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 $75,465 for beginners, reaching about $80,427 at mid-level, and approach $81,633 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 Wisconsin

How much does a Defect Manager make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Defect Manager in Wisconsin is $80,829 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,892
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,473 to $86,620
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,954

10% $62,954

50% (Median) $80,829

90% $91,892

Defect Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,620	$7,218	$1,666	$42
Average	$80,829	$6,736	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$71,473	$5,956	$1,374	$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): $75,465
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,627
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,427
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,392
Expert (over 8 years): $81,633

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Defect Manager	less than 1 year	$75,465
Early Career Level Defect Manager	1-2 years	$77,627
Mid-Level Level Defect Manager	2-4 years	$80,427
Senior-Level Level Defect Manager	5-8 years	$81,392
Expert Level Defect Manager	over 8 years	$81,633

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:

Green Lake: $78,624
Greenville: $79,371
Hancock: $77,928

Green Lake, WI $78,624

Greenville, WI $79,371

Hancock, WI $77,928

Hortonville, WI $79,205

Iola, WI $78,274

King, WI $78,873

Larsen, WI $79,059

Leopolis, WI $78,177

Manawa, WI $78,564

Marion, WI $78,322

Menasha, WI $79,436

Neenah, WI $79,292

Neshkoro, WI $78,341

New London, WI $78,878

Ogdensburg, WI $78,388

Omro, WI $78,775

Pickett, WI $78,840

Pine River, WI $78,535

Plainfield, WI $78,072

Poy Sippi, WI $78,589

Princeton, WI $78,435

Readfield, WI $78,979

Redgranite, WI $78,611

Ripon, WI $78,762

Rosendale, WI $78,801

Saxeville, WI $78,449

Scandinavia, WI $78,336

Tilleda, WI $78,058

Van Dyne, WI $78,900

Waukau, WI $78,763

Waupaca, WI $78,551

Wautoma, WI $78,368

Weyauwega, WI $78,686

Wild Rose, WI $78,392

Winnebago, WI $79,081

Winneconne, WI $78,896

Wilson, WI $80,190

Boyd, WI $78,113

Cadott, WI $78,169

Chetek, WI $77,958

Chippewa Falls, WI $78,337

Colfax, WI $78,242

Conrath, WI $77,800

Cornell, WI $78,002

Dallas, WI $78,406

Downing, WI $79,814

Downsville, WI $79,235

Durand, WI $79,159

Eau Galle, WI $78,984

Eleva, WI $78,422

Elk Mound, WI $78,248

Elmwood, WI $79,743

Fairchild, WI $78,326

Fall Creek, WI $78,372

Gilmanton, WI $78,779

Holcombe, WI $77,868

Humbird, WI $78,239

Independence, WI $78,551

Jim Falls, WI $78,067

Knapp, WI $79,772

Maiden Rock, WI $79,869

Menomonie, WI $79,159

Merrillan, WI $78,131

Mondovi, WI $78,580

Nelson, WI $79,518

New Auburn, WI $77,927

Osseo, WI $78,605

Pepin, WI $80,144

Pigeon Falls, WI $78,780

Plum City, WI $79,762

Prairie Farm, WI $79,082

Ridgeland, WI $78,658

Rock Falls, WI $78,282

Sand Creek, WI $77,970

Sheldon, WI $77,767

Spring Valley, WI $80,244

Stanley, WI $78,134

Stockholm, WI $80,332

Strum, WI $78,553

Thorp, WI $78,097

Wheeler, WI $78,829

Whitehall, WI $78,450

Spooner, WI $77,743

Almena, WI $78,831

Ashland, WI $77,665

Balsam Lake, WI $80,117

Barron, WI $78,336

Barronett, WI $77,776

Bayfield, WI $77,666

Benoit, WI $77,553

Birchwood, WI $77,637

Brill, WI $77,962

Bruce, WI $77,726

Brule, WI $78,391

Cable, WI $77,394

Cameron, WI $77,981

Centuria, WI $80,556

Comstock, WI $79,045

Cornucopia, WI $77,770

Couderay, WI $77,434

Cumberland, WI $78,464

Danbury, WI $78,207

Drummond, WI $77,624

Edgewater, WI $77,592

Exeland, WI $77,491

Foxboro, WI $78,670

Frederic, WI $78,899

Gordon, WI $78,016

Grand View, WI $77,467

Grantsburg, WI $79,379

Haugen, WI $78,046

Hawthorne, WI $78,648

Hayward, WI $77,491

Herbster, WI $77,877

Hertel, WI $77,764

High Bridge, WI $77,549

Iron River, WI $78,106

Ladysmith, WI $77,732

Lake Nebagamon, WI $78,474

La Pointe, WI $77,534

Luck, WI $79,813

Maple, WI $78,659

Marengo, WI $77,517

Mason, WI $77,528

Mikana, WI $77,953

Milltown, WI $80,146

Minong, WI $77,982

Odanah, WI $77,841

Ojibwa, WI $77,357

Glidden, WI $77,386

Harshaw, WI $77,745

Hawkins, WI $77,597

Hazelhurst, WI $77,758

Heafford Junction, WI $77,823

Hurley, WI $77,601

Iron Belt, WI $77,457

Kennan, WI $77,610

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $77,737

Lake Tomahawk, WI $77,781

Land O Lakes, WI $77,676

Laona, WI $77,719

Long Lake, WI $77,506

Mc Naughton, WI $77,790

Manitowish Waters, WI $77,671

Mellen, WI $77,418

Mercer, WI $77,533

Minocqua, WI $77,818

Montreal, WI $77,622

Park Falls, WI $77,592

Phelps, WI $77,675

Phillips, WI $77,626

Prentice, WI $77,686

Presque Isle, WI $77,638

Saint Germain, WI $77,834

Saxon, WI $77,486

Sayner, WI $77,728

Star Lake, WI $77,526

Three Lakes, WI $77,743

Tony, WI $77,721

Tripoli, WI $77,555

Upson, WI $77,226

Wabeno, WI $77,726

Woodruff, WI $77,851

La Crosse, WI $77,304

Alma, WI $79,274

Alma Center, WI $78,228

Arcadia, WI $78,514

Arkdale, WI $77,933

Bangor, WI $77,473

Black River Falls, WI $77,975

Blair, WI $78,211

Camp Douglas, WI $78,047

Cashton, WI $77,557

Cataract, WI $77,681

Chaseburg, WI $77,431

Cochrane, WI $79,136

Coon Valley, WI $77,400

De Soto, WI $77,565

Dodge, WI $78,294

Eastman, WI $77,786

Ettrick, WI $77,714

Ferryville, WI $77,692

Fountain City, WI $78,795

Galesville, WI $77,951

Gays Mills, WI $77,935

Genoa, WI $77,489

Hillsboro, WI $78,213

Hixton, WI $78,228

Holmen, WI $77,484

Hustler, WI $78,332

Kendall, WI $78,117

La Farge, WI $77,997

Lynxville, WI $77,792

Mather, WI $77,953

Melrose, WI $77,699

Millston, WI $77,786

Mindoro, WI $77,539

Mount Sterling, WI $78,063

Necedah, WI $77,962

Norwalk, WI $77,649

Oakdale, WI $78,051

Onalaska, WI $77,363

Ontario, WI $77,989

Readstown, WI $77,908

Rockland, WI $77,459

Seneca, WI $78,140

Soldiers Grove, WI $77,993

Sparta, WI $77,620

Steuben, WI $77,926

Stoddard, WI $77,367

Taylor, WI $78,058

Tomah, WI $78,090

Trempealeau, WI $77,941

Palmyra, WI $79,703

Tunnel City, WI $78,053

Viola, WI $78,046

Viroqua, WI $77,559

Warrens, WI $77,930

Westby, WI $77,519

West Salem, WI $77,403

Wilton, WI $78,047

Eau Claire, WI $78,551

Altoona, WI $78,658

Arkansaw, WI $79,483

Augusta, WI $78,355

Bay City, WI $80,205

Bloomer, WI $78,085

Boyceville, WI $79,317

Glen Flora, WI $77,595

Wales, WI $80,793

Bagley, WI $77,799

Beetown, WI $77,877

Benton, WI $78,184

Bloomington, WI $77,891

Boscobel, WI $78,058

Cassville, WI $77,798

Cuba City, WI $78,045

Dickeyville, WI $78,111

Fennimore, WI $78,152

Glen Haven, WI $77,755

Hazel Green, WI $77,919

Kieler, WI $78,133

Lancaster, WI $77,974

Mount Hope, WI $77,878

Patch Grove, WI $78,159

Platteville, WI $78,306

Potosi, WI $77,819

Prairie Du Chien, WI $77,988

Sinsinawa, WI $77,887

Stitzer, WI $78,127

Wauzeka, WI $77,917

Woodman, WI $77,832

Portage, WI $79,546

Adams, WI $78,291

Arlington, WI $80,350

Baraboo, WI $79,552

Beaver Dam, WI $79,481

Brandon, WI $78,634

Briggsville, WI $79,051

Burnett, WI $78,944

Cambria, WI $79,435

Cazenovia, WI $78,355

Columbus, WI $80,107

Dalton, WI $78,982

Dellwood, WI $78,027

Doylestown, WI $79,982

Elroy, WI $78,139

Endeavor, WI $78,952

Fairwater, WI $78,788

Fall River, WI $79,880

Fox Lake, WI $79,089

Friendship, WI $78,055

Friesland, WI $79,333

Grand Marsh, WI $78,325

Hillpoint, WI $78,813

Kingston, WI $79,057

Lake Delton, WI $79,260

La Valle, WI $78,463

Lime Ridge, WI $78,757

Loganville, WI $78,994

Lyndon Station, WI $78,569

Markesan, WI $78,675

Marquette, WI $78,947

Mauston, WI $78,272

Montello, WI $78,673

New Lisbon, WI $78,056

North Freedom, WI $79,591

Oxford, WI $78,686

Packwaukee, WI $78,999

Pardeeville, WI $79,593

Poynette, WI $80,098

Randolph, WI $79,432

Reedsburg, WI $78,971

Rio, WI $80,012

Rock Springs, WI $79,076

Union Center, WI $78,492

Waupun, WI $78,799

Westfield, WI $78,308

Wisconsin Dells, WI $78,934

Wonewoc, WI $78,196

Wyocena, WI $79,772

Amery, WI $80,577

Baldwin, WI $81,061

Beldenville, WI $80,911

Clayton, WI $79,523

Clear Lake, WI $80,163

Cushing, WI $80,305

Deer Park, WI $80,739

Dresser, WI $81,283

East Ellsworth, WI $80,706

Ellsworth, WI $80,838

Glenwood City, WI $80,341

Hager City, WI $81,045

Hammond, WI $82,016

Hudson, WI $83,314

New Richmond, WI $82,214

Osceola, WI $82,426

Prescott, WI $82,652

River Falls, WI $82,549

Roberts, WI $82,526

Saint Croix Falls, WI $80,801

Somerset, WI $82,988

Star Prairie, WI $81,996

Pell Lake, WI $79,486

Pleasant Prairie, WI $79,560

Powers Lake, WI $79,622

Rochester, WI $79,942

Salem, WI $79,685

Silver Lake, WI $79,705

Somers, WI $79,463

South Milwaukee, WI $81,814

Springfield, WI $79,521

Sturtevant, WI $79,478

Sullivan, WI $79,889

Trevor, WI $79,723

Twin Lakes, WI $79,689

Union Grove, WI $79,651

Walworth, WI $79,353

Radisson, WI $77,456

Waterford, WI $80,364

Waukesha, WI $81,584

Whitewater, WI $79,248

Williams Bay, WI $79,277

Wilmot, WI $79,719

Woodworth, WI $79,622

Zenda, WI $79,273

Milwaukee, WI $82,259

Saint Francis, WI $82,223

Racine, WI $79,424

Afton, WI $79,193

Albany, WI $79,733

Arena, WI $79,760

Argyle, WI $79,288

Avalon, WI $79,205

Avoca, WI $78,749

Barneveld, WI $79,767

Belleville, WI $80,259

Belmont, WI $78,524

Beloit, WI $79,120

Black Earth, WI $80,263

Blanchardville, WI $79,496

Blue Mounds, WI $80,025

Blue River, WI $78,030

Brodhead, WI $79,189

Brooklyn, WI $80,297

Browntown, WI $78,666

Cambridge, WI $80,259

Gile, WI $77,861

Clinton, WI $79,251

Wausau, WI $78,119

Marshfield, WI $78,153

Abbotsford, WI $78,076

Amherst, WI $78,283

Amherst Junction, WI $78,196

Aniwa, WI $77,813

Antigo, WI $77,890

Arpin, WI $77,998

Athens, WI $77,896

Auburndale, WI $77,960

Babcock, WI $77,838

Birnamwood, WI $77,859

Blenker, WI $77,949

Bowler, WI $78,011

Brokaw, WI $78,015

Bryant, WI $77,721

Chili, WI $78,058

Colby, WI $78,034

Curtiss, WI $77,998

Custer, WI $78,085

Deerbrook, WI $77,717

Dorchester, WI $78,003

Edgar, WI $77,958

Eland, WI $77,948

Elcho, WI $77,754

Elderon, WI $77,995

Elton, WI $77,822

Galloway, WI $78,069

Gilman, WI $77,827

Jump River, WI $77,759

Gleason, WI $77,733

Granton, WI $78,054

Greenwood, WI $78,094

Hannibal, WI $77,814

Hatley, WI $77,918

Hewitt, WI $78,293

Irma, WI $77,768

Junction City, WI $77,919

Loyal, WI $78,087

Lublin, WI $77,893

Marathon, WI $77,944

Mattoon, WI $78,099

Medford, WI $77,919

Merrill, WI $77,893

Milladore, WI $77,947

Mosinee, WI $77,998

Neillsville, WI $78,162

Nekoosa, WI $78,025

Nelsonville, WI $78,366

Ogema, WI $77,709

Owen, WI $78,015

Pearson, WI $77,690

Pelican Lake, WI $77,695

Phlox, WI $78,042

Woodville, WI $80,614

Houlton, WI $83,518

Abrams, WI $78,122

Amberg, WI $77,649

Armstrong Creek, WI $77,669

Athelstane, WI $77,699

Black Creek, WI $78,968

Bonduel, WI $78,339

Brillion, WI $78,897

Cecil, WI $78,218

Coleman, WI $78,054

Combined Locks, WI $79,492

Crivitz, WI $77,914

De Pere, WI $78,289

Dunbar, WI $77,617

Fence, WI $77,536

Florence, WI $77,650

Forest Junction, WI $79,122

Gillett, WI $78,161

Goodman, WI $77,666

Greenleaf, WI $78,589

Green Valley, WI $78,182

Gresham, WI $78,133

Hilbert, WI $79,093

Kaukauna, WI $79,394

Freedom, WI $79,296

Keshena, WI $78,217

Kimberly, WI $79,497

Krakow, WI $78,183

Lakewood, WI $77,794

Lena, WI $78,108

Little Chute, WI $79,494

Little Suamico, WI $78,102

Marinette, WI $78,152

Mountain, WI $77,839

Neopit, WI $78,025

Niagara, WI $77,735

Nichols, WI $78,619

Oconto, WI $78,100

Oconto Falls, WI $78,143

Oneida, WI $78,191

Pembine, WI $77,684

Peshtigo, WI $78,086

Porterfield, WI $77,882

Potter, WI $78,939

Pound, WI $77,970

Pulaski, WI $78,212

Pickerel, WI $77,763

Pittsville, WI $77,941

Plover, WI $78,203

Port Edwards, WI $78,244

Rib Lake, WI $77,816

Ringle, WI $77,893

Rosholt, WI $78,053

Rothschild, WI $78,191

Rudolph, WI $77,972

Schofield, WI $78,127

Spencer, WI $78,072

Stetsonville, WI $77,955

Stevens Point, WI $78,168

Stratford, WI $78,007

Summit Lake, WI $77,777

Tigerton, WI $78,131

Tomahawk, WI $77,826

Unity, WI $78,011

Vesper, WI $77,984

Westboro, WI $77,715

White Lake, WI $77,754

Willard, WI $78,077

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $78,122

Withee, WI $77,968

Wittenberg, WI $78,037

Rhinelander, WI $77,869

Argonne, WI $77,620

Boulder Junction, WI $77,668

Brantwood, WI $77,596

Butternut, WI $77,469

Catawba, WI $77,620

Clam Lake, WI $77,200

Conover, WI $77,708

Crandon, WI $77,829

Eagle River, WI $77,824

Fifield, WI $77,571

Poplar, WI $78,773

Port Wing, WI $78,126

Seymour, WI $78,524

Oak Creek, WI $81,261

Adell, WI $79,674

Allenton, WI $79,965

Ashippun, WI $80,222

Belgium, WI $80,455

Brookfield, WI $82,077

Brownsville, WI $78,879

Butler, WI $82,125

Campbellsport, WI $79,269

Cascade, WI $79,203

Cedarburg, WI $81,378

Cedar Grove, WI $80,085

Chilton, WI $78,942

Cleveland, WI $78,626

Clyman, WI $79,593

Colgate, WI $81,248

Delafield, WI $80,761

Eden, WI $78,855

Elkhart Lake, WI $78,849

Fredonia, WI $80,435

Germantown, WI $81,586

Glenbeulah, WI $78,810

Grafton, WI $81,393

Greenbush, WI $78,808

Hartford, WI $80,532

Hartland, WI $81,007

Hingham, WI $79,547

Horicon, WI $79,362

Hubertus, WI $81,140

Hustisford, WI $79,680

Iron Ridge, WI $79,799

Ixonia, WI $80,047

Jackson, WI $81,146

Johnson Creek, WI $79,800

Juneau, WI $79,362

Kewaskum, WI $79,998

Kiel, WI $78,711

Kohler, WI $79,050

Lannon, WI $81,699

Lebanon, WI $79,758

Lomira, WI $79,249

Malone, WI $78,875

Mayville, WI $79,275

Menomonee Falls, WI $81,822

Merton, WI $81,140

Mount Calvary, WI $78,942

Nashotah, WI $80,743

Neosho, WI $80,076

Newburg, WI $80,761

New Holstein, WI $78,831

Newton, WI $78,551

North Lake, WI $81,421

Oakfield, WI $78,733

Oconomowoc, WI $80,426

Okauchee, WI $80,655

Oostburg, WI $79,692

Pewaukee, WI $81,357

Plymouth, WI $78,956

Port Washington, WI $80,900

Random Lake, WI $80,053

Richfield, WI $81,183

Rubicon, WI $80,214

Saint Cloud, WI $78,934

Saukville, WI $81,000

Sheboygan, WI $79,277

Sheboygan Falls, WI $79,010

Slinger, WI $80,785

Stockbridge, WI $79,119

Sussex, WI $81,420

West Bend, WI $80,365

Theresa, WI $79,723

Thiensville, WI $81,979

Waldo, WI $79,476

Watertown, WI $79,700

Mequon, WI $81,768

Woodland, WI $79,870

Bassett, WI $79,689

Benet Lake, WI $79,615

Big Bend, WI $80,932

Bristol, WI $79,624

Burlington, WI $79,774

Caledonia, WI $80,072

Camp Lake, WI $79,713

Cudahy, WI $82,159

Darien, WI $79,337

Delavan, WI $79,303

Dousman, WI $80,208

Eagle, WI $80,061

Cobb, WI $78,793

Cottage Grove, WI $80,719

Cross Plains, WI $80,517

Dane, WI $80,512

Darlington, WI $78,749

Deerfield, WI $80,497

De Forest, WI $80,602

Dodgeville, WI $79,146

Edgerton, WI $80,083

Edmund, WI $78,965

Evansville, WI $79,864

Footville, WI $79,364

Fort Atkinson, WI $79,740

Gotham, WI $79,144

Gratiot, WI $78,396

Hanover, WI $79,348

Highland, WI $78,687

Hollandale, WI $79,623

Janesville, WI $79,410

Shawano, WI $78,262

Sherwood, WI $79,325

Shiocton, WI $78,767

Sobieski, WI $78,115

Suamico, WI $78,094

Suring, WI $77,996

Townsend, WI $77,829

Wausaukee, WI $77,783

Wrightstown, WI $79,091

Zachow, WI $78,242

Algoma, WI $78,099

Baileys Harbor, WI $77,884

Brussels, WI $78,090

Casco, WI $78,106

Collins, WI $78,718

Denmark, WI $78,199

Egg Harbor, WI $77,946

Ellison Bay, WI $77,813

Ephraim, WI $77,945

Fish Creek, WI $77,893

Forestville, WI $78,092

Francis Creek, WI $78,289

Kellnersville, WI $78,341

Kewaunee, WI $78,143

Luxemburg, WI $78,108

Manitowoc, WI $78,436

Maplewood, WI $78,078

Maribel, WI $78,292

Mishicot, WI $78,226

New Franken, WI $78,096

Reedsville, WI $78,500

Saint Nazianz, WI $78,655

Sister Bay, WI $77,899

Sturgeon Bay, WI $78,105

Tisch Mills, WI $78,191

Two Rivers, WI $78,219

Valders, WI $78,618

Washington Island, WI $77,767

Whitelaw, WI $78,344

Green Bay, WI $78,085

East Troy, WI $80,061

Elkhorn, WI $79,509

Elm Grove, WI $82,125

Fontana, WI $79,322

Franksville, WI $80,020

Genesee Depot, WI $80,636

Genoa City, WI $79,548

Greendale, WI $82,066

Hales Corners, WI $81,925

Franklin, WI $81,453

Helenville, WI $79,611

Honey Creek, WI $79,810

Kansasville, WI $79,782

Kenosha, WI $79,444

New Berlin, WI $81,669

Lake Geneva, WI $79,279

Lyons, WI $79,705

Mukwonago, WI $80,550

Muskego, WI $81,060

New Munster, WI $79,714

North Prairie, WI $80,506

Fremont, WI $78,833

Rice Lake, WI $77,891

Sarona, WI $77,700

Shell Lake, WI $77,767

Siren, WI $78,553

Solon Springs, WI $78,112

South Range, WI $78,849

Springbrook, WI $77,551

Stone Lake, WI $77,579

Superior, WI $78,933

Trego, WI $77,634

Turtle Lake, WI $79,392

Wascott, WI $78,033

Washburn, WI $77,734

Webster, WI $77,828

Weyerhaeuser, WI $77,702

Winter, WI $77,331

Oshkosh, WI $79,040

Almond, WI $78,186

Appleton, WI $79,498

Bancroft, WI $77,942

Bear Creek, WI $78,641

Berlin, WI $78,695

Big Falls, WI $78,459

Butte Des Morts, WI $78,999

Caroline, WI $78,247

Clintonville, WI $78,449

Coloma, WI $77,980

Dale, WI $79,143

Eldorado, WI $78,853

Embarrass, WI $78,423

Eureka, WI $78,717

Fond Du Lac, WI $79,237

Jefferson, WI $79,673

Juda, WI $79,090

Lake Mills, WI $80,054

Linden, WI $78,883

Livingston, WI $78,478

Lodi, WI $80,255

Lone Rock, WI $78,905

Lowell, WI $79,744

Mc Farland, WI $80,809

Marshall, WI $80,411

Mazomanie, WI $80,222

Merrimac, WI $79,905

Middleton, WI $80,750

Milton, WI $79,445

Mineral Point, WI $78,918

Monroe, WI $79,042

Montfort, WI $78,512

Monticello, WI $79,642

Morrisonville, WI $80,519

Mount Horeb, WI $80,140

Muscoda, WI $78,379

New Glarus, WI $79,968

Oregon, WI $80,674

Orfordville, WI $79,273

Plain, WI $79,145

Prairie Du Sac, WI $79,947

Reeseville, WI $79,905

Rewey, WI $78,567

Richland Center, WI $78,300

Ridgeway, WI $79,714

Sauk City, WI $79,970

Sextonville, WI $79,020

Sharon, WI $79,318

Shullsburg, WI $78,246

South Wayne, WI $78,563

Spring Green, WI $79,450

Stoughton, WI $80,521

Sun Prairie, WI $80,602

Verona, WI $80,580

Waterloo, WI $80,163

Waunakee, WI $80,782

Windsor, WI $80,731

Woodford, WI $79,029

Madison, WI $80,952

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	$113,161	$54.0	40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$84,871	$41.0	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.

$71,473

Average $80,829/year

$86,620

$5,956

Average $6,736/month

$7,218

$1,374

Average $1,554/week

$1,666

$34

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,620	$7,218	$1,666	$42
Average	$80,829	$6,736	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$71,473	$5,956	$1,374	$34

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