Director of Quality, Manufacturing

Manages a team responsible for assuring product and process quality for manufacturing.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$266k

Mean

$277k

10th–90th pct

$202k–$367k

Observations

539

Confidence: 34% · based on 539 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

People Management

Core

Strategic Planning

Core

Quality Assurance

Process Improvement

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

64% require · 20% prefer

Master's Degree

12% require · 29% prefer

No College

8% require · 8% prefer

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Common next roles

Manufacturing Quality Engineer-55.6%Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Manufacturing-2.0%Manufacturing Safety Coordinator-56.0%Manufacturing Safety Engineer-60.6%Manufacturing Quality Technician-57.3%

Common previous roles

Manufacturing Quality Technician-134.1%Manufacturing Safety Coordinator-127.1%Manufacturing Quality Engineer-125.3%Manufacturing Safety Engineer-154.0%Director of Environmental Health and Safety, Manufacturing-2.0%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)5,995

Posting growth+6.7%

Median days to fill28 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)32,388

Projected growth1.2%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness5%

Automation exposure15%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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