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 $75,458 for beginners, reaching about $80,419 at mid-level, and approach $81,626 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 $90,969, California $90,623, Massachusetts $89,416. 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: $174,726; IT Quality Assurance Manager: $124,479.

Defect Manager Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Defect Manager make in Wisconsin? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Defect Manager in Wisconsin is $80,822 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): $91,886
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $71,467 to $86,613
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,950

10% $62,950

50% (Median) $80,822

90% $91,886

Defect Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,613	$7,218	$1,666	$42
Average	$80,822	$6,735	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$71,467	$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): $75,458
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,620
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $80,419
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $81,385
Expert (over 8 years): $81,626

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Defect Manager	less than 1 year	$75,458
Early Career Level Defect Manager	1-2 years	$77,620
Mid-Level Level Defect Manager	2-4 years	$80,419
Senior-Level Level Defect Manager	5-8 years	$81,385
Expert Level Defect Manager	over 8 years	$81,626

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: $90,969.
California: $90,623.
Massachusetts: $89,416.

District of Columbia $90,969 California $90,623 Massachusetts $89,416 Washington $89,087 New Jersey $89,054 Alaska $88,939 Connecticut $87,805 New York $87,345

Hawaii $85,875 Rhode Island $85,184 Maryland $84,716 Minnesota $84,075 Colorado $83,829 Illinois $83,747 Oregon $83,434 Delaware $83,204

New Hampshire $83,060 Virginia $82,736 Pennsylvania $81,791 Nevada $81,315 North Dakota $81,159 Michigan $80,912 Wisconsin $80,822 Vermont $80,641

Texas $80,140 Maine $80,107 Arizona $80,058 Ohio $80,000 Georgia $79,244 Indiana $78,866 Wyoming $78,792 Utah $78,677

Iowa $78,628 Kansas $78,234 Louisiana $78,119 North Carolina $78,078 Missouri $78,061 Florida $77,741 Montana $77,568 Nebraska $77,404

Kentucky $77,313 South Carolina $76,985 Tennessee $76,779 Idaho $76,697 New Mexico $76,097 Oklahoma $75,966 Alabama $75,481 South Dakota $74,668

Arkansas $74,224 West Virginia $73,986 Mississippi $73,271

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: $78,616
Greenville: $79,364
Hancock: $77,921

Green Lake, WI $78,616

Greenville, WI $79,364

Hancock, WI $77,921

Hortonville, WI $79,197

Iola, WI $78,266

King, WI $78,865

Larsen, WI $79,052

Leopolis, WI $78,170

Manawa, WI $78,557

Marion, WI $78,315

Menasha, WI $79,429

Neenah, WI $79,284

Neshkoro, WI $78,334

New London, WI $78,870

Ogdensburg, WI $78,381

Omro, WI $78,768

Pickett, WI $78,833

Pine River, WI $78,528

Plainfield, WI $78,065

Poy Sippi, WI $78,582

Princeton, WI $78,428

Readfield, WI $78,972

Redgranite, WI $78,603

Ripon, WI $78,755

Rosendale, WI $78,794

Saxeville, WI $78,441

Scandinavia, WI $78,329

Tilleda, WI $78,051

Van Dyne, WI $78,893

Waukau, WI $78,755

Waupaca, WI $78,544

Wautoma, WI $78,361

Weyauwega, WI $78,679

Wild Rose, WI $78,385

Winnebago, WI $79,073

Winneconne, WI $78,889

Wilson, WI $80,182

Boyd, WI $78,106

Cadott, WI $78,162

Chetek, WI $77,951

Chippewa Falls, WI $78,330

Colfax, WI $78,235

Conrath, WI $77,793

Cornell, WI $77,995

Dallas, WI $78,399

Downing, WI $79,807

Downsville, WI $79,228

Durand, WI $79,151

Eau Galle, WI $78,976

Eleva, WI $78,414

Elk Mound, WI $78,241

Elmwood, WI $79,736

Fairchild, WI $78,319

Fall Creek, WI $78,365

Gilmanton, WI $78,772

Holcombe, WI $77,861

Humbird, WI $78,232

Independence, WI $78,544

Jim Falls, WI $78,060

Knapp, WI $79,765

Maiden Rock, WI $79,862

Menomonie, WI $79,152

Merrillan, WI $78,124

Mondovi, WI $78,573

Nelson, WI $79,510

New Auburn, WI $77,920

Osseo, WI $78,598

Pepin, WI $80,136

Pigeon Falls, WI $78,773

Plum City, WI $79,754

Prairie Farm, WI $79,075

Ridgeland, WI $78,651

Rock Falls, WI $78,275

Sand Creek, WI $77,962

Sheldon, WI $77,760

Spring Valley, WI $80,237

Stanley, WI $78,127

Stockholm, WI $80,325

Strum, WI $78,546

Thorp, WI $78,090

Wheeler, WI $78,822

Whitehall, WI $78,443

Spooner, WI $77,736

Almena, WI $78,824

Ashland, WI $77,658

Balsam Lake, WI $80,109

Barron, WI $78,329

Barronett, WI $77,769

Bayfield, WI $77,659

Benoit, WI $77,546

Birchwood, WI $77,630

Brill, WI $77,955

Bruce, WI $77,718

Brule, WI $78,384

Cable, WI $77,387

Cameron, WI $77,974

Centuria, WI $80,549

Comstock, WI $79,038

Cornucopia, WI $77,763

Couderay, WI $77,427

Cumberland, WI $78,457

Danbury, WI $78,200

Drummond, WI $77,617

Edgewater, WI $77,585

Exeland, WI $77,484

Foxboro, WI $78,662

Frederic, WI $78,892

Gordon, WI $78,009

Grand View, WI $77,460

Grantsburg, WI $79,372

Haugen, WI $78,039

Hawthorne, WI $78,641

Hayward, WI $77,484

Herbster, WI $77,870

Hertel, WI $77,757

High Bridge, WI $77,542

Iron River, WI $78,099

Ladysmith, WI $77,725

Lake Nebagamon, WI $78,467

La Pointe, WI $77,527

Luck, WI $79,806

Maple, WI $78,652

Marengo, WI $77,510

Mason, WI $77,520

Mikana, WI $77,946

Milltown, WI $80,139

Minong, WI $77,975

Odanah, WI $77,834

Ojibwa, WI $77,350

Glidden, WI $77,379

Harshaw, WI $77,738

Hawkins, WI $77,590

Hazelhurst, WI $77,751

Heafford Junction, WI $77,816

Hurley, WI $77,594

Iron Belt, WI $77,450

Kennan, WI $77,603

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $77,730

Lake Tomahawk, WI $77,774

Land O Lakes, WI $77,669

Laona, WI $77,712

Long Lake, WI $77,499

Mc Naughton, WI $77,783

Manitowish Waters, WI $77,663

Mellen, WI $77,411

Mercer, WI $77,526

Minocqua, WI $77,811

Montreal, WI $77,615

Park Falls, WI $77,585

Phelps, WI $77,668

Phillips, WI $77,619

Prentice, WI $77,679

Presque Isle, WI $77,631

Saint Germain, WI $77,827

Saxon, WI $77,479

Sayner, WI $77,721

Star Lake, WI $77,519

Three Lakes, WI $77,736

Tony, WI $77,714

Tripoli, WI $77,548

Upson, WI $77,219

Wabeno, WI $77,718

Woodruff, WI $77,844

La Crosse, WI $77,297

Alma, WI $79,266

Alma Center, WI $78,221

Arcadia, WI $78,507

Arkdale, WI $77,926

Bangor, WI $77,466

Black River Falls, WI $77,967

Blair, WI $78,204

Camp Douglas, WI $78,040

Cashton, WI $77,550

Cataract, WI $77,674

Chaseburg, WI $77,424

Cochrane, WI $79,129

Coon Valley, WI $77,393

De Soto, WI $77,558

Dodge, WI $78,287

Eastman, WI $77,778

Ettrick, WI $77,707

Ferryville, WI $77,685

Fountain City, WI $78,787

Galesville, WI $77,944

Gays Mills, WI $77,928

Genoa, WI $77,482

Hillsboro, WI $78,206

Hixton, WI $78,220

Holmen, WI $77,477

Hustler, WI $78,325

Kendall, WI $78,110

La Farge, WI $77,990

Lynxville, WI $77,785

Mather, WI $77,946

Melrose, WI $77,692

Millston, WI $77,779

Mindoro, WI $77,532

Mount Sterling, WI $78,056

Necedah, WI $77,955

Norwalk, WI $77,642

Oakdale, WI $78,044

Onalaska, WI $77,356

Ontario, WI $77,982

Readstown, WI $77,901

Rockland, WI $77,451

Seneca, WI $78,133

Soldiers Grove, WI $77,986

Sparta, WI $77,612

Steuben, WI $77,919

Stoddard, WI $77,360

Taylor, WI $78,050

Tomah, WI $78,083

Trempealeau, WI $77,934

Palmyra, WI $79,695

Tunnel City, WI $78,045

Viola, WI $78,039

Viroqua, WI $77,552

Warrens, WI $77,923

Westby, WI $77,512

West Salem, WI $77,396

Wilton, WI $78,040

Eau Claire, WI $78,544

Altoona, WI $78,651

Arkansaw, WI $79,476

Augusta, WI $78,348

Bay City, WI $80,198

Bloomer, WI $78,078

Boyceville, WI $79,310

Glen Flora, WI $77,588

Wales, WI $80,786

Bagley, WI $77,792

Beetown, WI $77,870

Benton, WI $78,177

Bloomington, WI $77,884

Boscobel, WI $78,051

Cassville, WI $77,791

Cuba City, WI $78,038

Dickeyville, WI $78,104

Fennimore, WI $78,145

Glen Haven, WI $77,748

Hazel Green, WI $77,912

Kieler, WI $78,126

Lancaster, WI $77,967

Mount Hope, WI $77,871

Patch Grove, WI $78,152

Platteville, WI $78,299

Potosi, WI $77,812

Prairie Du Chien, WI $77,981

Sinsinawa, WI $77,880

Stitzer, WI $78,120

Wauzeka, WI $77,910

Woodman, WI $77,824

Portage, WI $79,538

Adams, WI $78,284

Arlington, WI $80,343

Baraboo, WI $79,545

Beaver Dam, WI $79,473

Brandon, WI $78,627

Briggsville, WI $79,044

Burnett, WI $78,937

Cambria, WI $79,427

Cazenovia, WI $78,348

Columbus, WI $80,099

Dalton, WI $78,975

Dellwood, WI $78,020

Doylestown, WI $79,975

Elroy, WI $78,132

Endeavor, WI $78,944

Fairwater, WI $78,781

Fall River, WI $79,873

Fox Lake, WI $79,082

Friendship, WI $78,048

Friesland, WI $79,326

Grand Marsh, WI $78,318

Hillpoint, WI $78,805

Kingston, WI $79,049

Lake Delton, WI $79,252

La Valle, WI $78,456

Lime Ridge, WI $78,750

Loganville, WI $78,987

Lyndon Station, WI $78,561

Markesan, WI $78,667

Marquette, WI $78,939

Mauston, WI $78,265

Montello, WI $78,666

New Lisbon, WI $78,049

North Freedom, WI $79,584

Oxford, WI $78,679

Packwaukee, WI $78,992

Pardeeville, WI $79,586

Poynette, WI $80,090

Randolph, WI $79,425

Reedsburg, WI $78,964

Rio, WI $80,005

Rock Springs, WI $79,068

Union Center, WI $78,485

Waupun, WI $78,791

Westfield, WI $78,301

Wisconsin Dells, WI $78,927

Wonewoc, WI $78,188

Wyocena, WI $79,765

Amery, WI $80,569

Baldwin, WI $81,053

Beldenville, WI $80,904

Clayton, WI $79,515

Clear Lake, WI $80,155

Cushing, WI $80,297

Deer Park, WI $80,731

Dresser, WI $81,275

East Ellsworth, WI $80,698

Ellsworth, WI $80,831

Glenwood City, WI $80,334

Hager City, WI $81,038

Hammond, WI $82,008

Hudson, WI $83,306

New Richmond, WI $82,206

Osceola, WI $82,418

Prescott, WI $82,645

River Falls, WI $82,541

Roberts, WI $82,518

Saint Croix Falls, WI $80,794

Somerset, WI $82,980

Star Prairie, WI $81,988

Pell Lake, WI $79,479

Pleasant Prairie, WI $79,553

Powers Lake, WI $79,615

Rochester, WI $79,935

Salem, WI $79,678

Silver Lake, WI $79,698

Somers, WI $79,455

South Milwaukee, WI $81,807

Springfield, WI $79,514

Sturtevant, WI $79,471

Sullivan, WI $79,882

Trevor, WI $79,716

Twin Lakes, WI $79,681

Union Grove, WI $79,643

Walworth, WI $79,346

Radisson, WI $77,449

Waterford, WI $80,357

Waukesha, WI $81,577

Whitewater, WI $79,241

Williams Bay, WI $79,270

Wilmot, WI $79,712

Woodworth, WI $79,615

Zenda, WI $79,266

Milwaukee, WI $82,251

Saint Francis, WI $82,215

Racine, WI $79,417

Afton, WI $79,186

Albany, WI $79,726

Arena, WI $79,753

Argyle, WI $79,280

Avalon, WI $79,197

Avoca, WI $78,742

Barneveld, WI $79,759

Belleville, WI $80,251

Belmont, WI $78,517

Beloit, WI $79,113

Black Earth, WI $80,256

Blanchardville, WI $79,489

Blue Mounds, WI $80,018

Blue River, WI $78,022

Brodhead, WI $79,182

Brooklyn, WI $80,290

Browntown, WI $78,658

Cambridge, WI $80,251

Gile, WI $77,854

Clinton, WI $79,243

Wausau, WI $78,112

Marshfield, WI $78,146

Abbotsford, WI $78,068

Amherst, WI $78,276

Amherst Junction, WI $78,188

Aniwa, WI $77,806

Antigo, WI $77,883

Arpin, WI $77,991

Athens, WI $77,889

Auburndale, WI $77,953

Babcock, WI $77,831

Birnamwood, WI $77,852

Blenker, WI $77,942

Bowler, WI $78,004

Brokaw, WI $78,008

Bryant, WI $77,714

Chili, WI $78,051

Colby, WI $78,027

Curtiss, WI $77,991

Custer, WI $78,078

Deerbrook, WI $77,709

Dorchester, WI $77,996

Edgar, WI $77,951

Eland, WI $77,941

Elcho, WI $77,747

Elderon, WI $77,988

Elton, WI $77,815

Galloway, WI $78,062

Gilman, WI $77,820

Jump River, WI $77,752

Gleason, WI $77,726

Granton, WI $78,047

Greenwood, WI $78,087

Hannibal, WI $77,807

Hatley, WI $77,911

Hewitt, WI $78,285

Irma, WI $77,761

Junction City, WI $77,912

Loyal, WI $78,080

Lublin, WI $77,886

Marathon, WI $77,937

Mattoon, WI $78,092

Medford, WI $77,912

Merrill, WI $77,886

Milladore, WI $77,939

Mosinee, WI $77,990

Neillsville, WI $78,155

Nekoosa, WI $78,018

Nelsonville, WI $78,358

Ogema, WI $77,702

Owen, WI $78,008

Pearson, WI $77,683

Pelican Lake, WI $77,688

Phlox, WI $78,035

Woodville, WI $80,606

Houlton, WI $83,511

Abrams, WI $78,114

Amberg, WI $77,642

Armstrong Creek, WI $77,662

Athelstane, WI $77,692

Black Creek, WI $78,961

Bonduel, WI $78,331

Brillion, WI $78,890

Cecil, WI $78,211

Coleman, WI $78,047

Combined Locks, WI $79,485

Crivitz, WI $77,907

De Pere, WI $78,282

Dunbar, WI $77,610

Fence, WI $77,529

Florence, WI $77,643

Forest Junction, WI $79,115

Gillett, WI $78,154

Goodman, WI $77,658

Greenleaf, WI $78,582

Green Valley, WI $78,175

Gresham, WI $78,126

Hilbert, WI $79,086

Kaukauna, WI $79,387

Freedom, WI $79,289

Keshena, WI $78,210

Kimberly, WI $79,490

Krakow, WI $78,176

Lakewood, WI $77,787

Lena, WI $78,101

Little Chute, WI $79,487

Little Suamico, WI $78,095

Marinette, WI $78,145

Mountain, WI $77,832

Neopit, WI $78,018

Niagara, WI $77,727

Nichols, WI $78,612

Oconto, WI $78,093

Oconto Falls, WI $78,136

Oneida, WI $78,183

Pembine, WI $77,677

Peshtigo, WI $78,079

Porterfield, WI $77,875

Potter, WI $78,932

Pound, WI $77,962

Pulaski, WI $78,205

Pickerel, WI $77,756

Pittsville, WI $77,934

Plover, WI $78,196

Port Edwards, WI $78,237

Rib Lake, WI $77,809

Ringle, WI $77,886

Rosholt, WI $78,046

Rothschild, WI $78,184

Rudolph, WI $77,965

Schofield, WI $78,120

Spencer, WI $78,065

Stetsonville, WI $77,948

Stevens Point, WI $78,161

Stratford, WI $77,999

Summit Lake, WI $77,770

Tigerton, WI $78,124

Tomahawk, WI $77,819

Unity, WI $78,004

Vesper, WI $77,976

Westboro, WI $77,708

White Lake, WI $77,747

Willard, WI $78,070

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $78,115

Withee, WI $77,961

Wittenberg, WI $78,030

Rhinelander, WI $77,862

Argonne, WI $77,612

Boulder Junction, WI $77,661

Brantwood, WI $77,589

Butternut, WI $77,462

Catawba, WI $77,613

Clam Lake, WI $77,193

Conover, WI $77,701

Crandon, WI $77,822

Eagle River, WI $77,817

Fifield, WI $77,564

Poplar, WI $78,766

Port Wing, WI $78,119

Seymour, WI $78,517

Oak Creek, WI $81,254

Adell, WI $79,666

Allenton, WI $79,957

Ashippun, WI $80,215

Belgium, WI $80,448

Brookfield, WI $82,070

Brownsville, WI $78,872

Butler, WI $82,117

Campbellsport, WI $79,261

Cascade, WI $79,196

Cedarburg, WI $81,371

Cedar Grove, WI $80,078

Chilton, WI $78,935

Cleveland, WI $78,619

Clyman, WI $79,586

Colgate, WI $81,241

Delafield, WI $80,753

Eden, WI $78,847

Elkhart Lake, WI $78,842

Fredonia, WI $80,427

Germantown, WI $81,578

Glenbeulah, WI $78,803

Grafton, WI $81,385

Greenbush, WI $78,801

Hartford, WI $80,524

Hartland, WI $80,999

Hingham, WI $79,540

Horicon, WI $79,355

Hubertus, WI $81,132

Hustisford, WI $79,673

Iron Ridge, WI $79,791

Ixonia, WI $80,040

Jackson, WI $81,139

Johnson Creek, WI $79,793

Juneau, WI $79,354

Kewaskum, WI $79,991

Kiel, WI $78,704

Kohler, WI $79,043

Lannon, WI $81,692

Lebanon, WI $79,750

Lomira, WI $79,242

Malone, WI $78,868

Mayville, WI $79,268

Menomonee Falls, WI $81,814

Merton, WI $81,132

Mount Calvary, WI $78,934

Nashotah, WI $80,735

Neosho, WI $80,068

Newburg, WI $80,753

New Holstein, WI $78,824

Newton, WI $78,544

North Lake, WI $81,414

Oakfield, WI $78,726

Oconomowoc, WI $80,418

Okauchee, WI $80,647

Oostburg, WI $79,685

Pewaukee, WI $81,350

Plymouth, WI $78,948

Port Washington, WI $80,892

Random Lake, WI $80,045

Richfield, WI $81,176

Rubicon, WI $80,207

Saint Cloud, WI $78,927

Saukville, WI $80,993

Sheboygan, WI $79,270

Sheboygan Falls, WI $79,003

Slinger, WI $80,777

Stockbridge, WI $79,112

Sussex, WI $81,412

West Bend, WI $80,357

Theresa, WI $79,716

Thiensville, WI $81,971

Waldo, WI $79,468

Watertown, WI $79,693

Mequon, WI $81,761

Woodland, WI $79,863

Bassett, WI $79,682

Benet Lake, WI $79,607

Big Bend, WI $80,924

Bristol, WI $79,617

Burlington, WI $79,767

Caledonia, WI $80,065

Camp Lake, WI $79,706

Cudahy, WI $82,151

Darien, WI $79,330

Delavan, WI $79,296

Dousman, WI $80,201

Eagle, WI $80,053

Cobb, WI $78,786

Cottage Grove, WI $80,712

Cross Plains, WI $80,509

Dane, WI $80,505

Darlington, WI $78,741

Deerfield, WI $80,490

De Forest, WI $80,595

Dodgeville, WI $79,139

Edgerton, WI $80,076

Edmund, WI $78,958

Evansville, WI $79,856

Footville, WI $79,357

Fort Atkinson, WI $79,732

Gotham, WI $79,137

Gratiot, WI $78,389

Hanover, WI $79,340

Highland, WI $78,680

Hollandale, WI $79,616

Janesville, WI $79,403

Shawano, WI $78,255

Sherwood, WI $79,318

Shiocton, WI $78,760

Sobieski, WI $78,108

Suamico, WI $78,087

Suring, WI $77,989

Townsend, WI $77,822

Wausaukee, WI $77,776

Wrightstown, WI $79,084

Zachow, WI $78,235

Algoma, WI $78,091

Baileys Harbor, WI $77,877

Brussels, WI $78,083

Casco, WI $78,099

Collins, WI $78,711

Denmark, WI $78,192

Egg Harbor, WI $77,939

Ellison Bay, WI $77,806

Ephraim, WI $77,938

Fish Creek, WI $77,886

Forestville, WI $78,085

Francis Creek, WI $78,282

Kellnersville, WI $78,334

Kewaunee, WI $78,136

Luxemburg, WI $78,101

Manitowoc, WI $78,429

Maplewood, WI $78,071

Maribel, WI $78,285

Mishicot, WI $78,219

New Franken, WI $78,089

Reedsville, WI $78,493

Saint Nazianz, WI $78,648

Sister Bay, WI $77,892

Sturgeon Bay, WI $78,098

Tisch Mills, WI $78,183

Two Rivers, WI $78,212

Valders, WI $78,611

Washington Island, WI $77,760

Whitelaw, WI $78,337

Green Bay, WI $78,078

East Troy, WI $80,053

Elkhorn, WI $79,502

Elm Grove, WI $82,117

Fontana, WI $79,315

Franksville, WI $80,012

Genesee Depot, WI $80,629

Genoa City, WI $79,541

Greendale, WI $82,058

Hales Corners, WI $81,918

Franklin, WI $81,445

Helenville, WI $79,604

Honey Creek, WI $79,803

Kansasville, WI $79,775

Kenosha, WI $79,436

New Berlin, WI $81,661

Lake Geneva, WI $79,271

Lyons, WI $79,698

Mukwonago, WI $80,542

Muskego, WI $81,053

New Munster, WI $79,707

North Prairie, WI $80,499

Fremont, WI $78,826

Rice Lake, WI $77,884

Sarona, WI $77,693

Shell Lake, WI $77,760

Siren, WI $78,546

Solon Springs, WI $78,105

South Range, WI $78,842

Springbrook, WI $77,543

Stone Lake, WI $77,572

Superior, WI $78,925

Trego, WI $77,626

Turtle Lake, WI $79,385

Wascott, WI $78,026

Washburn, WI $77,727

Webster, WI $77,821

Weyerhaeuser, WI $77,695

Winter, WI $77,324

Oshkosh, WI $79,033

Almond, WI $78,179

Appleton, WI $79,491

Bancroft, WI $77,935

Bear Creek, WI $78,634

Berlin, WI $78,688

Big Falls, WI $78,452

Butte Des Morts, WI $78,992

Caroline, WI $78,240

Clintonville, WI $78,442

Coloma, WI $77,973

Dale, WI $79,136

Eldorado, WI $78,846

Embarrass, WI $78,416

Eureka, WI $78,709

Fond Du Lac, WI $79,229

Jefferson, WI $79,666

Juda, WI $79,083

Lake Mills, WI $80,047

Linden, WI $78,876

Livingston, WI $78,471

Lodi, WI $80,247

Lone Rock, WI $78,898

Lowell, WI $79,736

Mc Farland, WI $80,801

Marshall, WI $80,403

Mazomanie, WI $80,215

Merrimac, WI $79,898

Middleton, WI $80,743

Milton, WI $79,437

Mineral Point, WI $78,911

Monroe, WI $79,035

Montfort, WI $78,505

Monticello, WI $79,634

Morrisonville, WI $80,512

Mount Horeb, WI $80,133

Muscoda, WI $78,372

New Glarus, WI $79,961

Oregon, WI $80,666

Orfordville, WI $79,266

Plain, WI $79,138

Prairie Du Sac, WI $79,940

Reeseville, WI $79,898

Rewey, WI $78,560

Richland Center, WI $78,293

Ridgeway, WI $79,707

Sauk City, WI $79,963

Sextonville, WI $79,012

Sharon, WI $79,311

Shullsburg, WI $78,239

South Wayne, WI $78,556

Spring Green, WI $79,443

Stoughton, WI $80,514

Sun Prairie, WI $80,595

Verona, WI $80,573

Waterloo, WI $80,155

Waunakee, WI $80,775

Windsor, WI $80,724

Woodford, WI $79,022

Madison, WI $80,945

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	$113,150	$54.0	40%
Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit	$84,863	$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.

$71,467

Average $80,822/year

$86,613

$5,956

Average $6,735/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	$86,613	$7,218	$1,666	$42
Average	$80,822	$6,735	$1,554	$39
25th Percentile	$71,467	$5,956	$1,374	$34

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