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Quanex Salary

Quanex Salary

Quanex pays a median of $108K ($90K–$128K) across 29 public job postings (2025–2026).

💰 $90K–$128K salary range

Median: $108K  ·  Based on 29 public Quanex job postings  ·  Updated September 17, 2026


This Quanex salary benchmark is built from public job postings — no private placement data. Figures reflect the posted-range midpoint (equity is separate) and are refreshed as new postings are collected.

📊 Salary breakdown

Quanex · pay benchmark · updated September 17, 2026
$108K
inc. eng · sales · ops
All-role median
$90K–$128K
Typical range
$180K view JD
Highest base · Human Resources Director
29
Open roles
~5 yrs
Typical exp.
+16
28 last 90d
New last 30d
ⓘ Base salary only — 86% of roles mention equity · espp, options
Management pay by function
IT
$155K (2)
Health & Safety
$121K (2)
Operations
$108K (3)
Salary by department · median & top base
engineering
$119K · $155K top (6)
it
$116K · $170K top (6)
operations
$108K · $135K top (5)

Highest-paying open roles at Quanex

Quanex salary by department

  • engineering: $119K median · $155K top base — Global Senior Product Manager (view JD) (6 roles)
  • it: $116K median · $170K top base — Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation Manager (view JD) (6 roles)
  • operations: $108K median · $135K top base — Plant Manager (view JD) (5 roles)

Quanex salary — lead & management

  • Manager: $117K median · $170K top base — Artificial Intelligence & Digital Transformation Manager (view JD) (12)

Remote work at Quanex

14% of Quanex's disclosed-pay roles are remote-friendly.

What Quanex looks for

Most-required skills across these postings: Reconciliation (3) · Product Roadmap (2) · Regulatory Compliance (2) · Supply Chain (2) · Team Leadership (2) · General Ledger (1) · FP&A (1) · Agile (1) · Go-To-Market (1) · Employee Relations (1).

Benefits & perks at Quanex

Commonly listed: dental (25) · 401k (25) · pto (25) · life-ins (15) · medical (4) · bonus (4).

About Quanex

Quanex is Public stage · 1,001–5,000 employees · founded 1927 · HQ Phoenix, Arizona. This context shapes pay: later-stage, well-funded companies tend to anchor base salary higher.

Experience & background at Quanex

Roles typically ask for around 5 years of experience (up to 10+ for the most senior). Most postings don't state a degree requirement; of the 4 that do, Bachelor's is most common.

Posted pay vs. total compensation

The figures on this page are the midpoint of each posting's advertised salary range (which, for commission roles, includes on-target earnings). Equity is a separate — and often large — component of total compensation, especially at high-growth and AI-native companies; 86% of these postings reference equity (espp, options). Equity is not included in the medians above.

Quanex total compensation signals

Beyond the posted-range midpoint, postings indicate: 96% of roles list a bonus; common structures: salaried. Bonus, commission, and equity vary by role and are not included in the base medians above.

Quanex hiring activity

Quanex has 29 open roles right now, and this benchmark draws on 29 public job postings with disclosed pay. 16 of these roles were first seen in the last 30 days (28 in the last 90). Mostly full-time, with 2 contract roles in the mix.

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Common questions

What does Quanex pay?
The median pay is $108K, with a typical range of $90K–$128K, based on 29 public job postings (2025–2026). Base only — equity is separate.

What is the highest-paying job at Quanex?
One of the highest-paying open roles is Human Resources Director, at $150K–$180K base.

Which team pays the most at Quanex?
The engineering team, at a $119K median.

Where does this data come from?
Public job postings on company career pages and public job boards — no private placement or client data.

Methodology

Posted-range midpoints (USD) aggregated from 29 public Quanex job postings (2025–2026). Range = 25th–75th percentile; median = 50th percentile. Roles, departments, skills, and experience are parsed from the postings. Base salary only — equity excluded. Last refreshed September 17, 2026.

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