Software Tester Salary

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The average software tester salary in the United States is $85,200 per year, or $40.96 per hour.

Software tester salaries start at $3,849 and go up to $11,175 per month, or about $134,102 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$40.96 $1,638 $7,100 $85,200

The top-paying states for software testers are California at $111,391 per year, North Delaware at $97,137, and Maryland at $96,975. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $45,709 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$22.21 $28.38 $37.68 $50.00 $64.47
Weekly$888 $1,136 $1,508 $2,000 $2,579
Monthly$3,849 $4,920 $6,532 $8,666 $11,175
Annual$46,195 $59,041 $78,389 $103,994 $134,102

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$44,884$76,693$131,723
2023$45,782 $77,843 $133,435
2024$46,698$79,011$135,170
2025$47,632$80,196$136,927
2026$48,584$81,399$138,707
2027$49,556$82,620$140,510
2028$50,547$83,859$142,337
2029$51,558$85,117$144,187

Salary by State

StateHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$35.02$1,401$6,070$72,834
Alaska$35.42$1,417$6,139$73,668
Arizona$34.39$1,376$5,962$71,540
California$53.55$2,142$9,283$111,391
Colorado$42.29$1,691$7,330$87,954
Connecticut$33.91$1,356$5,877$70,529
Delaware$46.70$1,868$8,095$97,137
District of Columbia$44.35$1,774$7,687$92,242
Florida$34.90$1,396$6,049$72,592
Georgia$38.73$1,549$6,713$80,560
Idaho$28.63$1,145$4,963$59,550
Illinois$36.82$1,473$6,382$76,580
Indiana$32.41$1,296$5,618$67,414
Iowa$36.13$1,445$6,262$75,148
Kansas$32.71$1,308$5,669$68,029
Kentucky$30.35$1,214$5,261$63,126
Louisiana$28.35$1,134$4,915$58,976
Maine$33.63$1,345$5,829$69,946
Maryland$46.62$1,865$8,081$96,975
Massachusetts$43.90$1,756$7,609$91,312
Michigan$32.56$1,302$5,643$67,721
Minnesota$37.88$1,515$6,566$78,797
Mississippi$32.67$1,307$5,662$67,948
Missouri$29.79$1,192$5,163$61,961
Montana$27.50$1,100$4,767$57,204
Nebraska$31.59$1,264$5,476$65,707
Nevada$26.01$1,040$4,508$54,098
New Hampshire$39.45$1,578$6,839$82,065
New Jersey$43.86$1,754$7,602$91,223
New Mexico$34.41$1,376$5,964$71,564
New York$45.95$1,838$7,965$95,575
North Carolina$37.75$1,510$6,543$78,522
North Dakota$28.34$1,134$4,913$58,952
Ohio$34.59$1,384$5,996$71,952
Oklahoma$25.05$1,002$4,342$52,108
Oregon$33.99$1,360$5,892$70,707
Pennsylvania$33.66$1,347$5,835$70,019
Puerto Rico$21.98$879$3,809$45,709
Rhode Island$38.80$1,552$6,725$80,706
South Carolina$34.10$1,364$5,910$70,925
South Dakota$23.97$959$4,155$49,859
Tennessee$32.10$1,284$5,563$66,759
Texas$37.16$1,486$6,440$77,284
Utah$30.92$1,237$5,360$64,316
Vermont$27.44$1,097$4,756$57,067
Virginia$42.10$1,684$7,297$87,566
Washington$43.32$1,733$7,509$90,106
West Virginia$33.28$1,331$5,769$69,226
Wisconsin$32.68$1,307$5,664$67,972

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$34.84$1,394$6,039$72,462
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$36.77$1,471$6,373$76,475
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$36.32$1,453$6,295$75,544
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$32.43$1,297$5,621$67,446
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$23.07$923$3,999$47,990
Ames, IA(0011180)$36.67$1,467$6,356$76,273
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$34.37$1,375$5,957$71,483
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$34.58$1,383$5,995$71,936
Appleton, WI(0011540)$33.92$1,357$5,880$70,561
Asheville, NC(0011700)$31.22$1,249$5,412$64,947
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$39.56$1,582$6,857$82,283
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$38.46$1,538$6,666$79,994
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$34.33$1,373$5,951$71,410
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$37.28$1,491$6,463$77,551
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$39.09$1,564$6,776$81,313
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$30.11$1,204$5,219$62,633
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$48.53$1,941$8,412$100,947
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$32.62$1,305$5,654$67,851
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$32.94$1,318$5,710$68,522
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$33.02$1,321$5,723$68,676
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800003)$31.45$1,258$5,451$65,416
Billings, MT(0013740)$25.31$1,012$4,387$52,642
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$31.84$1,274$5,519$66,233
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$33.57$1,343$5,818$69,817
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$30.73$1,229$5,326$63,911
Boise City, ID(0014260)$29.69$1,188$5,147$61,759
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$44.19$1,768$7,659$91,910
Boulder, CO(0014500)$41.59$1,664$7,209$86,506
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$36.35$1,454$6,301$75,609
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$35.07$1,403$6,080$72,956
Burlington, NC(0015500)$34.99$1,400$6,065$72,786
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$27.52$1,101$4,770$57,237
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$52.03$2,081$9,019$108,228
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$34.59$1,384$5,996$71,952
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$32.51$1,300$5,635$67,624
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$35.72$1,429$6,192$74,299
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$25.91$1,036$4,491$53,896
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$36.86$1,475$6,390$76,677
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area(4100007)$33.66$1,346$5,834$70,003
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$30.92$1,237$5,360$64,324
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$36.30$1,452$6,291$75,496
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$36.89$1,475$6,394$76,726
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$37.07$1,483$6,426$77,114
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$33.96$1,358$5,886$70,634
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$38.51$1,540$6,675$80,099
Chico, CA(0017020)$34.34$1,373$5,952$71,419
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$33.38$1,335$5,786$69,436
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$33.42$1,337$5,793$69,517
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$30.26$1,211$5,246$62,948
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$41.29$1,652$7,158$85,892
Columbia, MO(0017860)$25.69$1,028$4,454$53,443
Columbia, SC(0017900)$25.41$1,017$4,405$52,860
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$34.84$1,394$6,039$72,470
Columbus, OH(0018140)$36.25$1,450$6,283$75,399
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$40.12$1,605$6,953$83,440
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$37.89$1,515$6,567$78,805
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$33.06$1,322$5,730$68,757
Dayton, OH(0019380)$32.50$1,300$5,633$67,592
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$32.82$1,313$5,689$68,272
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$42.74$1,709$7,408$88,893
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$37.11$1,484$6,432$77,187
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$33.97$1,359$5,888$70,658
Dover-Durham, NH-ME(0073050)$35.91$1,437$6,225$74,703
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$41.93$1,677$7,268$87,210
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700003)$28.65$1,146$4,967$59,599
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$21.82$873$3,782$45,385
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$33.84$1,354$5,866$70,391
El Paso, TX(0021340)$33.03$1,321$5,724$68,692
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY(0021060)$27.61$1,105$4,787$57,439
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$28.61$1,145$4,960$59,518
Erie, PA(0021500)$26.29$1,052$4,557$54,680
Eugene, OR(0021660)$23.36$934$4,049$48,589
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$27.01$1,080$4,682$56,185
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$28.72$1,149$4,977$59,728
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$33.03$1,321$5,726$68,708
Flint, MI(0022420)$28.26$1,131$4,899$58,790
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$40.41$1,616$7,005$84,055
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$30.75$1,230$5,329$63,951
Fresno, CA(0023420)$38.01$1,520$6,588$79,055
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$31.01$1,240$5,375$64,502
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$29.12$1,165$5,047$60,570
Greeley, CO(0024540)$38.70$1,548$6,709$80,504
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$30.33$1,213$5,256$63,078
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$36.73$1,469$6,367$76,402
Greenville, NC(0024780)$26.72$1,069$4,632$55,586
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS(0025060)$37.44$1,498$6,490$77,882
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$34.62$1,385$6,001$72,009
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$32.58$1,303$5,647$67,762
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$33.92$1,357$5,879$70,553
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$26.10$1,044$4,524$54,284
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$31.69$1,268$5,493$65,917
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$38.12$1,525$6,608$79,298
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$40.00$1,600$6,933$83,198
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$34.65$1,386$6,005$72,066
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$32.73$1,309$5,673$68,077
Ithaca, NY(0027060)$34.39$1,375$5,960$71,524
Jackson, MS(0027140)$33.70$1,348$5,842$70,100
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$35.37$1,415$6,130$73,562
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI(0028020)$28.37$1,135$4,917$59,008
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$32.29$1,291$5,596$67,155
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$28.25$1,130$4,897$58,766
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$42.79$1,712$7,417$88,998
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$36.68$1,467$6,357$76,289
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$30.44$1,218$5,277$63,320
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$31.45$1,258$5,452$65,424
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$27.99$1,120$4,852$58,224
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$26.73$1,069$4,634$55,603
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$32.36$1,295$5,610$67,317
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$33.59$1,344$5,823$69,873
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$23.54$942$4,080$48,961
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$29.70$1,188$5,149$61,783
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$29.31$1,172$5,081$60,966
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$29.43$1,177$5,101$61,217
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$19.27$771$3,340$40,078
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$43.92$1,757$7,613$91,360
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$31.99$1,279$5,544$66,532
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$29.50$1,180$5,114$61,363
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$37.92$1,517$6,573$78,878
Madison, WI(0031540)$31.94$1,278$5,537$66,443
Manchester, NH(0074950)$38.14$1,526$6,612$79,339
Maryland nonmetropolitan area(2400006)$40.14$1,606$6,958$83,497
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$30.55$1,222$5,295$63,539
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$32.33$1,293$5,604$67,252
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$34.77$1,391$6,026$72,317
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$35.54$1,422$6,161$73,926
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$38.84$1,554$6,733$80,795
Missoula, MT(0033540)$23.22$929$4,024$48,289
Mobile, AL(0033660)$33.79$1,351$5,856$70,278
Modesto, CA(0033700)$35.84$1,434$6,212$74,549
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$31.24$1,250$5,415$64,979
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$18.72$749$3,244$38,929
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$38.55$1,542$6,682$80,180
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$32.47$1,299$5,628$67,535
New Haven, CT(0075700)$32.00$1,280$5,547$66,565
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$47.26$1,890$8,191$98,294
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$33.42$1,337$5,793$69,517
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$34.93$1,397$6,055$72,656
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$32.85$1,314$5,694$68,328
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$26.99$1,080$4,679$56,145
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$15.90$636$2,757$33,080
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$33.55$1,342$5,816$69,792
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$31.45$1,258$5,451$65,416
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$32.78$1,311$5,683$68,191
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$46.16$1,846$8,000$96,004
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900002)$36.21$1,449$6,277$75,326
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$30.62$1,225$5,308$63,693
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$39.04$1,562$6,767$81,199
Ocala, FL(0036100)$34.03$1,361$5,898$70,779
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$30.51$1,221$5,289$63,466
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$25.39$1,016$4,402$52,820
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$36.11$1,445$6,260$75,116
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$32.94$1,318$5,710$68,514
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$34.35$1,374$5,954$71,443
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$31.60$1,264$5,477$65,723
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$40.87$1,635$7,084$85,010
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$36.94$1,478$6,403$76,839
Panama City, FL(0037460)$34.48$1,379$5,976$71,710
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$31.31$1,252$5,426$65,116
Peoria, IL(0037900)$33.00$1,320$5,720$68,636
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$38.10$1,524$6,604$79,250
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$34.81$1,393$6,034$72,414
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$31.11$1,244$5,393$64,712
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$33.74$1,350$5,848$70,181
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$34.76$1,391$6,026$72,308
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$34.59$1,384$5,996$71,952
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$35.48$1,419$6,150$73,805
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$33.75$1,350$5,850$70,197
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$39.11$1,564$6,779$81,345
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$30.57$1,223$5,298$63,579
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$43.15$1,726$7,479$89,742
Reading, PA(0039740)$28.44$1,137$4,929$59,146
Reno, NV(0039900)$32.87$1,315$5,697$68,369
Richmond, VA(0040060)$39.03$1,561$6,765$81,183
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$40.62$1,625$7,041$84,492
Rochester, NY(0040380)$35.73$1,429$6,194$74,323
Rockford, IL(0040420)$35.20$1,408$6,101$73,215
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$41.09$1,644$7,122$85,463
Salem, OR(0041420)$28.46$1,138$4,932$59,186
Salinas, CA(0041500)$40.27$1,611$6,980$83,756
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$37.47$1,499$6,494$77,931
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$33.08$1,323$5,733$68,797
San Angelo, TX(0041660)$25.05$1,002$4,342$52,108
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$36.95$1,478$6,405$76,863
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$42.96$1,718$7,446$89,354
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$54.70$2,188$9,481$113,770
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$71.62$2,865$12,415$148,977
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$21.87$875$3,792$45,498
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$37.69$1,508$6,533$78,400
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$46.98$1,879$8,143$97,719
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$31.33$1,253$5,430$65,165
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$46.95$1,878$8,137$97,646
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$44.03$1,761$7,632$91,579
Savannah, GA(0042340)$39.89$1,595$6,914$82,963
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$31.96$1,278$5,539$66,467
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$44.48$1,779$7,710$92,525
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$24.77$991$4,294$51,525
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$27.46$1,098$4,760$57,115
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100002)$23.79$952$4,123$49,478
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$30.08$1,203$5,214$62,568
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100004)$31.71$1,268$5,496$65,958
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$34.85$1,394$6,041$72,494
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$29.51$1,181$5,116$61,387
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$30.06$1,202$5,211$62,528
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$35.95$1,438$6,232$74,784
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$33.48$1,339$5,803$69,631
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$30.19$1,208$5,233$62,795
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$39.61$1,585$6,866$82,397
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$36.58$1,463$6,341$76,086
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$31.01$1,240$5,375$64,502
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$29.10$1,164$5,044$60,529
Springfield, IL(0044100)$32.35$1,294$5,608$67,293
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$35.99$1,440$6,239$74,865
Springfield, MO(0044180)$25.58$1,023$4,435$53,216
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$30.86$1,235$5,350$64,194
St. George, UT(0041100)$27.70$1,108$4,801$57,617
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$31.07$1,243$5,385$64,623
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$42.23$1,689$7,319$87,833
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$35.52$1,421$6,157$73,886
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$31.33$1,253$5,430$65,157
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$36.42$1,457$6,314$75,763
Toledo, OH(0045780)$33.23$1,329$5,759$69,113
Topeka, KS(0045820)$30.07$1,203$5,213$62,552
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$42.83$1,713$7,425$89,095
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$33.93$1,357$5,881$70,577
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$30.21$1,209$5,237$62,843
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$34.85$1,394$6,041$72,486
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$39.38$1,575$6,827$81,919
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$37.47$1,499$6,496$77,947
Waco, TX(0047380)$32.29$1,292$5,598$67,171
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$44.64$1,786$7,737$92,849
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$39.15$1,566$6,786$81,434
Wausau, WI(0048140)$31.32$1,253$5,429$65,149
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700002)$29.96$1,198$5,193$62,317
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$38.33$1,533$6,645$79,735
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100001)$23.63$945$4,096$49,147
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$33.98$1,359$5,890$70,682
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600003)$19.42$777$3,367$40,401
Wichita, KS(0048620)$30.94$1,238$5,364$64,364
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$30.00$1,200$5,201$62,406
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$33.78$1,351$5,854$70,254
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$42.78$1,711$7,416$88,990
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$29.28$1,171$5,076$60,910
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$30.46$1,218$5,280$63,361
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