Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Tester salary
104,300 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 15-1253
Half of all software quality assurance analysts and testers in the United States earn more than 104,300 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay115of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.66×80,310 USD – 133,180 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 80,310 USD |
| Median | 104,300 USD |
| Mean | 111,490 USD |
| Upper quartile | 133,180 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 15-1253 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products 104,920 USD
- Database Administrators 104,620 USD
- Education Administrators, Postsecondary 104,590 USD
- Mechanical Engineers 104,110 USD
- Web and Digital Interface Designers 104,000 USD
- Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists 103,410 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov