 Wisconsin $80,829 Vermont $80,648

Texas $80,147 Maine $80,114 Arizona $80,065 Ohio $80,007 Georgia $79,251 Indiana $78,873 Wyoming $78,799 Utah $78,684

Iowa $78,635 Kansas $78,241 Louisiana $78,126 North Carolina $78,085 Missouri $78,068 Florida $77,748 Montana $77,575 Nebraska $77,411

Kentucky $77,320 South Carolina $76,992 Tennessee $76,786 Idaho $76,704 New Mexico $76,104 Oklahoma $75,973 Alabama $75,488 South Dakota $74,675

Arkansas $74,231 West Virginia $73,993 Mississippi $73,278

Top Paying Cities for Defect Manager

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:

Dublin: $79,857
Etna: $79,528
Fredericktown: $77,657

Dublin, OH $79,857

Etna, OH $79,528

Fredericktown, OH $77,657

Galena, OH $79,528

Gambier, OH $77,565

Granville, OH $79,085

Hebron, OH $78,957

Hilliard, OH $79,969

Homer, OH $78,744

Nankin, OH $77,699

Nevada, OH $76,990

Howard, OH $77,357

Irwin, OH $78,313

Jacksontown, OH $78,750

Johnstown, OH $79,307

Kilbourne, OH $79,057

Kirkersville, OH $79,255

Lewis Center, OH $79,675

Magnetic Springs, OH $78,443

Martinsburg, OH $77,800

Marysville, OH $78,454

Mechanicsburg, OH $77,348

Milford Center, OH $78,086

Millersport, OH $78,972

Mingo, OH $77,246

Mount Liberty, OH $78,699

Mount Vernon, OH $78,083

New Albany, OH $79,813

Newark, OH $78,583

Heath, OH $78,500

North Lewisburg, OH $77,452

Ostrander, OH $78,968

Pataskala, OH $79,559

Plain City, OH $79,358

Powell, OH $79,646

Radnor, OH $78,426

Raymond, OH $77,709

Reynoldsburg, OH $79,888

Rosewood, OH $77,038

Saint Louisville, OH $78,264

Saint Paris, OH $76,709

Summit Station, OH $79,781

Sunbury, OH $79,325

Thornville, OH $78,414

Unionville Center, OH $78,971

Urbana, OH $76,560

Utica, OH $78,528

Westerville, OH $79,905

Westville, OH $76,337

Woodstock, OH $77,455

Columbus, OH $80,051

Adelphi, OH $76,036

Amanda, OH $78,110

Ashville, OH $79,339

Baltimore, OH $79,169

Bloomingburg, OH $77,730

Bremen, OH $77,869

Brice, OH $80,010

Canal Winchester, OH $79,653

Carbon Hill, OH $76,338

Carroll, OH $79,218

Circleville, OH $77,231

Clarksburg, OH $76,203

Commercial Point, OH $79,644

Derby, OH $79,265

Galloway, OH $79,895

Grove City, OH $80,032

Groveport, OH $79,924

Harrisburg, OH $79,639

Haydenville, OH $76,393

Jeffersonville, OH $77,418

Lancaster, OH $78,382

Laurelville, OH $76,218

Lithopolis, OH $79,583

Lockbourne, OH $79,901

Logan, OH $76,490

London, OH $78,239

Milledgeville, OH $77,410

Mount Sterling, OH $78,546

Murray City, OH $76,125

New Holland, OH $77,288

Orient, OH $79,512

Pickerington, OH $79,703

Pleasantville, OH $78,634

Rockbridge, OH $77,089

Rushville, OH $78,190

Sedalia, OH $77,694

South Bloomingville, OH $76,117

South Solon, OH $77,379

Stoutsville, OH $77,583

Sugar Grove, OH $77,723

Tarlton, OH $76,884

Thurston, OH $78,868

Wilkesville, OH $75,726

Willow Wood, OH $73,775

Winchester, OH $77,002

Zaleski, OH $76,085

Athens, OH $75,240

Albany, OH $75,716

Amesville, OH $74,655

Barlow, OH $73,323

Bartlett, OH $73,989

Belpre, OH $73,062

Beverly, OH $74,129

Buchtel, OH $76,289

Carbondale, OH $75,993

Chauncey, OH $76,119

Chester, OH $74,191

Coal Run, OH $73,946

Coolville, OH $73,664

Cutler, OH $73,869

Dexter City, OH $74,224

Fleming, OH $73,386

Glouster, OH $75,888

Graysville, OH $74,883

Guysville, OH $74,260

Hockingport, OH $73,448

Jacksonville, OH $76,157

Langsville, OH $75,520

Little Hocking, OH $73,346

Long Bottom, OH $73,960

Lowell, OH $73,863

Lower Salem, OH $74,222

Macksburg, OH $74,073

Marietta, OH $73,447

Middleport, OH $75,320

Millfield, OH $75,735

Nelsonville, OH $76,128

New Marshfield, OH $75,953

New Matamoras, OH $74,286

Newport, OH $73,702

Pomeroy, OH $75,036

Portland, OH $74,122

Racine, OH $74,313

Reedsville, OH $73,780

Reno, OH $73,758

Rutland, OH $75,309

Shade, OH $74,861

Sharpsburg, OH $74,659

Stewart, OH $74,226

Syracuse, OH $75,090

The Plains, OH $76,059

Trimble, OH $76,061

Tuppers Plains, OH $73,788

Vincent, OH $73,394

Waterford, OH $73,773

Watertown, OH $73,578

Whipple, OH $73,808

Wingett Run, OH $74,133

Lima, OH $75,973

Beaverdam, OH $76,001

Gomer, OH $76,041

Ada, OH $76,251

Alger, OH $76,349

Antwerp, OH $76,746

Arlington, OH $76,912

Belmore, OH $77,107

Benton Ridge, OH $76,684

Bluffton, OH $76,186

Buckland, OH $76,277

Cairo, OH $75,977

Cecil, OH $76,864

Celina, OH $76,937

Chickasaw, OH $77,242

Cloverdale, OH $76,523

Coldwater, OH $77,016

Columbus Grove, OH $76,109

Continental, OH $76,799

Convoy, OH $76,676

Delphos, OH $76,320

Dola, OH $76,529

Dunkirk, OH $76,707

Dupont, OH $76,657

Elgin, OH $76,579

Findlay, OH $77,072

Jenera, OH $76,565

Forest, OH $76,948

Fort Jennings, OH $76,315

Fort Loramie, OH $77,091

Fort Recovery, OH $76,913

Glandorf, OH $76,464

Grover Hill, OH $76,730

Harrod, OH $76,084

Haviland, OH $76,762

Kalida, OH $76,383

Bowling Green, OH $78,809

Oregon, OH $79,249

Northwood, OH $79,240

Zanesville, OH $76,795

Ava, OH $75,670

Barnesville, OH $76,016

Beallsville, OH $75,863

Belle Valley, OH $75,543

Belmont, OH $76,361

Bethesda, OH $76,189

Blue Rock, OH $75,958

Brownsville, OH $78,260

Buffalo, OH $75,748

Byesville, OH $75,663

Caldwell, OH $75,035

Cambridge, OH $75,823

Chandlersville, OH $75,746

Chesterhill, OH $74,671

Corning, OH $76,172

Crooksville, OH $76,512

Cumberland, OH $75,517

Derwent, OH $75,511

Duncan Falls, OH $76,477

Greenford, OH $74,662

East Fultonham, OH $77,072

Loveland, OH $79,492

Lynchburg, OH $77,900

Manchester, OH $76,542

Marathon, OH $79,052

Martinsville, OH $77,763

Miamiville, OH $79,770

Midland, OH $78,096

Milford, OH $79,638

Morrow, OH $78,779

Moscow, OH $79,047

Mount Orab, OH $78,748

Mowrystown, OH $77,611

Neville, OH $78,872

New Richmond, OH $79,461

Newtonsville, OH $79,092

New Vienna, OH $77,448

Owensville, OH $79,363

Pleasant Plain, OH $78,901

Port William, OH $77,871

Reesville, OH $77,599

Ripley, OH $77,027

Russellville, OH $77,535

Sabina, OH $77,522

Sardinia, OH $77,742

Sinking Spring, OH $76,419

Terrace Park, OH $79,837

Williamsburg, OH $79,095

Wilmington, OH $78,028

Cincinnati, OH $79,843

Maximo, OH $77,208

Mechanicstown, OH $76,869

Middlebranch, OH $77,389

Midvale, OH $77,020

Millersburg, OH $77,260

Mineral City, OH $77,170

Minerva, OH $77,106

Mount Eaton, OH $77,348

Mount Hope, OH $77,341

Nashville, OH $77,199

Navarre, OH $77,313

New Philadelphia, OH $77,002

North Georgetown, OH $76,638

North Lawrence, OH $77,537

Orrville, OH $77,563

Paris, OH $77,219

Robertsville, OH $77,256

Sandyville, OH $77,263

Sebring, OH $76,633

Sherrodsville, OH $77,071

Shreve, OH $77,368

Smithville, OH $77,707

Somerdale, OH $77,175

Stillwater, OH $76,759

Strasburg, OH $77,219

Sugarcreek, OH $77,180

Tuscarawas, OH $76,891

Fairview, OH $76,298

Fultonham, OH $77,212

Glenford, OH $78,334

Gratiot, OH $78,112

Hopewell, OH $77,367

Jerusalem, OH $75,834

Junction City, OH $77,220

Kimbolton, OH $76,047

Kipling, OH $75,695

Laings, OH $75,606

Lewisville, OH $75,311

Lore City, OH $75,803

Mcconnelsville, OH $75,551

Malaga, OH $75,806

Malta, OH $75,816

Morristown, OH $76,535

Mount Perry, OH $77,302

Moxahala, OH $76,536

New Concord, OH $75,869

New Lexington, OH $76,798

New Straitsville, OH $76,366

Norwich, OH $76,000

Old Washington, OH $75,939

Philo, OH $76,354

Pleasant City, OH $75,502

Quaker City, OH $75,726

Roseville, OH $76,869

Salesville, OH $75,709

Sarahsville, OH $75,283

Senecaville, OH $75,569

Shawnee, OH $76,418

Somerset, OH $77,465

Stafford, OH $75,316

Stockport, OH $74,463

Summerfield, OH $75,353

Sycamore Valley, OH $74,923

White Cottage, OH $77,058

Woodsfield, OH $75,648

Adamsville, OH $76,122

Bakersville, OH $76,806

Baltic, OH $77,139

Blissfield, OH $76,882

Conesville, OH $76,472

Coshocton, OH $76,721

Dresden, OH $76,751

Frazeysburg, OH $77,251

Fresno, OH $76,934

Uhrichsville, OH $76,832

Uniontown, OH $77,827

Walnut Creek, OH $77,222

Waynesburg, OH $77,260

Wilmot, OH $77,292

Winesburg, OH $77,236

Wooster, OH $77,578

Deersville, OH $76,718

Bowerston, OH $76,904

Zoar, OH $77,220

Tippecanoe, OH $76,704

Canton, OH $77,304

North Canton, OH $77,480

East Canton, OH $77,320

Alvada, OH $77,155

Arcadia, OH $77,444

Ashland, OH $77,472

Attica, OH $77,153

Bascom, OH $77,684

Bellevue, OH $77,540

Bellville, OH $77,348

Berlin Heights, OH $78,618

Bettsville, OH $78,165

Birmingham, OH $78,847

Bloomdale, OH $77,922

Bloomville, OH $76,979

Bucyrus, OH $77,071

Butler, OH $77,153

Castalia, OH $77,980

Chatfield, OH $77,249

Collins, OH $78,414

Crestline, OH $77,066

Flat Rock, OH $77,717

Fostoria, OH $77,792

Galion, OH $77,371

Green Springs, OH $77,932

Greenwich, OH $77,885

Hayesville, OH $77,464

Huron, OH $78,541

Jeromesville, OH $77,321

Kansas, OH $78,110

Loudonville, OH $77,065

Lucas, OH $76,953

Mc Cutchenville, OH $77,071

Melmore, OH $77,112

Milan, OH $78,353

Monroeville, OH $77,938

Union Furnace, OH $76,254

Lafayette, OH $75,993

Kingsville, OH $75,975

Kipton, OH $78,779

Lagrange, OH $78,910

Lorain, OH $79,268

Sheffield Lake, OH $79,050

Macedonia, OH $78,829

Madison, OH $77,382

Mentor, OH $78,722

Middlefield, OH $77,134

Montville, OH $77,303

Newbury, OH $78,240

Northfield, OH $78,980

North Kingsville, OH $76,151

North Olmsted, OH $79,256

Novelty, OH $78,818

Oberlin, OH $78,937

Orwell, OH $76,324

Painesville, OH $78,211

Parkman, OH $76,997

Perry, OH $77,742

Pierpont, OH $75,864

Rock Creek, OH $76,629

Rome, OH $76,630

Thompson, OH $77,431

Twinsburg, OH $78,616

Unionville, OH $76,886

Vermilion, OH $78,944

Wellington, OH $78,606

Wickliffe, OH $79,481

Williamsfield, OH $75,895

Willoughby, OH $79,078

Eastlake, OH $79,208

Windsor, OH $77,013

Cleveland, OH $79,942

Lakewood, OH $79,908

Rocky River, OH $79,809

Euclid, OH $79,749

Beachwood, OH $79,796

Hanoverton, OH $76,508

Hartford, OH $74,989

Hubbard, OH $74,348

Kensington, OH $76,784

Kinsman, OH $75,570

Lake Milton, OH $75,760

Leavittsburg, OH $75,509

Leetonia, OH $75,584

Lisbon, OH $76,186

Lowellville, OH $74,373

Mc Donald, OH $74,309

Masury, OH $74,661

Mesopotamia, OH $76,745

Mineral Ridge, OH $74,485

Negley, OH $76,211

New Middletown, OH $74,637

New Springfield, OH $74,823

Newton Falls, OH $75,874

New Waterford, OH $75,371

Niles, OH $74,445

North Benton, OH $76,453

North Bloomfield, OH $76,042

North Jackson, OH $74,791

North Lima, OH $74,625

Orangeville, OH $75,131

Petersburg, OH $74,883

Rogers, OH $76,025

Salem, OH $75,627

Southington, OH $76,243

Struthers, OH $74,283

Vienna, OH $74,587

Warren, OH $75,183

Washingtonville, OH $75,143

West Farmington, OH $76,486

West Point, OH $76,297

Winona, OH $76,209

Youngstown, OH $74,264

Alliance, OH $77,143

Apple Creek, OH $77,411

Augusta, OH $76,962

Beach City, OH $77,271

Beloit, OH $76,400

Berlin, OH $77,294

Big Prairie, OH $77,092

Bolivar, OH $77,248

Brewster, OH $77,330

Canal Fulton, OH $77,640

Carrollton, OH $77,011

Charm, OH $77,213

Dalton, OH $77,431

Damascus, OH $76,195

Dellroy, OH $77,146

Dennison, OH $76,929

Dover, OH $77,164

Dundee, OH $77,246

East Rochester, OH $76,946

East Sparta, OH $77,305

Fredericksburg, OH $77,384

Glenmont, OH $76,919

Gnadenhutten, OH $76,838

Greentown, OH $77,563

Harlem Springs, OH $76,859

Hartville, OH $77,573

Holmesville, OH $77,369

Homeworth, OH $76,887

Kidron, OH $77,399

Killbuck, OH $76,956

Lakeville, OH $77,081

Leesville, OH $76,931

Limaville, OH $77,200

Louisville, OH $77,321

Magnolia, OH $77,244

Independence, OH $79,858

North Royalton, OH $79,401

Strongsville, OH $79,260

Maple Heights, OH $79,823

Olmsted Falls, OH $79,097

Solon, OH $79,132

Bay Village, OH $79,375

Brecksville, OH $79,079

Brookpark, OH $79,733

Westlake, OH $79,287

Bedford, OH $79,545

Broadview Heights, OH $79,422

Malvern, OH $77,198

Marshallville, OH $77,821

Bradner, OH $78,634

Burgoon, OH $78,370

Clay Center, OH $79,105

Clyde, OH $78,016

Curtice, OH $79,102

Cygnet, OH $78,038

Dunbridge, OH $78,934

Elmore, OH $78,872

Fremont, OH $78,389

Genoa, OH $79,046

Gibsonburg, OH $78,777

Graytown, OH $78,958

Gypsum, OH $78,187

Harbor View, OH $79,244

Helena, OH $78,543

Isle Saint George, OH $78,387

Jerry City, OH $78,124

Kelleys Island, OH $78,191

Lacarne, OH $78,635

Lakeside Marblehead, OH $78,091

Lemoyne, OH $79,003

Lindsey, OH $78,720

Luckey, OH $78,989

Martin, OH $79,018

Middle Bass, OH $78,284

Millbury, OH $79,185

Oak Harbor, OH $78,795

Pemberville, OH $78,827

Portage, OH $78,483

Port Clinton, OH $78,436

Put In Bay, OH $78,306

Risingsun, OH $78,220

Rocky Ridge, OH $78,876

Rossford, OH $79,238

Rudolph, OH $78,136

Stony Ridge, OH $79,108

Vickery, OH $78,143

Walbridge, OH $79,235

Wayne, OH $78,331

West Millgrove, OH $78,124

Williston, OH $79,114

Woodville, OH $78,923

Alvordton, OH $77,374

Archbold, OH $77,542

Berkey, OH $79,039

Blakeslee, OH $77,102

Bryan, OH $77,229

Colton, OH $78,525

Custar, OH $77,872

Defiance, OH $77,056

Delta, OH $78,726

Deshler, OH $77,373

Edgerton, OH $77,022

Edon, OH $77,141

Evansport, OH $77,142

Farmer, OH $76,901

Fayette, OH $77,716

Grand Rapids, OH $78,657

Grelton, OH $77,915

Hamler, OH $77,137

Haskins, OH $78,908

Hicksville, OH $76,786

Holgate, OH $77,028

Holland, OH $79,088

Hoytville, OH $77,537

Jewell, OH $77,108

Kunkle, OH $77,518

Liberty Center, OH $78,368

Lyons, OH $78,857

Mc Clure, OH $78,115

Malinta, OH $77,565

Mark Center, OH $76,858

Maumee, OH $79,124

Metamora, OH $78,966

Milton Center, OH $78,168

Monclova, OH $79,019

Montpelier, OH $77,244

Napoleon, OH $77,811

Neapolis, OH $78,752

New Bavaria, OH $77,009

Ney, OH $77,023

Okolona, OH $77,752

Perrysburg, OH $79,117

Pettisville, OH $77,953

Pioneer, OH $77,228

Ridgeville Corners, OH $77,551

Sherwood, OH $76,914

Stryker, OH $77,197

Swanton, OH $78,927

Sylvania, OH $79,117

Tontogany, OH $78,764

Waterville, OH $78,901

Wauseon, OH $78,335

Weston, OH $78,429

West Unity, OH $77,288

Whitehouse, OH $78,869

Toledo, OH $79,235

Alpha, OH $79,108

Anna, OH $77,012

Ansonia, OH $77,229

Arcanum, OH $78,435

Bellbrook, OH $79,223

Botkins, OH $76,810

Bowersville, OH $77,657

Bradford, OH $77,905

Brookville, OH $79,049

Burkettsville, OH $77,302

Camden, OH $78,513

Casstown, OH $77,321

Cedarville, OH $77,038

Clayton, OH $79,191

Clifton, OH $76,518

Conover, OH $77,071

Covington, OH $77,927

Donnelsville, OH $76,021

Eaton, OH $78,468

Eldorado, OH $78,359

Englewood, OH $79,025

Enon, OH $76,341

Fairborn, OH $78,081

Farmersville, OH $79,081

Fletcher, OH $77,293

Germantown, OH $79,046

Gettysburg, OH $77,941

Gratis, OH $78,801

Greenville, OH $77,988

Hollansburg, OH $77,867

Houston, OH $77,473

Jackson Center, OH $76,829

Jamestown, OH $77,550

Kettlersville, OH $76,925

Laura, OH $78,578

Lewisburg, OH $78,706

Ludlow Falls, OH $78,451

Maplewood, OH $77,052

Medway, OH $77,615

Miamisburg, OH $79,272

New Carlisle, OH $76,618

New Lebanon, OH $79,199

New Madison, OH $78,013

New Paris, OH $78,080

New Weston, OH $76,979

North Hampton, OH $76,085

North Star, OH $77,224

Osgood, OH $77,254

Palestine, OH $77,804

Pemberton, OH $77,143

Phillipsburg, OH $78,881

Piqua, OH $77,621

Pitsburg, OH $78,466

Pleasant Hill, OH $78,251

Port Jefferson, OH $77,120

Potsdam, OH $78,655

Rossburg, OH $77,008

Russia, OH $77,538

Sidney, OH $77,237

South Charleston, OH $76,626

South Vienna, OH $76,816

Spring Valley, OH $78,948

Tipp City, OH $78,588

Tremont City, OH $76,004

Collinsville, OH $78,680

Keene, OH $76,884

Nashport, OH $77,280

Newcomerstown, OH $76,606

Plainfield, OH $76,663

Port Washington, OH $76,730

Stone Creek, OH $77,007

Trinway, OH $77,062

Walhonding, OH $76,970

Warsaw, OH $76,725

West Lafayette, OH $76,749

Adena, OH $76,852

Alledonia, OH $76,062

Amsterdam, OH $76,835

Barton, OH $76,994

Bellaire, OH $76,876

Cadiz, OH $76,669

Bergholz, OH $76,795

Blaine, OH $77,125

Bloomingdale, OH $76,812

Bridgeport, OH $77,085

Brilliant, OH $77,439

Cameron, OH $75,945

Clarington, OH $75,776

Colerain, OH $77,004

Dillonvale, OH $76,975

East Liverpool, OH $76,580

East Springfield, OH $76,815

Empire, OH $77,252

Fairpoint, OH $76,829

Glencoe, OH $76,787

Hammondsville, OH $76,644

Hannibal, OH $75,912

Irondale, OH $76,751

Jacobsburg, OH $76,300

Lansing, OH $77,179

Martins Ferry, OH $77,197

Maynard, OH $77,004

Mingo Junction, OH $77,299

Mount Pleasant, OH $77,168

Neffs, OH $76,956

Piney Fork, OH $77,178

Powhatan Point, OH $76,196

Rayland, OH $77,096

Richmond, OH $76,897

Salineville, OH $76,695

Sardis, OH $75,445

Shadyside, OH $76,805

Smithfield, OH $77,210

Saint Clairsville, OH $76,758

Lafferty, OH $76,604

Steubenville, OH $77,284

Stratton, OH $77,159

Summitville, OH $76,676

Tiltonsville, OH $77,450

New Haven, OH $77,621

New London, OH $78,245

New Riegel, OH $77,240

New Washington, OH $76,999

North Fairfield, OH $77,951

North Robinson, OH $77,396

Norwalk, OH $78,187

Nova, OH $78,030

Oceola, OH $76,827

Old Fort, OH $78,036

Ontario, OH $77,225

Perrysville, OH $76,986

Plymouth, OH $77,389

Polk, OH $77,707

Republic, OH $77,312

Sandusky, OH $78,207

Savannah, OH $77,823

Shelby, OH $77,307

Shiloh, OH $77,442

Sullivan, OH $78,124

Sulphur Springs, OH $77,234

Sycamore, OH $76,961

Tiffin, OH $77,532

Tiro, OH $77,040

Willard, OH $77,597

Wakeman, OH $78,597

Mansfield, OH $77,385

Addyston, OH $79,840

Cleves, OH $79,665

College Corner, OH $78,329

Toronto, OH $77,145

Warnock, OH $76,571

Wellsville, OH $76,557

Wolf Run, OH $76,810

Yorkville, OH $77,302

Bannock, OH $76,763

Freeport, OH $76,389

Harrisville, OH $77,083

Hopedale, OH $76,798

Flushing, OH $76,513

New Athens, OH $76,901

Piedmont, OH $76,353

New Rumley, OH $76,828

Holloway, OH $76,720

Jewett, OH $76,800

Scio, OH $76,839

Amherst, OH $79,135

Andover, OH $75,919

Ashtabula, OH $76,422

Austinburg, OH $76,542

Avon, OH $79,016

Avon Lake, OH $78,961

Berea, OH $79,412

Burton, OH $77,730

Chagrin Falls, OH $79,191

Chardon, OH $78,204

Chesterland, OH $78,886

Columbia Station, OH $78,894

Conneaut, OH $75,403

Dorset, OH $76,110

East Claridon, OH $78,188

Elyria, OH $79,104

North Ridgeville, OH $79,062

Gates Mills, OH $79,330

Geneva, OH $76,814

Grafton, OH $78,924

Grand River, OH $78,405

Huntsburg, OH $77,597

Atwater, OH $77,403

Aurora, OH $78,251

Barberton, OH $78,233

Bath, OH $78,299

Brady Lake, OH $78,040

Brunswick, OH $78,756

Burbank, OH $77,910

Chippewa Lake, OH $78,177

Clinton, OH $78,002

Creston, OH $77,947

Cuyahoga Falls, OH $78,269

Stow, OH $78,254

Doylestown, OH $78,020

Garrettsville, OH $76,926

Green, OH $77,720

Hinckley, OH $78,754

Hiram, OH $77,467

Homerville, OH $78,091

Hudson, OH $78,306

Kent, OH $78,129

Streetsboro, OH $78,141

Lakemore, OH $78,225

Westfield Center, OH $78,113

Litchfield, OH $78,572

Lodi, OH $78,092

Mantua, OH $77,805

Medina, OH $78,334

Mogadore, OH $78,020

Munroe Falls, OH $78,268

Peninsula, OH $78,356

Randolph, OH $77,635

Ravenna, OH $77,594

Rittman, OH $77,965

Rootstown, OH $77,456

Seville, OH $78,085

Sharon Center, OH $78,228

Spencer, OH $78,359

Sterling, OH $77,889

Tallmadge, OH $78,258

Valley City, OH $78,713

Wadsworth, OH $78,177

Wayland, OH $76,604

Richfield, OH $78,496

West Salem, OH $77,795

Windham, OH $76,836

Akron, OH $78,265

Fairlawn, OH $78,265

Franklin, OH $78,947

Troy, OH $78,007

Vandalia, OH $79,071

Verona, OH $78,722

Versailles, OH $77,409

West Alexandria, OH $78,854

West Manchester, OH $78,468

West Milton, OH $78,753

Wilberforce, OH $77,848

Xenia, OH $78,316

Yellow Springs, OH $76,768

Yorkshire, OH $77,007

Christiansburg, OH $76,859

Union City, OH $77,113

Dayton, OH $79,440

Alexandria, OH $79,317

Amlin, OH $79,916

Ashley, OH $78,693

Blacklick, OH $79,926

Bladensburg, OH $77,482

Brinkhaven, OH $76,832

Broadway, OH $78,048

Buckeye Lake, OH $78,801

Cable, OH $77,163

Catawba, OH $76,689

Centerburg, OH $78,955

Croton, OH $79,188

Danville, OH $77,012

Delaware, OH $79,150

Berlin Center, OH $75,531

Bristolville, OH $76,038

Brookfield, OH $74,589

Burghill, OH $75,017

Campbell, OH $74,273

Canfield, OH $74,493

Columbiana, OH $75,081

Cortland, OH $75,270

Deerfield, OH $76,599

Diamond, OH $76,260

East Palestine, OH $75,501

Elkton, OH $76,010

Ellsworth, OH $74,819

Farmdale, OH $75,560

Fowler, OH $74,906

Girard, OH $74,288

Massillon, OH $77,356

Hamilton, OH $79,126

Fairfield, OH $79,615

Harrison, OH $79,551

Harveysburg, OH $78,601

Hooven, OH $79,685

Kings Mills, OH $79,096

Lebanon, OH $78,743

Maineville, OH $79,196

Mason, OH $79,279

Miamitown, OH $79,797

Middletown, OH $78,876

Monroe, OH $78,914

Mount Saint Joseph, OH $79,842

North Bend, OH $79,680

Okeana, OH $79,237

Oregonia, OH $78,607

Overpeck, OH $78,977

Oxford, OH $78,741

Ross, OH $79,614

Seven Mile, OH $78,857

Shandon, OH $79,333

Somerville, OH $78,583

South Lebanon, OH $78,961

Springboro, OH $79,021

Trenton, OH $78,785

Waynesville, OH $78,744

West Chester, OH $79,480

West Elkton, OH $78,691

Aberdeen, OH $76,814

Amelia, OH $79,562

Batavia, OH $79,445

Bentonville, OH $76,887

Bethel, OH $78,964

Blanchester, OH $78,532

Buford, OH $78,118

Camp Dennison, OH $79,749

Chilo, OH $78,634

Clarksville, OH $78,374

Cuba, OH $77,888

Decatur, OH $76,919

Fayetteville, OH $78,401

Feesburg, OH $78,577

Felicity, OH $78,645

Georgetown, OH $78,002

Goshen, OH $79,191

Greenfield, OH $76,553

Hamersville, OH $78,667

Higginsport, OH $78,150

Highland, OH $77,285

Hillsboro, OH $76,824

Leesburg, OH $76,846

Washington Court House, OH $77,266

West Jefferson, OH $79,364

West Rushville, OH $78,223

Williamsport, OH $77,314

Springfield, OH $75,874

Chillicothe, OH $75,028

Bainbridge, OH $75,947

Beaver, OH $75,053

Bidwell, OH $75,353

Blue Creek, OH $74,925

Bourneville, OH $75,370

Cherry Fork, OH $76,981

Chesapeake, OH $73,145

Cheshire, OH $75,323

Coalton, OH $75,643

Creola, OH $76,132

Crown City, OH $73,975

Cynthiana, OH $76,238

Frankfort, OH $75,667

Franklin Furnace, OH $74,316

Friendship, OH $74,352

Gallipolis, OH $75,044

Hallsville, OH $75,523

Hamden, OH $75,790

Haverhill, OH $74,311

Ironton, OH $74,082

Jackson, OH $75,224

Jasper, OH $75,180

Kerr, OH $75,219

Kingston, OH $75,589

Kitts Hill, OH $73,690

Latham, OH $76,119

Londonderry, OH $75,521

Lucasville, OH $74,417

Lynx, OH $75,626

Mc Arthur, OH $76,004

Mc Dermott, OH $74,313

Minford, OH $74,385

New Plymouth, OH $75,954

Oak Hill, OH $74,688

Otway, OH $74,808

Patriot, OH $74,666

Pedro, OH $74,276

Peebles, OH $76,053

Piketon, OH $75,338

Portsmouth, OH $74,313

West Portsmouth, OH $74,339

Proctorville, OH $73,318

Rarden, OH $75,427

Ray, OH $75,689

Richmond Dale, OH $75,387

Rio Grande, OH $74,952

Rock Camp, OH $73,537

Scioto Furnace, OH $74,332

Scottown, OH $73,781

Seaman, OH $76,685

South Point, OH $73,330

South Salem, OH $75,824

South Webster, OH $74,440

Stockdale, OH $74,977

Stout, OH $74,574

Thurman, OH $75,021

Vinton, OH $75,452

Wakefield, OH $74,629

Waterloo, OH $74,482

Waverly, OH $75,351

Wellston, OH $75,724

West Union, OH $76,560

Wheelersburg, OH $74,288

Marion, OH $77,772

Belle Center, OH $76,775

Bellefontaine, OH $77,113

Caledonia, OH $77,508

Cardington, OH $78,566

Carey, OH $76,989

Chesterville, OH $78,395

De Graff, OH $77,086

East Liberty, OH $77,441

Edison, OH $77,679

Fulton, OH $78,606

Green Camp, OH $77,766

Harpster, OH $76,944

Huntsville, OH $76,978

Iberia, OH $77,507

Kenton, OH $76,951

Kirby, OH $77,217

Lakeview, OH $76,594

La Rue, OH $77,135

Lewistown, OH $76,913

Marengo, OH $78,810

Martel, OH $77,426

Middleburg, OH $77,443

Morral, OH $77,081

Mount Gilead, OH $77,743

Mount Victory, OH $77,015

New Bloomington, OH $77,236

Prospect, OH $78,081

Quincy, OH $77,108

Richwood, OH $77,892

Ridgeway, OH $76,869

Roundhead, OH $76,495

Rushsylvania, OH $77,103

Russells Point, OH $76,847

Shauck, OH $77,624

Sparta, OH $78,690

Upper Sandusky, OH $76,975

Waldo, OH $78,505

West Liberty, OH $77,111

West Mansfield, OH $77,392

Wharton, OH $76,935

Zanesfield, OH $77,265

Latty, OH $76,789

Leipsic, OH $76,864

Mc Comb, OH $77,113

Mc Guffey, OH $76,408

Maria Stein, OH $77,014

Melrose, OH $76,813

Mendon, OH $76,701

Middle Point, OH $76,599

Miller City, OH $76,747

Minster, OH $77,031

Montezuma, OH $77,201

Mount Blanchard, OH $77,027

Mount Cory, OH $76,471

New Bremen, OH $76,896

New Hampshire, OH $76,403

New Knoxville, OH $76,697

North Baltimore, OH $77,698

Oakwood, OH $76,841

Ohio City, OH $76,673

Ottawa, OH $76,449

Ottoville, OH $76,438

Pandora, OH $76,320

Paulding, OH $76,810

Payne, OH $76,677

Rawson, OH $76,509

Rockford, OH $76,832

Saint Henry, OH $77,010

Saint Johns, OH $76,385

Saint Marys, OH $76,621

Scott, OH $76,671

Spencerville, OH $76,359

Uniopolis, OH $76,179

Van Buren, OH $77,559

Vanlue, OH $76,968

Van Wert, OH $76,666

Vaughnsville, OH $76,072

Venedocia, OH $76,559

Wapakoneta, OH $76,351

Waynesfield, OH $76,237

Jefferson, OH $76,263

Williamstown, OH $76,707

Lees Creek, OH $77,371

Willshire, OH $76,678

Wren, OH $76,680

Defect Manager Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Defect Manager roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 65% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 40% above the average. In contrast, Defect Manager positions in Business Services or Insurance typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Defect Manager as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Defect Manager

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$112,010	$54.0	40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$84,008	$40.0	5%

Defect Manager Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Defect Manager'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.

$70,746

Average $80,007/year

$85,739

$5,896

Average $6,667/month

$7,145

$1,361

Average $1,539/week

$1,649

$34

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,739	$7,145	$1,649	$41
Average	$80,007	$6,667	$1,539	$38
25th Percentile	$70,746	$5,896	$1,361	$34

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