Software Quality Analyst Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Quality Analyst make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Analyst in South Dakota is $66,458 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,765
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,643 to $71,330
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $57,260

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Software Quality Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,330	$5,944	$1,372	$34
Average	$66,458	$5,538	$1,278	$32
25th Percentile	$61,643	$5,137	$1,185	$30

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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): $65,881
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,582
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $102,554
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,413
Expert (over 8 years): $144,930

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$65,881
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$84,582
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$102,554
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$118,413
Software ... Level Software Quality Analyst	$144,930

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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:

Alcester: $65,896
Aurora: $65,992
Baltic: $66,731

Alcester, SD $65,896 Aurora, SD $65,992 Baltic, SD $66,731 Beresford, SD $65,933 Brandon, SD $67,101 Brookings, SD $65,992 Burbank, SD $65,778 Canistota, SD $65,992

Canton, SD $66,583 Centerville, SD $65,992 Chancellor, SD $66,362 Chester, SD $65,992 Colman, SD $65,992 Colton, SD $66,288 Crooks, SD $67,101 Davis, SD $65,992

Dell Rapids, SD $66,436 Egan, SD $65,992 Elk Point, SD $66,044 Elkton, SD $65,992 Fairview, SD $66,066 Flandreau, SD $65,992 Freeman, SD $65,992 Garretson, SD $66,805

Gayville, SD $65,778 Harrisburg, SD $67,101 Hartford, SD $66,731 Hudson, SD $65,933 Humboldt, SD $66,288 Hurley, SD $65,992 Irene, SD $65,992 Jefferson, SD $66,399

Lennox, SD $66,583 Lesterville, SD $65,992 Lyons, SD $66,879 Madison, SD $65,992 Marion, SD $65,992 Menno, SD $65,992 Mission Hill, SD $65,881 Monroe, SD $65,992

Belle Fourche, SD $64,676 Black Hawk, SD $65,785 Box Elder, SD $65,785 Buffalo, SD $64,676 Buffalo Gap, SD $64,676 Camp Crook, SD $64,676 Caputa, SD $65,711 Custer, SD $64,676

Deadwood, SD $64,676 Edgemont, SD $64,676 Enning, SD $64,676 Fairburn, SD $64,676 Fort Meade, SD $64,676 Hermosa, SD $65,268 Hill City, SD $64,898 Hot Springs, SD $64,676

Howes, SD $64,676 Interior, SD $64,676 Keystone, SD $65,194 Kyle, SD $64,676 Lead, SD $64,676 Ludlow, SD $64,676 Manderson, SD $64,676 Mud Butte, SD $64,676

Nemo, SD $65,194 Newell, SD $64,676 New Underwood, SD $65,268 Nisland, SD $64,676 Oelrichs, SD $64,676 Oglala, SD $64,676 Oral, SD $64,676 Owanka, SD $64,676

Piedmont, SD $65,415 Pine Ridge, SD $64,676 Porcupine, SD $64,676 Pringle, SD $64,676 Quinn, SD $64,676 Redig, SD $64,676 Saint Onge, SD $64,676 Scenic, SD $64,676

Smithwick, SD $64,676 Spearfish, SD $64,676 Sturgis, SD $64,676 Union Center, SD $64,676 Vale, SD $64,676 Wall, SD $64,676 Wasta, SD $64,676 White Owl, SD $64,676

Whitewood, SD $64,676 Wounded Knee, SD $64,676 Leola, SD $66,790 Long Lake, SD $66,790 Mansfield, SD $61,172 Mellette, SD $61,172 Northville, SD $61,172 Onaka, SD $61,172

Orient, SD $61,172 Pierpont, SD $70,058 Redfield, SD $61,172 Rockham, SD $61,172 Roscoe, SD $61,172 Selby, SD $61,172 Seneca, SD $61,172 Stratford, SD $61,172

Tolstoy, SD $61,172 Tulare, SD $61,172 Turton, SD $61,172 Warner, SD $61,172 Westport, SD $65,615 Pierre, SD $62,281 Agar, SD $61,172 Belvidere, SD $61,172

Blunt, SD $62,207 Burke, SD $61,172 Colome, SD $61,172 Dallas, SD $61,172 Draper, SD $61,172 Fort Pierre, SD $62,207 Gregory, SD $61,172 Hamill, SD $61,172

Harrold, SD $61,320 Hayes, SD $61,172 Herrick, SD $61,172 Holabird, SD $61,172 Ideal, SD $61,172 Kadoka, SD $62,924 Kennebec, SD $61,172 Long Valley, SD $62,924

Lower Brule, SD $61,172 Martin, SD $64,676 Midland, SD $61,172 Milesville, SD $62,924 Mission, SD $61,172 Murdo, SD $61,172 Norris, SD $61,172 Okaton, SD $61,172

Okreek, SD $61,172 Onida, SD $61,616 Parmelee, SD $61,172 Philip, SD $62,924 Presho, SD $61,172 Reliance, SD $61,172 Rosebud, SD $61,172 Saint Charles, SD $61,172

Saint Francis, SD $61,172 Tuthill, SD $62,924 Vivian, SD $61,172 Wanblee, SD $64,676 White River, SD $61,172 Winner, SD $61,172 Witten, SD $61,172 Wood, SD $61,172

Mobridge, SD $61,172 Bison, SD $64,676 Bullhead, SD $72,409 Cherry Creek, SD $61,172 Dupree, SD $61,172 Eagle Butte, SD $61,172 Faith, SD $64,676 Glencross, SD $61,172

Glenham, SD $61,172 Herreid, SD $72,409 Isabel, SD $61,172 Keldron, SD $72,409 Lantry, SD $61,172 Lemmon, SD $72,409 Little Eagle, SD $72,409 Lodgepole, SD $68,542

Mc Intosh, SD $72,409 Mc Laughlin, SD $72,409 Meadow, SD $68,542 Morristown, SD $72,409 Mound City, SD $66,790 Pollock, SD $72,409 Prairie City, SD $64,676 Ralph, SD $64,676

Reva, SD $64,676 Ridgeview, SD $61,172 Timber Lake, SD $61,172 Trail City, SD $61,172 Wakpala, SD $66,790 Walker, SD $72,409 Watauga, SD $72,409 Whitehorse, SD $61,172

Rapid City, SD $65,785 Ellsworth Afb, SD $65,785 Allen, SD $64,676 Batesland, SD $64,676 Montrose, SD $65,992 North Sioux City, SD $66,443 Nunda, SD $65,992 Oldham, SD $65,992

Olivet, SD $65,992 Parker, SD $65,992 Ramona, SD $65,992 Renner, SD $67,101 Rowena, SD $67,101 Rutland, SD $65,992 Salem, SD $65,992 Scotland, SD $65,992

Sinai, SD $65,992 Springfield, SD $65,881 Tabor, SD $65,881 Tea, SD $67,027 Trent, SD $65,992 Tyndall, SD $65,992 Utica, SD $65,992 Valley Springs, SD $67,027

Vermillion, SD $65,778 Viborg, SD $65,992 Volga, SD $65,992 Volin, SD $65,992 Wakonda, SD $65,992 Wentworth, SD $65,992 Winfred, SD $65,992 Worthing, SD $66,657

Yankton, SD $65,881 Sioux Falls, SD $67,101 Vienna, SD $65,992 Wallace, SD $65,992 Waubay, SD $70,058 Webster, SD $70,058 White, SD $65,992 Willow Lake, SD $65,992

Wilmot, SD $70,058 Mitchell, SD $65,992 Alexandria, SD $65,992 Alpena, SD $63,582 Armour, SD $65,992 Artesian, SD $65,992 Avon, SD $65,992 Bonesteel, SD $63,582

Bridgewater, SD $65,992 Canova, SD $65,992 Carpenter, SD $65,992 Carthage, SD $65,992 Cavour, SD $65,992 Chamberlain, SD $61,172 Corsica, SD $65,992 Dante, SD $65,992

Delmont, SD $65,992 Dimock, SD $65,992 Emery, SD $65,992 Ethan, SD $65,992 Fairfax, SD $63,582 Fedora, SD $65,992 Fort Thompson, SD $61,172 Fulton, SD $65,992

Gann Valley, SD $61,172 Geddes, SD $63,582 Harrison, SD $65,992 Highmore, SD $61,172 Stephan, SD $61,172 Hitchcock, SD $61,172 Howard, SD $65,992 Huron, SD $63,582

Iroquois, SD $65,992 Kaylor, SD $65,992 Kimball, SD $61,172 Lake Andes, SD $65,992 Lane, SD $63,582 Letcher, SD $65,992 Marty, SD $65,992 Miller, SD $61,172

Mount Vernon, SD $65,992 New Holland, SD $63,582 Oacoma, SD $61,172 Parkston, SD $65,992 Pickstown, SD $65,992 Plankinton, SD $63,582 Platte, SD $63,582 Pukwana, SD $61,172

Ree Heights, SD $61,172 Saint Lawrence, SD $61,172 Spencer, SD $65,992 Stickney, SD $65,992 Tripp, SD $65,992 Virgil, SD $61,172 Wagner, SD $65,992 Wessington, SD $61,172

Wessington Springs, SD $61,172 White Lake, SD $61,172 Wolsey, SD $61,172 Woonsocket, SD $65,992 Yale, SD $65,992 Aberdeen, SD $61,172 Akaska, SD $61,172 Amherst, SD $70,058

Andover, SD $70,058 Ashton, SD $61,172 Barnard, SD $65,615 Bath, SD $65,615 Bowdle, SD $61,172 Brentford, SD $61,172 Britton, SD $70,058 Claremont, SD $70,058

Columbia, SD $65,615 Conde, SD $61,172 Cresbard, SD $61,172 Doland, SD $63,582 Eureka, SD $66,790 Faulkton, SD $61,172 Ferney, SD $65,615 Frankfort, SD $61,172

Frederick, SD $70,058 Gettysburg, SD $61,172 Groton, SD $65,615 Hecla, SD $70,058 Hosmer, SD $61,172 Houghton, SD $70,058 Hoven, SD $61,172 Ipswich, SD $61,172

Java, SD $61,172 Langford, SD $70,058 Lebanon, SD $61,172 Watertown, SD $65,992 Arlington, SD $65,992 Astoria, SD $65,992 Badger, SD $65,992 Big Stone City, SD $69,437

Bradley, SD $65,992 Brandt, SD $65,992 Bristol, SD $70,058 Bruce, SD $65,992 Bryant, SD $65,992 Castlewood, SD $65,992 Claire City, SD $70,058 Clark, SD $65,992

Clear Lake, SD $65,992 Corona, SD $70,058 De Smet, SD $65,992 Eden, SD $70,058 Erwin, SD $65,992 Estelline, SD $65,992 Florence, SD $65,992 Garden City, SD $65,992

Gary, SD $65,992 Goodwin, SD $65,992 Grenville, SD $70,058 Hayti, SD $65,992 Hazel, SD $65,992 Henry, SD $65,992 Kranzburg, SD $65,992 Labolt, SD $65,992

Lake City, SD $70,058 Lake Norden, SD $65,992 Lake Preston, SD $65,992 Marvin, SD $68,025 Milbank, SD $69,437 New Effington, SD $70,058 Ortley, SD $70,058 Peever, SD $70,058

Raymond, SD $63,582 Revillo, SD $65,992 Rosholt, SD $70,058 Roslyn, SD $70,058 Sisseton, SD $70,058 South Shore, SD $65,992 Stockholm, SD $65,992 Strandburg, SD $65,992

Summit, SD $68,025 Toronto, SD $65,992 Twin Brooks, SD $68,025 Veblen, SD $70,058

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

$61,643

Average $66,458/year

$71,330

$5,137

Average $5,538/month

$5,944

$1,185

Average $1,278/week

$1,372

$30

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,330	$5,944	$1,372	$34
Average	$66,458	$5,538	$1,278	$32
25th Percentile	$61,643	$5,137	$1,185	$30

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