Life science quality professional salary report 2023
At the end of 2022, we asked hundreds of life science quality professionals across North America, Europe and Australia to talk salaries with us. Here's what we found out.
6 things we found out!
Quality professionals feel generally overlooked and underpaid across all surveyed countries
The quality role is most highly recognised and compensated in the United States
Professionals in other countries need to strive for a similar profile
Want a raise?
Try a medical software company, or a business with fewer than 50 heads (or more than 10,000!)
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
6 things we found out!
Quality professionals feel generally overlooked and underpaid across all surveyed countries
The quality role is most highly recognised and compensated in the United States
Professionals in other countries need to strive for a similar profile
Want a raise?
Try a medical software company, or a business with fewer than 50 heads (or more than 10,000!)
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
6 things we found out!
Quality professionals feel generally overlooked and underpaid across all surveyed countries
The quality role is most highly recognised and compensated in the United States
Professionals in other countries need to strive for a similar profile
Want a raise?
Try a medical software company, or a business with fewer than 50 heads (or more than 10,000!)
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized
Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!
Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…
…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary
The potential for significant financial reward is there for quality professionals who make an impact and get promoted
61.9%
61.9%
of life science quality professionals had a raise in 2022. Here's why…
of life science quality professionals had a raise in 2022. Here's why…
*Lower defects, improved processes, passed an
audit, gained accreditation, digitized with an eQMS
*Lower defects, improved processes, passed an
audit, gained accreditation, digitized with an eQMS
64.5%
Had an annual increase
64.5%
Had an annual
increase
30.4%
Were promoted
30.4%
Were promoted
26.8%
Were rewarded
for some improvement*
26.8%
Were rewarded for
some improvement*
10.9%
Changed jobs
10.9%
Changed jobs
61.9%
of life science quality professionals had a raise in 2022. Here's why…
$105K
Software
$105K
Software
$92K
Consultant
$92K
Consultant
$86K
Medical device
$86K
Medical device
$82K
Pharma
$82K
Pharma
$84K
is the average life science quality professional salary across North America, Europe and Australia. Salaries vary by sector as follows
$84K
is the average life science quality professional salary across North America, Europe and Australia. Salaries vary by sector as follows
$84K
is the average life science quality professional salary across North America, Europe and Australia. Salaries vary by sector as follows
Salary by company size
demonstrates a clear U pattern
$86K
1-50
$86K
1-50
$74K
51-100
$74K
51-100
$76K
101-500
$76K
101-500
$65K
501-1000
$65K
501-1000
$79K
1001-10k
$79K
1001-10k
$89K
10k+
$89K
10k+
Salary by company size
demonstrates a clear U pattern
Salary by company size
demonstrates a clear U pattern
The average life science quality professional salary
The average life science quality professional salary
The average life science quality professional salary
varies significantly across North America and Europe. The higher the salary, the more pronounced the gender gap
Learn how hundreds of life science quality professionals do their work, how they feel about management support, pay, resources and more. Understand the KPI metrics, quality standards, working styles and operational plans that will define 2022.
Learn how hundreds of life science quality professionals do their work, how they feel about management support, pay, resources and more. Understand the KPI metrics, quality standards, working styles and operational plans that will define 2022.
$108K
$108K
$132K
Average salary (men)
$132K
Average salary (men)
$91K
Average salary (women)
$91K
Average salary (women)
$67K
$67K
$74K
Average salary (men)
$74K
Average salary (men)
$64K
Average salary (women)
$64K
Average salary (women)
$60K
$60K
$62K
Average salary (men)
$62K
Average salary (men)
$59K
Average salary (women)
$59K
Average salary (women)
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