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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Albany, NY

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY earns $100,690 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,135 a month.

10th percentile
$64,140
25th percentile
$81,120
Median percentile
$100,690
75th percentile
$126,340
90th percentile
$136,490

Based on 430 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$73,624 take-home a year
Gross pay$100,690
Federal income tax−$13,322
Social Security + Medicare−$7,703
New York income tax (approx.)−$6,041
Monthly take-home$6,135
Every two weeks$2,832

Does it go far here?

$101,129Median pay in Albany, NY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 99.6 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,280 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Albany, NY

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$314,460
Architectural and Engineering Managers$181,000
Chief Executives$180,240
Sales Managers$163,510
Computer and Information Systems Managers$158,250
Marketing Managers$153,580
Financial Managers$150,590
Industrial Production Managers$141,300

All software quality assurance analysts and testers salaries · Take-home pay in New York