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Quality Engineer salary in Tennessee

A real-employer view of Quality Engineer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Quality Engineer in Tennessee: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 14 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $85,806. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry2$71,000
Level II — qualified7$82,160
Level III — experienced2$94,318
Level IV — fully competent1$145,600

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Quality Engineer in Tennessee. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Stryker CorporationStaff Quality Engineer2$103,043
Sungwoo Hitech America CorporationQuality Engineer2$82,160
Zimmer, Inc.Quality Senior Engineer I1$89,366
VAYAN GROUP LLCQUALITY ENGINEER1$82,246
Bharat Forge PMT Technologie, LLCQuality Engineer1$80,038
Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.Quality Engineer1$95,000
Doodleco, IncorporatedSenior Quality Engineer1$77,000
Grove Technical Resources, Inc.Sr. Quality Engineer1$145,600
American Appliance Products, LLCQuality Engineer1$80,000
Kirchhoff Automotive Manchester, Inc.Quality Engineer1$93,636

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Staff Quality Engineer at Stryker Corporation
    $91,728
    ArlingtonDecided Dec 15, 2025I-200-25342-466065
  • Quality Senior Engineer I at Zimmer, Inc.
    $89,366
    CordovaWage Level IIDecided Sep 24, 2025I-200-25260-316258
  • QUALITY ENGINEER at VAYAN GROUP LLC
    $82,246
    DECHERDWage Level IIDecided Sep 11, 2025I-200-25247-286771
  • Quality Engineer at Bharat Forge PMT Technologie, LLC
    $80,038
    SurgoinsvilleWage Level IIDecided May 22, 2025I-200-25135-980506
  • Quality Engineer at Tenneco Automotive Operating Company Inc.
    $95,000
    SmithvilleWage Level IIIDecided May 16, 2025I-200-25129-960049
  • Senior Quality Engineer at Doodleco, Incorporated
    $77,000
    Old HickoryWage Level IDecided May 16, 2025I-200-25129-958998
  • Sr. Quality Engineer at Grove Technical Resources, Inc.
    $145,600
    MemphisWage Level IVDecided May 14, 2025I-200-25127-950788
  • Quality Engineer at American Appliance Products, LLC
    $80,000
    NewportWage Level IIDecided May 13, 2025I-200-25126-942897

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.