The national median salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers is $104,300, with a salary spread of $105,570 from the 10th to 90th percentile -- a 101% range that reflects differences in experience, location, and industry. The mean salary of $111,490 is higher than the median, indicating that top earners pull the average upward. The highest-paying metro area is San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA, where the median reaches $166,530.
| City | Median | P25 | P75 | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $166,530 | $123,680 | $184,230 | 6,480 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $147,520 | $102,550 | $171,810 | 400 |
| Boulder, CO | $136,410 | $102,550 | $166,120 | 500 |
| San Francisco, CA | $134,630 | $97,320 | $168,050 | 5,880 |
| Greeley, CO | $134,350 | $92,800 | $164,290 | 60 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | $133,970 | $97,820 | $168,150 | 100 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $130,710 | $83,480 | $183,160 | 170 |
| New York, NY-NJ | $130,540 | $99,990 | $159,140 | 11,460 |
| Baltimore, MD | $129,880 | $102,070 | $160,700 | 2,670 |
| Seattle, WA | $129,690 | $98,410 | $168,210 | 6,650 |
| Kennewick, WA | $128,860 | $96,360 | $164,510 | 80 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $128,520 | $96,360 | $149,640 | 610 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $128,010 | $76,370 | $130,860 | 80 |
| Bozeman, MT | $127,590 | $94,750 | $166,290 | 50 |
| Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV | $126,350 | $99,410 | $149,370 | 8,460 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | $124,400 | $94,730 | $144,250 | 80 |
| Crestview, FL | $124,040 | $100,110 | $133,130 | 210 |
| Denver, CO | $123,690 | $95,800 | $140,930 | 3,620 |
| Durham, NC | $122,980 | $85,330 | $137,550 | 950 |
| Boston, MA-NH | $122,210 | $79,640 | $142,720 | 6,050 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $122,210 | $83,360 | $150,020 | 7,200 |
| Rochester, MN | $120,630 | $94,910 | $133,960 | 140 |
| San Diego, CA | $120,210 | $87,000 | $142,230 | 2,280 |
| Vallejo, CA | $115,710 | $94,150 | $139,480 | 40 |
| Manchester, NH | $115,000 | $90,570 | $144,790 | 280 |
| Asheville, NC | $114,510 | $90,290 | $128,380 | 100 |
| Oxnard, CA | $113,680 | $81,880 | $139,900 | 290 |
| Punta Gorda, FL | $112,240 | $91,050 | $124,240 | 30 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $111,360 | $96,680 | $125,070 | 40 |
| Dover, DE | $111,270 | $94,100 | $134,070 | 30 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $111,060 | $87,920 | $129,720 | 130 |
| Raleigh, NC | $110,800 | $86,710 | $135,910 | 1,760 |
| Kenosha, WI | $110,770 | $84,410 | $129,180 | 50 |
| Santa Maria, CA | $110,640 | $97,630 | $141,010 | 230 |
| Portland, OR-WA | $109,760 | $79,830 | $149,630 | 1,550 |
| Bremerton, WA | $109,540 | $100,540 | $134,850 | 40 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $108,230 | $81,360 | $130,640 | 230 |
| Davenport, IA-IL | $108,040 | $84,550 | $130,660 | 180 |
| Naples, FL | $107,950 | $76,790 | $128,130 | 60 |
| Worcester, MA | $107,370 | $79,370 | $131,470 | 220 |
| Olympia, WA | $107,140 | $101,910 | $118,140 | 420 |
| Richmond, VA | $106,300 | $90,780 | $129,200 | 720 |
| Port St. Lucie, FL | $106,080 | $52,680 | $127,000 | 30 |
| Virginia Beach, VA-NC | $105,970 | $82,610 | $130,720 | 720 |
| Atlanta, GA | $105,800 | $82,850 | $126,620 | 5,270 |
| Riverside, CA | $105,720 | $83,080 | $131,650 | 450 |
| Huntsville, AL | $105,610 | $90,020 | $134,280 | 850 |
| Chicago, IL-IN | $105,580 | $83,310 | $130,920 | 5,010 |
| Fort Collins, CO | $105,270 | $83,940 | $127,790 | 160 |
| Binghamton, NY | $105,170 | $81,050 | $113,340 | 110 |
| Gulfport, MS | $105,080 | $80,220 | $105,080 | 100 |
| Palm Bay, FL | $105,000 | $81,870 | $133,230 | 460 |
| Sacramento, CA | $104,410 | $78,030 | $132,280 | 930 |
| Orlando, FL | $104,250 | $77,610 | $124,260 | 1,940 |
| Bellingham, WA | $103,280 | $103,280 | $103,280 | 110 |
| Dallas, TX | $103,210 | $81,980 | $127,610 | 8,840 |
| Columbus, OH | $103,110 | $82,070 | $122,000 | 780 |
| Austin, TX | $103,070 | $82,510 | $130,680 | 3,340 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $102,890 | $82,580 | $119,390 | 130 |
| Providence, RI-MA | $102,750 | $89,860 | $131,350 | 440 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $102,740 | $81,360 | $129,130 | 2,650 |
| Springfield, MA | $102,730 | $78,050 | $125,670 | 70 |
| Ogden, UT | $102,540 | $76,990 | $133,590 | 200 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | $102,420 | $68,280 | $128,330 | 50 |
| Detroit, MI | $102,390 | $82,490 | $130,220 | 2,140 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $102,250 | $85,580 | $126,760 | 50 |
| Cleveland, OH | $102,190 | $80,930 | $104,520 | 1,440 |
| Minneapolis, MN-WI | $102,130 | $81,830 | $128,680 | 2,190 |
| Boise City, ID | $102,110 | $61,600 | $153,990 | 360 |
| Bridgeport, CT | $102,090 | $77,320 | $130,260 | 220 |
| Bloomington, IL | $102,070 | $93,380 | $121,950 | 240 |
| Buffalo, NY | $101,880 | $75,250 | $126,170 | 340 |
| Stockton, CA | $101,720 | $76,150 | $129,020 | 90 |
| Blacksburg, VA | $101,510 | $81,780 | $115,170 | 60 |
| Pinehurst, NC | $101,140 | $82,830 | $114,950 | 40 |
| Phoenix, AZ | $100,740 | $76,660 | $123,470 | 3,160 |
| Trenton, NJ | $100,710 | $83,820 | $130,230 | 450 |
| Albany, NY | $100,690 | $81,120 | $126,340 | 430 |
| Tucson, AZ | $100,650 | $91,320 | $126,250 | 430 |
| North Port, FL | $100,450 | $68,880 | $128,300 | 180 |
| Dubuque, IA | $100,170 | $85,030 | $124,650 | 40 |
| Savannah, GA | $100,170 | $74,990 | $125,950 | 60 |
| Reno, NV | $100,130 | $78,080 | $117,200 | 160 |
| Miami, FL | $100,050 | $71,540 | $128,220 | 1,960 |
| Utica, NY | $99,880 | $80,500 | $124,670 | 50 |
| Beaumont, TX | $99,670 | $71,580 | $122,860 | 50 |
| Roanoke, VA | $99,600 | $82,230 | $122,570 | 80 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $99,580 | $79,430 | $120,310 | 800 |
| Greensboro, NC | $99,340 | $76,070 | $118,520 | 270 |
| Charleston, SC | $99,250 | $86,120 | $127,460 | 240 |
| Gainesville, GA | $99,100 | $79,790 | $104,910 | 60 |
| Tampa, FL | $98,870 | $77,820 | $125,930 | 1,930 |
| Norwich, CT | $98,720 | $81,180 | $132,400 | 110 |
| Houston, TX | $98,690 | $70,890 | $126,360 | 2,420 |
| Akron, OH | $98,600 | $78,580 | $105,240 | 170 |
| Spartanburg, SC | $98,350 | $78,980 | $123,070 | 60 |
| Waterbury, CT | $98,270 | $70,330 | $121,750 | 70 |
| Des Moines, IA | $98,190 | $78,560 | $106,790 | 440 |
| Syracuse, NY | $97,950 | $81,510 | $114,340 | 200 |
| Bend, OR | $97,870 | $70,240 | $127,220 | 70 |
| Madison, WI | $97,840 | $73,540 | $139,460 | 1,470 |
| Rochester, NY | $97,840 | $80,290 | $110,290 | 490 |
| Montgomery, AL | $97,750 | $72,900 | $125,120 | 50 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $97,520 | $71,040 | $122,430 | 80 |
| Salem, OR | $97,520 | $80,590 | $127,950 | 80 |
| Augusta, GA-SC | $97,470 | $96,780 | $128,300 | 120 |
| Milwaukee, WI | $97,390 | $74,350 | $122,460 | 790 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $97,250 | $64,390 | $106,590 | 260 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $97,030 | $78,500 | $114,240 | 1,060 |
| Greenville, SC | $96,960 | $69,350 | $110,600 | 210 |
| Springfield, IL | $96,800 | $77,670 | $98,530 | 50 |
| Peoria, IL | $96,700 | $80,830 | $123,620 | 80 |
| Ames, IA | $96,560 | $82,370 | $131,640 | 40 |
| Corpus Christi, TX | $96,530 | $74,460 | $110,500 | 50 |
| Hartford, CT | $96,160 | $62,820 | $126,210 | 510 |
| Rockford, IL | $96,020 | $75,820 | $120,140 | 40 |
| San Antonio, TX | $95,990 | $76,350 | $119,250 | 1,010 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $95,890 | $86,790 | $126,720 | 70 |
| New Haven, CT | $95,700 | $83,170 | $113,560 | 110 |
| Spokane, WA | $95,680 | $77,960 | $127,360 | 140 |
| Eau Claire, WI | $95,600 | $81,270 | $105,020 | 50 |
| Nashville, TN | $95,280 | $80,120 | $106,590 | -- |
| Ithaca, NY | $94,990 | $82,570 | $103,930 | 40 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $94,970 | $74,980 | $106,170 | 1,430 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $94,800 | $74,340 | $101,600 | 70 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $94,590 | $73,790 | $126,280 | 1,360 |
| Midland, TX | $94,500 | $77,780 | $120,790 | 60 |
| Fresno, CA | $94,350 | $72,980 | $115,090 | 100 |
| Toledo, OH | $94,160 | $61,840 | $104,060 | 80 |
| State College, PA | $93,680 | $78,660 | $119,390 | 60 |
| Hickory, NC | $93,540 | $71,940 | $120,390 | 50 |
| Indianapolis, IN | $93,510 | $75,950 | $110,000 | 990 |
| Canton, OH | $93,450 | $82,170 | $116,730 | 40 |
| Lincoln, NE | $92,710 | $75,780 | $103,260 | 240 |
| El Paso, TX | $92,150 | $69,770 | $106,480 | 180 |
| Green Bay, WI | $92,120 | $70,260 | $109,460 | 140 |
| Portland, ME | $92,050 | $79,530 | $105,010 | 230 |
| Allentown, PA-NJ | $91,520 | $67,290 | $106,960 | 140 |
| Eugene, OR | $91,150 | $77,800 | $115,760 | 80 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $91,040 | $78,930 | $101,430 | 170 |
| Appleton, WI | $90,890 | $73,290 | $112,960 | 40 |
| Lancaster, PA | $90,540 | $69,850 | $107,820 | 70 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | $90,520 | $80,590 | $124,130 | 70 |
| Wichita, KS | $90,130 | $76,490 | $103,720 | 130 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $90,040 | $62,370 | $117,290 | 170 |
| Panama City, FL | $89,060 | $71,610 | $119,720 | 30 |
| Grand Rapids, MI | $88,780 | $74,060 | $107,790 | 260 |
| Tulsa, OK | $88,680 | $66,880 | $102,290 | 270 |
| Topeka, KS | $88,590 | $65,200 | $101,080 | 120 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $87,940 | $74,610 | $108,020 | 920 |
| Mobile, AL | $87,910 | $66,820 | $114,330 | 90 |
| Modesto, CA | $87,650 | $62,650 | $108,010 | 40 |
| Harrisburg, PA | $87,270 | $67,210 | $119,190 | 170 |
| Columbia, SC | $86,320 | $75,520 | $104,540 | 250 |
| Wilmington, NC | $86,200 | $61,190 | $105,520 | 190 |
| Champaign, IL | $86,130 | $78,070 | $102,410 | 80 |
| Knoxville, TN | $85,970 | $75,230 | $96,380 | 220 |
| Greenville, NC | $85,930 | $71,230 | $116,660 | 40 |
| Hagerstown, MD-WV | $85,910 | $44,090 | $102,690 | 40 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $85,670 | $75,070 | $91,110 | 120 |
| Scranton, PA | $85,610 | $73,290 | $101,100 | 50 |
| Janesville, WI | $85,550 | $77,160 | $124,150 | 40 |
| Waterloo, IA | $84,920 | $80,540 | $102,200 | 90 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $84,270 | $75,870 | $103,230 | 110 |
| Deltona, FL | $84,150 | $60,450 | $116,600 | 60 |
| Bismarck, ND | $83,920 | $80,550 | $87,380 | 30 |
| College Station, TX | $83,700 | $65,260 | $102,670 | 90 |
| Gainesville, FL | $83,620 | $62,190 | $105,960 | 50 |
| Oshkosh, WI | $83,330 | $56,780 | $116,600 | 40 |
| Bakersfield, CA | $83,290 | $59,240 | $123,940 | 180 |
| Evansville, IN | $83,250 | $55,160 | $127,900 | 30 |
| Waco, TX | $83,150 | $67,040 | $109,060 | 80 |
| Cape Coral, FL | $83,010 | $64,130 | $120,410 | 150 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | $82,940 | $61,530 | $106,170 | 1,610 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $82,900 | $66,380 | $105,120 | 830 |
| Birmingham, AL | $82,060 | $72,380 | $102,950 | 360 |
| Abilene, TX | $81,990 | $60,880 | $95,420 | 50 |
| Charlotte, NC-SC | $81,990 | $74,250 | $124,200 | 3,900 |
| Dayton, OH | $81,950 | $63,250 | $100,650 | 400 |
| Killeen, TX | $81,390 | $65,810 | $103,120 | 80 |
| La Crosse, WI-MN | $79,840 | $78,660 | $97,750 | 70 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $79,710 | $66,830 | $95,320 | 80 |
| Paducah, KY-IL | $79,340 | $61,600 | $105,960 | 40 |
| Provo, UT | $79,180 | $60,530 | $102,230 | 600 |
| Reading, PA | $79,140 | $62,060 | $104,160 | 50 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $79,040 | $63,850 | $102,340 | -- |
| Lakeland, FL | $78,890 | $57,280 | $106,590 | 130 |
| South Bend, IN-MI | $78,850 | $70,970 | $102,110 | 40 |
| Lexington, KY | $78,800 | $66,400 | $101,910 | -- |
| Lafayette, LA | $78,370 | $65,830 | $93,930 | 40 |
| Lansing, MI | $77,950 | $59,780 | $100,260 | 200 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $77,700 | $60,940 | $96,090 | 1,120 |
| Burlington, VT | $76,180 | $65,060 | $104,160 | 110 |
| Jefferson City, MO | $75,620 | $60,790 | $96,840 | 50 |
| Columbia, MO | $75,520 | $63,860 | $95,180 | 70 |
| Iowa City, IA | $75,330 | $55,980 | $93,130 | 30 |
| Wausau, WI | $74,840 | $56,630 | $100,170 | 30 |
| York, PA | $74,390 | $61,750 | $109,190 | 80 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $73,290 | $49,260 | $100,150 | 140 |
| Little Rock, AR | $72,400 | $60,950 | $83,320 | 280 |
| Jackson, MS | $71,530 | $52,850 | $90,950 | 130 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $69,990 | $59,220 | $94,400 | 160 |
| Winston, NC | $69,390 | $69,390 | $95,890 | 190 |
| Florence, SC | $67,430 | $53,130 | $96,790 | 30 |
| Elizabethtown, KY | $65,710 | $44,250 | $87,690 | 40 |
| Shreveport, LA | $63,230 | $41,470 | $87,300 | 40 |
| San Angelo, TX | $62,400 | $54,530 | $79,520 | 40 |
| Charleston, WV | $62,300 | $48,200 | $62,300 | -- |
| Springfield, MO | $61,600 | $51,170 | $76,910 | 130 |
| San Juan, PR | $61,540 | $47,610 | $80,880 | 230 |
| Ocala, FL | $61,070 | $60,940 | $106,200 | 40 |
| Macon, GA | $59,310 | $59,140 | $93,500 | 50 |
| Slidell, LA | $52,120 | $38,910 | $70,090 | 30 |
| Morgantown, WV | $39,060 | $29,530 | $69,700 | 50 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS. This data reflects occupational employment and wage estimates and may not capture total compensation including equity, bonuses, or benefits.