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

Quality professionals feel generally overlooked and underpaid across all surveyed countries

The quality role is most highly recognised and compensated in the United States

The quality role is most highly recognised and compensated in the United States

Professionals in other countries need to strive for a similar profile

Professionals in other countries need to strive for a similar profile

Want a raise?

Want a raise?

Try a medical software company, or a business with fewer than 50 heads (or more than 10,000!)

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

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

Lots of our respondents felt the 'value' of quality wasn't being fully recognized

Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!

Try our quality management expert resources to start changing things!

Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…

Bringing defects down, sharpening processes, reaching a standard and digitizing with an eQMS…

…are all ways to raise your profile and increase your salary

…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

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)

Get your complete life science quality professional salary report

Get your complete life science quality professional salary report

Get your complete life science quality professional salary report