Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · SOC 15-1253
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $79,580 per year ($38.26 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $49,400 at the 10th percentile to $125,170 at the 90th. BLS estimates 40 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area earn more than $79,580 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $71,490 and $108,090.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $49,400 | $71,490 | $79,580 | $108,090 | $125,170 |
| Hourly | $23.75 | $34.37 | $38.26 | $51.97 | $60.18 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area$79,580 median for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $71,490 to $108,090
- Nebraskastate$98,010 median for Nebraska; middle half earns $78,900 to $119,960
- United Statesnational$104,300 median for United States; middle half earns $80,310 to $133,180
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −19% vs Nebraska overall and −24% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Nebraska
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for software quality assurance analysts and testers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- South Nebraska nonmetropolitan areathis page$79,580 median for South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $71,490 to $108,090
- $99,580 median for Omaha metro area; middle half earns $79,430 to $120,310
- $92,710 median for Lincoln metro area; middle half earns $75,780 to $103,260
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
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About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.