(ASQ: Milwaukee) --  In spite of the current economic turmoil, there is positive news for the quality profession. According to the American Society for Quality’s Annual Salary Survey, the average quality job salary went up 3 percent from 2008 to 2009, to just under $84,000.

Moreover, as in past surveys, the results show that respondents’ salaries increase as their experience in the quality field increases:

• Quality professionals with more than 20 years of experience earned an average of $94,029.
• Professionals with 10 to 20 years of experience earned on average $84,722.
• Those with 10 or fewer years of experience earned on average $73,271.

This trend of salary increases based on years of experience is also evident if broken down into specific job categories. For example, quality managers with more than 20 years of quality experience earn, on average, $4,657 more than managers with 10 to 20 years of quality experience and $10,095 more than managers with 10 or fewer years of quality experience.

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