Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary

United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025

National market range

$80K–$133K

Median

$104,300

25th percentile

$80,310

75th percentile

$133,180

$61K

10th

$80K

25th

$104K

Median

$133K

75th

$167K

90th

By state

State

Median

Range · 25th–75th

vs national

Alabama

$101,500

$79K–$130K

-3%

Arizona

$100,650

$77K–$125K

-3%

California

$128,740

$94K–$166K

+23%

Colorado

$123,690

$96K–$144K

+19%

Connecticut

$97,740

$75K–$123K

-6%

Delaware

$106,060

$88K–$132K

+2%

District of Columbia

$103,340

$81K–$131K

-1%

Florida

$100,210

$77K–$125K

-4%

Georgia

$103,040

$83K–$126K

-1%

Hawaii

$102,930

$78K–$131K

-1%

Illinois

$104,910

$83K–$130K

+1%

Indiana

$87,020

$72K–$106K

-17%

Iowa

$88,590

$76K–$106K

-15%

Kansas

$94,490

$73K–$105K

-9%

Kentucky

$79,100

$62K–$102K

-24%

Louisiana

$66,810

$40K–$84K

-36%

Maine

$86,050

$68K–$101K

-17%

Maryland

$111,100

$101K–$141K

+7%

Massachusetts

$122,210

$80K–$142K

+17%

Michigan

$98,720

$75K–$116K

-5%

Minnesota

$101,700

$81K–$128K

-2%

Mississippi

$79,890

$61K–$100K

-23%

Missouri

$85,530

$71K–$109K

-18%

Montana

$103,930

$84K–$135K

Nebraska

$98,010

$79K–$120K

-6%

New Hampshire

$107,100

$79K–$138K

+3%

New Jersey

$119,470

$91K–$139K

+15%

New Mexico

$116,580

$92K–$132K

+12%

New York

$121,240

$86K–$154K

+16%

North Carolina

$100,390

$74K–$128K

-4%

North Dakota

$83,920

$79K–$87K

-20%

Ohio

$98,000

$78K–$106K

-6%

Oklahoma

$77,700

$61K–$96K

-26%

Oregon

$108,440

$79K–$146K

+4%

Pennsylvania

$93,030

$70K–$113K

-11%

Puerto Rico

$61,690

$48K–$83K

-41%

Rhode Island

$101,790

$89K–$131K

-2%

South Carolina

$97,500

$80K–$108K

-7%

South Dakota

$68,120

$55K–$85K

-35%

Tennessee

$91,040

$76K–$105K

-13%

Texas

$101,850

$80K–$128K

-2%

Utah

$82,100

$62K–$106K

-21%

Vermont

$76,580

$65K–$104K

-27%

Virginia

$121,590

$98K–$137K

+17%

Washington

$128,480

$97K–$164K

+23%

West Virginia

$62,300

$48K–$102K

-40%

Wisconsin

$89,400

$66K–$119K

-14%

Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.

Women are 27% of computer and mathematical occupations nationally, and earn 86¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender — that’s the point.

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