Software Quality Analyst Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Quality Analyst make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Analyst in Massachusetts is $80,429 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $39.

However, a Software Quality Analyst's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,694
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $74,603 to $86,326
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $69,297

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Software Quality Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,326	$7,194	$1,660	$42
Average	$80,429	$6,702	$1,547	$39
25th Percentile	$74,603	$6,217	$1,435	$36

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Analyst Salaries

A Software Quality Analyst's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Software Quality Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Analyst's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $79,731
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,364
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,115
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,307
Expert (over 8 years): $175,399

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$79,731
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$102,364
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$124,115
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$143,307
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$175,399

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How Do Software Quality Analyst Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Software Quality Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,849.
California: $81,538.
Massachusetts: $80,452.

District of Columbia $81,849 California $81,538 Massachusetts $80,452 Washington $80,156 New Jersey $80,126 Alaska $80,023 Connecticut $79,003 New York $78,589

Hawaii $77,265 Rhode Island $76,644 Maryland $76,223 Minnesota $75,647 Colorado $75,425 Illinois $75,351 Oregon $75,070 Delaware $74,863

New Hampshire $74,733 Virginia $74,442 Pennsylvania $73,591 Nevada $73,163 North Dakota $73,022 Michigan $72,800 Wisconsin $72,719 Vermont $72,556

Texas $72,106 Maine $72,076 Arizona $72,032 Ohio $71,980 Georgia $71,300 Indiana $70,960 Wyoming $70,893 Utah $70,790

Iowa $70,745 Kansas $70,391 Louisiana $70,287 North Carolina $70,250 Missouri $70,235 Florida $69,947 Montana $69,792 Nebraska $69,644

Kentucky $69,563 South Carolina $69,267 Tennessee $69,082 Idaho $69,008 New Mexico $68,468 Oklahoma $68,350 Alabama $67,914 South Dakota $67,182

Arkansas $66,783 West Virginia $66,569 Mississippi $65,925

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Analysts

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $76,615
Amherst: $76,393
Barre: $77,302

Agawam, MA $76,615 Amherst, MA $76,393 Barre, MA $77,302 Belchertown, MA $76,489 Blandford, MA $76,415 Bondsville, MA $76,519 Brimfield, MA $76,371 Chester, MA $75,639

Chesterfield, MA $75,972 Chicopee, MA $76,615 Cummington, MA $75,639 Easthampton, MA $76,563 East Longmeadow, MA $76,615 East Otis, MA $76,718 Feeding Hills, MA $76,615 Gilbertville, MA $77,007

Goshen, MA $75,950 Granby, MA $76,593 Granville, MA $76,519 Hadley, MA $76,445 Hampden, MA $76,615 Hardwick, MA $77,058 Hatfield, MA $76,415 Haydenville, MA $76,297

Holyoke, MA $76,615 Huntington, MA $76,445 Leeds, MA $76,415 Leverett, MA $76,371 Ludlow, MA $76,615 Monson, MA $76,519 North Amherst, MA $76,519 Northampton, MA $76,467

Florence, MA $76,467 North Hatfield, MA $76,408 Oakham, MA $77,428 Palmer, MA $76,519 Plainfield, MA $75,639 Russell, MA $76,519 Shutesbury, MA $76,489 Southampton, MA $76,593

South Barre, MA $77,354 South Hadley, MA $76,593 Southwick, MA $76,615 Thorndike, MA $76,519 Three Rivers, MA $76,563 Wales, MA $76,371 Ware, MA $77,029 Warren, MA $76,800

West Chesterfield, MA $75,595 Westfield, MA $76,615 West Hatfield, MA $76,371 West Springfield, MA $76,615 West Warren, MA $77,118 Whately, MA $76,245 Wheelwright, MA $77,325 Wilbraham, MA $76,615

Williamsburg, MA $76,267 Woronoco, MA $76,541 Worthington, MA $75,669 Springfield, MA $76,615 Longmeadow, MA $76,615 Indian Orchard, MA $76,615 Pittsfield, MA $75,839 Adams, MA $75,765

Ashley Falls, MA $77,147 Becket, MA $75,765 Berkshire, MA $75,839 Cheshire, MA $75,839 Dalton, MA $75,839 Glendale, MA $75,817 Great Barrington, MA $75,617 Hinsdale, MA $75,839

Housatonic, MA $75,713 Lanesboro, MA $75,839 Lee, MA $75,817 Lenox, MA $75,839 Lenox Dale, MA $75,839 Middlefield, MA $75,743 Mill River, MA $76,497 Monterey, MA $75,617

North Adams, MA $75,669 North Egremont, MA $75,780 Otis, MA $75,595 Richmond, MA $75,839 Sandisfield, MA $76,785 Savoy, MA $75,743 Sheffield, MA $76,667 South Egremont, MA $75,927

Southfield, MA $77,036 South Lee, MA $75,817 Stockbridge, MA $75,817 Tyringham, MA $75,713 West Stockbridge, MA $75,787 Williamstown, MA $75,669 Windsor, MA $75,817 Greenfield, MA $76,024

Ashfield, MA $75,683 Athol, MA $77,391 Bernardston, MA $75,994 Buckland, MA $75,580 Charlemont, MA $75,403 Colrain, MA $75,654 Conway, MA $75,913 Deerfield, MA $76,046

Drury, MA $75,188 Erving, MA $76,519 Heath, MA $75,403 Lake Pleasant, MA $76,179 Millers Falls, MA $76,112 Monroe Bridge, MA $75,114 Montague, MA $76,179 Gill, MA $76,460

New Salem, MA $76,755 Northfield, MA $76,460 Orange, MA $77,132 Petersham, MA $77,376 Rowe, MA $75,233 Royalston, MA $77,509 Shelburne Falls, MA $75,647 South Deerfield, MA $76,164

Sunderland, MA $76,231 Turners Falls, MA $76,112 Warwick, MA $77,140 Wendell, MA $76,460 Wendell Depot, MA $76,733 Fitchburg, MA $78,123 Ashburnham, MA $77,761 Ashby, MA $79,165

Ayer, MA $79,365 Devens, MA $79,306 Baldwinville, MA $77,635 East Templeton, MA $77,657 Gardner, MA $77,798 Westminster, MA $77,798 Groton, MA $79,439 Harvard, MA $79,431

Hubbardston, MA $77,325 Leominster, MA $77,354 Littleton, MA $79,557 Lunenburg, MA $79,195 Pepperell, MA $79,439 Shirley, MA $79,276 Still River, MA $79,387 Templeton, MA $77,657

Townsend, MA $79,298 West Groton, MA $79,335 West Townsend, MA $79,269 Winchendon, MA $77,487 Winchendon Springs, MA $77,472 Auburn, MA $77,524 North Dartmouth, MA $77,997 South Dartmouth, MA $77,997

North Attleboro, MA $76,585 Plainville, MA $76,534 Attleboro Falls, MA $76,556 North Dighton, MA $76,511 Norton, MA $79,964 Raynham, MA $79,986 Raynham Center, MA $79,986 Rehoboth, MA $76,608

Rochester, MA $77,997 Seekonk, MA $76,608 Swansea, MA $76,534 Berkley, MA $78,042 Taunton, MA $79,912 Westport, MA $77,997 Westport Point, MA $77,997 Berlin, MA $77,472

Cataumet, MA $77,827 Blackstone, MA $76,511 Boylston, MA $77,524 Brookfield, MA $77,376 Charlton, MA $77,472 Charlton City, MA $77,472 Charlton Depot, MA $77,472 Clinton, MA $77,472

East Brookfield, MA $77,450 Douglas, MA $77,399 East Princeton, MA $77,428 Fiskdale, MA $77,302 Grafton, MA $77,524 Holden, MA $77,524 Holland, MA $77,265 Jefferson, MA $77,524

Lancaster, MA $77,399 Leicester, MA $77,524 Linwood, MA $77,354 Manchaug, MA $77,524 Millbury, MA $77,524 Millville, MA $76,438 New Braintree, MA $77,354 Northborough, MA $77,524

Northbridge, MA $77,502 North Brookfield, MA $77,428 North Grafton, MA $77,524 North Oxford, MA $77,524 North Uxbridge, MA $77,354 Oxford, MA $77,502 Princeton, MA $77,450 Rochdale, MA $77,524

Rutland, MA $77,524 Shrewsbury, MA $77,524 Southbridge, MA $77,354 South Grafton, MA $77,524 South Lancaster, MA $77,450 Spencer, MA $77,524 Sterling, MA $77,472 Sturbridge, MA $77,325

Upton, MA $77,472 Uxbridge, MA $77,376 Webster, MA $77,376 Dudley, MA $77,376 Westborough, MA $77,524 West Boylston, MA $77,524 West Brookfield, MA $77,354 West Millbury, MA $77,524

Whitinsville, MA $77,472 Sutton, MA $77,524 Worcester, MA $77,524 East Walpole, MA $79,986 Cherry Valley, MA $77,524 Paxton, MA $77,524 Framingham, MA $79,764 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $79,557

Boxborough, MA $79,505 Acton, MA $79,505 Ashland, MA $77,325 Bedford, MA $79,535 Hanscom Afb, MA $80,939 Bolton, MA $77,376 Carlisle, MA $79,557 Concord, MA $79,483

Fayville, MA $77,376 Holliston, MA $79,712 Hopedale, MA $77,354 Hopkinton, MA $77,399 Hudson, MA $77,399 Marlborough, MA $77,428 Maynard, MA $79,409 Mendon, MA $77,354

Milford, MA $77,354 Natick, MA $82,322 Sherborn, MA $82,278 Southborough, MA $77,399 Foxboro, MA $79,986 Franklin, MA $78,116 Greenbush, MA $79,838 Green Harbor, MA $79,816

Hingham, MA $81,146 Hull, MA $82,448 Humarock, MA $79,838 Mansfield, MA $79,986 Marshfield, MA $79,816 Marshfield Hills, MA $79,816 Medfield, MA $81,080 Medway, MA $79,764

Millis, MA $79,816 Minot, MA $79,838 Norfolk, MA $79,890 North Marshfield, MA $79,816 North Scituate, MA $79,816 Norwell, MA $79,890 Norwood, MA $79,986 Ocean Bluff, MA $79,816

Scituate, MA $79,816 Sharon, MA $79,986 Sheldonville, MA $78,153 South Walpole, MA $79,934 Stoughton, MA $79,986 Walpole, MA $79,964 Westwood, MA $81,154 Wrentham, MA $79,860

Boston, MA $82,448 Roxbury, MA $82,448 Roxbury Crossing, MA $82,448 Dorchester, MA $82,448 Dorchester Center, MA $82,448 Mattapan, MA $82,448 Charlestown, MA $82,448 Jamaica Plain, MA $82,448

Roslindale, MA $82,448 West Roxbury, MA $82,448 Allston, MA $82,448 Brighton, MA $82,448 Hyde Park, MA $82,448 Readville, MA $82,448 Cambridge, MA $82,448 Somerville, MA $82,448

Malden, MA $82,448 Everett, MA $82,448 Chelsea, MA $82,448 Revere, MA $82,448 Winthrop, MA $82,448 Medford, MA $82,448 West Medford, MA $82,448 Quincy, MA $82,448

Melrose, MA $82,448 Stoneham, MA $82,448 Braintree, MA $79,986 Milton, MA $82,448 Milton Village, MA $82,448 Weymouth, MA $79,986 East Weymouth, MA $79,986 South Weymouth, MA $79,986

North Weymouth, MA $79,986 East Boston, MA $82,448 Brockton, MA $79,986 Avon, MA $79,986 Bridgewater, MA $79,986 Bryantville, MA $79,934 Carver, MA $78,759 Duxbury, MA $79,764

East Bridgewater, MA $79,986 Easton, MA $79,986 Elmwood, MA $79,986 Halifax, MA $79,934 Hanover, MA $79,934 Hanson, MA $79,986 Holbrook, MA $79,986 Middleboro, MA $78,833

Manomet, MA $78,973 Lakeville, MA $77,872 Monponsett, MA $79,964 Abington, MA $79,986 North Carver, MA $79,816 North Easton, MA $79,986 North Pembroke, MA $79,912 Pembroke, MA $79,934

Plymouth, MA $79,084 Kingston, MA $79,786 South Carver, MA $77,798 Plympton, MA $79,860 Randolph, MA $79,986 Rockland, MA $79,986 South Easton, MA $79,986 West Bridgewater, MA $79,986

White Horse Beach, MA $79,025 Whitman, MA $79,986 Lexington, MA $82,448 Brookline, MA $82,448 Brookline Village, MA $82,448 Waltham, MA $82,448 North Waltham, MA $82,448 New Town, MA $82,448

Babson Park, MA $82,448 Newton, MA $82,448 Newton Center, MA $82,448 Newtonville, MA $82,448 Newton Highlands, MA $82,448 Newton Lower Falls, MA $82,448 Newton Upper Falls, MA $82,448 West Newton, MA $82,448

Auburndale, MA $82,448 Chestnut Hill, MA $82,448 Waban, MA $82,448 Watertown, MA $82,448 Arlington, MA $82,448 Arlington Heights, MA $82,448 Belmont, MA $82,448 Waverley, MA $82,448

Wellesley Hills, MA $82,448 Wellesley, MA $82,425 Needham, MA $82,448 Weston, MA $82,448 Needham Heights, MA $82,448 Nonantum, MA $82,448 Buzzards Bay, MA $77,776 Lincoln, MA $82,396

Stow, MA $79,409 Sudbury, MA $82,278 Wayland, MA $82,322 Woodville, MA $77,450 Woburn, MA $82,448 Burlington, MA $80,969 Andover, MA $78,308 Billerica, MA $79,557

Chelmsford, MA $79,557 Dracut, MA $79,557 Dunstable, MA $79,439 Haverhill, MA $78,308 Georgetown, MA $78,308 Groveland, MA $78,308 Lawrence, MA $78,308 Methuen, MA $78,308

North Andover, MA $78,308 Lowell, MA $79,557 Merrimac, MA $78,256 North Billerica, MA $79,557 North Chelmsford, MA $79,557 North Reading, MA $78,256 Nutting Lake, MA $79,557 Pinehurst, MA $79,557

Reading, MA $80,023 Tewksbury, MA $79,557 Tyngsboro, MA $79,557 Wakefield, MA $82,425 West Boxford, MA $78,308 Westford, MA $79,557 Wilmington, MA $78,921 Winchester, MA $82,448

Lynn, MA $82,448 Saugus, MA $82,448 Swampscott, MA $82,396 Nahant, MA $82,448 Amesbury, MA $77,909 Beverly, MA $82,248 Boxford, MA $78,308 Byfield, MA $78,256

Danvers, MA $78,182 Essex, MA $78,988 Gloucester, MA $79,106 Hamilton, MA $78,138 Hathorne, MA $78,182 Chilmark, MA $77,576 East Falmouth, MA $77,953 East Sandwich, MA $78,234

East Wareham, MA $77,798 Edgartown, MA $77,628 Falmouth, MA $77,827 Woods Hole, MA $77,827 Menemsha, MA $77,628 Monument Beach, MA $77,798 Nantucket, MA $77,628 North Falmouth, MA $77,849

Oak Bluffs, MA $77,650 Onset, MA $77,849 Pocasset, MA $77,827 Sagamore, MA $78,396 Sagamore Beach, MA $78,396 Sandwich, MA $78,241 Siasconset, MA $77,628 Silver Beach, MA $77,849

Vineyard Haven, MA $77,716 Wareham, MA $77,872 West Chop, MA $77,716 West Falmouth, MA $77,849 West Tisbury, MA $77,628 West Wareham, MA $77,901 Hyannis, MA $77,746 Barnstable, MA $78,005

Brewster, MA $77,628 Centerville, MA $77,975 Chatham, MA $77,628 Cotuit, MA $78,027 Ipswich, MA $78,138 Cummaquid, MA $77,768 Lynnfield, MA $80,289 Manchester, MA $79,291

Marblehead, MA $82,300 Middleton, MA $78,286 Newburyport, MA $78,160 Newbury, MA $78,308 Salisbury, MA $77,657 Peabody, MA $82,351 Prides Crossing, MA $80,171 Rockport, MA $79,099

Rowley, MA $78,182 Salem, MA $82,351 South Hamilton, MA $78,138 Topsfield, MA $78,256 Wenham, MA $78,160 West Newbury, MA $78,308 Accord, MA $79,986 Bellingham, MA $76,386

Brant Rock, MA $79,653 Canton, MA $79,986 Cohasset, MA $81,073 Dedham, MA $82,448 Dover, MA $82,374 East Mansfield, MA $79,986 Dennis, MA $77,628 Dennis Port, MA $77,628

East Dennis, MA $77,628 Eastham, MA $77,628 East Orleans, MA $77,628 Forestdale, MA $78,138 Harwich, MA $77,628 Harwich Port, MA $77,628 Hyannis Port, MA $77,739 Marstons Mills, MA $78,108

Mashpee, MA $78,160 North Chatham, MA $77,628 North Eastham, MA $78,626 North Truro, MA $79,616 Orleans, MA $77,628 Osterville, MA $77,879 Provincetown, MA $79,468 South Chatham, MA $77,628

South Dennis, MA $77,628 South Harwich, MA $77,628 South Orleans, MA $77,628 South Wellfleet, MA $78,626 South Yarmouth, MA $77,628 Truro, MA $78,626 Wellfleet, MA $78,626 West Barnstable, MA $78,145

West Chatham, MA $77,628 West Dennis, MA $77,628 West Harwich, MA $77,628 West Hyannisport, MA $77,909 West Yarmouth, MA $77,628 Yarmouth Port, MA $77,628 Assonet, MA $77,946 Attleboro, MA $76,608

Chartley, MA $79,986 Cuttyhunk, MA $77,872 Dartmouth, MA $77,997 Dighton, MA $77,169 East Freetown, MA $77,997 East Taunton, MA $79,860 Fairhaven, MA $77,997 Fall River, MA $77,997

Somerset, MA $77,923 Marion, MA $77,997 Mattapoisett, MA $77,997 New Bedford, MA $77,997 Acushnet, MA $77,997

Software Quality Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Quality Analyst's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$74,603

Average $80,429/year

$86,326

$6,217

Average $6,702/month

$7,194

$1,435

Average $1,547/week

$1,660

$36

Average $39/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,326	$7,194	$1,660	$42
Average	$80,429	$6,702	$1,547	$39
25th Percentile	$74,603	$6,217	$1,435	$36

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