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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in New Jersey

The median software quality assurance analysts and testers in New Jersey earns $119,470 a year, 15% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,242 a month.

10th percentile
$70,150
25th percentile
$91,370
Median percentile
$119,470
75th percentile
$138,690
90th percentile
$168,680

Based on 6,550 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

$86,904 take-home a year
Gross pay$119,470
Federal income tax−$17,453
Social Security + Medicare−$9,139
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$5,974
Monthly take-home$7,242
Every two weeks$3,342

Does it go far here?

$109,802Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

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