Quality Control Associate Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Quality Control Associate make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Quality Control Associate in Massachusetts is $107,391 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $52.

However, a Quality Control Associate's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $129,401
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,097 to $118,912
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $81,993

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Quality Control Associate Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,912	$9,909	$2,287	$57
Average	$107,391	$8,949	$2,065	$52
25th Percentile	$94,097	$7,841	$1,810	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Quality Control Associate Salaries

A Quality Control Associate's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Quality Control Associate Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Quality Control Associate's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $71,823
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,387
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $109,118
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,171
Expert (over 8 years): $0

Levels	Salary
Quality C... Level Quality Control Associate	$71,823
Quality C... Level Quality Control Associate	$89,387
Quality C... Level Quality Control Associate	$109,118
Quality C... Level Quality Control Associate	$138,171
Quality C... Level Quality Control Associate	$0

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How Do Quality Control Associate Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Quality Control Associates. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $109,286.
California: $108,872.
Massachusetts: $107,421.

District of Columbia $109,286 California $108,872 Massachusetts $107,421 Washington $107,026 New Jersey $106,986 Alaska $106,848 Connecticut $105,486 New York $104,933

Hawaii $103,166 Rhode Island $102,337 Maryland $101,775 Minnesota $101,005 Colorado $100,709 Illinois $100,610 Oregon $100,235 Delaware $99,959

New Hampshire $99,785 Virginia $99,396 Pennsylvania $98,261 Nevada $97,688 North Dakota $97,501 Michigan $97,205 Wisconsin $97,096 Vermont $96,879

Texas $96,277 Maine $96,237 Arizona $96,178 Ohio $96,109 Georgia $95,201 Indiana $94,747 Wyoming $94,658 Utah $94,520

Iowa $94,461 Kansas $93,987 Louisiana $93,849 North Carolina $93,799 Missouri $93,780 Florida $93,395 Montana $93,187 Nebraska $92,990

Kentucky $92,881 South Carolina $92,487 Tennessee $92,240 Idaho $92,141 New Mexico $91,421 Oklahoma $91,263 Alabama $90,680 South Dakota $89,703

Arkansas $89,170 West Virginia $88,884 Mississippi $88,025

Top Paying Cities for Quality Control Associates

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $102,298
Amherst: $102,002
Barre: $103,216

Agawam, MA $102,298 Amherst, MA $102,002 Barre, MA $103,216 Belchertown, MA $102,130 Blandford, MA $102,031 Bondsville, MA $102,170 Brimfield, MA $101,972 Chester, MA $100,995

Chesterfield, MA $101,439 Chicopee, MA $102,298 Cummington, MA $100,995 Easthampton, MA $102,229 East Longmeadow, MA $102,298 East Otis, MA $102,436 Feeding Hills, MA $102,298 Gilbertville, MA $102,821

Goshen, MA $101,409 Granby, MA $102,268 Granville, MA $102,170 Hadley, MA $102,071 Hampden, MA $102,298 Hardwick, MA $102,890 Hatfield, MA $102,031 Haydenville, MA $101,873

Holyoke, MA $102,298 Huntington, MA $102,071 Leeds, MA $102,031 Leverett, MA $101,972 Ludlow, MA $102,298 Monson, MA $102,170 North Amherst, MA $102,170 Northampton, MA $102,100

Florence, MA $102,100 North Hatfield, MA $102,021 Oakham, MA $103,384 Palmer, MA $102,170 Plainfield, MA $100,995 Russell, MA $102,170 Shutesbury, MA $102,130 Southampton, MA $102,268

South Barre, MA $103,285 South Hadley, MA $102,268 Southwick, MA $102,298 Thorndike, MA $102,170 Three Rivers, MA $102,229 Wales, MA $101,972 Ware, MA $102,851 Warren, MA $102,545

West Chesterfield, MA $100,936 Westfield, MA $102,298 West Hatfield, MA $101,972 West Springfield, MA $102,298 West Warren, MA $102,969 Whately, MA $101,804 Wheelwright, MA $103,245 Wilbraham, MA $102,298

Williamsburg, MA $101,834 Woronoco, MA $102,199 Worthington, MA $101,034 Springfield, MA $102,298 Longmeadow, MA $102,298 Indian Orchard, MA $102,298 Pittsfield, MA $101,261 Adams, MA $101,163

Ashley Falls, MA $103,009 Becket, MA $101,163 Berkshire, MA $101,261 Cheshire, MA $101,261 Dalton, MA $101,261 Glendale, MA $101,232 Great Barrington, MA $100,965 Hinsdale, MA $101,261

Housatonic, MA $101,094 Lanesboro, MA $101,261 Lee, MA $101,232 Lenox, MA $101,261 Lenox Dale, MA $101,261 Middlefield, MA $101,133 Mill River, MA $102,140 Monterey, MA $100,965

North Adams, MA $101,034 North Egremont, MA $101,182 Otis, MA $100,936 Richmond, MA $101,261 Sandisfield, MA $102,525 Savoy, MA $101,133 Sheffield, MA $102,367 South Egremont, MA $101,380

Southfield, MA $102,860 South Lee, MA $101,232 Stockbridge, MA $101,232 Tyringham, MA $101,094 West Stockbridge, MA $101,192 Williamstown, MA $101,034 Windsor, MA $101,232 Greenfield, MA $101,508

Ashfield, MA $101,054 Athol, MA $103,334 Bernardston, MA $101,469 Buckland, MA $100,916 Charlemont, MA $100,679 Colrain, MA $101,015 Conway, MA $101,360 Deerfield, MA $101,538

Drury, MA $100,393 Erving, MA $102,170 Heath, MA $100,679 Lake Pleasant, MA $101,715 Millers Falls, MA $101,627 Monroe Bridge, MA $100,294 Montague, MA $101,715 Gill, MA $102,091

New Salem, MA $102,485 Northfield, MA $102,091 Orange, MA $102,989 Petersham, MA $103,314 Rowe, MA $100,452 Royalston, MA $103,492 Shelburne Falls, MA $101,005 South Deerfield, MA $101,696

Sunderland, MA $101,785 Turners Falls, MA $101,627 Warwick, MA $102,999 Wendell, MA $102,091 Wendell Depot, MA $102,456 Fitchburg, MA $104,311 Ashburnham, MA $103,828 Ashby, MA $105,703

Ayer, MA $105,970 Devens, MA $105,891 Baldwinville, MA $103,660 East Templeton, MA $103,690 Gardner, MA $103,877 Westminster, MA $103,877 Groton, MA $106,068 Harvard, MA $106,058

Hubbardston, MA $103,245 Leominster, MA $103,285 Littleton, MA $106,226 Lunenburg, MA $105,743 Pepperell, MA $106,068 Shirley, MA $105,851 Still River, MA $105,999 Templeton, MA $103,690

Townsend, MA $105,881 West Groton, MA $105,930 West Townsend, MA $105,841 Winchendon, MA $103,463 Winchendon Springs, MA $103,443 Auburn, MA $103,512 North Dartmouth, MA $104,144 South Dartmouth, MA $104,144

North Attleboro, MA $102,258 Plainville, MA $102,189 Attleboro Falls, MA $102,219 North Dighton, MA $102,160 Norton, MA $106,769 Raynham, MA $106,799 Raynham Center, MA $106,799 Rehoboth, MA $102,288

Rochester, MA $104,144 Seekonk, MA $102,288 Swansea, MA $102,189 Berkley, MA $104,203 Taunton, MA $106,700 Westport, MA $104,144 Westport Point, MA $104,144 Berlin, MA $103,443

Cataumet, MA $103,917 Blackstone, MA $102,160 Boylston, MA $103,512 Brookfield, MA $103,314 Charlton, MA $103,443 Charlton City, MA $103,443 Charlton Depot, MA $103,443 Clinton, MA $103,443

East Brookfield, MA $103,413 Douglas, MA $103,344 East Princeton, MA $103,384 Fiskdale, MA $103,216 Grafton, MA $103,512 Holden, MA $103,512 Holland, MA $103,166 Jefferson, MA $103,512

Lancaster, MA $103,344 Leicester, MA $103,512 Linwood, MA $103,285 Manchaug, MA $103,512 Millbury, MA $103,512 Millville, MA $102,061 New Braintree, MA $103,285 Northborough, MA $103,512

Northbridge, MA $103,482 North Brookfield, MA $103,384 North Grafton, MA $103,512 North Oxford, MA $103,512 North Uxbridge, MA $103,285 Oxford, MA $103,482 Princeton, MA $103,413 Rochdale, MA $103,512

Rutland, MA $103,512 Shrewsbury, MA $103,512 Southbridge, MA $103,285 South Grafton, MA $103,512 South Lancaster, MA $103,413 Spencer, MA $103,512 Sterling, MA $103,443 Sturbridge, MA $103,245

Upton, MA $103,443 Uxbridge, MA $103,314 Webster, MA $103,314 Dudley, MA $103,314 Westborough, MA $103,512 West Boylston, MA $103,512 West Brookfield, MA $103,285 West Millbury, MA $103,512

Whitinsville, MA $103,443 Sutton, MA $103,512 Worcester, MA $103,512 East Walpole, MA $106,799 Cherry Valley, MA $103,512 Paxton, MA $103,512 Framingham, MA $106,503 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $106,226

Boxborough, MA $106,157 Acton, MA $106,157 Ashland, MA $103,245 Bedford, MA $106,197 Hanscom Afb, MA $108,072 Bolton, MA $103,314 Carlisle, MA $106,226 Concord, MA $106,128

Fayville, MA $103,314 Holliston, MA $106,434 Hopedale, MA $103,285 Hopkinton, MA $103,344 Hudson, MA $103,344 Marlborough, MA $103,384 Maynard, MA $106,029 Mendon, MA $103,285

Milford, MA $103,285 Natick, MA $109,918 Sherborn, MA $109,859 Southborough, MA $103,344 Foxboro, MA $106,799 Franklin, MA $104,302 Greenbush, MA $106,601 Green Harbor, MA $106,572

Hingham, MA $108,348 Hull, MA $110,086 Humarock, MA $106,601 Mansfield, MA $106,799 Marshfield, MA $106,572 Marshfield Hills, MA $106,572 Medfield, MA $108,260 Medway, MA $106,503

Millis, MA $106,572 Minot, MA $106,601 Norfolk, MA $106,670 North Marshfield, MA $106,572 North Scituate, MA $106,572 Norwell, MA $106,670 Norwood, MA $106,799 Ocean Bluff, MA $106,572

Scituate, MA $106,572 Sharon, MA $106,799 Sheldonville, MA $104,351 South Walpole, MA $106,730 Stoughton, MA $106,799 Walpole, MA $106,769 Westwood, MA $108,358 Wrentham, MA $106,631

Boston, MA $110,086 Roxbury, MA $110,086 Roxbury Crossing, MA $110,086 Dorchester, MA $110,086 Dorchester Center, MA $110,086 Mattapan, MA $110,086 Charlestown, MA $110,086 Jamaica Plain, MA $110,086

Roslindale, MA $110,086 West Roxbury, MA $110,086 Allston, MA $110,086 Brighton, MA $110,086 Hyde Park, MA $110,086 Readville, MA $110,086 Cambridge, MA $110,086 Somerville, MA $110,086

Malden, MA $110,086 Everett, MA $110,086 Chelsea, MA $110,086 Revere, MA $110,086 Winthrop, MA $110,086 Medford, MA $110,086 West Medford, MA $110,086 Quincy, MA $110,086

Melrose, MA $110,086 Stoneham, MA $110,086 Braintree, MA $106,799 Milton, MA $110,086 Milton Village, MA $110,086 Weymouth, MA $106,799 East Weymouth, MA $106,799 South Weymouth, MA $106,799

North Weymouth, MA $106,799 East Boston, MA $110,086 Brockton, MA $106,799 Avon, MA $106,799 Bridgewater, MA $106,799 Bryantville, MA $106,730 Carver, MA $105,160 Duxbury, MA $106,503

East Bridgewater, MA $106,799 Easton, MA $106,799 Elmwood, MA $106,799 Halifax, MA $106,730 Hanover, MA $106,730 Hanson, MA $106,799 Holbrook, MA $106,799 Middleboro, MA $105,259

Manomet, MA $105,447 Lakeville, MA $103,976 Monponsett, MA $106,769 Abington, MA $106,799 North Carver, MA $106,572 North Easton, MA $106,799 North Pembroke, MA $106,700 Pembroke, MA $106,730

Plymouth, MA $105,595 Kingston, MA $106,532 South Carver, MA $103,877 Plympton, MA $106,631 Randolph, MA $106,799 Rockland, MA $106,799 South Easton, MA $106,799 West Bridgewater, MA $106,799

White Horse Beach, MA $105,516 Whitman, MA $106,799 Lexington, MA $110,086 Brookline, MA $110,086 Brookline Village, MA $110,086 Waltham, MA $110,086 North Waltham, MA $110,086 New Town, MA $110,086

Babson Park, MA $110,086 Newton, MA $110,086 Newton Center, MA $110,086 Newtonville, MA $110,086 Newton Highlands, MA $110,086 Newton Lower Falls, MA $110,086 Newton Upper Falls, MA $110,086 West Newton, MA $110,086

Auburndale, MA $110,086 Chestnut Hill, MA $110,086 Waban, MA $110,086 Watertown, MA $110,086 Arlington, MA $110,086 Arlington Heights, MA $110,086 Belmont, MA $110,086 Waverley, MA $110,086

Wellesley Hills, MA $110,086 Wellesley, MA $110,056 Needham, MA $110,086 Weston, MA $110,086 Needham Heights, MA $110,086 Nonantum, MA $110,086 Buzzards Bay, MA $103,848 Lincoln, MA $110,017

Stow, MA $106,029 Sudbury, MA $109,859 Wayland, MA $109,918 Woodville, MA $103,413 Woburn, MA $110,086 Burlington, MA $108,112 Andover, MA $104,558 Billerica, MA $106,226

Chelmsford, MA $106,226 Dracut, MA $106,226 Dunstable, MA $106,068 Haverhill, MA $104,558 Georgetown, MA $104,558 Groveland, MA $104,558 Lawrence, MA $104,558 Methuen, MA $104,558

North Andover, MA $104,558 Lowell, MA $106,226 Merrimac, MA $104,489 North Billerica, MA $106,226 North Chelmsford, MA $106,226 North Reading, MA $104,489 Nutting Lake, MA $106,226 Pinehurst, MA $106,226

Reading, MA $106,848 Tewksbury, MA $106,226 Tyngsboro, MA $106,226 Wakefield, MA $110,056 West Boxford, MA $104,558 Westford, MA $106,226 Wilmington, MA $105,377 Winchester, MA $110,086

Lynn, MA $110,086 Saugus, MA $110,086 Swampscott, MA $110,017 Nahant, MA $110,086 Amesbury, MA $104,025 Beverly, MA $109,819 Boxford, MA $104,558 Byfield, MA $104,489

Danvers, MA $104,390 Essex, MA $105,466 Gloucester, MA $105,624 Hamilton, MA $104,331 Hathorne, MA $104,390 Chilmark, MA $103,581 East Falmouth, MA $104,084 East Sandwich, MA $104,459

East Wareham, MA $103,877 Edgartown, MA $103,650 Falmouth, MA $103,917 Woods Hole, MA $103,917 Menemsha, MA $103,650 Monument Beach, MA $103,877 Nantucket, MA $103,650 North Falmouth, MA $103,946

Oak Bluffs, MA $103,680 Onset, MA $103,946 Pocasset, MA $103,917 Sagamore, MA $104,677 Sagamore Beach, MA $104,677 Sandwich, MA $104,469 Siasconset, MA $103,650 Silver Beach, MA $103,946

Vineyard Haven, MA $103,769 Wareham, MA $103,976 West Chop, MA $103,769 West Falmouth, MA $103,946 West Tisbury, MA $103,650 West Wareham, MA $104,015 Hyannis, MA $103,808 Barnstable, MA $104,153

Brewster, MA $103,650 Centerville, MA $104,114 Chatham, MA $103,650 Cotuit, MA $104,183 Ipswich, MA $104,331 Cummaquid, MA $103,838 Lynnfield, MA $107,203 Manchester, MA $105,871

Marblehead, MA $109,888 Middleton, MA $104,529 Newburyport, MA $104,361 Newbury, MA $104,558 Salisbury, MA $103,690 Peabody, MA $109,957 Prides Crossing, MA $107,046 Rockport, MA $105,614

Rowley, MA $104,390 Salem, MA $109,957 South Hamilton, MA $104,331 Topsfield, MA $104,489 Wenham, MA $104,361 West Newbury, MA $104,558 Accord, MA $106,799 Bellingham, MA $101,992

Brant Rock, MA $106,355 Canton, MA $106,799 Cohasset, MA $108,250 Dedham, MA $110,086 Dover, MA $109,987 East Mansfield, MA $106,799 Dennis, MA $103,650 Dennis Port, MA $103,650

East Dennis, MA $103,650 Eastham, MA $103,650 East Orleans, MA $103,650 Forestdale, MA $104,331 Harwich, MA $103,650 Harwich Port, MA $103,650 Hyannis Port, MA $103,798 Marstons Mills, MA $104,292

Mashpee, MA $104,361 North Chatham, MA $103,650 North Eastham, MA $104,983 North Truro, MA $106,305 Orleans, MA $103,650 Osterville, MA $103,986 Provincetown, MA $106,108 South Chatham, MA $103,650

South Dennis, MA $103,650 South Harwich, MA $103,650 South Orleans, MA $103,650 South Wellfleet, MA $104,983 South Yarmouth, MA $103,650 Truro, MA $104,983 Wellfleet, MA $104,983 West Barnstable, MA $104,341

West Chatham, MA $103,650 West Dennis, MA $103,650 West Harwich, MA $103,650 West Hyannisport, MA $104,025 West Yarmouth, MA $103,650 Yarmouth Port, MA $103,650 Assonet, MA $104,075 Attleboro, MA $102,288

Chartley, MA $106,799 Cuttyhunk, MA $103,976 Dartmouth, MA $104,144 Dighton, MA $103,038 East Freetown, MA $104,144 East Taunton, MA $106,631 Fairhaven, MA $104,144 Fall River, MA $104,144

Somerset, MA $104,045 Marion, MA $104,144 Mattapoisett, MA $104,144 New Bedford, MA $104,144 Acushnet, MA $104,144

Quality Control Associate Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Quality Control Associate's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$94,097

Average $107,391/year

$118,912

$7,841

Average $8,949/month

$9,909

$1,810

Average $2,065/week

$2,287

$45

Average $52/hour

$57

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$118,912	$9,909	$2,287	$57
Average	$107,391	$8,949	$2,065	$52
25th Percentile	$94,097	$7,841	$1,810	$45

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