Quality Assurance Specialist Salary

The average quality assurance specialist salary in the United States is $74,908 per year, or $36.01 per hour.

Their monthly salary starts at $3,385 and goes up to $9,825 per month, or about $117,903 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$36.01 $1,441 $6,242 $74,908

The top-paying states for QA specialists are Alaska at $130,660, North Dakota at $120,966, and the District of Columbia at $111,524 per year. The lowest-paying areas are Alabama and Mississippi, with a salary range of $61,410 to $61,857 a year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$19.53 $24.96 $33.13 $43.96 $56.68
Weekly$781 $998 $1,325 $1,758 $2,267
Monthly$3,385 $4,326 $5,743 $7,619 $9,825
Annual$40,615 $51,909 $68,919 $91,431 $117,903

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$40,621$69,269$118,735
2023$41,433 $70,308 $120,279
2024$42,262$71,363$121,843
2025$43,107$72,433$123,427
2026$43,969$73,520$125,031
2027$44,848$74,622$126,657
2028$45,745$75,742$128,303
2029$46,660$76,878$129,971

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$29.74 $5,155 $61,857
Alaska$62.82 $10,888 $130,660
Arizona$39.27 $6,806 $81,678
Arkansas$31.58 $5,473 $65,682
California$37.86 $6,561 $78,731
Colorado$37.58 $6,514 $78,166
Connecticut$41.87 $7,259 $87,100
Delaware$36.01 $6,242 $74,908
District of Columbia$53.62 $9,294 $111,524
Florida$34.92 $6,052 $72,626
Georgia$32.09 $5,563 $66,754
Hawaii$39.93 $6,920 $83,043
Idaho$33.50 $5,807 $69,681
Illinois$34.36 $5,956 $71,475
Indiana$33.59 $5,823 $69,875
Iowa$33.94 $5,883 $70,597
Kansas$39.66 $6,873 $82,477
Kentucky$34.46 $5,973 $71,671
Louisiana$41.22 $7,145 $85,735
Maine$40.75 $7,063 $84,760
Maryland$40.47 $7,016 $84,194
Massachusetts$41.70 $7,229 $86,749
Michigan$32.49 $5,631 $67,574
Minnesota$35.85 $6,215 $74,577
Mississippi$29.52 $5,117 $61,410
Missouri$37.46 $6,493 $77,913
Montana$37.03 $6,418 $77,015
Nebraska$34.66 $6,007 $72,080
Nevada$33.17 $5,750 $68,997
New Hampshire$37.77 $6,546 $78,556
New Jersey$35.77 $6,200 $74,401
New Mexico$44.55 $7,721 $92,660
New York$36.51 $6,326 $75,923
North Carolina$32.46 $5,626 $67,516
North Dakota$58.16 $10,080 $120,966
Ohio$34.66 $6,007 $72,080
Oklahoma$37.86 $6,561 $78,731
Oregon$35.02 $6,070 $72,840
Pennsylvania$38.08 $6,601 $79,200
Rhode Island$33.75 $5,850 $70,208
South Carolina$33.48 $5,803 $69,641
South Dakota$31.32 $5,430 $65,155
Tennessee$31.88 $5,525 $66,305
Texas$36.54 $6,334 $76,001
Utah$36.39 $6,309 $75,708
Vermont$34.12 $5,916 $70,988
Virginia$35.09 $6,083 $72,996
Washington$49.60 $8,596 $103,156
West Virginia$37.71 $6,536 $78,439
Wisconsin$33.79 $5,857 $70,286
Wyoming$48.05 $8,329 $99,956

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$30.49$1,220$5,285$63,416
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY(0010580)$32.18$1,287$5,577$66,927
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$31.79$1,271$5,509$66,113
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ(0010900)$28.38$1,135$4,919$59,026
Amarillo, TX(0011100)$20.19$808$3,500$41,999
Ames, IA(0011180)$32.09$1,284$5,563$66,750
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$30.08$1,203$5,213$62,559
Ann Arbor, MI(0011460)$30.27$1,211$5,246$62,955
Appleton, WI(0011540)$29.69$1,188$5,146$61,752
Asheville, NC(0011700)$27.33$1,093$4,737$56,838
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$34.62$1,385$6,001$72,011
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ(0012100)$33.66$1,346$5,834$70,007
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC(0012260)$30.05$1,202$5,208$62,495
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$32.63$1,305$5,656$67,869
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$34.21$1,368$5,930$71,161
Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area(2600004)$26.35$1,054$4,568$54,813
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$42.47$1,699$7,362$88,344
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$28.55$1,142$4,948$59,380
Bellingham, WA(0013380)$28.83$1,153$4,997$59,968
Bend-Redmond, OR(0013460)$28.90$1,156$5,009$60,102
Big Thicket Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800003)$27.52$1,101$4,771$57,249
Billings, MT(0013740)$22.15$886$3,839$46,070
Binghamton, NY(0013780)$27.87$1,115$4,830$57,964
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$29.38$1,175$5,092$61,100
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA(0013980)$26.89$1,076$4,661$55,932
Boise City, ID(0014260)$25.98$1,039$4,504$54,049
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$38.67$1,547$6,703$80,436
Boulder, CO(0014500)$36.40$1,456$6,309$75,706
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT(0071950)$31.81$1,272$5,514$66,170
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY(0015380)$30.70$1,228$5,321$63,847
Burlington, NC(0015500)$30.62$1,225$5,308$63,699
Burlington-South Burlington, VT(0072400)$24.08$963$4,174$50,091
California-Lexington Park, MD(0015680)$45.54$1,821$7,893$94,716
Canton-Massillon, OH(0015940)$30.27$1,211$5,247$62,970
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$28.45$1,138$4,932$59,182
Cedar Rapids, IA(0016300)$31.26$1,250$5,419$65,023
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100003)$22.68$907$3,931$47,167
Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300002)$32.26$1,290$5,592$67,104
Central Oregon nonmetropolitan area(4100007)$29.45$1,178$5,105$61,263
Champaign-Urbana, IL(0016580)$27.06$1,083$4,691$56,293
Charleston-North Charleston, SC(0016700)$31.76$1,271$5,506$66,071
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$32.28$1,291$5,596$67,147
Charlottesville, VA(0016820)$32.45$1,298$5,624$67,487
Chattanooga, TN-GA(0016860)$29.72$1,189$5,151$61,815
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$33.70$1,348$5,842$70,099
Chico, CA(0017020)$30.05$1,202$5,209$62,502
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$29.22$1,169$5,064$60,768
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$29.25$1,170$5,070$60,838
College Station-Bryan, TX(0017780)$26.49$1,059$4,591$55,089
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$36.14$1,446$6,264$75,168
Columbia, MO(0017860)$22.49$899$3,898$46,770
Columbia, SC(0017900)$22.24$890$3,855$46,261
Columbus, GA-AL(0017980)$30.49$1,220$5,285$63,423
Columbus, OH(0018140)$31.72$1,269$5,499$65,986
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL(0018880)$35.11$1,404$6,085$73,023
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$33.16$1,326$5,747$68,966
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL(0019340)$28.93$1,157$5,014$60,173
Dayton, OH(0019380)$28.44$1,138$4,929$59,153
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$28.73$1,149$4,979$59,748
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$37.40$1,496$6,483$77,795
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$32.48$1,299$5,629$67,550
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$29.73$1,189$5,153$61,837
Dover-Durham, NH-ME(0073050)$31.43$1,257$5,448$65,377
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC(0020500)$36.69$1,468$6,360$76,322
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700003)$25.08$1,003$4,347$52,158
East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600002)$19.10$764$3,310$39,719
Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area(5300007)$29.62$1,185$5,134$61,603
El Paso, TX(0021340)$28.90$1,156$5,010$60,116
Elizabethtown-Fort Knox, KY(0021060)$24.17$967$4,189$50,268
Elkhart-Goshen, IN(0021140)$25.04$1,002$4,341$52,088
Erie, PA(0021500)$23.01$920$3,988$47,854
Eugene, OR(0021660)$20.44$818$3,544$42,522
Evansville, IN-KY(0021780)$23.64$946$4,098$49,171
Fargo, ND-MN(0022020)$25.13$1,005$4,356$52,272
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$28.91$1,156$5,011$60,130
Flint, MI(0022420)$24.74$989$4,288$51,450
Fort Collins, CO(0022660)$35.37$1,415$6,130$73,561
Fort Wayne, IN(0023060)$26.91$1,076$4,664$55,967
Fresno, CA(0023420)$33.26$1,330$5,765$69,186
Gainesville, FL(0023540)$27.14$1,086$4,704$56,449
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$25.48$1,019$4,417$53,008
Greeley, CO(0024540)$33.87$1,355$5,871$70,453
Green Bay, WI(0024580)$26.54$1,062$4,600$55,203
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$32.15$1,286$5,572$66,864
Greenville, NC(0024780)$23.39$936$4,054$48,647
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS(0025060)$32.77$1,311$5,680$68,159
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV(0025180)$30.30$1,212$5,252$63,019
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA(0025420)$28.51$1,140$4,942$59,302
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT(0073450)$29.68$1,187$5,145$61,745
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC(0025860)$22.84$914$3,959$47,507
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800004)$27.73$1,109$4,807$57,688
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$33.36$1,335$5,783$69,398
Huntsville, AL(0026620)$35.01$1,400$6,068$72,811
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$30.32$1,213$5,256$63,069
Iowa City, IA(0026980)$28.64$1,146$4,965$59,578
Ithaca, NY(0027060)$30.09$1,204$5,216$62,594
Jackson, MS(0027140)$29.49$1,180$5,112$61,348
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$30.95$1,238$5,365$64,378
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI(0028020)$24.83$993$4,303$51,642
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$28.26$1,130$4,898$58,771
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$24.73$989$4,286$51,429
Kennewick-Richland, WA(0028420)$37.45$1,498$6,491$77,887
Killeen-Temple, TX(0028660)$32.10$1,284$5,564$66,764
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$26.64$1,066$4,618$55,415
La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN(0029100)$27.53$1,101$4,771$57,256
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN(0029200)$24.50$980$4,246$50,955
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL(0029460)$23.39$936$4,055$48,661
Lancaster, PA(0029540)$28.32$1,133$4,909$58,913
Lansing-East Lansing, MI(0029620)$29.40$1,176$5,096$61,150
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$20.60$824$3,571$42,848
Lexington-Fayette, KY(0030460)$26.00$1,040$4,506$54,070
Lincoln, NE(0030700)$25.65$1,026$4,446$53,355
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$25.76$1,030$4,465$53,574
Logan, UT-ID(0030860)$16.86$675$2,923$35,074
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$38.44$1,538$6,663$79,954
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN(0031140)$27.99$1,120$4,852$58,226
Lubbock, TX(0031180)$25.82$1,033$4,475$53,702
Lynchburg, VA(0031340)$33.19$1,328$5,753$69,030
Madison, WI(0031540)$27.96$1,118$4,846$58,148
Manchester, NH(0074950)$33.38$1,335$5,786$69,434
Maryland nonmetropolitan area(2400006)$35.13$1,405$6,089$73,073
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$26.73$1,069$4,634$55,606
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$28.30$1,132$4,905$58,856
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$30.43$1,217$5,274$63,288
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$31.10$1,244$5,391$64,697
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$33.99$1,360$5,892$70,708
Missoula, MT(0033540)$20.32$813$3,522$42,261
Mobile, AL(0033660)$29.57$1,183$5,125$61,504
Modesto, CA(0033700)$31.37$1,255$5,437$65,242
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$27.34$1,094$4,739$56,867
Mountain North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700004)$16.38$655$2,839$34,069
Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL(0034940)$33.74$1,349$5,847$70,170
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$28.42$1,137$4,925$59,104
New Haven, CT(0075700)$28.01$1,120$4,855$58,254
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$41.36$1,654$7,169$86,022
North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900002)$29.25$1,170$5,070$60,838
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$30.57$1,223$5,299$63,585
North Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area(4800002)$28.75$1,150$4,983$59,798
Northeast Mississippi nonmetropolitan area(2800001)$23.62$945$4,095$49,135
Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area(4000001)$13.92$557$2,413$28,950
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100003)$29.36$1,175$5,090$61,079
Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500002)$27.52$1,101$4,771$57,249
Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800001)$28.69$1,148$4,973$59,677
Northwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area(0800003)$40.39$1,616$7,002$84,018
Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900002)$31.69$1,268$5,493$65,922
Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area(2700001)$26.80$1,072$4,645$55,741
Norwich-New London-Westerly, CT-RI(0076450)$34.16$1,367$5,922$71,062
Ocala, FL(0036100)$29.78$1,191$5,162$61,943
Ogden-Clearfield, UT(0036260)$26.70$1,068$4,629$55,543
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$22.22$889$3,852$46,225
Olympia-Tumwater, WA(0036500)$31.60$1,264$5,478$65,738
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$28.83$1,153$4,997$59,961
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$30.06$1,202$5,210$62,523
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI(0036780)$27.65$1,106$4,793$57,518
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$35.77$1,431$6,200$74,397
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$32.33$1,293$5,604$67,246
Panama City, FL(0037460)$30.17$1,207$5,230$62,757
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$27.40$1,096$4,749$56,987
Peoria, IL(0037900)$28.88$1,155$5,006$60,067
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$33.34$1,334$5,780$69,356
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$30.47$1,219$5,281$63,373
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area(3700003)$27.23$1,089$4,719$56,633
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$29.53$1,181$5,118$61,419
Port St. Lucie, FL(0038940)$30.42$1,217$5,273$63,281
Portland-South Portland, ME(0076750)$30.27$1,211$5,247$62,970
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$31.05$1,242$5,383$64,591
Portsmouth, NH-ME(0076900)$29.54$1,181$5,119$61,433
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA(0077200)$34.23$1,369$5,932$71,189
Provo-Orem, UT(0039340)$26.75$1,070$4,637$55,642
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$37.76$1,510$6,545$78,538
Reading, PA(0039740)$24.89$995$4,313$51,762
Reno, NV(0039900)$28.77$1,151$4,986$59,833
Richmond, VA(0040060)$34.16$1,366$5,921$71,048
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$35.55$1,422$6,162$73,944
Rochester, NY(0040380)$31.27$1,251$5,420$65,044
Rockford, IL(0040420)$30.80$1,232$5,340$64,074
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$35.96$1,438$6,233$74,793
Salem, OR(0041420)$24.90$996$4,316$51,797
Salinas, CA(0041500)$35.24$1,410$6,108$73,299
Salisbury, MD-DE(0041540)$32.79$1,312$5,683$68,202
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$28.95$1,158$5,017$60,208
San Angelo, TX(0041660)$21.92$877$3,800$45,602
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$32.34$1,294$5,606$67,267
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$37.60$1,504$6,517$78,199
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$47.87$1,915$8,297$99,566
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$62.68$2,507$10,865$130,378
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$19.14$766$3,318$39,818
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles-Arroyo Grande, CA(0042020)$32.99$1,319$5,718$68,612
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA(0042100)$41.12$1,645$7,127$85,519
Santa Fe, NM(0042140)$27.42$1,097$4,752$57,029
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA(0042200)$41.08$1,643$7,121$85,456
Santa Rosa, CA(0042220)$38.53$1,541$6,679$80,146
Savannah, GA(0042340)$34.91$1,396$6,050$72,605
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA(0042540)$27.97$1,119$4,847$58,169
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$38.93$1,557$6,748$80,974
Sioux Falls, SD(0043620)$21.68$867$3,758$45,093
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI(0043780)$24.03$961$4,165$49,985
South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100002)$20.82$833$3,608$43,301
South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area(5500003)$26.33$1,053$4,563$54,757
Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area(0100004)$27.75$1,110$4,810$57,723
Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area(1900004)$30.50$1,220$5,287$63,444
Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area(1800003)$25.83$1,033$4,477$53,723
Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900004)$26.31$1,052$4,560$54,721
Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100002)$31.47$1,259$5,454$65,448
Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area(2300002)$29.30$1,172$5,078$60,938
Southwest Montana nonmetropolitan area(3000003)$26.42$1,057$4,580$54,955
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area(3600004)$34.67$1,387$6,009$72,110
Southwest Virginia nonmetropolitan area(5100001)$32.01$1,281$5,549$66,587
Spartanburg, SC(0043900)$27.14$1,086$4,704$56,449
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA(0044060)$25.47$1,019$4,414$52,973
Springfield, IL(0044100)$28.31$1,133$4,908$58,891
Springfield, MA-CT(0078100)$31.50$1,260$5,460$65,518
Springfield, MO(0044180)$22.39$896$3,881$46,572
St. Cloud, MN(0041060)$27.01$1,080$4,682$56,180
St. George, UT(0041100)$24.24$970$4,202$50,424
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$27.19$1,088$4,713$56,555
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$36.96$1,478$6,406$76,868
Syracuse, NY(0045060)$31.09$1,243$5,388$64,662
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$27.41$1,097$4,752$57,022
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$31.88$1,275$5,525$66,304
Toledo, OH(0045780)$29.08$1,163$5,040$60,484
Topeka, KS(0045820)$26.32$1,053$4,562$54,743
Trenton, NJ(0045940)$37.49$1,499$6,498$77,972
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$29.70$1,188$5,147$61,766
Tulsa, OK(0046140)$26.44$1,058$4,583$54,997
Utica-Rome, NY(0046540)$30.50$1,220$5,286$63,437
Vallejo-Fairfield, CA(0046700)$34.47$1,379$5,974$71,692
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$32.80$1,312$5,685$68,216
Waco, TX(0047380)$28.26$1,130$4,899$58,785
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$39.07$1,563$6,771$81,257
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA(0047940)$34.26$1,371$5,939$71,267
Wausau, WI(0048140)$27.41$1,096$4,751$57,015
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area(1700002)$26.22$1,049$4,545$54,537
West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area(3300006)$33.55$1,342$5,815$69,780
West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area(2100001)$20.68$827$3,584$43,011
West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area(3900001)$29.74$1,190$5,155$61,858
West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area(4600003)$17.00$680$2,946$35,358
Wichita, KS(0048620)$27.08$1,083$4,694$56,328
Wilmington, NC(0048900)$26.26$1,050$4,551$54,615
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$29.56$1,182$5,124$61,483
Worcester, MA-CT(0079600)$37.44$1,498$6,490$77,880
York-Hanover, PA(0049620)$25.63$1,025$4,442$53,305
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA(0049660)$26.66$1,066$4,621$55,451