Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

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

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Massachusetts is $103,425 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $120,119
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,694 to $112,163
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,835

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,163	$9,347	$2,157	$54
Average	$103,425	$8,619	$1,989	$50
25th Percentile	$93,694	$7,808	$1,802	$45

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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): $80,233
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,007
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,895
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,208
Expert (over 8 years): $176,502

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$80,233
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$103,007
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$124,895
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$144,208
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$176,502

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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:

Agawam: $98,520
Amherst: $98,234
Barre: $99,404

Agawam, MA $98,520 Amherst, MA $98,234 Barre, MA $99,404 Belchertown, MA $98,358 Blandford, MA $98,263 Bondsville, MA $98,396 Brimfield, MA $98,206 Chester, MA $97,265

Chesterfield, MA $97,693 Chicopee, MA $98,520 Cummington, MA $97,265 Easthampton, MA $98,453 East Longmeadow, MA $98,520 East Otis, MA $98,653 Feeding Hills, MA $98,520 Gilbertville, MA $99,023

Goshen, MA $97,664 Granby, MA $98,491 Granville, MA $98,396 Hadley, MA $98,301 Hampden, MA $98,520 Hardwick, MA $99,090 Hatfield, MA $98,263 Haydenville, MA $98,111

Holyoke, MA $98,520 Huntington, MA $98,301 Leeds, MA $98,263 Leverett, MA $98,206 Ludlow, MA $98,520 Monson, MA $98,396 North Amherst, MA $98,396 Northampton, MA $98,329

Florence, MA $98,329 North Hatfield, MA $98,253 Oakham, MA $99,565 Palmer, MA $98,396 Plainfield, MA $97,265 Russell, MA $98,396 Shutesbury, MA $98,358 Southampton, MA $98,491

South Barre, MA $99,470 South Hadley, MA $98,491 Southwick, MA $98,520 Thorndike, MA $98,396 Three Rivers, MA $98,453 Wales, MA $98,206 Ware, MA $99,052 Warren, MA $98,757

West Chesterfield, MA $97,208 Westfield, MA $98,520 West Hatfield, MA $98,206 West Springfield, MA $98,520 West Warren, MA $99,166 Whately, MA $98,044 Wheelwright, MA $99,432 Wilbraham, MA $98,520

Williamsburg, MA $98,073 Woronoco, MA $98,425 Worthington, MA $97,303 Springfield, MA $98,520 Longmeadow, MA $98,520 Indian Orchard, MA $98,520 Pittsfield, MA $97,521 Adams, MA $97,426

Ashley Falls, MA $99,204 Becket, MA $97,426 Berkshire, MA $97,521 Cheshire, MA $97,521 Dalton, MA $97,521 Glendale, MA $97,493 Great Barrington, MA $97,236 Hinsdale, MA $97,521

Housatonic, MA $97,360 Lanesboro, MA $97,521 Lee, MA $97,493 Lenox, MA $97,521 Lenox Dale, MA $97,521 Middlefield, MA $97,398 Mill River, MA $98,367 Monterey, MA $97,236

North Adams, MA $97,303 North Egremont, MA $97,445 Otis, MA $97,208 Richmond, MA $97,521 Sandisfield, MA $98,738 Savoy, MA $97,398 Sheffield, MA $98,586 South Egremont, MA $97,636

Southfield, MA $99,061 South Lee, MA $97,493 Stockbridge, MA $97,493 Tyringham, MA $97,360 West Stockbridge, MA $97,455 Williamstown, MA $97,303 Windsor, MA $97,493 Greenfield, MA $97,759

Ashfield, MA $97,322 Athol, MA $99,518 Bernardston, MA $97,721 Buckland, MA $97,189 Charlemont, MA $96,961 Colrain, MA $97,284 Conway, MA $97,617 Deerfield, MA $97,788

Drury, MA $96,685 Erving, MA $98,396 Heath, MA $96,961 Lake Pleasant, MA $97,959 Millers Falls, MA $97,873 Monroe Bridge, MA $96,590 Montague, MA $97,959 Gill, MA $98,320

New Salem, MA $98,700 Northfield, MA $98,320 Orange, MA $99,185 Petersham, MA $99,499 Rowe, MA $96,742 Royalston, MA $99,670 Shelburne Falls, MA $97,274 South Deerfield, MA $97,940

Sunderland, MA $98,025 Turners Falls, MA $97,873 Warwick, MA $99,195 Wendell, MA $98,320 Wendell Depot, MA $98,672 Fitchburg, MA $100,459 Ashburnham, MA $99,993 Ashby, MA $101,799

Ayer, MA $102,056 Devens, MA $101,980 Baldwinville, MA $99,831 East Templeton, MA $99,860 Gardner, MA $100,041 Westminster, MA $100,041 Groton, MA $102,151 Harvard, MA $102,141

Hubbardston, MA $99,432 Leominster, MA $99,470 Littleton, MA $102,303 Lunenburg, MA $101,837 Pepperell, MA $102,151 Shirley, MA $101,942 Still River, MA $102,084 Templeton, MA $99,860

Townsend, MA $101,970 West Groton, MA $102,018 West Townsend, MA $101,932 Winchendon, MA $99,641 Winchendon Springs, MA $99,622 Auburn, MA $99,689 North Dartmouth, MA $100,297 South Dartmouth, MA $100,297

North Attleboro, MA $98,482 Plainville, MA $98,415 Attleboro Falls, MA $98,444 North Dighton, MA $98,386 Norton, MA $102,826 Raynham, MA $102,854 Raynham Center, MA $102,854 Rehoboth, MA $98,510

Rochester, MA $100,297 Seekonk, MA $98,510 Swansea, MA $98,415 Berkley, MA $100,354 Taunton, MA $102,759 Westport, MA $100,297 Westport Point, MA $100,297 Berlin, MA $99,622

Cataumet, MA $100,079 Blackstone, MA $98,386 Boylston, MA $99,689 Brookfield, MA $99,499 Charlton, MA $99,622 Charlton City, MA $99,622 Charlton Depot, MA $99,622 Clinton, MA $99,622

East Brookfield, MA $99,594 Douglas, MA $99,527 East Princeton, MA $99,565 Fiskdale, MA $99,404 Grafton, MA $99,689 Holden, MA $99,689 Holland, MA $99,356 Jefferson, MA $99,689

Lancaster, MA $99,527 Leicester, MA $99,689 Linwood, MA $99,470 Manchaug, MA $99,689 Millbury, MA $99,689 Millville, MA $98,291 New Braintree, MA $99,470 Northborough, MA $99,689

Northbridge, MA $99,660 North Brookfield, MA $99,565 North Grafton, MA $99,689 North Oxford, MA $99,689 North Uxbridge, MA $99,470 Oxford, MA $99,660 Princeton, MA $99,594 Rochdale, MA $99,689

Rutland, MA $99,689 Shrewsbury, MA $99,689 Southbridge, MA $99,470 South Grafton, MA $99,689 South Lancaster, MA $99,594 Spencer, MA $99,689 Sterling, MA $99,622 Sturbridge, MA $99,432

Upton, MA $99,622 Uxbridge, MA $99,499 Webster, MA $99,499 Dudley, MA $99,499 Westborough, MA $99,689 West Boylston, MA $99,689 West Brookfield, MA $99,470 West Millbury, MA $99,689

Whitinsville, MA $99,622 Sutton, MA $99,689 Worcester, MA $99,689 East Walpole, MA $102,854 Cherry Valley, MA $99,689 Paxton, MA $99,689 Framingham, MA $102,569 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $102,303

Boxborough, MA $102,236 Acton, MA $102,236 Ashland, MA $99,432 Bedford, MA $102,274 Hanscom Afb, MA $104,081 Bolton, MA $99,499 Carlisle, MA $102,303 Concord, MA $102,208

Fayville, MA $99,499 Holliston, MA $102,503 Hopedale, MA $99,470 Hopkinton, MA $99,527 Hudson, MA $99,527 Marlborough, MA $99,565 Maynard, MA $102,113 Mendon, MA $99,470

Milford, MA $99,470 Natick, MA $105,858 Sherborn, MA $105,801 Southborough, MA $99,527 Foxboro, MA $102,854 Franklin, MA $100,449 Greenbush, MA $102,664 Green Harbor, MA $102,636

Hingham, MA $104,347 Hull, MA $106,020 Humarock, MA $102,664 Mansfield, MA $102,854 Marshfield, MA $102,636 Marshfield Hills, MA $102,636 Medfield, MA $104,261 Medway, MA $102,569

Millis, MA $102,636 Minot, MA $102,664 Norfolk, MA $102,731 North Marshfield, MA $102,636 North Scituate, MA $102,636 Norwell, MA $102,731 Norwood, MA $102,854 Ocean Bluff, MA $102,636

Scituate, MA $102,636 Sharon, MA $102,854 Sheldonville, MA $100,497 South Walpole, MA $102,788 Stoughton, MA $102,854 Walpole, MA $102,826 Westwood, MA $104,356 Wrentham, MA $102,693

Boston, MA $106,020 Roxbury, MA $106,020 Roxbury Crossing, MA $106,020 Dorchester, MA $106,020 Dorchester Center, MA $106,020 Mattapan, MA $106,020 Charlestown, MA $106,020 Jamaica Plain, MA $106,020

Roslindale, MA $106,020 West Roxbury, MA $106,020 Allston, MA $106,020 Brighton, MA $106,020 Hyde Park, MA $106,020 Readville, MA $106,020 Cambridge, MA $106,020 Somerville, MA $106,020

Malden, MA $106,020 Everett, MA $106,020 Chelsea, MA $106,020 Revere, MA $106,020 Winthrop, MA $106,020 Medford, MA $106,020 West Medford, MA $106,020 Quincy, MA $106,020

Melrose, MA $106,020 Stoneham, MA $106,020 Braintree, MA $102,854 Milton, MA $106,020 Milton Village, MA $106,020 Weymouth, MA $102,854 East Weymouth, MA $102,854 South Weymouth, MA $102,854

North Weymouth, MA $102,854 East Boston, MA $106,020 Brockton, MA $102,854 Avon, MA $102,854 Bridgewater, MA $102,854 Bryantville, MA $102,788 Carver, MA $101,276 Duxbury, MA $102,569

East Bridgewater, MA $102,854 Easton, MA $102,854 Elmwood, MA $102,854 Halifax, MA $102,788 Hanover, MA $102,788 Hanson, MA $102,854 Holbrook, MA $102,854 Middleboro, MA $101,371

Manomet, MA $101,552 Lakeville, MA $100,136 Monponsett, MA $102,826 Abington, MA $102,854 North Carver, MA $102,636 North Easton, MA $102,854 North Pembroke, MA $102,759 Pembroke, MA $102,788

Plymouth, MA $101,695 Kingston, MA $102,598 South Carver, MA $100,041 Plympton, MA $102,693 Randolph, MA $102,854 Rockland, MA $102,854 South Easton, MA $102,854 West Bridgewater, MA $102,854

White Horse Beach, MA $101,619 Whitman, MA $102,854 Lexington, MA $106,020 Brookline, MA $106,020 Brookline Village, MA $106,020 Waltham, MA $106,020 North Waltham, MA $106,020 New Town, MA $106,020

Babson Park, MA $106,020 Newton, MA $106,020 Newton Center, MA $106,020 Newtonville, MA $106,020 Newton Highlands, MA $106,020 Newton Lower Falls, MA $106,020 Newton Upper Falls, MA $106,020 West Newton, MA $106,020

Auburndale, MA $106,020 Chestnut Hill, MA $106,020 Waban, MA $106,020 Watertown, MA $106,020 Arlington, MA $106,020 Arlington Heights, MA $106,020 Belmont, MA $106,020 Waverley, MA $106,020

Wellesley Hills, MA $106,020 Wellesley, MA $105,991 Needham, MA $106,020 Weston, MA $106,020 Needham Heights, MA $106,020 Nonantum, MA $106,020 Buzzards Bay, MA $100,012 Lincoln, MA $105,953

Stow, MA $102,113 Sudbury, MA $105,801 Wayland, MA $105,858 Woodville, MA $99,594 Woburn, MA $106,020 Burlington, MA $104,119 Andover, MA $100,696 Billerica, MA $102,303

Chelmsford, MA $102,303 Dracut, MA $102,303 Dunstable, MA $102,151 Haverhill, MA $100,696 Georgetown, MA $100,696 Groveland, MA $100,696 Lawrence, MA $100,696 Methuen, MA $100,696

North Andover, MA $100,696 Lowell, MA $102,303 Merrimac, MA $100,630 North Billerica, MA $102,303 North Chelmsford, MA $102,303 North Reading, MA $100,630 Nutting Lake, MA $102,303 Pinehurst, MA $102,303

Reading, MA $102,902 Tewksbury, MA $102,303 Tyngsboro, MA $102,303 Wakefield, MA $105,991 West Boxford, MA $100,696 Westford, MA $102,303 Wilmington, MA $101,485 Winchester, MA $106,020

Lynn, MA $106,020 Saugus, MA $106,020 Swampscott, MA $105,953 Nahant, MA $106,020 Amesbury, MA $100,183 Beverly, MA $105,763 Boxford, MA $100,696 Byfield, MA $100,630

Danvers, MA $100,535 Essex, MA $101,571 Gloucester, MA $101,723 Hamilton, MA $100,478 Hathorne, MA $100,535 Chilmark, MA $99,755 East Falmouth, MA $100,240 East Sandwich, MA $100,601

East Wareham, MA $100,041 Edgartown, MA $99,822 Falmouth, MA $100,079 Woods Hole, MA $100,079 Menemsha, MA $99,822 Monument Beach, MA $100,041 Nantucket, MA $99,822 North Falmouth, MA $100,107

Oak Bluffs, MA $99,850 Onset, MA $100,107 Pocasset, MA $100,079 Sagamore, MA $100,811 Sagamore Beach, MA $100,811 Sandwich, MA $100,611 Siasconset, MA $99,822 Silver Beach, MA $100,107

Vineyard Haven, MA $99,936 Wareham, MA $100,136 West Chop, MA $99,936 West Falmouth, MA $100,107 West Tisbury, MA $99,822 West Wareham, MA $100,174 Hyannis, MA $99,974 Barnstable, MA $100,307

Brewster, MA $99,822 Centerville, MA $100,269 Chatham, MA $99,822 Cotuit, MA $100,335 Ipswich, MA $100,478 Cummaquid, MA $100,003 Lynnfield, MA $103,244 Manchester, MA $101,961

Marblehead, MA $105,830 Middleton, MA $100,668 Newburyport, MA $100,506 Newbury, MA $100,696 Salisbury, MA $99,860 Peabody, MA $105,896 Prides Crossing, MA $103,092 Rockport, MA $101,714

Rowley, MA $100,535 Salem, MA $105,896 South Hamilton, MA $100,478 Topsfield, MA $100,630 Wenham, MA $100,506 West Newbury, MA $100,696 Accord, MA $102,854 Bellingham, MA $98,225

Brant Rock, MA $102,427 Canton, MA $102,854 Cohasset, MA $104,252 Dedham, MA $106,020 Dover, MA $105,925 East Mansfield, MA $102,854 Dennis, MA $99,822 Dennis Port, MA $99,822

East Dennis, MA $99,822 Eastham, MA $99,822 East Orleans, MA $99,822 Forestdale, MA $100,478 Harwich, MA $99,822 Harwich Port, MA $99,822 Hyannis Port, MA $99,964 Marstons Mills, MA $100,440

Mashpee, MA $100,506 North Chatham, MA $99,822 North Eastham, MA $101,105 North Truro, MA $102,379 Orleans, MA $99,822 Osterville, MA $100,145 Provincetown, MA $102,189 South Chatham, MA $99,822

South Dennis, MA $99,822 South Harwich, MA $99,822 South Orleans, MA $99,822 South Wellfleet, MA $101,105 South Yarmouth, MA $99,822 Truro, MA $101,105 Wellfleet, MA $101,105 West Barnstable, MA $100,487

West Chatham, MA $99,822 West Dennis, MA $99,822 West Harwich, MA $99,822 West Hyannisport, MA $100,183 West Yarmouth, MA $99,822 Yarmouth Port, MA $99,822 Assonet, MA $100,231 Attleboro, MA $98,510

Chartley, MA $102,854 Cuttyhunk, MA $100,136 Dartmouth, MA $100,297 Dighton, MA $99,233 East Freetown, MA $100,297 East Taunton, MA $102,693 Fairhaven, MA $100,297 Fall River, MA $100,297

Somerset, MA $100,202 Marion, MA $100,297 Mattapoisett, MA $100,297 New Bedford, MA $100,297 Acushnet, MA $100,297

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

$93,694

Average $103,425/year

$112,163

$7,808

Average $8,619/month

$9,347

$1,802

Average $1,989/week

$2,157

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$112,163	$9,347	$2,157	$54
Average	$103,425	$8,619	$1,989	$50
25th Percentile	$93,694	$7,808	$1,802	$45

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