Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)
Manufacturing Quality Engineer
Occupation profile for Manufacturing Quality Engineer covers 120 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $108,576.
- FY2026 certified median
- $108,576
- Total filings
- 120
- FY2026 25th–75th percentile
- $85,500–$132,725
- Top employer
- Apple Inc.
| Fiscal year | Filings | Median | 25th percentile | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 62 | $125,778 | $96,361 | $148,200 |
| FY2025 | 38 | $110,000 | $92,414 | $142,293 |
| FY2026 (Q1–Q3) | 20 | $108,576 | $85,500 | $132,725 |
FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.
Median offer by fiscal year
Top employers
- Apple Inc.52 filings
- Quanta Manufacturing Nashville, LLC10 filings
- INTELLECTT, INC.6 filings
- Meta Platforms, Inc6 filings
- BorgWarner Dixon LLC5 filings
- Applied Materials, Inc4 filings
- Becton, Dickinson and Company3 filings
- Danfoss, LLC3 filings
- Axon Enterprise, Inc.2 filings
- Blink Charging Inc.2 filings
Top cities
- Cupertino42 filings
- Sunnyvale10 filings
- La Vergne10 filings
- Fremont5 filings
- Newark5 filings
- Dixon5 filings
- Menlo Park3 filings
- Tallahassee3 filings
- Columbus3 filings
- Phoenix2 filings
Filings by employer and title
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 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 41940 | 17-2112 | $99,362 | $122,158 | $144,955 | $167,752 |
| 2026-27 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNArea 34980 | 17-2112 | $78,686 | $92,414 | $106,122 | $119,850 |
| 2026-27 | Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan areaArea 1700001 | 17-2112 | $64,730 | $78,250 | $91,749 | $105,269 |
| 2026-27 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 41860 | 17-2112 | $96,096 | $117,624 | $139,131 | $160,659 |
| 2026-27 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 14460 | 17-2112 | $89,149 | $104,541 | $119,933 | $135,325 |
| 2026-27 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan areaArea 3100003 | 17-2112 | $75,005 | $84,802 | $94,598 | $104,395 |
| 2026-27 | Tallahassee, FLArea 45220 | 17-2112 | $69,638 | $88,899 | $108,139 | $127,400 |
| 2026-27 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCArea 16740 | 17-2141 | $77,771 | $93,850 | $109,949 | $126,027 |
| 2026-27 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 16980 | 17-2141 | $74,298 | $91,853 | $109,387 | $126,942 |
| 2026-27 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 19100 | 17-2112 | $80,517 | $97,261 | $113,984 | $130,728 |