Just wondering what the average salary is for an employee in the Quality field? Particularly, those of you who may be just beginning... IF you care to discuss. I realize that this may be a sensitive subject. But it would be nice to see what the average yearly salary. If you are more comfortable, maybe you could give a range if you don't feel like stating a direct amount?

Thanks!

That is a tough question to answer. What are the responsibilities and authorities. What is the industry? What segment of the industry. Basically, salary will range by whatever the worker will accept as a wage. In other words, somewhere between minimum wage and the sky's the limit. I began life as a lab tech for 7.50. when I left that job, the starting pay was up to 12.50. But, depending upon which arm of the company you worked for, it could have been 16.40. I've known QA supervisors making 32,000, and 99,000. Sorry, this isn't much of an answer, but there are just way too many variables.

Search ASQ.org for a annual salary report, it should be able to give you some insight accross the board.

Good Luck,

Ralph

Just wondering what the average salary is for an employee in the Quality field? Particularly, those of you who may be just beginning... IF you care to discuss. I realize that this may be a sensitive subject. But it would be nice to see what the average yearly salary. If you are more comfortable, maybe you could give a range if you don't feel like stating a direct amount?

Thanks!I'm not really happy with the scientific rigor of ANY of the so-called salary surveys conducted by either Quality Digest or Quality Progress (the ASQ official magazine.) (Grist for another thread)

Quality Progress survey results have been restricted to ASQ members, but a little coaxing via email or private message might get an ASQ member to "lend" his private copy of the pdf file for the 2007 survey.

The Quality Digest results are open to the public and available here:
http://www.qualitydigest.com/july07/articles/06_article.shtml

Okay... as for variables, someone like me: 2 years experience in the Aerospace industry, implemented ISO 9001:2000 from scratch, took the initiative (after asking the employer, of course) to get the system certified - original goal was just to be "compliant", and on top of that I am the go-to person when a spot needs to be filled... like running a machine, shipping/recieving or doing whatever else needs to be done. Not to mention, I hold 2 titles... Quality Assurance Manager/Administrative Assistant. And I have 10+ years in the admin field as well.

The reason I ask is because I am bucking for a raise. I only make $16.00/hour salary. I'm nearly 29 years old. I work hard and helped my company reach a goal for something they thought they'd never acheive. When we talked about me coming to work for them, I was told I would get a bonus for completion of registration and that they would pay me well. I haven't seen anything yet... after only 8 months of implementation, we've been registered now for a little over a month and a half. They seem to be acting like nothing happened. Purchase orders have been flowing in since our customers found out we were registered, so I know they are profiting from my work. What to do? How to go about asking for a raise? What is appropriate?

Thanks in advance for your opinions!

Search ASQ.org for a annual salary report, it should be able to give you some insight accross the board.

Good Luck,

Ralph

I'm not certain how realistic these are... Most say that someone with my experience, in the geographic area that I work in, and my title/type of work makes $50K. And that's the median! They can't be serious?!? If that's the case, I could ask for a raise of $20K more a year...

I'm not certain how realistic these are... Most say that someone with my experience, in the geographic area that I work in, and my title/type of work makes $50K. And that's the median! They can't be serious?!? If that's the case, I could ask for a raise of $20K more a year...I copied post #5 to a new thread entitled
Asking for and justifying a raise (http://elsmar.com/Forums/showthread.php?t=26577)
Let's take up the topic there.

We'll leave this thread for folks who simply want to know where to get basic salary info.

Okay... as for variables, someone like me: 2 years experience in the Aerospace industry, implemented ISO 9001:2000 from scratch, took the initiative (after asking the employer, of course) to get the system certified - original goal was just to be "compliant", and on top of that I am the go-to person when a spot needs to be filled... like running a machine, shipping/recieving or doing whatever else needs to be done. Not to mention, I hold 2 titles... Quality Assurance Manager/Administrative Assistant. And I have 10+ years in the admin field as well.

The reason I ask is because I am bucking for a raise. I only make $16.00/hour salary. I'm nearly 29 years old. I work hard and helped my company reach a goal for something they thought they'd never acheive. When we talked about me coming to work for them, I was told I would get a bonus for completion of registration and that they would pay me well. I haven't seen anything yet... after only 8 months of implementation, we've been registered now for a little over a month and a half. They seem to be acting like nothing happened. Purchase orders have been flowing in since our customers found out we were registered, so I know they are profiting from my work. What to do? How to go about asking for a raise? What is appropriate?

Thanks in advance for your opinions!

I understand what you are getting at, I think we have all been there at some point. I would suggest that you find out what the going rate is for the area you live, the supply and demand for people in your position, and typical education level.

I know what I make in Central New York is not the same range I would expect to make where you live in Calif. How big is your company, can they afford to pay you more, what is your education level (I know it should not matter but it does). What is the demand/Supply of Quality Professionals where you live, if the demand is high and the supply is low you are in a good position, if it is the other way around not so much.

Just out of interest I looked at the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) website to see what jobs were being advertised - Here (http://www.thecqi.org/jobs/)

The salaries are probably higher but you have to put up with our weather and fuel prices. :D

One way to find out what you could be making is to try to find a similar position in your area.
People who produce are in demand and I am sure that you could get a few companies that may be interested.

Just wondering what the average salary is for an employee in the Quality field? Particularly, those of you who may be just beginning... IF you care to discuss. I realize that this may be a sensitive subject. But it would be nice to see what the average yearly salary. If you are more comfortable, maybe you could give a range if you don't feel like stating a direct amount?

Thanks!

There are so many variables (personal and business) to determine what salary I should be paid, and is very difficult. Each person has their own needs and some may have gone beyond the security requirement (Reference: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Theory see this for reference http://www.netmba.com/mgmt/ob/motivation/maslow/ ). The best way (s) to determine salary is to ask yourself certain questions like:

What amount do I need to be satisfied and comfortable?

What factors would influence me to take on added responsibilities?

What do I want to accomplish in my life?

Am I willing to relocate to achieve what I want to achieve?

What are some of the other benefits that are offered?

Where do I want to be in 5, 10, 15, 20 years, or beyond?

These are just some of the determining factors that may influence salary scale, in my opinion.

For a rough point in getting a feel look at the indeed.com site. Look for jobs simmilar to yours in the area you are at.
They provide salary ranges and also how much demand there has been.
Can not vouch for its accuracy but it is another point of referance to use.
:2cents: