SOC 15-1253 · Computer and Mathematical Occupations

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$104,300

U.S. median hourly wage$50.14

U.S. employment186,740

Nationally, software quality assurance analysts and testers earned a median of $104,300 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 186,740 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: pay and employment by state
State
California	$128,740	$61.89	27,710	1.5
Washington	$128,480	$61.77	7,970	2.2
Colorado	$123,690	$59.47	5,110	1.8
Massachusetts	$122,210	$58.76	6,640	1.8
Virginia	$121,590	$58.46	10,160	2.5
New York	$121,240	$58.29	10,460	1.1
New Jersey	$119,470	$57.44	6,550	1.5
New Mexico	$116,580	$56.05	450	0.5
Maryland	$111,100	$53.41	5,880	2.1
Oregon	$108,440	$52.13	1,840	0.9
New Hampshire	$107,100	$51.49	770	1.1
Delaware	$106,060	$50.99	520	1.1
Illinois	$104,910	$50.44	6,530	1.1
Montana	$103,930	$49.97	150	0.3
District of Columbia	$103,340	$49.68	760	1.1
Georgia	$103,040	$49.54	7,110	1.5
Hawaii	$102,930	$49.49	Not published	Not published
Texas	$101,850	$48.97	19,590	1.4
Rhode Island	$101,790	$48.94	400	0.8
Minnesota	$101,700	$48.89	2,630	0.9
Alabama	$101,500	$48.80	1,760	0.8
Arizona	$100,650	$48.39	3,890	1.2
North Carolina	$100,390	$48.27	8,890	1.8
Florida	$100,210	$48.18	10,320	1.0
Michigan	$98,720	$47.46	3,480	0.8
Nebraska	$98,010	$47.12	1,240	1.2
Ohio	$98,000	$47.12	4,400	0.8
Connecticut	$97,740	$46.99	1,160	0.7
South Carolina	$97,500	$46.88	1,740	0.8
Kansas	$94,490	$45.43	1,140	0.8
Pennsylvania	$93,030	$44.73	4,530	0.7
Tennessee	$91,040	$43.77	1,530	0.5
Wisconsin	$89,400	$42.98	3,800	1.3
Iowa	$88,590	$42.59	1,000	0.6
Indiana	$87,020	$41.84	1,610	0.5
Maine	$86,050	$41.37	390	0.6
Missouri	$85,530	$41.12	2,930	1.0
North Dakota	$83,920	$40.35	200	0.5
Utah	$82,100	$39.47	2,600	1.5
Mississippi	$79,890	$38.41	350	0.3
Kentucky	$79,100	$38.03	890	0.4
Oklahoma	$77,700	$37.36	1,620	0.9
Vermont	$76,580	$36.82	170	0.5
South Dakota	$68,120	$32.75	220	0.5
Louisiana	$66,810	$32.12	450	0.2
West Virginia	$62,300	$29.95	390	0.6
Puerto Rico	$61,690	$29.66	270	0.3
Idaho	Not published	Not published	560	0.7
Nevada	Not published	Not published	1,270	0.8

Pay by metro area

All 222 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$166,530	$80.06	6,480	5.7
Lexington Park, MD	$147,520	$70.93	400	5.7
Boulder, CO	$136,410	$65.58	500	2.6
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$134,630	$64.73	5,880	2.5
Greeley, CO	$134,350	$64.59	60	0.5
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$133,970	$64.41	100	1.0
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$130,710	$62.84	170	0.6
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$130,540	$62.76	11,460	1.2
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$129,880	$62.44	2,670	2.0
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$129,690	$62.35	6,650	3.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$128,860	$61.95	80	0.6
Colorado Springs, CO	$128,520	$61.79	610	1.9
Urban Honolulu, HI	$128,010	$61.54	80	0.2
Bozeman, MT	$127,590	$61.34	50	0.8
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$126,350	$60.74	8,460	2.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$124,400	$59.81	80	0.4
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$124,040	$59.64	210	1.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$123,690	$59.47	3,620	2.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$122,980	$59.13	950	2.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$122,210	$58.76	6,050	2.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$122,210	$58.76	7,200	1.1
Rochester, MN	$120,630	$57.99	140	1.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$120,210	$57.79	2,280	1.5
Vallejo, CA	$115,710	$55.63	40	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$115,000	$55.29	280	1.4
Asheville, NC	$114,510	$55.05	100	0.6
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$113,680	$54.65	290	0.9
Punta Gorda, FL	$112,240	$53.96	30	0.6
Santa Fe, NM	$111,360	$53.54	40	0.6
Dover, DE	$111,270	$53.49	30	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$111,060	$53.39	130	1.1
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$110,800	$53.27	1,760	2.4
Kenosha, WI	$110,770	$53.25	50	0.6
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$110,640	$53.19	230	1.1
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$109,760	$52.77	1,550	1.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$109,540	$52.67	40	0.4
Albuquerque, NM	$108,230	$52.04	230	0.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$108,040	$51.94	180	1.0
Naples-Marco Island, FL	$107,950	$51.90	60	0.4
Worcester, MA	$107,370	$51.62	220	0.6
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$107,140	$51.51	420	3.2
Richmond, VA	$106,300	$51.11	720	1.1
Port St. Lucie, FL	$106,080	$51.00	30	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$105,970	$50.95	720	0.9
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$105,800	$50.86	5,270	1.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$105,720	$50.83	450	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$105,610	$50.78	850	3.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$105,580	$50.76	5,010	1.1
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$105,270	$50.61	160	0.9
Binghamton, NY	$105,170	$50.56	110	1.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$105,080	$50.52	100	0.6
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$105,000	$50.48	460	1.9
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$104,410	$50.20	930	0.9
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$104,250	$50.12	1,940	1.4
Bellingham, WA	$103,280	$49.66	110	1.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$103,210	$49.62	8,840	2.2
Columbus, OH	$103,110	$49.57	780	0.7
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$103,070	$49.56	3,340	2.6
Columbus, GA-AL	$102,890	$49.47	130	1.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$102,750	$49.40	440	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$102,740	$49.39	2,650	0.9
Springfield, MA	$102,730	$49.39	70	0.3
Ogden, UT	$102,540	$49.30	200	0.8
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ	$102,420	$49.24	50	1.5
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$102,390	$49.22	2,140	1.1
Lynchburg, VA	$102,250	$49.16	50	0.5
Cleveland, OH	$102,190	$49.13	1,440	1.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$102,130	$49.10	2,190	1.1
Boise City, ID	$102,110	$49.09	360	0.9
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$102,090	$49.08	220	0.6
Bloomington, IL	$102,070	$49.07	240	2.8
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$101,880	$48.98	340	0.6
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$101,720	$48.91	90	0.3
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$101,510	$48.80	60	0.8
Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC	$101,140	$48.62	40	1.0
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$100,740	$48.43	3,160	1.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$100,710	$48.42	450	1.9
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$100,690	$48.41	430	1.0
Tucson, AZ	$100,650	$48.39	430	1.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$100,450	$48.29	180	0.5
Dubuque, IA	$100,170	$48.16	40	0.7
Savannah, GA	$100,170	$48.16	60	0.3
Reno, NV	$100,130	$48.14	160	0.6
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$100,050	$48.10	1,960	0.7
Utica-Rome, NY	$99,880	$48.02	50	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$99,670	$47.92	50	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$99,600	$47.89	80	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$99,580	$47.88	800	1.6
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$99,340	$47.76	270	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$99,250	$47.71	240	0.6
Gainesville, GA	$99,100	$47.65	60	0.5
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$98,870	$47.53	1,930	1.3
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$98,720	$47.46	110	0.9
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$98,690	$47.45	2,420	0.7
Akron, OH	$98,600	$47.40	170	0.5
Spartanburg, SC	$98,350	$47.29	60	0.4
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$98,270	$47.25	70	0.4
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$98,190	$47.21	440	1.1
Syracuse, NY	$97,950	$47.09	200	0.7
Bend, OR	$97,870	$47.05	70	0.6
Madison, WI	$97,840	$47.04	1,470	3.6
Rochester, NY	$97,840	$47.04	490	1.0
Montgomery, AL	$97,750	$47.00	50	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$97,520	$46.88	80	0.6
Salem, OR	$97,520	$46.88	80	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$97,470	$46.86	120	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$97,390	$46.82	790	1.0
Ann Arbor, MI	$97,250	$46.75	260	1.2
Jacksonville, FL	$97,030	$46.65	1,060	1.4
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$96,960	$46.62	210	0.5
Springfield, IL	$96,800	$46.54	50	0.5
Peoria, IL	$96,700	$46.49	80	0.5
Ames, IA	$96,560	$46.42	40	0.8
Corpus Christi, TX	$96,530	$46.41	50	0.2
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$96,160	$46.23	510	0.8
Rockford, IL	$96,020	$46.16	40	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$95,990	$46.15	1,010	0.9
Warner Robins, GA	$95,890	$46.10	70	0.9
New Haven, CT	$95,700	$46.01	110	0.4
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$95,680	$46.00	140	0.5
Eau Claire, WI	$95,600	$45.96	50	0.5
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$95,280	$45.81	Not published	Not published
Ithaca, NY	$94,990	$45.67	40	0.9
Kansas City, MO-KS	$94,970	$45.66	1,430	1.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$94,800	$45.58	70	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$94,590	$45.48	1,360	1.0
Midland, TX	$94,500	$45.43	60	0.5
Fresno, CA	$94,350	$45.36	100	0.2
Toledo, OH	$94,160	$45.27	80	0.3
State College, PA	$93,680	$45.04	60	0.8
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$93,540	$44.97	50	0.3
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$93,510	$44.96	990	0.9
Canton-Massillon, OH	$93,450	$44.93	40	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$92,710	$44.57	240	1.3
El Paso, TX	$92,150	$44.31	180	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$92,120	$44.29	140	0.8
Portland-South Portland, ME	$92,050	$44.26	230	0.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$91,520	$44.00	140	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$91,150	$43.82	80	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$91,040	$43.77	170	0.3
Appleton, WI	$90,890	$43.70	40	0.3
Lancaster, PA	$90,540	$43.53	70	0.3
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$90,520	$43.52	70	0.4
Wichita, KS	$90,130	$43.33	130	0.4
Tallahassee, FL	$90,040	$43.29	170	0.9
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$89,060	$42.82	30	0.4
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$88,780	$42.68	260	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$88,680	$42.63	270	0.6
Topeka, KS	$88,590	$42.59	120	1.0
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$87,940	$42.28	920	0.8
Mobile, AL	$87,910	$42.27	90	0.5
Modesto, CA	$87,650	$42.14	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$87,270	$41.96	170	0.5
Columbia, SC	$86,320	$41.50	250	0.6
Wilmington, NC	$86,200	$41.44	190	1.0
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$86,130	$41.41	80	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$85,970	$41.33	220	0.5
Greenville, NC	$85,930	$41.31	40	0.5
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$85,910	$41.30	40	0.4
Fargo, ND-MN	$85,670	$41.19	120	0.8
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$85,610	$41.16	50	0.2
Janesville-Beloit, WI	$85,550	$41.13	40	0.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$84,920	$40.83	90	1.0
Cedar Rapids, IA	$84,270	$40.52	110	0.8
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$84,150	$40.46	60	0.3
Bismarck, ND	$83,920	$40.35	30	0.5
College Station-Bryan, TX	$83,700	$40.24	90	0.7
Gainesville, FL	$83,620	$40.20	50	0.3
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$83,330	$40.06	40	0.5
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$83,290	$40.04	180	0.5
Evansville, IN	$83,250	$40.02	30	0.2
Waco, TX	$83,150	$39.98	80	0.6
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$83,010	$39.91	150	0.5
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$82,940	$39.88	1,610	1.9
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,900	$39.86	830	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$82,060	$39.45	360	0.7
Abilene, TX	$81,990	$39.42	50	0.7
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$81,990	$39.42	3,900	2.9
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$81,950	$39.40	400	1.1
Killeen-Temple, TX	$81,390	$39.13	80	0.5
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN	$79,840	$38.38	70	0.8
Fort Wayne, IN	$79,710	$38.32	80	0.4
Paducah, KY-IL	$79,340	$38.14	40	0.8
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$79,180	$38.07	600	2.0
Reading, PA	$79,140	$38.05	50	0.3
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$79,040	$38.00	Not published	Not published
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$78,890	$37.93	130	0.5
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$78,850	$37.91	40	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$78,800	$37.88	Not published	Not published
Lafayette, LA	$78,370	$37.68	40	0.2
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$77,950	$37.48	200	0.9
Oklahoma City, OK	$77,700	$37.36	1,120	1.7
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$76,180	$36.63	110	0.9
Jefferson City, MO	$75,620	$36.36	50	0.7
Columbia, MO	$75,520	$36.31	70	0.7
Iowa City, IA	$75,330	$36.22	30	0.4
Wausau, WI	$74,840	$35.98	30	0.5
York-Hanover, PA	$74,390	$35.77	80	0.4
Logan, UT-ID	$73,290	$35.24	140	2.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$72,400	$34.81	280	0.8
Jackson, MS	$71,530	$34.39	130	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$69,990	$33.65	160	0.9
Winston-Salem, NC	$69,390	$33.36	190	0.7
Florence, SC	$67,430	$32.42	30	0.4
Elizabethtown, KY	$65,710	$31.59	40	0.9
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$63,230	$30.40	40	0.2
San Angelo, TX	$62,400	$30.00	40	0.8
Charleston, WV	$62,300	$29.95	Not published	Not published
Springfield, MO	$61,600	$29.61	130	0.6
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$61,540	$29.59	230	0.3
Ocala, FL	$61,070	$29.36	40	0.3
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$59,310	$28.51	50	0.5
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA	$52,120	$25.06	30	0.3
Morgantown, WV	$39,060	$18.78	50	0.7
Baton Rouge, LA	Not published	Not published	100	0.2
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	Not published	Not published	40	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	Not published	Not published	1,040	0.9
Lubbock, TX	Not published	Not published	40	0.3
Medford, OR	Not published	Not published	70	0.8
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Not published	Not published	130	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	Not published	Not published	120	0.6
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	Not published	Not published	110	0.9

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.