Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary

Also known as: QA Engineer, QA Tester, Test Engineer

Median Salary
$104,300
per year
Hourly Rate
$50.14
per hour
Employment
186,740
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$61,440
25th percentile
$80,310
Median
$104,300
75th percentile
$133,180
90th percentile
$167,010

💰 Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary by State

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$62K
$129K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
California$128,740+23.4%
Washington$128,480+23.2%
Colorado$123,690+18.6%
Massachusetts$122,210+17.2%
Virginia$121,590+16.6%
New York$121,240+16.2%
New Jersey$119,470+14.5%
New Mexico$116,580+11.8%
Maryland$111,100+6.5%
Oregon$108,440+4.0%
New Hampshire$107,100+2.7%
Delaware$106,060+1.7%
Illinois$104,910+0.6%
Montana$103,930-0.4%
District of Columbia$103,340-0.9%
Georgia$103,040-1.2%
Hawaii$102,930-1.3%
Texas$101,850-2.3%
Rhode Island$101,790-2.4%
Minnesota$101,700-2.5%
Alabama$101,500-2.7%
Arizona$100,650-3.5%
North Carolina$100,390-3.7%
Florida$100,210-3.9%
Michigan$98,720-5.3%
Nebraska$98,010-6.0%
Ohio$98,000-6.0%
Connecticut$97,740-6.3%
South Carolina$97,500-6.5%
Kansas$94,490-9.4%
Pennsylvania$93,030-10.8%
Tennessee$91,040-12.7%
Wisconsin$89,400-14.3%
Iowa$88,590-15.1%
Indiana$87,020-16.6%
Maine$86,050-17.5%
Missouri$85,530-18.0%
North Dakota$83,920-19.5%
Utah$82,100-21.3%
Mississippi$79,890-23.4%
Kentucky$79,100-24.2%
Oklahoma$77,700-25.5%
Vermont$76,580-26.6%
South Dakota$68,120-34.7%
Louisiana$66,810-35.9%
West Virginia$62,300-40.3%

🏙️ Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$166,530+59.7%
Lexington Park, MD$147,520+41.4%
Boulder, CO$136,410+30.8%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$134,630+29.1%
Greeley, CO$134,350+28.8%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$133,970+28.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$130,710+25.3%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$130,540+25.2%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$129,880+24.5%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$129,690+24.3%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$128,860+23.5%
Colorado Springs, CO$128,520+23.2%
Urban Honolulu, HI$128,010+22.7%
Bozeman, MT$127,590+22.3%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$126,350+21.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$124,400+19.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$124,040+18.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$123,690+18.6%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$122,980+17.9%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$122,210+17.2%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$122,210+17.2%
Rochester, MN$120,630+15.7%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$120,210+15.3%
Vallejo, CA$115,710+10.9%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$115,000+10.3%
Asheville, NC$114,510+9.8%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$113,680+9.0%
Punta Gorda, FL$112,240+7.6%
Santa Fe, NM$111,360+6.8%
Dover, DE$111,270+6.7%
Charlottesville, VA$111,060+6.5%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$110,800+6.2%
Kenosha, WI$110,770+6.2%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$110,640+6.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$109,760+5.2%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$109,540+5.0%
Albuquerque, NM$108,230+3.8%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$108,040+3.6%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$107,950+3.5%
Worcester, MA$107,370+2.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$107,140+2.7%
Richmond, VA$106,300+1.9%
Port St. Lucie, FL$106,080+1.7%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$105,970+1.6%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$105,800+1.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$105,720+1.4%
Huntsville, AL$105,610+1.3%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$105,580+1.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$105,270+0.9%
Binghamton, NY$105,170+0.8%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$105,080+0.7%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$105,000+0.7%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$104,410+0.1%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$104,250-0.0%
Bellingham, WA$103,280-1.0%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$103,210-1.0%
Columbus, OH$103,110-1.1%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$103,070-1.2%
Columbus, GA-AL$102,890-1.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$102,750-1.5%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$102,740-1.5%
Springfield, MA$102,730-1.5%
Ogden, UT$102,540-1.7%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$102,420-1.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$102,390-1.8%
Lynchburg, VA$102,250-2.0%
Cleveland, OH$102,190-2.0%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$102,130-2.1%
Boise City, ID$102,110-2.1%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$102,090-2.1%
Bloomington, IL$102,070-2.1%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$101,880-2.3%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$101,720-2.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$101,510-2.7%
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC$101,140-3.0%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$100,740-3.4%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$100,710-3.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$100,690-3.5%
Tucson, AZ$100,650-3.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$100,450-3.7%
Dubuque, IA$100,170-4.0%
Savannah, GA$100,170-4.0%
Reno, NV$100,130-4.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$100,050-4.1%
Utica-Rome, NY$99,880-4.2%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$99,670-4.4%
Roanoke, VA$99,600-4.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$99,580-4.5%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$99,340-4.8%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$99,250-4.8%
Gainesville, GA$99,100-5.0%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$98,870-5.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$98,720-5.3%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$98,690-5.4%
Akron, OH$98,600-5.5%
Spartanburg, SC$98,350-5.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$98,270-5.8%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$98,190-5.9%
Syracuse, NY$97,950-6.1%
Bend, OR$97,870-6.2%
Madison, WI$97,840-6.2%
Rochester, NY$97,840-6.2%
Montgomery, AL$97,750-6.3%
Fayetteville, NC$97,520-6.5%
Salem, OR$97,520-6.5%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$97,470-6.5%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$97,390-6.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$97,250-6.8%
Jacksonville, FL$97,030-7.0%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$96,960-7.0%
Springfield, IL$96,800-7.2%
Peoria, IL$96,700-7.3%
Ames, IA$96,560-7.4%
Corpus Christi, TX$96,530-7.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$96,160-7.8%
Rockford, IL$96,020-7.9%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$95,990-8.0%
Warner Robins, GA$95,890-8.1%
New Haven, CT$95,700-8.2%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$95,680-8.3%
Eau Claire, WI$95,600-8.3%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$95,280-8.6%
Ithaca, NY$94,990-8.9%
Kansas City, MO-KS$94,970-8.9%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$94,800-9.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$94,590-9.3%
Midland, TX$94,500-9.4%
Fresno, CA$94,350-9.5%
Toledo, OH$94,160-9.7%
State College, PA$93,680-10.2%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$93,540-10.3%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$93,510-10.3%
Canton-Massillon, OH$93,450-10.4%
Lincoln, NE$92,710-11.1%
El Paso, TX$92,150-11.6%
Green Bay, WI$92,120-11.7%
Portland-South Portland, ME$92,050-11.7%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$91,520-12.3%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$91,150-12.6%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$91,040-12.7%
Appleton, WI$90,890-12.9%
Lancaster, PA$90,540-13.2%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$90,520-13.2%
Wichita, KS$90,130-13.6%
Tallahassee, FL$90,040-13.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$89,060-14.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$88,780-14.9%
Tulsa, OK$88,680-15.0%
Topeka, KS$88,590-15.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$87,940-15.7%
Mobile, AL$87,910-15.7%
Modesto, CA$87,650-16.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$87,270-16.3%
Columbia, SC$86,320-17.2%
Wilmington, NC$86,200-17.4%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$86,130-17.4%
Knoxville, TN$85,970-17.6%
Greenville, NC$85,930-17.6%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$85,910-17.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$85,670-17.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$85,610-17.9%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$85,550-18.0%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$84,920-18.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$84,270-19.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$84,150-19.3%
Bismarck, ND$83,920-19.5%
College Station-Bryan, TX$83,700-19.8%
Gainesville, FL$83,620-19.8%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$83,330-20.1%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$83,290-20.1%
Evansville, IN$83,250-20.2%
Waco, TX$83,150-20.3%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$83,010-20.4%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$82,940-20.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$82,900-20.5%
Birmingham, AL$82,060-21.3%
Abilene, TX$81,990-21.4%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$81,990-21.4%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$81,950-21.4%
Killeen-Temple, TX$81,390-22.0%
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN$79,840-23.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$79,710-23.6%
Paducah, KY-IL$79,340-23.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$79,180-24.1%
Reading, PA$79,140-24.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$79,040-24.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$78,890-24.4%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$78,850-24.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$78,800-24.4%
Lafayette, LA$78,370-24.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$77,950-25.3%
Oklahoma City, OK$77,700-25.5%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$76,180-27.0%
Jefferson City, MO$75,620-27.5%
Columbia, MO$75,520-27.6%
Iowa City, IA$75,330-27.8%
Wausau, WI$74,840-28.2%
York-Hanover, PA$74,390-28.7%
Logan, UT-ID$73,290-29.7%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$72,400-30.6%
Jackson, MS$71,530-31.4%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$69,990-32.9%
Winston-Salem, NC$69,390-33.5%
Florence, SC$67,430-35.3%
Elizabethtown, KY$65,710-37.0%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$63,230-39.4%
San Angelo, TX$62,400-40.2%
Charleston, WV$62,300-40.3%
Puerto Rico$61,690-40.9%
Springfield, MO$61,600-40.9%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$61,540-41.0%
Ocala, FL$61,070-41.4%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$59,310-43.1%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$52,120-50.0%
Morgantown, WV$39,060-62.6%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.