Quality Assurance (QA) Tester Salary

The average QA tester salary in the United States is $72,660 per year, or $34.93 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $3,146 and goes up to $9,052 per month, or about $108,623 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$34.93$1,397$6,055$72,660

The top-paying states for quality assurance testers are California at $93,629 per year, Delaware at $81,648, and Maryland at $81,512. The lowest-paying area is Puerto Rico, with an average salary of $38,420 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$18.15$24.75$32.57$41.74$52.22
Weekly$726$990$1,303$1,669$2,089
Monthly$3,146$4,290$5,645$7,234$9,052
Annual$37,747$51,483$67,742$86,809$108,623

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$33,457$67,239$113,003
2023$34,126$68,248$114,472
2024$34,809$69,272$115,960
2025$35,505$70,311$117,468
2026$36,215$71,365$118,995
2027$36,939$72,436$120,542
2028$37,678$73,522$122,109
2029$38,431$74,625$123,696

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$29.43$5,102$61,220
Alaska$29.77$5,160$61,921
Arizona$28.91$5,011$60,132
California$45.01$7,802$93,629
Colorado$35.54$6,161$73,930
Connecticut$28.50$4,940$59,282
Delaware$39.25$6,804$81,648
District of Columbia$37.28$6,461$77,534
Florida$29.33$5,085$61,016
Georgia$32.56$5,643$67,714
Idaho$24.06$4,171$50,055
Illinois$30.95$5,364$64,369
Indiana$27.24$4,722$56,664
Iowa$30.37$5,264$63,165
Kansas$27.49$4,765$57,181
Kentucky$25.51$4,422$53,060
Louisiana$23.83$4,131$49,572
Maine$28.27$4,899$58,793
Maryland$39.19$6,793$81,512
Massachusetts$36.90$6,396$76,752
Michigan$27.37$4,744$56,923
Minnesota$31.84$5,519$66,232
Mississippi$27.46$4,759$57,113
Missouri$25.04$4,340$52,081
Montana$23.12$4,007$48,083
Nebraska$26.55$4,602$55,230
Nevada$21.86$3,789$45,472
New Hampshire$33.16$5,748$68,979
New Jersey$36.86$6,390$76,677
New Mexico$28.92$5,013$60,153
New York$38.62$6,695$80,335
North Carolina$31.73$5,500$66,001
North Dakota$23.82$4,129$49,552
Ohio$29.08$5,040$60,479
Oklahoma$21.06$3,650$43,799
Oregon$28.57$4,953$59,432
Pennsylvania$28.30$4,905$58,854
Puerto Rico$18.47$3,202$38,420
Rhode Island$32.61$5,653$67,837
South Carolina$28.66$4,968$59,616
South Dakota$20.15$3,492$41,908
Tennessee$26.98$4,676$56,114
Texas$31.23$5,413$64,960
Utah$25.99$4,505$54,060
Vermont$23.06$3,997$47,967
Virginia$35.39$6,134$73,603
Washington$36.41$6,312$75,738
West Virginia$27.97$4,849$58,188
Wisconsin$27.47$4,761$57,134

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$29.28$1,171$5,076$60,908
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$30.90$1,236$5,357$64,280
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$30.53$1,221$5,292$63,498
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$27.26$1,090$4,724$56,692
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$19.39$776$3,361$40,338
Ames, IA(0011180)$30.82$1,233$5,343$64,110
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$28.89$1,155$5,007$60,085
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$29.07$1,163$5,039$60,466
Appleton, WI(0011540)$28.51$1,141$4,942$59,310
Asheville, NC(0011700)$26.25$1,050$4,549$54,590
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$33.25$1,330$5,764$69,163
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$32.33$1,293$5,603$67,238
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$28.86$1,154$5,002$60,024
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$31.34$1,254$5,432$65,185
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$32.86$1,314$5,696$68,347
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$25.31$1,012$4,387$52,646
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$40.79$1,632$7,071$84,850
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$27.42$1,097$4,753$57,032
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$27.69$1,108$4,800$57,596
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$27.75$1,110$4,810$57,725
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800003)$26.44$1,057$4,582$54,985
Billings, MT(0013740)$21.27$851$3,687$44,248
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$26.77$1,071$4,639$55,672
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$28.21$1,129$4,890$58,684
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$25.83$1,033$4,477$53,720
Boise City, ID(0014260)$24.96$998$4,326$51,911
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$37.14$1,486$6,438$77,255
Boulder, CO(0014500)$34.96$1,398$6,059$72,712
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$30.55$1,222$5,296$63,553
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$29.48$1,179$5,110$61,322
Burlington, NC(0015500)$29.41$1,177$5,098$61,180
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$23.13$925$4,009$48,110
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$43.74$1,749$7,581$90,970
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$29.08$1,163$5,040$60,479
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$27.33$1,093$4,737$56,841
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$30.02$1,201$5,204$62,451
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$21.78$871$3,775$45,302
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$30.99$1,239$5,371$64,450
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area(4100007)$28.29$1,132$4,903$58,840
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$25.99$1,040$4,506$54,067
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$30.51$1,220$5,288$63,458
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$31.01$1,240$5,374$64,491
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$31.16$1,246$5,401$64,818
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$28.54$1,142$4,948$59,371
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$32.37$1,295$5,611$67,327
Chico, CA(0017020)$28.86$1,154$5,003$60,030
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$28.06$1,122$4,864$58,364
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$28.09$1,124$4,869$58,432
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$25.44$1,018$4,409$52,911
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$34.71$1,388$6,016$72,196
Columbia, MO(0017860)$21.60$864$3,743$44,921
Columbia, SC(0017900)$21.36$854$3,703$44,431
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$29.29$1,171$5,076$60,914
Columbus, OH(0018140)$30.47$1,219$5,281$63,376
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$33.72$1,349$5,845$70,135
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$31.85$1,274$5,520$66,239
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$27.79$1,111$4,816$57,793
Dayton, OH(0019380)$27.31$1,093$4,735$56,814
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$27.59$1,104$4,782$57,385
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$35.92$1,437$6,227$74,718
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$31.19$1,248$5,407$64,879
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$28.55$1,142$4,949$59,391
Dover-Durham, NH-ME(0073050)$30.19$1,208$5,233$62,791
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$35.24$1,410$6,109$73,304
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700003)$24.08$963$4,175$50,096
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$18.34$734$3,179$38,148
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$28.45$1,138$4,931$59,167
El Paso, TX(0021340)$27.76$1,110$4,812$57,739
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY(0021060)$23.21$928$4,023$48,280
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$24.05$962$4,169$50,028
Erie, PA(0021500)$22.10$884$3,830$45,961
Eugene, OR(0021660)$19.64$785$3,403$40,841
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$22.70$908$3,936$47,226
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$24.14$965$4,184$50,204
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$27.77$1,111$4,813$57,752
Flint, MI(0022420)$23.76$950$4,118$49,416
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$33.97$1,359$5,888$70,652
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$25.84$1,034$4,480$53,754
Fresno, CA(0023420)$31.95$1,278$5,537$66,450
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$26.07$1,043$4,518$54,216
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$24.48$979$4,243$50,912
Greeley, CO(0024540)$32.53$1,301$5,639$67,667
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$25.49$1,020$4,418$53,020
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$30.87$1,235$5,352$64,219
Greenville, NC(0024780)$22.46$899$3,894$46,723
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS(0025060)$31.47$1,259$5,455$65,464
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$29.10$1,164$5,044$60,527
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$27.38$1,095$4,746$56,957
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$28.51$1,140$4,942$59,303
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$21.94$877$3,802$45,628
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$26.64$1,066$4,617$55,406
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$32.05$1,282$5,554$66,654
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$33.62$1,345$5,828$69,931
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$29.12$1,165$5,048$60,574
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$27.51$1,100$4,769$57,222
Ithaca, NY(0027060)$28.90$1,156$5,010$60,119
Jackson, MS(0027140)$28.33$1,133$4,910$58,922
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$29.73$1,189$5,153$61,832
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI(0028020)$23.85$954$4,133$49,599
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$27.14$1,086$4,704$56,447
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$23.75$950$4,116$49,395
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$35.96$1,439$6,234$74,807
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$30.83$1,233$5,344$64,124
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$25.59$1,024$4,435$53,224
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$26.44$1,058$4,583$54,992
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$23.53$941$4,078$48,940
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$22.47$899$3,895$46,736
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$27.20$1,088$4,715$56,583
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$28.24$1,129$4,894$58,732
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$19.79$791$3,429$41,154
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$24.97$999$4,328$51,932
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$24.64$985$4,270$51,245
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$24.74$990$4,288$51,456
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$16.20$648$2,807$33,687
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$36.92$1,477$6,399$76,792
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$26.89$1,075$4,660$55,923
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$24.80$992$4,298$51,578
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$31.88$1,275$5,525$66,300
Madison, WI(0031540)$26.85$1,074$4,654$55,848
Manchester, NH(0074950)$32.06$1,282$5,557$66,688
Maryland nonmetropolitan area(2400006)$33.74$1,350$5,849$70,183
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$25.68$1,027$4,451$53,407
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$27.18$1,087$4,711$56,528
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$29.22$1,169$5,065$60,785
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$29.87$1,195$5,178$62,138
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$32.65$1,306$5,659$67,912
Missoula, MT(0033540)$19.51$781$3,382$40,589
Mobile, AL(0033660)$28.40$1,136$4,923$59,072
Modesto, CA(0033700)$30.13$1,205$5,222$62,662
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$26.26$1,050$4,551$54,618
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$15.73$629$2,727$32,722
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$32.40$1,296$5,616$67,395
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$27.29$1,092$4,731$56,766
New Haven, CT(0075700)$26.90$1,076$4,663$55,950
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$39.72$1,589$6,885$82,620
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$28.09$1,124$4,869$58,432
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$29.36$1,174$5,089$61,071
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$27.61$1,104$4,786$57,433
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$22.69$908$3,933$47,192
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$13.37$535$2,317$27,805
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$28.20$1,128$4,889$58,664
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$26.44$1,057$4,582$54,985
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$27.56$1,102$4,776$57,317
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$38.80$1,552$6,725$80,696
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900002)$30.44$1,218$5,276$63,315
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$25.74$1,030$4,461$53,536
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$32.81$1,313$5,688$68,252
Ocala, FL(0036100)$28.60$1,144$4,958$59,493
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$25.65$1,026$4,446$53,346
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$21.34$854$3,700$44,397
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$30.35$1,214$5,262$63,138
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$27.69$1,107$4,799$57,589
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$28.87$1,155$5,004$60,051
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$26.56$1,062$4,604$55,243
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$34.35$1,374$5,955$71,454
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$31.05$1,242$5,382$64,586
Panama City, FL(0037460)$28.98$1,159$5,023$60,275
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$26.31$1,053$4,561$54,733
Peoria, IL(0037900)$27.74$1,109$4,808$57,691
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$32.03$1,281$5,551$66,613
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$29.26$1,171$5,072$60,867
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$26.15$1,046$4,533$54,393
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$28.36$1,134$4,916$58,990
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$29.22$1,169$5,065$60,778
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$29.08$1,163$5,040$60,479
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$29.83$1,193$5,170$62,036
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$28.37$1,135$4,917$59,004
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$32.87$1,315$5,698$68,374
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$25.69$1,028$4,453$53,441
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$36.27$1,451$6,286$75,432
Reading, PA(0039740)$23.90$956$4,143$49,715
Reno, NV(0039900)$27.63$1,105$4,789$57,467
Richmond, VA(0040060)$32.81$1,312$5,687$68,238
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$34.14$1,366$5,918$71,019
Rochester, NY(0040380)$30.03$1,201$5,206$62,472
Rockford, IL(0040420)$29.59$1,183$5,128$61,540
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$34.54$1,381$5,986$71,835
Salem, OR(0041420)$23.92$957$4,146$49,749
Salinas, CA(0041500)$33.85$1,354$5,867$70,400
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$31.49$1,260$5,459$65,504
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$27.80$1,112$4,819$57,827
San Angelo, TX(0041660)$21.06$842$3,650$43,799
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$31.06$1,242$5,384$64,607
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$36.11$1,444$6,259$75,106
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$45.98$1,839$7,969$95,628
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$60.20$2,408$10,435$125,222
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$18.39$735$3,187$38,243
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$31.68$1,267$5,492$65,899
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$39.49$1,580$6,845$82,137
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$26.33$1,053$4,565$54,774
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$39.46$1,578$6,840$82,076
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$37.01$1,480$6,415$76,976
Savannah, GA(0042340)$33.53$1,341$5,811$69,734
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$26.86$1,074$4,656$55,869
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$37.39$1,496$6,481$77,772
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$20.82$833$3,609$43,309
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$23.08$923$4,001$48,008
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100002)$19.99$800$3,466$41,589
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$25.28$1,011$4,383$52,591
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100004)$26.65$1,066$4,620$55,440
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$29.30$1,172$5,078$60,935
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$24.81$992$4,300$51,598
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$25.27$1,011$4,380$52,557
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$30.22$1,209$5,238$62,859
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$28.14$1,126$4,877$58,528
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$25.38$1,015$4,398$52,782
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$33.30$1,332$5,772$69,258
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$30.75$1,230$5,330$63,954
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$26.07$1,043$4,518$54,216
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$24.46$978$4,240$50,878
Springfield, IL(0044100)$27.19$1,088$4,714$56,562
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$30.25$1,210$5,244$62,927
Springfield, MO(0044180)$21.51$860$3,728$44,730
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$25.94$1,038$4,497$53,958
St. George, UT(0041100)$23.28$931$4,036$48,430
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$26.11$1,045$4,527$54,318
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$35.49$1,420$6,152$73,828
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$29.86$1,194$5,175$62,104
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$26.33$1,053$4,564$54,767
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$30.62$1,225$5,307$63,682
Toledo, OH(0045780)$27.93$1,117$4,841$58,092
Topeka, KS(0045820)$25.28$1,011$4,381$52,578
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$36.00$1,440$6,241$74,888
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$28.52$1,141$4,944$59,323
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$25.40$1,016$4,402$52,822
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$29.29$1,172$5,077$60,928
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$33.10$1,324$5,738$68,857
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$31.50$1,260$5,460$65,518
Waco, TX(0047380)$27.14$1,086$4,705$56,460
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$37.52$1,501$6,504$78,044
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$32.91$1,316$5,704$68,449
Wausau, WI(0048140)$26.33$1,053$4,563$54,760
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700002)$25.18$1,007$4,365$52,380
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$32.22$1,289$5,585$67,021
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100001)$19.86$794$3,443$41,310
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$28.56$1,143$4,951$59,412
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600003)$16.33$653$2,830$33,959
Wichita, KS(0048620)$26.01$1,040$4,508$54,101
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$25.22$1,009$4,371$52,455
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$28.39$1,136$4,921$59,051
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$35.96$1,438$6,233$74,800
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$24.61$985$4,266$51,197
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$25.60$1,024$4,438$53,258