Quality Manager
Quality Manager salary data: P25, median, and P75 base pay, sourced.
Salary band
Base salary, gross annual
- 25th percentile
- €55,000
- Median
- €70,000
- 75th percentile
- €90,000
For reference: the statutory minimum wage in Germany has stood at €13.90 gross per hour since January 1, 2026 — roughly €2,410 gross a month for a full-time role at 40 hours/week. (BMAS: Mindestlohn steigt zum 1. Januar 2026 auf 13,90 Euro)
Gross fixed salary per year for a mid-level Quality Manager at a manufacturing SMB (mechanical engineering, automotive supplier, medical devices, food, chemicals). The range varies sharply by industry and standard depth: IATF 16949 in automotive supply and ISO 13485 in medical devices sit at the top end, plain ISO 9001 without audit responsibility at the bottom. The Head of Quality position with line responsibility over several QM staff sits one level up (85-120 k€ fixed); we treat it as a separate role.
Sources: Destatis Verdiensterhebung Berufsgruppe 642 (Technische Qualitätssicherung); StepStone Gehaltsreport 2026 (Qualitätsmanager:in); IG Metall Entgelttabellen Metall- und Elektroindustrie 2026; Glassdoor Quality Manager Deutschland (Sense-Check)