15 Series · SOC 15-1253
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$102,610
per year
Median Hourly
$49.33/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$110,260
average
Employment
199,800
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$60,690
25th Percentile
$79,520
Median
$102,610
75th Percentile
$131,870
90th Percentile
$166,960
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | $128,270 | +25% above national |
| 2 | California | $127,010 | +24% above national |
| 3 | Virginia | $123,270 | +20% above national |
| 4 | Maryland | $122,310 | +19% above national |
| 5 | Colorado | $114,600 | +12% above national |
| 6 | New Jersey | $111,790 | +9% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $110,130 | +7% above national |
| 8 | New Hampshire | $110,020 | +7% above national |
| 9 | New York | $108,800 | +6% above national |
| 10 | Utah | $107,170 | +4% above national |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $106,090 | +3% above national |
| 12 | Delaware | $106,020 | +3% above national |
| 13 | New Mexico | $105,520 | +3% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $104,910 | +2% above national |
| 15 | Arizona | $103,580 | +1% above national |
| 16 | Alaska | $103,160 | +1% above national |
| 17 | Oregon | $103,000 | same as national |
| 18 | North Carolina | $102,660 | same as national |
| 19 | Texas | $101,800 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Connecticut | $101,270 | 1% below national |
| 21 | Montana | $100,790 | 2% below national |
| 22 | Illinois | $100,300 | 2% below national |
| 23 | Hawaii | $99,570 | 3% below national |
| 24 | Alabama | $99,520 | 3% below national |
| 25 | Michigan | $98,310 | 4% below national |
| 26 | Florida | $96,700 | 6% below national |
| 27 | Rhode Island | $95,260 | 7% below national |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | $93,600 | 9% below national |
| 29 | Georgia | $93,500 | 9% below national |
| 30 | South Carolina | $93,140 | 9% below national |
| 31 | Nevada | $92,150 | 10% below national |
| 32 | Nebraska | $90,330 | 12% below national |
| 33 | Tennessee | $90,170 | 12% below national |
| 34 | Indiana | $88,870 | 13% below national |
| 35 | Iowa | $85,550 | 17% below national |
| 36 | Ohio | $83,960 | 18% below national |
| 37 | Kansas | $83,070 | 19% below national |
| 38 | Wisconsin | $81,850 | 20% below national |
| 39 | North Dakota | $81,750 | 20% below national |
| 40 | Kentucky | $79,390 | 23% below national |
| 41 | Maine | $79,040 | 23% below national |
| 42 | Vermont | $77,060 | 25% below national |
| 43 | Missouri | $76,190 | 26% below national |
| 44 | Mississippi | $75,860 | 26% below national |
| 45 | Idaho | $72,880 | 29% below national |
| 46 | Oklahoma | $68,730 | 33% below national |
| 47 | South Dakota | $61,790 | 40% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $61,420 | 40% below national |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $50,510 | 51% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $50,110 | 51% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $165,700 | +61% above national |
| 2 | Lexington Park, MD | $159,870 | +56% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $139,580 | +36% above national |
| 4 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $131,640 | +28% above national |
| 5 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $129,940 | +27% above national |
| 6 | Rochester, MN | $128,820 | +26% above national |
| 7 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $128,270 | +25% above national |
| 8 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $127,940 | +25% above national |
| 9 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $126,730 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $126,430 | +23% above national |
| 11 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $125,440 | +22% above national |
| 12 | Colorado Springs, CO | $123,110 | +20% above national |
| 13 | Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $122,750 | +20% above national |
| 14 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $121,520 | +18% above national |
| 15 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $119,530 | +16% above national |
| 16 | Boulder, CO | $118,710 | +16% above national |
| 17 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $118,090 | +15% above national |
| 18 | Lubbock, TX | $111,460 | +9% above national |
| 19 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $111,420 | +9% above national |
| 20 | Asheville, NC | $111,130 | +8% above national |
| 21 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $111,040 | +8% above national |
| 22 | Pittsfield, MA | $110,990 | +8% above national |
| 23 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $110,570 | +8% above national |
| 24 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $110,340 | +8% above national |
| 25 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $109,960 | +7% above national |
| 26 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $109,590 | +7% above national |
| 27 | Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | $109,550 | +7% above national |
| 28 | Charlottesville, VA | $108,440 | +6% above national |
| 29 | Vallejo, CA | $107,650 | +5% above national |
| 30 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $106,750 | +4% above national |
| 31 | Modesto, CA | $106,600 | +4% above national |
| 32 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $106,530 | +4% above national |
| 33 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $106,400 | +4% above national |
| 34 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $106,290 | +4% above national |
| 35 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $106,120 | +3% above national |
| 36 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $106,000 | +3% above national |
| 37 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $105,930 | +3% above national |
| 38 | Bozeman, MT | $105,850 | +3% above national |
| 39 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $105,660 | +3% above national |
| 40 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $105,620 | +3% above national |
| 41 | Albuquerque, NM | $105,320 | +3% above national |
| 42 | Barnstable Town, MA | $105,320 | +3% above national |
| 43 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $104,850 | +2% above national |
| 44 | Richmond, VA | $104,590 | +2% above national |
| 45 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $104,540 | +2% above national |
| 46 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $104,470 | +2% above national |
| 47 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $104,410 | +2% above national |
| 48 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $104,020 | +1% above national |
| 49 | Southwestern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $103,940 | +1% above national |
| 50 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $103,890 | +1% above national |
| 51 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $103,880 | +1% above national |
| 52 | Huntsville, AL | $103,850 | +1% above national |
| 53 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $103,710 | +1% above national |
| 54 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $103,640 | +1% above national |
| 55 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $103,610 | +1% above national |
| 56 | Burlington, NC | $103,470 | +1% above national |
| 57 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $103,350 | +1% above national |
| 58 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $103,010 | same as national |
| 59 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $102,990 | same as national |
| 60 | Spartanburg, SC | $102,940 | same as national |
| 61 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $102,660 | same as national |
| 62 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $102,600 | same as national |
| 63 | Lynchburg, VA | $102,520 | same as national |
| 64 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $102,480 | same as national |
| 65 | Bellingham, WA | $102,400 | same as national |
| 66 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $102,360 | same as national |
| 67 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $102,360 | same as national |
| 68 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $102,350 | same as national |
| 69 | Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $102,260 | same as national |
| 70 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $102,240 | same as national |
| 71 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $102,080 | 1% below national |
| 72 | Binghamton, NY | $102,070 | 1% below national |
| 73 | Ann Arbor, MI | $102,050 | 1% below national |
| 74 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $101,980 | 1% below national |
| 75 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $101,850 | 1% below national |
| 76 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $101,840 | 1% below national |
| 77 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $101,510 | 1% below national |
| 78 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $101,350 | 1% below national |
| 79 | Savannah, GA | $100,910 | 2% below national |
| 80 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $100,810 | 2% below national |
| 81 | Missoula, MT | $100,790 | 2% below national |
| 82 | Helena, MT | $100,530 | 2% below national |
| 83 | Santa Fe, NM | $100,530 | 2% below national |
| 84 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $100,480 | 2% below national |
| 85 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $100,450 | 2% below national |
| 86 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $99,930 | 3% below national |
| 87 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $99,800 | 3% below national |
| 88 | Wasatch Front Fringe Utah nonmetropolitan area | $99,640 | 3% below national |
| 89 | Tucson, AZ | $99,300 | 3% below national |
| 90 | Ogden, UT | $99,240 | 3% below national |
| 91 | Bend, OR | $99,160 | 3% below national |
| 92 | Roanoke, VA | $99,140 | 3% below national |
| 93 | Corvallis, OR | $98,570 | 4% below national |
| 94 | Chico, CA | $98,470 | 4% below national |
| 95 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $98,450 | 4% below national |
| 96 | Worcester, MA | $98,420 | 4% below national |
| 97 | Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $98,290 | 4% below national |
| 98 | Salinas, CA | $98,020 | 4% below national |
| 99 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $97,990 | 5% below national |
| 100 | Midland, TX | $97,800 | 5% below national |
| 101 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $97,620 | 5% below national |
| 102 | Gainesville, GA | $97,420 | 5% below national |
| 103 | Dubuque, IA | $97,150 | 5% below national |
| 104 | Fresno, CA | $97,150 | 5% below national |
| 105 | State College, PA | $97,120 | 5% below national |
| 106 | Jacksonville, FL | $96,950 | 6% below national |
| 107 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $96,870 | 6% below national |
| 108 | Salisbury, MD | $96,360 | 6% below national |
| 109 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $95,690 | 7% below national |
| 110 | Rockford, IL | $95,610 | 7% below national |
| 111 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $95,520 | 7% below national |
| 112 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $95,500 | 7% below national |
| 113 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $95,470 | 7% below national |
| 114 | Reno, NV | $95,400 | 7% below national |
| 115 | Rochester, NY | $95,020 | 7% below national |
| 116 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $94,760 | 8% below national |
| 117 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $94,730 | 8% below national |
| 118 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $94,620 | 8% below national |
| 119 | Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $94,580 | 8% below national |
| 120 | South Georgia nonmetropolitan area | $94,400 | 8% below national |
| 121 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $94,120 | 8% below national |
| 122 | Montgomery, AL | $94,120 | 8% below national |
| 123 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $93,900 | 8% below national |
| 124 | Bloomington, IL | $93,580 | 9% below national |
| 125 | Salem, OR | $93,340 | 9% below national |
| 126 | Syracuse, NY | $93,270 | 9% below national |
| 127 | El Paso, TX | $93,130 | 9% below national |
| 128 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $92,970 | 9% below national |
| 129 | Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | $92,920 | 9% below national |
| 130 | New Haven, CT | $92,810 | 10% below national |
| 131 | Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $92,740 | 10% below national |
| 132 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $92,470 | 10% below national |
| 133 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $92,260 | 10% below national |
| 134 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $92,120 | 10% below national |
| 135 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $91,990 | 10% below national |
| 136 | Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $91,280 | 11% below national |
| 137 | Eau Claire, WI | $91,070 | 11% below national |
| 138 | Winston-Salem, NC | $90,490 | 12% below national |
| 139 | Ames, IA | $90,220 | 12% below national |
| 140 | Gainesville, FL | $90,050 | 12% below national |
| 141 | Greeley, CO | $89,990 | 12% below national |
| 142 | Mobile, AL | $89,180 | 13% below national |
| 143 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $88,820 | 13% below national |
| 144 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $88,730 | 14% below national |
| 145 | Omaha, NE-IA | $88,720 | 14% below national |
| 146 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $88,530 | 14% below national |
| 147 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $88,330 | 14% below national |
| 148 | North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $88,150 | 14% below national |
| 149 | Lancaster, PA | $88,060 | 14% below national |
| 150 | St. Cloud, MN | $88,020 | 14% below national |
| 151 | Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $88,010 | 14% below national |
| 152 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $88,000 | 14% below national |
| 153 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $87,930 | 14% below national |
| 154 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $87,850 | 14% below national |
| 155 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $87,530 | 15% below national |
| 156 | Columbus, GA-AL | $87,520 | 15% below national |
| 157 | Tallahassee, FL | $87,180 | 15% below national |
| 158 | Columbus, OH | $87,000 | 15% below national |
| 159 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $86,900 | 15% below national |
| 160 | Birmingham, AL | $86,790 | 15% below national |
| 161 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $86,650 | 16% below national |
| 162 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $85,780 | 16% below national |
| 163 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $85,550 | 17% below national |
| 164 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $85,450 | 17% below national |
| 165 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $85,420 | 17% below national |
| 166 | Wausau, WI | $85,410 | 17% below national |
| 167 | Waco, TX | $84,390 | 18% below national |
| 168 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $84,370 | 18% below national |
| 169 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $84,270 | 18% below national |
| 170 | West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $84,090 | 18% below national |
| 171 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $83,960 | 18% below national |
| 172 | Ithaca, NY | $83,680 | 18% below national |
| 173 | Cleveland, OH | $83,530 | 19% below national |
| 174 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $83,500 | 19% below national |
| 175 | Greenville, NC | $83,290 | 19% below national |
| 176 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $83,250 | 19% below national |
| 177 | Green Bay, WI | $83,140 | 19% below national |
| 178 | Madison, WI | $83,060 | 19% below national |
| 179 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $82,770 | 19% below national |
| 180 | Abilene, TX | $82,590 | 20% below national |
| 181 | Bismarck, ND | $82,430 | 20% below national |
| 182 | Springfield, IL | $82,170 | 20% below national |
| 183 | Utica-Rome, NY | $81,920 | 20% below national |
| 184 | Appleton, WI | $81,850 | 20% below national |
| 185 | Fargo, ND-MN | $81,750 | 20% below national |
| 186 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $81,600 | 20% below national |
| 187 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $81,470 | 21% below national |
| 188 | Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $81,370 | 21% below national |
| 189 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $81,280 | 21% below national |
| 190 | Tulsa, OK | $81,070 | 21% below national |
| 191 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $81,050 | 21% below national |
| 192 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $81,020 | 21% below national |
| 193 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $80,810 | 21% below national |
| 194 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $80,710 | 21% below national |
| 195 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $80,660 | 21% below national |
| 196 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $80,610 | 21% below national |
| 197 | Toledo, OH | $80,570 | 21% below national |
| 198 | Lincoln, NE | $80,460 | 22% below national |
| 199 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $80,330 | 22% below national |
| 200 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $80,040 | 22% below national |
| 201 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $80,040 | 22% below national |
| 202 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $79,940 | 22% below national |
| 203 | Akron, OH | $79,920 | 22% below national |
| 204 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $79,910 | 22% below national |
| 205 | Wilmington, NC | $79,850 | 22% below national |
| 206 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $79,840 | 22% below national |
| 207 | Wichita, KS | $79,730 | 22% below national |
| 208 | Pittsburgh, PA | $79,590 | 22% below national |
| 209 | Evansville, IN | $79,370 | 23% below national |
| 210 | Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $79,120 | 23% below national |
| 211 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $79,040 | 23% below national |
| 212 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $78,870 | 23% below national |
| 213 | Warner Robins, GA | $78,260 | 24% below national |
| 214 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $78,200 | 24% below national |
| 215 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $77,980 | 24% below national |
| 216 | Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN | $77,620 | 24% below national |
| 217 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $77,580 | 24% below national |
| 218 | Fort Wayne, IN | $77,390 | 25% below national |
| 219 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $76,760 | 25% below national |
| 220 | South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | $76,760 | 25% below national |
| 221 | Topeka, KS | $76,540 | 25% below national |
| 222 | Las Cruces, NM | $76,470 | 25% below national |
| 223 | Columbia, SC | $76,360 | 26% below national |
| 224 | Medford, OR | $76,350 | 26% below national |
| 225 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $76,250 | 26% below national |
| 226 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $76,010 | 26% below national |
| 227 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $75,950 | 26% below national |
| 228 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $75,770 | 26% below national |
| 229 | Saginaw, MI | $75,610 | 26% below national |
| 230 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $75,470 | 26% below national |
| 231 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $75,270 | 27% below national |
| 232 | East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | $75,160 | 27% below national |
| 233 | Reading, PA | $74,570 | 27% below national |
| 234 | Knoxville, TN | $74,520 | 27% below national |
| 235 | Peoria, IL | $74,510 | 27% below national |
| 236 | Columbia, MO | $74,170 | 28% below national |
| 237 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $73,690 | 28% below national |
| 238 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $71,250 | 31% below national |
| 239 | Logan, UT-ID | $71,230 | 31% below national |
| 240 | Jefferson City, MO | $70,880 | 31% below national |
| 241 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $70,170 | 32% below national |
| 242 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $70,100 | 32% below national |
| 243 | Billings, MT | $69,230 | 33% below national |
| 244 | Oklahoma City, OK | $68,730 | 33% below national |
| 245 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $67,220 | 34% below national |
| 246 | Boise City, ID | $66,610 | 35% below national |
| 247 | Manhattan, KS | $66,440 | 35% below national |
| 248 | San Angelo, TX | $65,920 | 36% below national |
| 249 | Jackson, MS | $65,480 | 36% below national |
| 250 | Erie, PA | $65,220 | 36% below national |
| 251 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $64,580 | 37% below national |
| 252 | Lafayette, LA | $63,740 | 38% below national |
| 253 | Baton Rouge, LA | $63,580 | 38% below national |
| 254 | Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $63,480 | 38% below national |
| 255 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $61,790 | 40% below national |
| 256 | Charleston, WV | $61,420 | 40% below national |
| 257 | York-Hanover, PA | $61,140 | 40% below national |
| 258 | Elizabethtown, KY | $61,130 | 40% below national |
| 259 | Fayetteville, NC | $60,210 | 41% below national |
| 260 | Springfield, MO | $59,730 | 42% below national |
| 261 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $57,970 | 44% below national |
| 262 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $52,160 | 49% below national |
| 263 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $51,570 | 50% below national |
| 264 | Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $47,530 | 54% below national |
| 265 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $46,960 | 54% below national |
| 266 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $41,830 | 59% below national |
| 267 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $39,800 | 61% below national |
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