---
title: "Quality Control Analyst Salary by City"
description: "Quality Control Analyst pay in 182 US metro areas (BLS OEWS May 2025)."
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/quality-control-analyst/salary-by-city"
last-updated: "2026-10-15T08:19:32.066Z"
---

# Quality Control Analyst salary by city

Mean annual wage for Quality Control Analyst in 182 US metro areas with their own BLS estimate (OEWS May 2025, via the DOL OFLC 2026–27 wage file). National mean: $66,280. Entry and experienced are DOL prevailing-wage Levels I and IV, not percentiles.

| Rank | Metro area | Mean | Entry (Level I) | Experienced (Level IV) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | [Oklahoma City, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oklahoma-city-ok) | $99,530 | $55,950 | $121,010 |
| 2 | [Atlanta, GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/atlanta-ga) | $95,910 | $52,330 | $117,370 |
| 3 | Lawton, OK | $90,830 | $57,470 | $107,270 |
| 4 | [Bridgeport, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bridgeport-ct) | $90,810 | $59,030 | $106,450 |
| 5 | [San Jose, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-jose-ca) | $89,560 | $56,370 | $105,910 |
| 6 | Lynchburg, VA | $87,380 | $55,830 | $102,940 |
| 7 | [Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/washington-dc) | $87,050 | $54,040 | $103,290 |
| 8 | [Bakersfield, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/bakersfield-ca) | $83,780 | $48,240 | $101,320 |
| 9 | [San Francisco, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-francisco-ca) | $82,970 | $58,860 | $94,830 |
| 10 | [Los Angeles, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/los-angeles-ca) | $81,600 | $56,260 | $94,080 |
| 11 | [Portland, ME](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-me) | $80,870 | $54,310 | $93,950 |
| 12 | [Raleigh, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/raleigh-nc) | $80,520 | $50,650 | $95,220 |
| 13 | Fairbanks, AK | $79,370 | $57,350 | $90,230 |
| 14 | [Santa Rosa, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-rosa-ca) | $78,960 | $51,880 | $92,310 |
| 15 | [Palm Bay, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/palm-bay-fl) | $78,920 | $43,140 | $96,530 |
| 16 | [Oxnard, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/oxnard-ca) | $78,560 | $48,280 | $93,500 |
| 17 | Vallejo, CA | $78,480 | $49,630 | $92,680 |
| 18 | [Virginia Beach, VA-NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/virginia-beach-va) | $78,230 | $52,830 | $90,730 |
| 19 | [Stockton, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/stockton-ca) | $77,270 | $45,200 | $93,080 |
| 20 | [Colorado Springs, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/colorado-springs-co) | $77,000 | $52,190 | $89,230 |
| 21 | [San Diego, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-diego-ca) | $76,670 | $51,650 | $89,000 |
| 22 | Santa Cruz, CA | $76,020 | $56,990 | $85,400 |
| 23 | [Riverside, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/riverside-ca) | $75,750 | $49,590 | $88,630 |
| 24 | [Hartford, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/hartford-ct) | $74,590 | $46,840 | $88,250 |
| 25 | [Wichita, KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wichita-ks) | $74,400 | $52,640 | $85,110 |
| 26 | [Austin, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/austin-tx) | $74,380 | $47,880 | $87,440 |
| 27 | [Miami, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/miami-fl) | $74,280 | $45,820 | $88,300 |
| 28 | [Providence, RI-MA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/providence-ri) | $73,740 | $50,670 | $85,090 |
| 29 | [Seattle, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/seattle-wa) | $73,720 | $52,000 | $84,430 |
| 30 | [Memphis, TN-MS-AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/memphis-tn) | $73,690 | $47,720 | $86,490 |
| 31 | [Anchorage, AK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/anchorage-ak) | $73,630 | $52,250 | $84,180 |
| 32 | [Tampa, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tampa-fl) | $73,490 | $44,080 | $87,960 |
| 33 | [Denver, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/denver-co) | $73,300 | $45,140 | $87,170 |
| 34 | Kennewick, WA | $73,280 | $47,510 | $85,970 |
| 35 | [Manchester, NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/manchester-nh) | $72,700 | $46,510 | $85,610 |
| 36 | [Winston, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/winston-nc) | $72,090 | $40,910 | $87,440 |
| 37 | [Huntsville, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/huntsville-al) | $71,950 | $47,800 | $83,840 |
| 38 | [Nashville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/nashville-tn) | $71,180 | $51,290 | $80,950 |
| 39 | [Tulsa, OK](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tulsa-ok) | $71,030 | $49,030 | $81,870 |
| 40 | State College, PA | $70,970 | $46,450 | $83,050 |
| 41 | [Lexington, KY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lexington-ky) | $70,740 | $48,130 | $81,870 |
| 42 | [Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/philadelphia-pa) | $70,050 | $47,860 | $80,970 |
| 43 | [Salinas, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salinas-ca) | $69,740 | $42,140 | $83,320 |
| 44 | [Harrisburg, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/harrisburg-pa) | $69,490 | $45,990 | $81,060 |
| 45 | [Tucson, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tucson-az) | $68,890 | $49,110 | $78,620 |
| 46 | [New York, NY-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-york-ny) | $68,640 | $48,170 | $78,710 |
| 47 | [Lincoln, NE](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lincoln-ne) | $68,580 | $48,320 | $78,560 |
| 48 | Lexington Park, MD | $68,470 | $43,700 | $80,680 |
| 49 | [Santa Maria, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/santa-maria-ca) | $68,330 | $45,930 | $79,370 |
| 50 | [Boston, MA-NH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boston-ma) | $68,080 | $48,670 | $77,630 |
| 51 | [Sacramento, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/sacramento-ca) | $67,910 | $46,780 | $78,310 |
| 52 | [Greenville, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greenville-sc) | $67,810 | $42,040 | $80,500 |
| 53 | [Baltimore, MD](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baltimore-md) | $67,500 | $47,720 | $77,230 |
| 54 | [Jacksonville, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/jacksonville-fl) | $67,250 | $41,250 | $80,060 |
| 55 | [Jackson, MS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/jackson-ms) | $67,230 | $39,830 | $80,720 |
| 56 | Bismarck, ND | $67,120 | $47,440 | $76,810 |
| 57 | [Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/louisville-jefferson-county-ky) | $67,120 | $46,920 | $77,060 |
| 58 | Bangor, ME | $66,960 | $48,110 | $76,250 |
| 59 | Ames, IA | $66,810 | $50,040 | $75,050 |
| 60 | Fayetteville, NC | $66,640 | $49,070 | $75,300 |
| 61 | [Savannah, GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/savannah-ga) | $66,440 | $42,060 | $78,440 |
| 62 | [Knoxville, TN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/knoxville-tn) | $66,270 | $54,520 | $72,050 |
| 63 | [New Haven, CT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-haven-ct) | $66,270 | $46,860 | $75,840 |
| 64 | [Peoria, IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/peoria-il) | $66,160 | $46,380 | $75,920 |
| 65 | Las Cruces, NM | $66,100 | $49,340 | $74,360 |
| 66 | Charlottesville, VA | $66,060 | $42,700 | $77,560 |
| 67 | [Birmingham, AL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/birmingham-al) | $65,830 | $43,800 | $76,690 |
| 68 | Burlington, VT | $65,750 | $47,820 | $74,590 |
| 69 | Dalton, GA | $65,710 | $46,110 | $75,360 |
| 70 | [Fort Collins, CO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fort-collins-co) | $65,620 | $53,330 | $71,680 |
| 71 | [St. Louis, MO-IL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/st-louis-mo) | $65,580 | $42,600 | $76,880 |
| 72 | [Charlotte, NC-SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charlotte-nc) | $65,520 | $48,550 | $73,900 |
| 73 | [Detroit, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/detroit-mi) | $65,420 | $46,650 | $74,650 |
| 74 | Utica, NY | $65,370 | $48,260 | $73,800 |
| 75 | [Reno, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reno-nv) | $65,350 | $44,410 | $75,670 |
| 76 | [Kansas City, MO-KS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kansas-city-mo) | $65,270 | $49,650 | $72,970 |
| 77 | Morgantown, WV | $65,000 | $48,380 | $73,200 |
| 78 | [Shreveport, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/shreveport-la) | $64,880 | $41,200 | $76,540 |
| 79 | Joplin, MO-KS | $64,810 | $45,410 | $74,380 |
| 80 | [Richmond, VA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/richmond-va) | $64,750 | $40,040 | $76,940 |
| 81 | [Gulfport, MS](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/gulfport-ms) | $64,650 | $46,400 | $73,630 |
| 82 | [Wilmington, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/wilmington-nc) | $64,580 | $42,580 | $75,420 |
| 83 | [Lansing, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lansing-mi) | $64,540 | $53,980 | $69,740 |
| 84 | [Portland, OR-WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/portland-or) | $64,330 | $46,630 | $73,070 |
| 85 | [Dayton, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dayton-oh) | $64,060 | $40,680 | $75,590 |
| 86 | [Spokane, WA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/spokane-wa) | $63,880 | $47,470 | $71,970 |
| 87 | [Spartanburg, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/spartanburg-sc) | $63,840 | $40,580 | $75,300 |
| 88 | [Las Vegas, NV](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/las-vegas-nv) | $63,790 | $38,940 | $76,040 |
| 89 | [Grand Rapids, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/grand-rapids-mi) | $63,560 | $45,050 | $72,680 |
| 90 | [Reading, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/reading-pa) | $63,340 | $48,650 | $70,570 |
| 91 | [Beaumont, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/beaumont-tx) | $63,320 | $40,980 | $74,320 |
| 92 | [Chicago, IL-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chicago-il) | $63,020 | $43,660 | $72,570 |
| 93 | [Asheville, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/asheville-nc) | $62,920 | $44,010 | $72,220 |
| 94 | [Eugene, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/eugene-or) | $62,900 | $43,100 | $72,630 |
| 95 | Hagerstown, MD-WV | $62,840 | $44,220 | $71,990 |
| 96 | [York, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/york-pa) | $62,750 | $45,120 | $71,450 |
| 97 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $62,590 | $50,920 | $68,350 |
| 98 | [Baton Rouge, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/baton-rouge-la) | $62,500 | $45,160 | $71,050 |
| 99 | [Springfield, MO](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/springfield-mo) | $62,380 | $49,030 | $68,970 |
| 100 | [Pensacola, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pensacola-fl) | $62,130 | $48,570 | $68,830 |
| 101 | [Greensboro, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/greensboro-nc) | $62,070 | $42,220 | $71,840 |
| 102 | [Charleston, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/charleston-sc) | $61,730 | $40,020 | $72,450 |
| 103 | [Phoenix, AZ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/phoenix-az) | $61,710 | $45,470 | $69,720 |
| 104 | [Boise City, ID](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/boise-city-id) | $61,650 | $41,680 | $71,470 |
| 105 | [Kiryas Joel, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/kiryas-joel-ny) | $61,630 | $40,890 | $71,840 |
| 106 | Charleston, WV | $61,550 | $41,370 | $71,470 |
| 107 | [Albany, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albany-ny) | $61,460 | $41,230 | $71,430 |
| 108 | [Fresno, CA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fresno-ca) | $61,240 | $42,270 | $70,600 |
| 109 | Huntington, WV-KY-OH | $61,170 | $49,360 | $66,980 |
| 110 | Fargo, ND-MN | $61,130 | $47,320 | $67,930 |
| 111 | Blacksburg, VA | $60,940 | $47,470 | $67,600 |
| 112 | Chico, CA | $60,590 | $38,130 | $71,660 |
| 113 | [Chattanooga, TN-GA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/chattanooga-tn) | $60,030 | $39,540 | $70,120 |
| 114 | [Ogden, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ogden-ut) | $59,990 | $42,080 | $68,810 |
| 115 | [Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cincinnati-oh) | $59,650 | $37,920 | $70,390 |
| 116 | [Lakeland, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lakeland-fl) | $59,280 | $32,410 | $72,510 |
| 117 | [Albuquerque, NM](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/albuquerque-nm) | $59,200 | $44,910 | $66,250 |
| 118 | Tyler, TX | $59,090 | $36,570 | $70,200 |
| 119 | [Allentown, PA-NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/allentown-pa) | $58,970 | $44,100 | $66,290 |
| 120 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $58,950 | $43,280 | $66,660 |
| 121 | [North Port, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/north-port-fl) | $58,910 | $37,110 | $69,660 |
| 122 | [Scranton, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/scranton-pa) | $58,840 | $42,270 | $67,000 |
| 123 | [Killeen, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/killeen-tx) | $58,720 | $41,160 | $67,370 |
| 124 | [Salt Lake City, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salt-lake-city-ut) | $58,160 | $33,400 | $70,350 |
| 125 | [Columbia, SC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbia-sc) | $58,010 | $39,830 | $66,960 |
| 126 | [Tallahassee, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/tallahassee-fl) | $58,010 | $38,310 | $67,720 |
| 127 | [Lancaster, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lancaster-pa) | $57,950 | $42,760 | $65,420 |
| 128 | [Indianapolis, IN](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/indianapolis-in) | $57,840 | $45,880 | $63,750 |
| 129 | Medford, OR | $57,660 | $44,430 | $64,190 |
| 130 | [Houston, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/houston-tx) | $57,570 | $32,840 | $69,740 |
| 131 | Corvallis, OR | $57,510 | $40,980 | $65,670 |
| 132 | [Trenton, NJ](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/trenton-nj) | $57,430 | $40,390 | $65,810 |
| 133 | Houma, LA | $57,410 | $36,920 | $67,500 |
| 134 | Missoula, MT | $57,240 | $47,840 | $61,880 |
| 135 | [Ann Arbor, MI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/ann-arbor-mi) | $57,220 | $41,810 | $64,810 |
| 136 | Bozeman, MT | $57,120 | $49,750 | $60,740 |
| 137 | [Durham, NC](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/durham-nc) | $56,970 | $48,510 | $61,150 |
| 138 | [Dallas, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/dallas-tx) | $56,850 | $38,790 | $65,750 |
| 139 | [San Antonio, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-antonio-tx) | $56,800 | $34,590 | $67,770 |
| 140 | [McAllen, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/mcallen-tx) | $56,660 | $32,490 | $68,580 |
| 141 | [Orlando, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/orlando-fl) | $56,450 | $36,380 | $66,330 |
| 142 | [Buffalo, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/buffalo-ny) | $56,390 | $39,250 | $64,830 |
| 143 | [Pittsburgh, PA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/pittsburgh-pa) | $56,260 | $42,370 | $63,110 |
| 144 | [Minneapolis, MN-WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/minneapolis-mn) | $56,140 | $42,490 | $62,860 |
| 145 | Twin Falls, ID | $56,060 | $48,050 | $60,010 |
| 146 | Iowa City, IA | $55,890 | $38,460 | $64,480 |
| 147 | [Rochester, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/rochester-ny) | $55,660 | $38,440 | $64,170 |
| 148 | [Fayetteville, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/fayetteville-ar) | $55,640 | $31,220 | $67,660 |
| 149 | [Urban Honolulu, HI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/urban-honolulu-hi) | $55,580 | $34,570 | $65,940 |
| 150 | [Little Rock, AR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/little-rock-ar) | $55,450 | $44,280 | $60,960 |
| 151 | [Salem, OR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/salem-or) | $55,310 | $44,680 | $60,550 |
| 152 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $55,290 | $45,430 | $60,150 |
| 153 | [Syracuse, NY](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/syracuse-ny) | $54,560 | $40,870 | $61,300 |
| 154 | [Lafayette, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lafayette-la) | $54,480 | $41,480 | $60,880 |
| 155 | Waco, TX | $54,200 | $36,860 | $62,750 |
| 156 | [Madison, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/madison-wi) | $54,140 | $41,870 | $60,200 |
| 157 | [Columbus, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/columbus-oh) | $53,980 | $42,600 | $59,590 |
| 158 | Kahului, HI | $53,960 | $43,370 | $59,180 |
| 159 | Binghamton, NY | $53,710 | $40,080 | $60,420 |
| 160 | Bend, OR | $53,580 | $40,060 | $60,240 |
| 161 | [Provo, UT](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/provo-ut) | $53,140 | $33,470 | $62,840 |
| 162 | [Akron, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/akron-oh) | $53,000 | $36,610 | $61,070 |
| 163 | Greeley, CO | $52,710 | $42,410 | $57,780 |
| 164 | [New Orleans, LA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/new-orleans-la) | $52,420 | $38,380 | $59,320 |
| 165 | [Lubbock, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/lubbock-tx) | $52,400 | $36,750 | $60,090 |
| 166 | [Cleveland, OH](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/cleveland-oh) | $52,120 | $34,280 | $60,900 |
| 167 | Ithaca, NY | $51,250 | $38,770 | $57,390 |
| 168 | [Milwaukee, WI](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/milwaukee-wi) | $51,190 | $42,520 | $55,470 |
| 169 | Macon, GA | $48,150 | $42,620 | $50,860 |
| 170 | Longview, TX | $47,760 | $29,520 | $56,720 |
| 171 | [Des Moines, IA](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/des-moines-ia) | $47,550 | $39,000 | $51,750 |
| 172 | [El Paso, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/el-paso-tx) | $47,320 | $29,410 | $56,140 |
| 173 | Johnson City, TN | $45,860 | $30,510 | $53,410 |
| 174 | Athens, GA | $45,450 | $34,590 | $50,770 |
| 175 | [Corpus Christi, TX](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/corpus-christi-tx) | $45,410 | $28,950 | $53,520 |
| 176 | [Gainesville, FL](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/gainesville-fl) | $44,740 | $31,760 | $51,130 |
| 177 | [San Juan, PR](https://nuecareer.com/average-salary/san-juan-pr) | $41,390 | $26,690 | $48,630 |
| 178 | Wildwood, FL | $41,000 | $31,200 | $45,820 |
| 179 | Jefferson City, MO | $40,210 | $33,400 | $43,560 |
| 180 | College Station, TX | $39,060 | $27,640 | $44,680 |
| 181 | Ponce, PR | $37,590 | $26,980 | $42,830 |
| 182 | Amarillo, TX | $33,570 | $26,330 | $37,130 |

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