Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary
The median pay for software quality assurance analysts and testers in the United States is $104,300 a year. About 186,740 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $61,440
- 25th percentile
- $80,310
- Median percentile
- $104,300
- 75th percentile
- $133,180
- 90th percentile
- $167,010
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $128,740
- Washington $128,480
- Colorado $123,690
- Massachusetts $122,210
- Virginia $121,590
- New York $121,240
- New Jersey $119,470
- New Mexico $116,580
- Maryland $111,100
- Oregon $108,440
- New Hampshire $107,100
- Delaware $106,060
- Illinois $104,910
- Montana $103,930
- District of Columbia $103,340
- Georgia $103,040
- Texas $101,850
- Rhode Island $101,790
- Minnesota $101,700
- Alabama $101,500
- Arizona $100,650
- North Carolina $100,390
- Florida $100,210
- Michigan $98,720
- Nebraska $98,010
- Ohio $98,000
- Connecticut $97,740
- South Carolina $97,500
- Kansas $94,490
- Pennsylvania $93,030
- Tennessee $91,040
- Wisconsin $89,400
- Iowa $88,590
- Indiana $87,020
- Maine $86,050
- Missouri $85,530
- North Dakota $83,920
- Utah $82,100
- Mississippi $79,890
- Kentucky $79,100
- Oklahoma $77,700
- Vermont $76,580
- South Dakota $68,120
- Louisiana $66,810
- West Virginia $62,300
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $166,530
- Lexington Park, MD $147,520
- Boulder, CO $136,410
- San Francisco, CA $134,630
- Greeley, CO $134,350
- Santa Cruz, CA $133,970
- Kiryas Joel, NY $130,710
- New York, NY $130,540
- Baltimore, MD $129,880
- Seattle, WA $129,690
- Kennewick, WA $128,860
- Colorado Springs, CO $128,520
- Urban Honolulu, HI $128,010
- Bozeman, MT $127,590
- Washington, DC $126,350
- Santa Rosa, CA $124,400
- Crestview, FL $124,040
- Denver, CO $123,690
- Durham, NC $122,980
- Boston, MA $122,210
- Los Angeles, CA $122,210
- Rochester, MN $120,630
- San Diego, CA $120,210
- Vallejo, CA $115,710
- Manchester, NH $115,000
- Asheville, NC $114,510
- Oxnard, CA $113,680
- Punta Gorda, FL $112,240
- Santa Fe, NM $111,360
- Dover, DE $111,270
- Charlottesville, VA $111,060
- Raleigh, NC $110,800
- Kenosha, WI $110,770
- Santa Maria, CA $110,640
- Portland, OR $109,760
- Bremerton, WA $109,540
- Albuquerque, NM $108,230
- Davenport, IA $108,040
- Naples, FL $107,950
- Worcester, MA $107,370
- Olympia, WA $107,140
- Richmond, VA $106,300
- Port St. Lucie, FL $106,080
- Virginia Beach, VA $105,970
- Atlanta, GA $105,800
- Riverside, CA $105,720
- Huntsville, AL $105,610
- Chicago, IL $105,580
- Fort Collins, CO $105,270
- Binghamton, NY $105,170
- Gulfport, MS $105,080
- Palm Bay, FL $105,000
- Sacramento, CA $104,410
- Orlando, FL $104,250
- Bellingham, WA $103,280
- Dallas, TX $103,210
- Columbus, OH $103,110
- Austin, TX $103,070
- Columbus, GA $102,890
- Providence, RI $102,750
- Philadelphia, PA $102,740
- Springfield, MA $102,730
- Ogden, UT $102,540
- Sierra Vista, AZ $102,420
- Detroit, MI $102,390
- Lynchburg, VA $102,250
- Cleveland, OH $102,190
- Minneapolis, MN $102,130
- Boise City, ID $102,110
- Bridgeport, CT $102,090
- Bloomington, IL $102,070
- Buffalo, NY $101,880
- Stockton, CA $101,720
- Blacksburg, VA $101,510
- Pinehurst, NC $101,140
- Phoenix, AZ $100,740
- Trenton, NJ $100,710
- Albany, NY $100,690
- Tucson, AZ $100,650
- North Port, FL $100,450
- Dubuque, IA $100,170
- Savannah, GA $100,170
- Reno, NV $100,130
- Miami, FL $100,050
- Utica, NY $99,880
- Beaumont, TX $99,670
- Roanoke, VA $99,600
- Omaha, NE $99,580
- Greensboro, NC $99,340
- Charleston, SC $99,250
- Gainesville, GA $99,100
- Tampa, FL $98,870
- Norwich, CT $98,720
- Houston, TX $98,690
- Akron, OH $98,600
- Spartanburg, SC $98,350
- Waterbury, CT $98,270
- Des Moines, IA $98,190
- Syracuse, NY $97,950
- Bend, OR $97,870
- Madison, WI $97,840
- Rochester, NY $97,840
- Montgomery, AL $97,750
- Fayetteville, NC $97,520
- Salem, OR $97,520
- Augusta, GA $97,470
- Milwaukee, WI $97,390
- Ann Arbor, MI $97,250
- Jacksonville, FL $97,030
- Greenville, SC $96,960
- Springfield, IL $96,800
- Peoria, IL $96,700
- Ames, IA $96,560
- Corpus Christi, TX $96,530
- Hartford, CT $96,160
- Rockford, IL $96,020
- San Antonio, TX $95,990
- Warner Robins, GA $95,890
- New Haven, CT $95,700
- Spokane, WA $95,680