Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Associate Quality Engineer
Occupation profile for Associate Quality Engineer covers 19 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $81,120.
- FY2026 certified median
- $81,120
- Total filings
- 19
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $77,439–$82,579
- Top employer
- Tesla, Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 2 | $86,824 | $76,235 | $97,412 |
| FY2025 | 13 | $88,000 | $84,157 | $90,000 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 4 | $81,120 | $77,439 | $82,579 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Tesla, Inc.13 filings
- Detroit Tool Metal Products1 filings
- Marriott International, Inc.1 filings
- Natera, Inc.1 filings
- Novanta Corporation1 filings
- Rolls-Royce Solutions America Inc.1 filings
- Schindler Elevator Corporation1 filings
Top cities
- Buffalo4 filings
- Fremont2 filings
- Lathrop2 filings
- Sparks2 filings
- San Carlos1 filings
- Union City1 filings
- Cartersville1 filings
- Chicago1 filings
- Bedford1 filings
- Mankato1 filings
Filings by employer and title
- Tesla, Inc. · Associate Quality Engineer13 filings
Prevailing wages by area and occupation
The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.
| Wage year | Area | SOC | Level I | Level II | Level III | Level IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NYArea 15380 | 17-2112 | $76,939 | $91,312 | $105,664 | $120,037 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2112 | $96,096 | $117,624 | $139,131 | $160,659 |
| 2026-27 | Reno, NVArea 39900 | 17-2112 | $70,533 | $86,237 | $101,920 | $117,624 |
| 2026-27 | Stockton-Lodi, CAArea 44700 | 17-2112 | $75,046 | $91,042 | $107,037 | $123,032 |
| 2026-27 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 12060 | 17-2112 | $77,917 | $93,704 | $109,491 | $125,278 |
| 2026-27 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 12420 | 17-2112 | $72,030 | $93,725 | $115,419 | $137,114 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 15-1253 | $72,280 | $94,786 | $117,291 | $139,797 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 15-2051 | $76,336 | $97,490 | $118,664 | $139,818 |
| 2026-27 | Central Missouri nonmetropolitan areaArea 2900001 | 17-2112 | $59,842 | $72,904 | $85,966 | $99,029 |
| 2026-27 | Mankato, MNArea 31860 | 17-2112 | $70,325 | $82,326 | $94,349 | $106,350 |