What are the main factors that influence a Head of QA'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 Head of QA?

The Pharmaceuticals industry offers the highest average compensation for Head of QA roles, with salaries approximately 25% above the market median.

How does experience change A Head of QA's salary?

A Head of QA's salary grows with experience: starting around $152,099 for beginners, reaching about $162,269 at mid-level, and approach $244,094 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Head of QA?

Head of QA salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Head of QA roles are District of Columbia $227,044, California $226,182, Massachusetts $223,168. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Head of QA roles make?

Salaries for Head of QA level roles vary by specialization: QA Director: $198,290; QA Analyst V: $152,500; Acting Head of Policy, Planning & QA: $141,826; QA/Validation Engineering Manager: $131,700; QA Manager: $128,490.

Head of QA Salary in Vermont

How much does a Head of QA make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for a Head of QA in Vermont is $201,267 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $97.

However, a Head of QA's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $232,747
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $185,500 to $217,745
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $171,144

10% $171,144

50% (Median) $201,267

90% $232,747

Head of QA Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$217,745	$18,145	$4,187	$105
Average	$201,267	$16,772	$3,871	$97
25th Percentile	$185,500	$15,458	$3,567	$89

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Key Factors That Influence Head of QA Salaries

A Head of QA'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 Head of QA Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Head of QA'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): $152,099
Early Career (1-2 years): $128,152
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $162,269
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $197,835
Expert (over 8 years): $244,094

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Quality Assurance Specialist V	less than 1 year	$152,099
Quality Assurance Manager	1-2 years	$128,152
Quality Assurance Senior Manager	2-4 years	$162,269
Head of QA	5-8 years	$197,835
VP of Quality Assurance	over 8 years	$244,094

How Do Head of QA 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 Head of QAs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $227,044.
California: $226,182.
Massachusetts: $223,168.

District of Columbia $227,044 California $226,182 Massachusetts $223,168 Washington $222,348 New Jersey $222,266 Alaska $221,979 Connecticut $219,149 New York $218,000

Hawaii $214,330 Rhode Island $212,607 Maryland $211,438 Minnesota $209,839 Colorado $209,224 Illinois $209,019 Oregon $208,239 Delaware $207,665

New Hampshire $207,304 Virginia $206,496 Pennsylvania $204,138 Nevada $202,949 North Dakota $202,559 Michigan $201,944 Wisconsin $201,719 Vermont $201,267

Texas $200,016 Maine $199,934 Arizona $199,811 Ohio $199,668 Georgia $197,781 Indiana $196,838 Wyoming $196,653 Utah $196,366

Iowa $196,243 Kansas $195,259 Louisiana $194,972 North Carolina $194,869 Missouri $194,828 Florida $194,029 Montana $193,598 Nebraska $193,188

Kentucky $192,962 South Carolina $192,142 Tennessee $191,630 Idaho $191,424 New Mexico $189,927 Oklahoma $189,599 Alabama $188,390 South Dakota $186,359

Arkansas $185,252 West Virginia $184,657 Mississippi $182,873

Top Paying Cities for Head of QA

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: $206,015
Barre: $206,324
Cabot: $205,871

Adamant, VT $206,015

Barre, VT $206,324

Cabot, VT $205,871

Calais, VT $206,051

East Barre, VT $206,010

East Calais, VT $206,015

East Montpelier, VT $206,152

Eden, VT $205,879

Eden Mills, VT $205,693

Graniteville, VT $206,312

Hyde Park, VT $206,183

Johnson, VT $206,443

Lake Elmore, VT $205,953

Marshfield, VT $205,906

Moretown, VT $206,457

Morrisville, VT $206,433

Moscow, VT $206,537

Northfield, VT $206,205

Northfield Falls, VT $207,169

North Hyde Park, VT $206,168

North Montpelier, VT $205,961

Plainfield, VT $205,933

Roxbury, VT $205,584

South Barre, VT $206,564

Waterbury, VT $206,517

Stowe, VT $206,546

Waitsfield, VT $206,431

Warren, VT $206,045

Washington, VT $205,643

Waterbury Center, VT $206,511

Websterville, VT $206,279

Williamstown, VT $206,039

Wolcott, VT $205,926

Woodbury, VT $205,723

Worcester, VT $205,928

Rutland, VT $205,922

Belmont, VT $205,287

Benson, VT $205,285

Bomoseen, VT $205,609

Brandon, VT $205,760

Bridport, VT $205,783

Castleton, VT $205,647

Center Rutland, VT $205,789

Chittenden, VT $205,315

Cuttingsville, VT $205,244

Danby, VT $205,594

East Middlebury, VT $205,896

East Poultney, VT $205,617

East Wallingford, VT $205,393

Fair Haven, VT $205,467

Florence, VT $205,395

Forest Dale, VT $205,768

Gaysville, VT $204,462

Granville, VT $205,428

Hancock, VT $205,395

Hydeville, VT $205,633

Killington, VT $205,373

Middlebury, VT $206,213

Middletown Springs, VT $205,506

Mount Holly, VT $205,315

North Clarendon, VT $205,617

Orwell, VT $205,594

Pawlet, VT $205,668

Pittsfield, VT $205,492

Pittsford, VT $205,688

Poultney, VT $205,650

Proctor, VT $205,877

Ripton, VT $205,639

Rochester, VT $205,533

Rupert, VT $205,512

Salisbury, VT $205,840

Shoreham, VT $205,666

Stockbridge, VT $205,301

Wallingford, VT $205,412

Wells, VT $205,676

West Pawlet, VT $205,746

West Rupert, VT $205,697

West Rutland, VT $205,572

Whiting, VT $205,674

Saint Johnsbury, VT $205,896

Albany, VT $205,777

Barnet, VT $205,676

Barton, VT $205,754

Beebe Plain, VT $205,816

Concord, VT $205,481

Coventry, VT $206,056

Craftsbury, VT $205,836

Craftsbury Common, VT $205,846

Danville, VT $205,721

Derby, VT $205,816

Derby Line, VT $205,662

East Burke, VT $205,656

East Charleston, VT $205,676

East Hardwick, VT $205,787

East Haven, VT $205,207

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $205,891

Glover, VT $205,693

Granby, VT $204,954

Greensboro, VT $205,623

Greensboro Bend, VT $205,754

Hardwick, VT $205,982

Irasburg, VT $205,703

Island Pond, VT $205,367

Lowell, VT $205,633

Lower Waterford, VT $205,869

Lyndon, VT $205,832

Lyndon Center, VT $206,064

Lyndonville, VT $205,840

Morgan, VT $205,469

Newport, VT $205,939

Newport Center, VT $205,676

North Concord, VT $205,139

North Troy, VT $205,705

Orleans, VT $205,627

Passumpsic, VT $205,908

Peacham, VT $205,494

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $205,914

Sheffield, VT $205,549

Sutton, VT $205,533

Troy, VT $205,725

West Burke, VT $205,670

West Charleston, VT $205,574

West Danville, VT $205,734

Westfield, VT $205,570

West Glover, VT $205,711

Averill, VT $204,513

Beecher Falls, VT $205,840

Canaan, VT $205,328

Gilman, VT $206,232

Guildhall, VT $205,057

Lunenburg, VT $205,504

Norton, VT $204,924

North Bennington, VT $207,212

North Pownal, VT $207,630

Pownal, VT $207,747

White River Junction, VT $205,869

Ascutney, VT $205,965

Barnard, VT $205,401

Bethel, VT $205,529

Bradford, VT $205,744

Bridgewater, VT $205,613

Bridgewater Corners, VT $205,205

Brookfield, VT $205,729

Brownsville, VT $205,617

Chelsea, VT $205,611

Corinth, VT $205,555

East Corinth, VT $205,641

East Randolph, VT $205,680

East Ryegate, VT $205,502

East Thetford, VT $205,756

Fairlee, VT $205,535

Groton, VT $205,590

Hartford, VT $206,404

Hartland, VT $205,682

Hartland Four Corners, VT $205,674

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $206,203

Newbury, VT $205,565

North Hartland, VT $205,828

North Pomfret, VT $205,475

North Thetford, VT $205,752

Norwich, VT $205,711

Plymouth, VT $205,057

Post Mills, VT $205,707

Quechee, VT $205,920

Randolph, VT $205,883

Randolph Center, VT $205,779

Reading, VT $205,227

Sharon, VT $205,524

South Pomfret, VT $205,328

South Royalton, VT $205,584

South Ryegate, VT $205,625

South Strafford, VT $205,574

South Woodstock, VT $205,278

Strafford, VT $205,395

Taftsville, VT $205,937

Thetford, VT $205,756

Thetford Center, VT $205,541

Topsham, VT $205,479

Tunbridge, VT $205,518

Vershire, VT $205,422

Wells River, VT $205,639

West Fairlee, VT $206,017

West Hartford, VT $205,479

West Newbury, VT $205,559

West Topsham, VT $205,643

Wilder, VT $206,414

Windsor, VT $205,766

Woodstock, VT $205,514

Bellows Falls, VT $206,265

Cambridgeport, VT $206,029

Cavendish, VT $205,344

Chester, VT $205,549

Chester Depot, VT $205,475

Grafton, VT $205,393

Londonderry, VT $205,762

Ludlow, VT $205,451

North Springfield, VT $206,168

Perkinsville, VT $205,609

Peru, VT $205,547

Proctorsville, VT $205,379

Saxtons River, VT $206,222

South Londonderry, VT $205,889

Springfield, VT $206,068

Westminster, VT $206,263

Westminster Station, VT $206,277

Weston, VT $205,336

Shaftsbury, VT $206,966

Brattleboro, VT $206,685

Bondville, VT $205,830

East Dover, VT $206,248

Jacksonville, VT $206,767

Jamaica, VT $205,834

Marlboro, VT $207,708

Newfane, VT $206,113

Putney, VT $206,070

Readsboro, VT $207,733

South Newfane, VT $206,185

Stamford, VT $207,583

Townshend, VT $205,926

Vernon, VT $207,317

Wardsboro, VT $206,076

West Dover, VT $206,414

West Dummerston, VT $206,164

West Halifax, VT $206,482

West Townshend, VT $205,650

West Wardsboro, VT $205,654

Whitingham, VT $206,693

Williamsville, VT $206,164

Wilmington, VT $206,568

Burlington, VT $207,132

South Burlington, VT $207,120

Winooski, VT $207,132

Colchester, VT $207,132

Alburgh, VT $206,099

Bakersfield, VT $206,404

Belvidere Center, VT $205,656

Bristol, VT $206,447

Cambridge, VT $206,693

Charlotte, VT $206,851

East Berkshire, VT $206,205

East Fairfield, VT $206,513

Enosburg Falls, VT $205,943

Essex, VT $206,974

Essex Junction, VT $206,989

Fairfax, VT $206,708

Fairfield, VT $206,509

Ferrisburgh, VT $206,622

Franklin, VT $205,955

Grand Isle, VT $206,728

Highgate Center, VT $206,129

Highgate Springs, VT $206,234

Hinesburg, VT $206,847

Huntington, VT $206,691

Isle La Motte, VT $206,355

Jeffersonville, VT $206,554

Jericho, VT $206,802

Jonesville, VT $206,845

Milton, VT $206,900

Monkton, VT $206,681

Montgomery, VT $205,943

Montgomery Center, VT $205,693

New Haven, VT $206,423

North Ferrisburgh, VT $206,714

North Hero, VT $206,509

Richford, VT $205,908

Richmond, VT $206,825

Saint Albans, VT $206,601

Saint Albans Bay, VT $206,574

Shelburne, VT $207,040

Sheldon, VT $206,355

Sheldon Springs, VT $206,861

South Hero, VT $206,915

Starksboro, VT $206,568

Swanton, VT $206,318

Underhill, VT $206,755

Underhill Center, VT $206,761

Vergennes, VT $206,359

Waterville, VT $206,429

Westford, VT $206,857

Williston, VT $207,013

Montpelier, VT $206,291

Bennington, VT $207,364

Arlington, VT $206,634

Dorset, VT $205,830

East Arlington, VT $205,752

East Dorset, VT $205,834

Manchester, VT $206,390

Manchester Center, VT $206,254

Head of QA Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Head of QA roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Pharmaceuticals and Financial Services sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 25% above the average. In contrast, Head of QA positions in Hospitality & Leisure or Retail & Wholesale typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Head of QA as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Head of QA

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Pharmaceuticals	$251,584	$121.0	25%
Financial Services	$241,521	$116.0	20%
Software & Networking	$231,457	$111.0	15%
Aerospace & Defense	$225,419	$108.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$221,394	$106.0	10%

Head of QA Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Head of QA'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.

$185,500

Average $201,267/year

$217,745

$15,458

Average $16,772/month

$18,145

$3,567

Average $3,871/week

$4,187

$89

Average $97/hour

$105

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$217,745	$18,145	$4,187	$105
Average	$201,267	$16,772	$3,871	$97
25th Percentile	$185,500	$15,458	$3,567	$89

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