Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary by City

Top 15 cities for this job by average salary

San Jose, CA	$160,040
Lexington Park, MD	$153,640
San Francisco, CA	$136,630
Boulder, CO	$136,490
Greeley, CO	$135,860
Seattle, WA	$135,140
Kiryas Joel, NY	$131,310
New York, NY	$130,580
Kennewick, WA	$130,470
Santa Fe, NM	$130,060
Baltimore, MD	$129,400
Bozeman, MT	$127,990
Boise, ID	$127,660
Santa Cruz, CA	$127,490
Washington, DC	$126,100

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary by state

California pays software quality assurance analysts and testers the most statewide, $131,260 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
California	$131,260	$128,740	27,710	15	$160,040	$90,790
Washington	$131,090	$128,480	7,970	6	$135,140	$101,940
Idaho	n/a	n/a	560	1	$127,660	$127,660
Maryland	$123,410	$111,100	5,880	3	$153,640	$81,650
Colorado	$123,340	$123,690	5,110	5	$136,490	$115,780
New York	$122,950	$121,240	10,460	9	$131,310	$97,170
New Mexico	$122,520	$116,580	450	2	$130,060	$109,220
Virginia	$121,160	$121,590	10,160	6	$115,050	$100,150
New Jersey	$120,550	$119,470	6,550	2	$111,220	$102,080
Massachusetts	$117,270	$122,210	6,640	3	$117,520	$106,100
Oregon	$115,840	$108,440	1,840	4	$117,300	$95,190
Delaware	$113,340	$106,060	520	1	$110,410	$110,410
Montana	$109,480	$103,930	150	1	$127,990	$127,990
New Hampshire	$108,730	$107,100	770	1	$116,330	$116,330
Rhode Island	$108,720	$101,790	400	1	$110,760	$110,760
Washington, D.C.	$107,950	$103,340	760	1	$126,100	$126,100
Illinois	$107,950	$104,910	6,530	6	$109,300	$92,080
Alabama	$105,650	$101,500	1,760	4	$116,140	$90,460
Georgia	$105,320	$103,040	7,110	7	$109,290	$75,480
Hawaii	$105,150	$102,930	n/a	1	$110,420	$110,420
Minnesota	$104,720	$101,700	2,630	2	$115,640	$106,150
Texas	$104,660	$101,850	19,590	13	$109,660	$72,610
Florida	$102,560	$100,210	10,320	17	$118,160	$83,380
North Carolina	$102,060	$100,390	8,890	11	$118,510	$85,010
Arizona	$101,790	$100,650	3,890	3	$108,140	$100,880
Connecticut	$98,740	$97,740	1,160	5	$103,210	$96,620
Nebraska	$98,160	$98,010	1,240	2	$100,020	$91,450
Wisconsin	$97,890	$89,400	3,800	10	$113,930	$80,600
South Carolina	$96,910	$97,500	1,740	5	$109,750	$77,000
Michigan	$96,880	$98,720	3,480	4	$104,690	$81,540
Nevada	n/a	n/a	1,270	1	$96,440	$96,440
Ohio	$95,890	$98,000	4,400	7	$102,350	$86,030
Missouri	$93,990	$85,530	2,930	5	$99,820	$71,790
Kansas	$93,900	$94,490	1,140	2	$93,020	$87,200
Pennsylvania	$93,710	$93,030	4,530	9	$105,390	$85,480
Tennessee	$92,170	$91,040	1,530	4	$96,120	$88,060
Iowa	$91,640	$88,590	1,000	7	$105,810	$79,130
Indiana	$91,470	$87,020	1,610	4	$95,540	$82,040
Vermont	$88,530	$76,580	170	1	$88,630	$88,630
Utah	$87,700	$82,100	2,600	4	$103,570	$79,610
Maine	$85,510	$86,050	390	1	$90,520	$90,520
Kentucky	$84,590	$79,100	890	4	$88,690	$67,560
Mississippi	$83,730	$79,890	350	2	$103,430	$75,870
North Dakota	$83,460	$83,920	200	2	$85,300	$84,800
Oklahoma	$81,720	$77,700	1,620	2	$86,470	$83,460
Arkansas	n/a	n/a	n/a	1	$76,090	$76,090
West Virginia	$74,460	$62,300	390	2	$64,650	$54,820
South Dakota	$73,260	$68,120	220	1	$74,400	$74,400
Puerto Rico	$69,270	$61,690	270	1	$67,790	$67,790
Louisiana	$68,800	$66,810	450	3	$79,810	$58,810

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in every city we cover

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Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$160,040	$166,530	$76.94	6,480
Lexington Park, MD	$153,640	$147,520	$73.86	400
San Francisco, CA	$136,630	$134,630	$65.69	5,880
Boulder, CO	$136,490	$136,410	$65.62	500
Greeley, CO	$135,860	$134,350	$65.32	60
Seattle, WA	$135,140	$129,690	$64.97	6,650
Kiryas Joel, NY	$131,310	$130,710	$63.13	170
New York, NY	$130,580	$130,540	$62.78	11,460
Kennewick, WA	$130,470	$128,860	$62.73	80
Santa Fe, NM	$130,060	$111,360	$62.53	40
Baltimore, MD	$129,400	$129,880	$62.21	2,670
Bozeman, MT	$127,990	$127,590	$61.54	50
Boise, ID	$127,660	$102,110	$61.38	360
Santa Cruz, CA	$127,490	$133,970	$61.30	100
Washington, DC	$126,100	$126,350	$60.63	8,460
Colorado Springs, CO	$124,130	$128,520	$59.68	610
Santa Rosa, CA	$122,460	$124,400	$58.88	80
Santa Maria, CA	$122,400	$110,640	$58.85	230
Denver, CO	$121,950	$123,690	$58.63	3,620
Vallejo, CA	$120,290	$115,710	$57.83	40
Los Angeles, CA	$119,570	$122,210	$57.49	7,200
Bremerton, WA	$119,140	$109,540	$57.28	40
San Diego, CA	$118,760	$120,210	$57.10	2,280
Oxnard, CA	$118,530	$113,680	$56.99	290
Durham, NC	$118,510	$122,980	$56.98	950
Crestview, FL	$118,160	$124,040	$56.81	210
Boston, MA	$117,520	$122,210	$56.50	6,050
Portland, OR	$117,300	$109,760	$56.40	1,550
Manchester, NH	$116,330	$115,000	$55.93	280
Huntsville, AL	$116,140	$105,610	$55.84	850
Fort Collins, CO	$115,780	$105,270	$55.67	160
Rochester, MN	$115,640	$120,630	$55.60	140
Raleigh, NC	$115,100	$110,800	$55.34	1,760
Charlottesville, VA	$115,050	$111,060	$55.31	130
Palm Bay, FL	$114,120	$105,000	$54.86	460
Kenosha, WI	$113,930	$110,770	$54.78	50
Asheville, NC	$112,790	$114,510	$54.23	100
Richmond, VA	$111,510	$106,300	$53.61	720
Trenton, NJ	$111,220	$100,710	$53.47	450
Providence, RI	$110,760	$102,750	$53.25	440
Honolulu, HI	$110,420	$128,010	$53.09	80
Dover, DE	$110,410	$111,270	$53.08	30
Punta Gorda, FL	$110,010	$112,240	$52.89	30
Charleston, SC	$109,750	$99,250	$52.76	240
Austin, TX	$109,660	$103,070	$52.72	3,340
Riverside, CA	$109,460	$105,720	$52.63	450
Chicago, IL	$109,300	$105,580	$52.55	5,010
Augusta, GA	$109,290	$97,470	$52.54	120
Albuquerque, NM	$109,220	$108,230	$52.51	230
Virginia Beach, VA	$109,080	$105,970	$52.44	720
Olympia, WA	$108,770	$107,140	$52.29	420
Sacramento, CA	$108,650	$104,410	$52.24	930
Worcester, MA	$108,380	$107,370	$52.11	220
Bloomington, IL	$108,170	$102,070	$52.01	240
Tucson, AZ	$108,140	$100,650	$51.99	430
Atlanta, GA	$107,300	$105,800	$51.59	5,270
Dallas, TX	$107,270	$103,210	$51.57	8,840
Sarasota, FL	$107,020	$100,450	$51.45	180
Lynchburg, VA	$106,460	$102,250	$51.18	50
Madison, WI	$106,230	$97,840	$51.07	1,470
Midland, TX	$106,180	$94,500	$51.05	60
Minneapolis, MN	$106,150	$102,130	$51.03	2,190
Springfield, MA	$106,100	$102,730	$51.01	70
Dubuque, IA	$105,810	$100,170	$50.87	40
Utica, NY	$105,640	$99,880	$50.79	50
Philadelphia, PA	$105,390	$102,740	$50.67	2,650
Stockton, CA	$105,230	$101,720	$50.59	90
Davenport, IA	$105,060	$108,040	$50.51	180
Tampa, FL	$104,970	$98,870	$50.47	1,930
Bellingham, WA	$104,800	$103,280	$50.39	110
Savannah, GA	$104,740	$100,170	$50.36	60
Detroit, MI	$104,690	$102,390	$50.33	2,140
Naples, FL	$104,460	$107,950	$50.22	60
Warner Robins, GA	$103,630	$95,890	$49.82	70
Ogden, UT	$103,570	$102,540	$49.79	200
Gulfport, MS	$103,430	$105,080	$49.73	100
Spartanburg, SC	$103,260	$98,350	$49.64	60
Bridgeport, CT	$103,210	$102,090	$49.62	220
Roanoke, VA	$103,200	$99,600	$49.62	80
Salem, OR	$103,030	$97,520	$49.54	80
Albany, NY	$103,020	$100,690	$49.53	430
Orlando, FL	$102,960	$104,250	$49.50	1,940
Binghamton, NY	$102,830	$105,170	$49.44	110
Columbus, OH	$102,350	$103,110	$49.21	780
Buffalo, NY	$102,310	$101,880	$49.19	340
Norwich, CT	$102,160	$98,720	$49.12	110
Atlantic City, NJ	$102,080	$90,520	$49.08	70
Spokane, WA	$101,940	$95,680	$49.01	140
Milwaukee, WI	$101,560	$97,390	$48.83	790
Montgomery, AL	$101,440	$97,750	$48.77	50
Miami, FL	$101,310	$100,050	$48.71	1,960
Fort Myers, FL	$101,180	$83,010	$48.64	150
Phoenix, AZ	$100,990	$100,740	$48.55	3,160
Columbus, GA	$100,920	$102,890	$48.52	130
Sierra Vista, AZ	$100,880	$102,420	$48.50	50
Ames, IA	$100,810	$96,560	$48.47	40
Pinehurst, NC	$100,770	$101,140	$48.45	40
Port St. Lucie, FL	$100,360	$106,080	$48.25	30
Peoria, IL	$100,300	$96,700	$48.22	80
Blacksburg, VA	$100,150	$101,510	$48.15	60
Omaha, NE	$100,020	$99,580	$48.09	800
St. Louis, MO	$99,820	$94,590	$47.99	1,360
Ithaca, NY	$99,610	$94,990	$47.89	40
Beaumont, TX	$99,420	$99,670	$47.80	50
Houston, TX	$99,080	$98,690	$47.63	2,420
Jacksonville, FL	$98,990	$97,030	$47.59	1,060
Greensboro, NC	$98,780	$99,340	$47.49	270
Bend, OR	$98,500	$97,870	$47.36	70
Rockford, IL	$98,350	$96,020	$47.29	40
New Haven, CT	$98,320	$95,700	$47.27	110
Bakersfield, CA	$98,140	$83,290	$47.18	180
Rochester, NY	$97,950	$97,840	$47.09	490
Waterbury, CT	$97,650	$98,270	$46.95	70
Tallahassee, FL	$97,370	$90,040	$46.81	170
Panama City, FL	$97,200	$89,060	$46.73	30
Syracuse, NY	$97,170	$97,950	$46.72	200
Janesville, WI	$97,090	$85,550	$46.68	40
Hickory, NC	$97,040	$93,540	$46.65	50
Appleton, WI	$96,960	$90,890	$46.61	40
Cleveland, OH	$96,770	$102,190	$46.52	1,440
Fayetteville, NC	$96,660	$97,520	$46.47	80
Hartford, CT	$96,620	$96,160	$46.45	510
Akron, OH	$96,580	$98,600	$46.43	170
Reno, NV	$96,440	$100,130	$46.36	160
San Antonio, TX	$96,420	$95,990	$46.36	1,010
Gainesville, GA	$96,300	$99,100	$46.30	60
Nashville, TN	$96,120	$95,280	$46.21	n/a
Des Moines, IA	$95,710	$98,190	$46.02	440
Evansville, IN	$95,540	$83,250	$45.94	30
Charlotte, NC	$95,350	$81,990	$45.84	3,900
Greenville, SC	$95,270	$96,960	$45.80	210
Corpus Christi, TX	$95,200	$96,530	$45.77	50
Eugene, OR	$95,190	$91,150	$45.76	80
Cincinnati, OH	$94,790	$87,940	$45.57	920
Fresno, CA	$94,620	$94,350	$45.49	100
Kansas City, MO	$94,580	$94,970	$45.47	1,430
Canton, OH	$94,540	$93,450	$45.45	40
Indianapolis, IN	$94,480	$93,510	$45.42	990
State College, PA	$94,460	$93,680	$45.41	60
Eau Claire, WI	$94,190	$95,600	$45.29	50
Green Bay, WI	$94,170	$92,120	$45.27	140
Springfield, IL	$93,980	$96,800	$45.18	50
Ann Arbor, MI	$93,960	$97,250	$45.17	260
Chattanooga, TN	$93,540	$94,800	$44.97	70
Memphis, TN	$93,440	$91,040	$44.92	170
Lancaster, PA	$93,150	$90,540	$44.78	70
Wichita, KS	$93,020	$90,130	$44.72	130
Harrisburg, PA	$92,840	$87,270	$44.63	170
Allentown, PA	$92,650	$91,520	$44.54	140
Grand Rapids, MI	$92,540	$88,780	$44.49	260
Deltona, FL	$92,500	$84,150	$44.47	60
Champaign, IL	$92,080	$86,130	$44.27	80
Columbia, SC	$91,780	$86,320	$44.13	250
Greenville, NC	$91,750	$85,930	$44.11	40
Lincoln, NE	$91,450	$92,710	$43.97	240
Waterloo, IA	$91,370	$84,920	$43.93	90
Gainesville, FL	$90,990	$83,620	$43.75	50
Mobile, AL	$90,890	$87,910	$43.70	90
Modesto, CA	$90,790	$87,650	$43.65	40
Toledo, OH	$90,690	$94,160	$43.60	80
Pittsburgh, PA	$90,540	$82,900	$43.53	830
Portland, ME	$90,520	$92,050	$43.52	230
Birmingham, AL	$90,460	$82,060	$43.49	360
El Paso, TX	$90,190	$92,150	$43.36	180
Cedar Rapids, IA	$90,000	$84,270	$43.27	110
Oshkosh, WI	$89,130	$83,330	$42.85	40
Killeen, TX	$88,850	$81,390	$42.72	80
Waco, TX	$88,810	$83,150	$42.70	80
Paducah, KY	$88,690	$79,340	$42.64	40
Burlington, VT	$88,630	$76,180	$42.61	110
Knoxville, TN	$88,060	$85,970	$42.34	220
La Crosse, WI	$87,930	$79,840	$42.28	70
College Station, TX	$87,750	$83,700	$42.19	90
Salt Lake City, UT	$87,590	$82,940	$42.11	1,610
Scranton, PA	$87,390	$85,610	$42.01	50
Topeka, KS	$87,200	$88,590	$41.93	120
Lakeland, FL	$86,640	$78,890	$41.65	130
Tulsa, OK	$86,470	$88,680	$41.57	270
Reading, PA	$86,060	$79,140	$41.38	50
Dayton, OH	$86,030	$81,950	$41.36	400
Louisville, KY	$85,620	$79,040	$41.16	n/a
Lexington, KY	$85,510	$78,800	$41.11	n/a
York, PA	$85,480	$74,390	$41.10	80
Wilmington, NC	$85,420	$86,200	$41.07	190
Bismarck, ND	$85,300	$83,920	$41.01	30
Provo, UT	$85,090	$79,180	$40.91	600
Winston-Salem, NC	$85,010	$69,390	$40.87	190
Fargo, ND	$84,800	$85,670	$40.77	120
Oklahoma City, OK	$83,460	$77,700	$40.13	1,120
Ocala, FL	$83,380	$61,070	$40.09	40
South Bend, IN	$83,370	$78,850	$40.08	40
Jefferson City, MO	$82,380	$75,620	$39.61	50
Fort Wayne, IN	$82,040	$79,710	$39.44	80
Hagerstown, MD	$81,650	$85,910	$39.26	40
Lansing, MI	$81,540	$77,950	$39.20	200
Columbia, MO	$81,120	$75,520	$39.00	70
Wausau, WI	$80,600	$74,840	$38.75	30
Lafayette, LA	$79,810	$78,370	$38.37	40
Abilene, TX	$79,710	$81,990	$38.32	50
Logan, UT	$79,610	$73,290	$38.27	140
Iowa City, IA	$79,130	$75,330	$38.04	30
Florence, SC	$77,000	$67,430	$37.02	30
Little Rock, AR	$76,090	$72,400	$36.58	280
Jackson, MS	$75,870	$71,530	$36.48	130
Macon, GA	$75,480	$59,310	$36.29	50
Sioux Falls, SD	$74,400	$69,990	$35.77	160
San Angelo, TX	$72,610	$62,400	$34.91	40
Springfield, MO	$71,790	$61,600	$34.52	130
San Juan, PR	$67,790	$61,540	$32.59	230
Elizabethtown, KY	$67,560	$65,710	$32.48	40
Shreveport, LA	$67,250	$63,230	$32.33	40
Charleston, WV	$64,650	$62,300	$31.08	n/a
Slidell, LA	$58,810	$52,120	$28.27	30
Morgantown, WV	$54,820	$39,060	$26.35	50

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: questions

Where do software quality assurance analysts and testers make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $160,040 a year, among the 214 metro areas we cover.

What is the average software quality assurance analysts and testers salary in the U.S.?

$111,490 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $104,300, so half of software quality assurance analysts and testers earn more than that and half less.

What salary should software quality assurance analysts and testers ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of software quality assurance analysts and testers nationwide earn between $80,310 (25th percentile) and $133,180 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays software quality assurance analysts and testers the most?

California, with a statewide average of $131,260 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is software quality assurance analysts and testers pay the lowest?

Morgantown, WV, at $54,820 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1253.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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