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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary by City
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary by City (2024)
227 metro areas · National average: $95,893 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries across 227 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Jose, CA $165,780
$165,700
$82,150
$223,560
Lexington Park, MD $152,570
$159,870
$87,040
$210,660
San Francisco, CA $138,690
$139,580
$82,100
$198,320
Seattle, WA $133,940
$131,640
$75,280
$193,610
Washington, DC $128,680
$126,430
$78,000
$175,670
Boulder, CO $127,260
$118,710
$79,550
$175,290
New York, NY $125,780
$121,520
$68,400
$179,990
Baltimore, MD $125,130
$127,940
$63,510
$179,880
Kennewick, WA $124,690
$128,270
$60,790
$208,000
Vallejo, CA $123,010
$107,650
$67,470
$158,140
Santa Rosa, CA $122,300
$126,730
$73,620
$163,530
Boston, MA $120,110
$125,440
$69,200
$164,950
Oxnard, CA $118,310
$105,660
$70,930
$161,600
Colorado Springs, CO $118,140
$123,110
$77,590
$155,300
Santa Fe, NM $116,780
$100,530
$81,310
$152,010
Rochester, MN $116,590
$128,820
$82,610
$129,060
Santa Maria, CA $116,530
$101,840
$68,780
$170,000
Lubbock, TX $116,320
$111,460
$53,710
$166,500
Denver, CO $116,310
$118,090
$69,230
$168,450
Santa Cruz, CA $116,230
$106,750
$67,550
$166,680
Bozeman, MT $115,290
$105,850
$60,510
$180,760
San Diego, CA $115,180
$109,590
$64,000
$159,780
Albuquerque, NM $114,510
$105,320
$66,770
$168,410
Barnstable Town, MA $114,090
$105,320
$61,710
$183,520
Sacramento, CA $113,490
$111,040
$63,880
$162,550
Bremerton, WA $113,010
$109,960
$76,200
$136,760
Greeley, CO $112,850
$89,990
$79,710
$176,400
Huntsville, AL $112,670
$103,850
$79,010
$163,240
Portland, OR $112,650
$103,350
$47,220
$189,990
Raleigh, NC $112,420
$106,290
$63,620
$166,790
Kiryas Joel, NY $112,390
$103,610
$56,970
$177,760
Manchester, NH $112,360
$110,340
$76,120
$153,020
Palm Bay, FL $111,540
$101,510
$78,050
$169,140
Trenton, NJ $110,530
$104,470
$63,500
$155,060
Dallas, TX $110,390
$103,010
$66,610
$160,690
Richmond, VA $110,370
$104,590
$71,330
$155,210
Minneapolis, MN $109,950
$105,930
$72,800
$140,410
Lynchburg, VA $109,790
$102,520
$67,260
$157,660
Charlottesville, VA $109,660
$108,440
$78,220
$150,540
Virginia Beach, VA $109,270
$102,360
$68,060
$159,070
Los Angeles, CA $109,210
$106,400
$48,450
$163,870
Pittsfield, MA $109,070
$110,990
$77,210
$150,290
Durham, NC $108,610
$102,660
$60,280
$156,450
Fort Collins, CO $108,470
$102,240
$67,050
$159,970
Salinas, CA $107,880
$98,020
$65,040
$169,700
Norwich, CT $107,740
$101,850
$69,320
$158,420
Crestview, FL $107,510
$103,710
$62,380
$154,810
Bend, OR $107,290
$99,160
$45,100
$177,000
Corvallis, OR $106,940
$98,570
$65,950
$166,030
Austin, TX $106,840
$102,990
$62,800
$153,750
Midland, TX $106,680
$97,800
$60,730
$169,920
Davenport, IA $106,340
$104,850
$77,520
$126,810
Riverside, CA $106,070
$102,600
$60,570
$151,500
San Luis Obispo, CA $105,830
$105,620
$55,890
$155,550
Philadelphia, PA $105,780
$103,640
$61,880
$147,350
Atlantic City, NJ $105,730
$93,900
$54,390
$163,610
Bridgeport, CT $105,710
$103,880
$59,680
$144,190
Missoula, MT $105,690
$100,790
$65,950
$169,020
Olympia, WA $105,570
$104,020
$80,450
$131,230
Bellingham, WA $105,170
$102,400
$52,880
$146,560
Urban Honolulu, HI $105,010
$119,530
$74,060
$126,910
Boise City, ID $105,000
$66,610
$33,630
$183,440
Waterbury, CT $104,950
$106,120
$67,460
$132,410
Chicago, IL $104,900
$102,360
$64,010
$138,630
Gulfport, MS $104,710
$101,980
$68,330
$168,040
Phoenix, AZ $104,640
$103,890
$61,310
$145,020
Roanoke, VA $104,270
$99,140
$68,830
$143,540
Asheville, NC $104,040
$111,130
$65,510
$131,010
Naples, FL $103,890
$104,540
$50,710
$156,430
Worcester, MA $103,330
$98,420
$61,030
$155,830
Houston, TX $103,170
$99,800
$61,310
$148,740
Detroit, MI $103,160
$102,080
$62,100
$134,830
Savannah, GA $103,020
$100,910
$66,400
$140,550
Charlotte, NC $102,840
$104,410
$61,490
$131,960
Hartford, CT $102,500
$102,350
$62,550
$136,640
Miami, FL $102,300
$100,480
$54,890
$143,990
Bakersfield, CA $102,170
$97,990
$57,150
$156,440
Burlington, NC $101,970
$103,470
$69,960
$127,580
Tucson, AZ $101,920
$99,300
$58,320
$132,770
Binghamton, NY $101,360
$102,070
$64,480
$133,300
Modesto, CA $101,210
$106,600
$54,220
$128,620
Las Vegas, NV $101,050
$88,730
$58,490
$127,340
Stockton, CA $101,010
$102,480
$59,080
$149,520
Orlando, FL $100,790
$100,810
$61,080
$144,010
Providence, RI $100,770
$95,690
$66,820
$136,260
Salem, OR $100,450
$93,340
$56,060
$160,660
Las Cruces, NM $100,230
$76,470
$65,350
$169,160
Charleston, SC $99,660
$95,520
$59,990
$155,570
North Port, FL $98,950
$92,120
$57,180
$140,970
Ames, IA $98,770
$90,220
$57,930
$127,660
Cape Coral, FL $98,720
$106,000
$60,340
$136,440
Fresno, CA $98,650
$97,150
$58,530
$139,210
Abilene, TX $98,590
$82,590
$50,170
$167,700
Helena, MT $98,310
$100,530
$49,090
$163,270
Ogden, UT $98,300
$99,240
$49,750
$135,640
San Antonio, TX $98,300
$97,620
$62,460
$132,620
Ann Arbor, MI $98,290
$102,050
$62,360
$131,410
Albany, NY $98,270
$99,930
$59,650
$134,870
Deltona, FL $98,080
$96,870
$51,470
$150,370
Atlanta, GA $97,500
$94,120
$62,400
$135,650
Scranton, PA $97,320
$106,530
$65,530
$128,050
New Haven, CT $97,020
$92,810
$72,190
$138,750
Montgomery, AL $96,810
$94,120
$60,020
$141,990
Blacksburg, VA $96,770
$100,450
$62,150
$131,560
Indianapolis, IN $96,770
$95,470
$61,870
$135,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $96,740
$101,350
$44,220
$153,550
Dubuque, IA $96,710
$97,150
$57,230
$130,570
Chico, CA $96,540
$98,470
$38,180
$158,630
Winston, NC $96,390
$90,490
$58,010
$134,490
Rockford, IL $96,120
$95,610
$63,810
$128,650
Gainesville, GA $96,000
$97,420
$59,000
$131,370
Reno, NV $95,720
$95,400
$60,490
$130,180
Jacksonville, FL $95,370
$96,950
$60,340
$131,710
Rochester, NY $95,280
$95,020
$60,600
$138,390
Tampa, FL $95,110
$88,530
$62,150
$129,900
Des Moines, IA $94,970
$91,990
$51,810
$133,400
Beaumont, TX $94,840
$94,620
$56,720
$128,790
Hickory, NC $94,730
$81,050
$51,480
$160,760
Amherst Town, MA $93,960
$88,000
$62,200
$151,590
State College, PA $93,830
$97,120
$54,610
$125,390
Mobile, AL $93,800
$89,180
$60,530
$134,110
Omaha, NE $93,630
$88,720
$60,850
$126,970
Columbus, GA $93,620
$87,520
$61,060
$124,800
Nashville, TN $93,560
$92,470
$63,920
$128,440
Spartanburg, SC $93,490
$102,940
$48,830
$121,920
Columbus, OH $93,340
$87,000
$61,200
$129,670
Augusta, GA $93,330
$94,730
$55,720
$132,610
Greenville, SC $93,300
$85,450
$53,890
$132,210
Canton, OH $92,930
$85,780
$62,810
$131,900
Buffalo, NY $92,820
$95,500
$51,850
$135,030
Eugene, OR $92,600
$84,370
$53,050
$163,040
Utica, NY $92,470
$81,920
$54,270
$145,320
Greensboro, NC $92,270
$94,760
$56,310
$127,640
Greenville, NC $91,970
$83,290
$63,310
$126,990
Birmingham, AL $91,920
$86,790
$59,280
$132,460
Waco, TX $91,920
$84,390
$52,100
$138,960
Salisbury, MD $91,860
$96,360
$44,610
$126,150
Bloomington, IL $91,790
$93,580
$60,660
$119,990
Syracuse, NY $91,740
$93,270
$41,500
$128,310
Harrisburg, PA $91,660
$86,900
$53,490
$131,380
Eau Claire, WI $91,490
$91,070
$63,080
$119,420
Cincinnati, OH $91,400
$83,960
$59,220
$129,520
Lakeland, FL $91,370
$85,420
$42,340
$145,470
Lancaster, PA $91,200
$88,060
$62,160
$127,100
Gainesville, FL $91,190
$90,050
$51,680
$131,820
Ithaca, NY $90,760
$83,680
$62,370
$127,740
Allentown, PA $90,630
$92,260
$57,040
$127,380
Waterloo, IA $90,520
$88,820
$50,660
$121,830
Cleveland, OH $90,470
$83,530
$62,010
$126,280
Milwaukee, WI $90,400
$81,470
$69,910
$117,460
Portland, ME $89,980
$87,530
$56,100
$126,630
Cedar Rapids, IA $89,780
$83,500
$54,760
$124,470
Toledo, OH $88,720
$80,570
$43,020
$138,770
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $88,690
$88,330
$51,930
$126,920
Evansville, IN $88,530
$79,370
$50,530
$140,440
Oshkosh, WI $88,140
$80,810
$50,870
$118,970
Pittsburgh, PA $87,870
$79,590
$51,320
$125,410
Kansas City, MO $87,660
$84,270
$51,640
$125,340
El Paso, TX $87,520
$93,130
$55,280
$120,970
Tallahassee, FL $87,090
$87,180
$49,600
$124,100
Appleton, WI $86,980
$81,850
$57,910
$119,750
St. Cloud, MN $86,720
$88,020
$57,760
$109,210
Racine, WI $86,610
$77,580
$58,910
$118,560
Dayton, OH $86,490
$81,600
$54,950
$126,030
Springfield, IL $86,350
$82,170
$55,510
$123,870
La Crosse, WI $86,210
$80,040
$59,500
$117,940
Provo, UT $86,120
$82,770
$40,790
$135,490
Madison, WI $86,100
$83,060
$63,740
$113,320
Wausau, WI $85,950
$85,410
$50,380
$118,720
Akron, OH $85,740
$79,920
$59,230
$121,580
Bismarck, ND $85,600
$82,430
$78,120
$104,000
College Station, TX $85,380
$80,330
$55,510
$124,260
Champaign, IL $84,920
$80,610
$59,630
$125,220
South Bend, IN $84,900
$79,940
$58,310
$104,520
Warner Robins, GA $84,880
$78,260
$52,710
$134,620
Grand Rapids, MI $84,710
$80,040
$51,460
$121,740
St. Louis, MO $84,600
$78,870
$47,880
$130,650
Fargo, ND $84,230
$81,750
$78,260
$102,000
Lincoln, NE $83,910
$80,460
$57,700
$111,810
Green Bay, WI $83,720
$83,140
$56,880
$110,310
Spokane, WA $83,410
$71,250
$54,420
$128,440
Billings, MT $82,910
$69,230
$55,900
$131,690
Medford, OR $82,850
$76,350
$40,410
$137,820
Pensacola, FL $82,470
$77,980
$51,800
$131,540
Burlington, VT $82,390
$75,770
$53,190
$127,290
Memphis, TN $82,330
$79,840
$51,160
$110,300
Chattanooga, TN $82,250
$78,200
$58,790
$101,660
Wichita, KS $82,170
$79,730
$47,430
$128,690
Baton Rouge, LA $81,990
$63,580
$39,010
$138,510
Columbia, MO $81,690
$74,170
$50,560
$120,790
Peoria, IL $81,530
$74,510
$50,490
$123,120
Janesville, WI $81,520
$80,710
$44,410
$118,710
Killeen, TX $81,440
$79,910
$37,920
$126,960
Logan, UT $80,350
$71,230
$38,480
$145,960
Reading, PA $80,200
$74,570
$52,260
$121,130
Lansing, MI $79,960
$76,010
$48,550
$104,410
Wilmington, NC $79,940
$79,850
$37,030
$120,910
Topeka, KS $79,740
$76,540
$48,560
$109,590
Kingsport, TN $79,160
$76,760
$46,260
$115,130
Fort Wayne, IN $78,630
$77,390
$57,150
$106,390
Lafayette, IN $77,970
$77,620
$48,320
$107,330
Columbia, SC $77,870
$76,360
$43,230
$117,720
Tulsa, OK $77,760
$81,070
$22,320
$126,520
Macon, GA $77,060
$70,100
$53,860
$106,340
Little Rock, AR $76,970
$76,250
$35,110
$107,820
Jackson, MS $76,760
$65,480
$47,190
$109,100
Knoxville, TN $75,820
$74,520
$47,890
$100,900
Manhattan, KS $75,240
$66,440
$40,960
$113,380
San Angelo, TX $75,040
$65,920
$47,640
$119,790
York, PA $74,820
$61,140
$51,310
$124,680
Fayetteville, NC $74,320
$60,210
$45,730
$119,970
Erie, PA $74,300
$65,220
$34,320
$122,210
Hagerstown, MD $74,230
$73,690
$31,460
$127,380
Saginaw, MI $73,820
$75,610
$53,000
$91,240
Oklahoma City, OK $72,480
$68,730
$35,580
$105,760
Jefferson City, MO $72,020
$70,880
$46,460
$97,020
Lafayette, LA $69,990
$63,740
$35,150
$111,670
Sioux Falls, SD $69,290
$61,790
$45,930
$101,570
Lexington, KY $68,450
$67,220
$34,480
$105,230
Springfield, MO $67,830
$59,730
$48,510
$101,210
Clarksville, TN $66,150
$64,580
$54,850
$80,450
Elizabethtown, KY $65,010
$61,130
$42,850
$95,400
Shreveport, LA $60,900
$46,960
$36,730
$130,400
Charleston, WV $60,000
$61,420
$21,830
$103,350
San Juan, PR $59,460
$52,160
$24,580
$102,950
Sioux City, IA $58,710
$57,970
$46,330
$74,090
New Orleans, LA $55,170
$39,800
$35,850
$100,020
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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