Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Engineer make in Connecticut?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Connecticut is $102,094 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $118,573
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,488 to $110,720
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,743

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,720	$9,227	$2,129	$53
Average	$102,094	$8,508	$1,963	$49
25th Percentile	$92,488	$7,707	$1,779	$44

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries

A Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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 Assurance Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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): $79,200
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,682
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,288
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $142,352
Expert (over 8 years): $174,231

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$79,200
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$101,682
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$123,288
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$142,352
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$174,231

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How Do Software Quality Assurance Engineer 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 Assurance Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,250.
California: $104,851.
Massachusetts: $103,453.

District of Columbia $105,250 California $104,851 Massachusetts $103,453 Washington $103,073 New Jersey $103,035 Alaska $102,902 Connecticut $101,590 New York $101,058

Hawaii $99,356 Rhode Island $98,558 Maryland $98,016 Minnesota $97,274 Colorado $96,989 Illinois $96,894 Oregon $96,533 Delaware $96,267

New Hampshire $96,099 Virginia $95,725 Pennsylvania $94,632 Nevada $94,080 North Dakota $93,900 Michigan $93,615 Wisconsin $93,510 Vermont $93,301

Texas $92,721 Maine $92,683 Arizona $92,626 Ohio $92,559 Georgia $91,685 Indiana $91,248 Wyoming $91,162 Utah $91,029

Iowa $90,972 Kansas $90,516 Louisiana $90,382 North Carolina $90,335 Missouri $90,316 Florida $89,945 Montana $89,746 Nebraska $89,555

Kentucky $89,451 South Carolina $89,071 Tennessee $88,833 Idaho $88,738 New Mexico $88,044 Oklahoma $87,892 Alabama $87,331 South Dakota $86,390

Arkansas $85,877 West Virginia $85,601 Mississippi $84,774

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Assurance Engineers

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:

Old Mystic: $100,772
Oneco: $100,582
Avon: $101,229

Old Mystic, CT $100,772 Oneco, CT $100,582 Avon, CT $101,229 Bloomfield, CT $101,229 Windsor, CT $101,229 Bristol, CT $100,925 Burlington, CT $100,858 Broad Brook, CT $101,162

Canaan, CT $99,461 Canton, CT $101,010 Canton Center, CT $101,134 Colebrook, CT $99,385 Collinsville, CT $100,982 East Berlin, CT $100,925 East Canaan, CT $99,660 East Glastonbury, CT $101,229

East Granby, CT $101,200 East Hartland, CT $98,234 East Windsor Hill, CT $101,229 Ellington, CT $101,105 Farmington, CT $100,925 Falls Village, CT $100,098 Glastonbury, CT $101,229 Granby, CT $99,746

Berlin, CT $100,925 Lakeville, CT $100,307 Manchester, CT $101,229 Bolton, CT $101,134 New Britain, CT $100,925 New Hartford, CT $100,858 Norfolk, CT $99,641 North Canton, CT $101,105

North Granby, CT $98,396 Pine Meadow, CT $100,868 Plainville, CT $100,925 Barkhamsted, CT $100,944 Poquonock, CT $101,229 Riverton, CT $99,812 Vernon Rockville, CT $101,134 Rocky Hill, CT $100,925

Salisbury, CT $99,594 Sharon, CT $100,868 Simsbury, CT $101,229 Somers, CT $98,491 Somersville, CT $98,491 South Glastonbury, CT $101,058 South Windsor, CT $101,229 North Windham, CT $100,582

Pomfret Center, CT $99,546 Putnam, CT $99,423 Quinebaug, CT $99,404 Rogers, CT $99,527 Scotland, CT $100,715 South Willington, CT $99,736 South Windham, CT $100,677 South Woodstock, CT $99,394

Storrs Mansfield, CT $99,888 Thompson, CT $99,480 Ashford, CT $99,651 Willington, CT $99,793 Windham, CT $100,677 Woodstock, CT $99,385 Woodstock Valley, CT $99,518 New London, CT $100,772

Baltic, CT $100,744 Canterbury, CT $100,715 Central Village, CT $100,715 East Lyme, CT $100,772 Bozrah, CT $100,744 Gales Ferry, CT $100,744 Gilman, CT $100,744 Mashantucket, CT $100,772

Ledyard, CT $100,744 Groton, CT $100,772 Hanover, CT $100,744 Jewett City, CT $100,744 Montville, CT $100,772 Moosup, CT $100,620 Mystic, CT $100,772 Niantic, CT $100,772

North Stonington, CT $100,744 Norwich, CT $100,744 Preston, CT $100,744 Oakdale, CT $100,772 Old Lyme, CT $100,706 Stafford, CT $98,263 Stafford Springs, CT $98,263 Staffordville, CT $98,301

Suffield, CT $98,520 Taconic, CT $99,442 Tariffville, CT $101,229 Enfield, CT $98,520 Tolland, CT $99,451 Unionville, CT $100,925 East Windsor, CT $101,229 Weatogue, CT $101,229

West Granby, CT $99,670 West Hartland, CT $99,480 West Simsbury, CT $101,200 West Suffield, CT $98,520 Winchester Center, CT $100,050 Windsor Locks, CT $101,200 Winsted, CT $100,022 Hartford, CT $101,229

West Hartford, CT $101,229 East Hartford, CT $101,229 Wethersfield, CT $101,229 Newington, CT $100,925 Plainfield, CT $100,744 Quaker Hill, CT $100,772 South Lyme, CT $100,772 Sterling, CT $100,582

Stonington, CT $100,744 Pawcatuck, CT $100,677 Taftville, CT $100,744 Uncasville, CT $100,772 Versailles, CT $100,744 Voluntown, CT $100,744 Waterford, CT $100,772 Wauregan, CT $100,582

West Mystic, CT $100,772 Yantic, CT $100,744 Ansonia, CT $101,685 Beacon Falls, CT $101,657 Botsford, CT $103,966 Branford, CT $101,685 Cheshire, CT $101,210 Centerbrook, CT $100,582

Chester, CT $100,516 Clinton, CT $101,400 Cobalt, CT $100,868 Colchester, CT $100,554 Cromwell, CT $100,925 Deep River, CT $100,554 Derby, CT $101,685 Killingworth, CT $101,400

Salem, CT $100,677 Durham, CT $100,801 East Haddam, CT $100,497 East Hampton, CT $100,868 Essex, CT $100,611 Guilford, CT $101,590 Haddam, CT $100,497 Hadlyme, CT $100,677

Hawleyville, CT $103,966 Higganum, CT $100,706 Ivoryton, CT $100,554 Madison, CT $101,428 Marion, CT $100,896 Marlborough, CT $101,067 Meriden, CT $100,925 Middlefield, CT $100,858

Middle Haddam, CT $100,868 Middletown, CT $100,896 Milford, CT $107,455 Milldale, CT $100,925 Monroe, CT $107,389 Moodus, CT $100,563 Newtown, CT $103,966 North Branford, CT $101,685

Northford, CT $101,685 North Haven, CT $101,685 North Westchester, CT $100,554 Old Saybrook, CT $100,649 Orange, CT $101,685 Oxford, CT $101,619 Plantsville, CT $100,925 Portland, CT $100,925

Rockfall, CT $100,925 Sandy Hook, CT $103,900 Seymour, CT $101,685 Shelton, CT $107,455 South Britain, CT $103,871 Southbury, CT $103,843 Southington, CT $100,925 Stevenson, CT $107,455

Wallingford, CT $101,657 Stratford, CT $107,455 Westbrook, CT $100,516 New Haven, CT $101,685 East Haven, CT $101,685 Hamden, CT $101,685 West Haven, CT $101,685 Bethany, CT $101,685

Woodbridge, CT $101,685 Willimantic, CT $100,620 Abington, CT $99,584 Amston, CT $100,715 Andover, CT $101,039 Ballouville, CT $99,470 Brooklyn, CT $100,554 Chaplin, CT $100,487

Columbia, CT $100,525 Coventry, CT $100,944 Danielson, CT $100,459 Dayville, CT $99,527 Eastford, CT $99,556 East Killingly, CT $98,196 East Woodstock, CT $99,366 Fabyan, CT $99,404

Grosvenor Dale, CT $99,385 Hampton, CT $100,554 Hebron, CT $100,715 Lebanon, CT $100,649 Mansfield Center, CT $100,525 Mansfield Depot, CT $100,487 North Franklin, CT $100,744 North Grosvenordale, CT $99,375

Pomfret, CT $99,442 Bridgeport, CT $107,455 Trumbull, CT $107,455 Easton, CT $107,455 Waterbury, CT $100,734 Prospect, CT $101,590 Wolcott, CT $100,896 Bantam, CT $101,856

Bethlehem, CT $103,653 Cornwall, CT $101,010 Cornwall Bridge, CT $101,362 Gaylordsville, CT $103,805 Goshen, CT $100,782 Kent, CT $103,653 Lakeside, CT $102,113 Litchfield, CT $101,561

Middlebury, CT $102,560 Morris, CT $101,970 Naugatuck, CT $101,561 New Milford, CT $103,938 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $103,653 Northfield, CT $100,668 Oakville, CT $100,706 Pequabuck, CT $100,858

Plymouth, CT $100,801 Roxbury, CT $103,900 Sherman, CT $103,938 South Kent, CT $103,710 Terryville, CT $100,858 Thomaston, CT $100,763 Torrington, CT $100,830 Harwinton, CT $100,734

Washington, CT $103,748 Washington Depot, CT $103,748 Watertown, CT $100,668 West Cornwall, CT $100,715 Woodbury, CT $103,748 Bethel, CT $103,966 Brookfield, CT $103,966 Cos Cob, CT $108,358

Danbury, CT $103,966 New Fairfield, CT $103,966 Darien, CT $108,358 Fairfield, CT $107,455 Georgetown, CT $105,630 Greenwich, CT $108,358 Greens Farms, CT $107,455 New Canaan, CT $108,358

Norwalk, CT $108,358 Old Greenwich, CT $108,358 Redding Center, CT $103,966 Redding Ridge, CT $103,966 Ridgefield, CT $103,938 Riverside, CT $108,358 Westport, CT $107,455 Weston, CT $107,455

Southport, CT $107,455 Redding, CT $103,966 Wilton, CT $107,873 Stamford, CT $108,358 Bridgewater, CT $103,966

Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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

$92,488

Average $102,094/year

$110,720

$7,707

Average $8,508/month

$9,227

$1,779

Average $1,963/week

$2,129

$44

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$110,720	$9,227	$2,129	$53
Average	$102,094	$8,508	$1,963	$49
25th Percentile	$92,488	$7,707	$1,779	$44

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