Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in North Carolina

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Engineer make in North Carolina?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in North Carolina is $91,257 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,987
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,671 to $98,967
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,854

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,967	$8,247	$1,903	$48
Average	$91,257	$7,605	$1,755	$44
25th Percentile	$82,671	$6,889	$1,590	$40

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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): $70,794
Early Career (1-2 years): $90,889
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,202
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,242
Expert (over 8 years): $155,737

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Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$70,794
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$90,889
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$110,202
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$127,242
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$155,737

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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:

Morven: $84,831
Mount Holly: $91,780
Mount Mourne: $90,382

Morven, NC $84,831 Mount Holly, NC $91,780 Mount Mourne, NC $90,382 Mount Pleasant, NC $88,709 Mount Ulla, NC $88,881 Newell, NC $91,875 New London, NC $89,061 Norwood, NC $89,546

Oakboro, NC $90,050 Paw Creek, NC $91,875 Peachland, NC $90,867 Pineville, NC $91,875 Polkton, NC $90,782 Polkville, NC $90,154 Richfield, NC $88,709 Rockwell, NC $89,061

Rutherfordton, NC $87,901 Salisbury, NC $89,061 Warsaw, NC $84,470 Roaring River, NC $87,949 Ronda, NC $87,949 Rutherford College, NC $91,114 Scottville, NC $85,373 Sherrills Ford, NC $90,440

Sparta, NC $87,797 State Road, NC $87,797 Stony Point, NC $89,555 Sugar Grove, NC $82,949 Taylorsville, NC $89,384 Terrell, NC $90,382 Thurmond, NC $87,797 Todd, NC $82,949

Traphill, NC $87,797 Turnersburg, NC $88,481 Union Grove, NC $88,158 Valdese, NC $91,114 Valle Crucis, NC $82,949 Vilas, NC $82,949 Warrensville, NC $82,949 West Jefferson, NC $82,949

Wilkesboro, NC $88,092 Zionville, NC $82,949 Scotts, NC $89,546 Alexander, NC $87,379 Almond, NC $86,552 Arden, NC $87,379 Bakersville, NC $85,278 Balsam, NC $86,713

Balsam Grove, NC $86,951 Barnardsville, NC $87,246 Bat Cave, NC $86,979 Black Mountain, NC $87,246 Brevard, NC $87,027 Bryson City, NC $86,552 Burnsville, NC $86,067 Candler, NC $87,379

Canton, NC $87,112 Cashiers, NC $87,084 Cedar Mountain, NC $87,255 Cherokee, NC $86,675 Chimney Rock, NC $87,255 Clyde, NC $86,932 Columbus, NC $87,445 Cullowhee, NC $86,713

Dana, NC $87,284 Gaston, NC $91,656 Greenville, NC $92,654 Grimesland, NC $92,654 Halifax, NC $92,151 Hamilton, NC $90,012 Shelby, NC $90,459 Spencer, NC $89,061

Spindale, NC $88,139 Stanfield, NC $90,297 Stanley, NC $91,780 Troutman, NC $89,841 Union Mills, NC $87,673 Vale, NC $91,190 Waco, NC $91,514 Wadesboro, NC $91,210

Waxhaw, NC $91,343 Wingate, NC $90,915 Charlotte, NC $91,875 Dillsboro, NC $86,713 East Flat Rock, NC $87,274 Edneyville, NC $86,979 Enka, NC $87,379 Etowah, NC $86,932

Fairview, NC $87,379 Flat Rock, NC $87,265 Fletcher, NC $87,293 Fontana Dam, NC $86,552 Franklin, NC $87,008 Gerton, NC $87,065 Glenville, NC $86,922 Glenwood, NC $86,970

Hazelwood, NC $86,713 Hendersonville, NC $86,932 Green Mountain, NC $85,211 Highlands, NC $87,303 Horse Shoe, NC $87,160 Hot Springs, NC $86,190 Lake Junaluska, NC $86,761 Lake Lure, NC $87,227

Lake Toxaway, NC $87,046 Leicester, NC $87,379 Little Switzerland, NC $86,713 Lynn, NC $87,417 Maggie Valley, NC $86,713 Marion, NC $86,713 Marshall, NC $87,160 Mars Hill, NC $87,160

Micaville, NC $86,238 Mill Spring, NC $87,417 Montreat, NC $87,160 Mountain Home, NC $87,065 Mills River, NC $87,198 Naples, NC $87,198 Nebo, NC $86,713 Old Fort, NC $86,884

Otto, NC $87,008 Penland, NC $85,924 Penrose, NC $87,141 Pisgah Forest, NC $87,084 Ridgecrest, NC $87,198 Robbinsville, NC $86,552 Rosman, NC $87,046 Saluda, NC $87,350

Sapphire, NC $87,065 Scaly Mountain, NC $87,303 Skyland, NC $87,379 Spruce Pine, NC $86,713 Hassell, NC $92,654 Tryon, NC $87,474 Tuckasegee, NC $86,713 Tuxedo, NC $87,312

Waynesville, NC $86,713 Weaverville, NC $87,379 Webster, NC $86,713 Whittier, NC $86,713 Zirconia, NC $87,293 Asheville, NC $87,379 Andrews, NC $86,552 Brasstown, NC $86,552

Culberson, NC $86,057 Hayesville, NC $86,552 Marble, NC $86,552 Murphy, NC $86,552 Warne, NC $86,552 Whitsett, NC $88,434 Henrico, NC $91,656 Hobgood, NC $92,654

Hollister, NC $92,654 Jackson, NC $91,656 Jamesville, NC $88,595 Kelford, NC $89,679 Lewiston Woodville, NC $89,679 Littleton, NC $92,151 Lucama, NC $92,654 Macclesfield, NC $92,654

Margarettsville, NC $91,656 Milwaukee, NC $89,679 Murfreesboro, NC $89,679 Nashville, NC $92,654 Oak City, NC $90,620 Pantego, NC $89,308 Parmele, NC $92,654 Pendleton, NC $89,679

Pikeville, NC $92,654 Pinetops, NC $92,654 Pinetown, NC $89,308 Pleasant Hill, NC $91,656 Potecasi, NC $89,679 Red Oak, NC $92,654 Rich Square, NC $89,679 Roanoke Rapids, NC $91,656

Robersonville, NC $92,654 Roxobel, NC $89,679 Saratoga, NC $92,654 Scotland Neck, NC $92,151 Scranton, NC $89,308 Seaboard, NC $91,656 Severn, NC $89,679 Sharpsburg, NC $92,654

Simpson, NC $92,654 Sims, NC $92,654 Speed, NC $92,654 Spring Hope, NC $92,654 Stantonsburg, NC $92,654 Stokes, NC $92,654 Swanquarter, NC $89,308 Tarboro, NC $92,654

Tillery, NC $92,151 Walstonburg, NC $92,654 Washington, NC $92,654 Weldon, NC $91,656 Whitakers, NC $92,654 Williamston, NC $90,620 Wilson, NC $92,654 Woodland, NC $89,679

Elizabeth City, NC $89,232 Ahoskie, NC $88,595 Avon, NC $89,308 Aydlett, NC $89,498 Barco, NC $89,403 Belvidere, NC $88,595 Buxton, NC $89,308 Camden, NC $89,308

Cofield, NC $88,595 Coinjock, NC $89,422 Colerain, NC $88,595 Columbia, NC $89,308 Corapeake, NC $88,985 Corolla, NC $89,527 Creswell, NC $89,308 Currituck, NC $89,365

Durants Neck, NC $88,595 Edenton, NC $88,595 Eure, NC $88,624 Frisco, NC $89,308 Gates, NC $88,776 Gatesville, NC $88,624 Grandy, NC $89,660 Harbinger, NC $89,308

Harrellsville, NC $88,595 Hatteras, NC $89,308 Hertford, NC $88,595 Hobbsville, NC $88,709 Jarvisburg, NC $90,021 Kill Devil Hills, NC $89,308 Kitty Hawk, NC $90,021 Knotts Island, NC $89,413

Swannanoa, NC $87,379 Sylva, NC $86,713 Vaughan, NC $92,151 Wake Forest, NC $93,101 Warrenton, NC $92,654 Wendell, NC $93,101 Willow Spring, NC $93,054 Wilsons Mills, NC $92,293

Wise, NC $92,654 Youngsville, NC $92,921 Zebulon, NC $92,968 Raleigh, NC $93,320 Durham, NC $92,664 Rocky Mount, NC $92,654 Aulander, NC $88,690 Aurora, NC $86,419

Bailey, NC $92,654 Bath, NC $89,422 Battleboro, NC $92,654 Belhaven, NC $89,308 Bellarthur, NC $92,654 Bethel, NC $92,654 Black Creek, NC $92,654 Blounts Creek, NC $89,536

Castalia, NC $92,654 Chocowinity, NC $92,654 Como, NC $88,595 Conetoe, NC $92,654 Conway, NC $89,679 Edward, NC $89,536 Elm City, NC $92,654 Enfield, NC $92,654

Engelhard, NC $89,308 Everetts, NC $90,620 Fairfield, NC $89,308 Falkland, NC $92,654 Farmville, NC $92,654 Fountain, NC $92,654 Fremont, NC $92,654 White Oak, NC $84,688

Wilmington, NC $87,084 Ash, NC $86,419 Atkinson, NC $86,504 Bolivia, NC $86,818 Bolton, NC $86,419 Brunswick, NC $86,419 Burgaw, NC $86,552 Carolina Beach, NC $86,903

Castle Hayne, NC $87,084 Cerro Gordo, NC $84,470 Chadbourn, NC $84,470 Clarendon, NC $86,419 Clarkton, NC $85,154 Council, NC $85,991 Currie, NC $86,732 Delco, NC $86,865

Evergreen, NC $84,470 Fair Bluff, NC $84,783 Garland, NC $84,841 Hallsboro, NC $86,419 Hampstead, NC $86,818 Harrells, NC $85,658 Holly Ridge, NC $86,419 Ivanhoe, NC $85,915

Kelly, NC $86,200 Kure Beach, NC $86,770 Lake Waccamaw, NC $86,419 Leland, NC $87,084 Longwood, NC $86,419 Magnolia, NC $85,335 Maple Hill, NC $86,419 Nakina, NC $86,419

Riegelwood, NC $86,685 Rocky Point, NC $86,903 Rose Hill, NC $86,067 Shallotte, NC $86,419 Sneads Ferry, NC $86,419 Southport, NC $86,552 Supply, NC $86,466 Tabor City, NC $85,620

Teachey, NC $86,419 Oak Island, NC $86,466 Wallace, NC $86,419 Calabash, NC $86,419 Sunset Beach, NC $86,419 Ocean Isle Beach, NC $86,419 Whiteville, NC $85,981 Willard, NC $86,419

Winnabow, NC $87,084 Wrightsville Beach, NC $87,084 Kinston, NC $87,844 Albertson, NC $85,439 Alliance, NC $86,419 Arapahoe, NC $86,419 Atlantic, NC $86,419 Atlantic Beach, NC $86,419

Ayden, NC $92,654 Bayboro, NC $86,419 Beaufort, NC $86,419 Beulaville, NC $86,419 Bridgeton, NC $86,419 Cedar Island, NC $86,419 Chinquapin, NC $86,419 Comfort, NC $86,419

Cove City, NC $86,419 Davis, NC $86,419 Deep Run, NC $87,844 Dover, NC $89,536 Ernul, NC $89,536 Gloucester, NC $86,419 Grantsboro, NC $86,419 Grifton, NC $92,654

Harkers Island, NC $86,419 Havelock, NC $86,419 Cherry Point, NC $86,419 Hobucken, NC $88,348 Hookerton, NC $92,654 Hubert, NC $86,419 Jacksonville, NC $86,419 Camp Lejeune, NC $86,419

Garysburg, NC $91,656 Manns Harbor, NC $89,308 Townsville, NC $92,654 Manteo, NC $89,308 Maple, NC $89,394 Merry Hill, NC $88,595 Moyock, NC $89,251 Nags Head, NC $89,308

Ocracoke, NC $88,348 Plymouth, NC $89,308 Point Harbor, NC $89,308 Poplar Branch, NC $89,508 Powells Point, NC $89,308 Powellsville, NC $88,595 Rodanthe, NC $89,308 Roduco, NC $88,652

Yanceyville, NC $87,939 Greensboro, NC $88,481 Angier, NC $92,921 Apex, NC $93,234 Bahama, NC $92,654 Benson, NC $88,757 Broadway, NC $88,681 Buies Creek, NC $88,652

Bullock, NC $92,654 Bunn, NC $92,654 Butner, NC $92,654 Carrboro, NC $91,190 Cary, NC $93,320 Chapel Hill, NC $91,485 Clayton, NC $93,139 Coats, NC $88,833

Creedmoor, NC $92,702 Four Oaks, NC $89,926 Franklinton, NC $92,654 Fuquay Varina, NC $92,873 Garner, NC $93,320 Goldsboro, NC $92,654 Henderson, NC $92,654 Holly Springs, NC $93,139

Hurdle Mills, NC $90,230 Kenly, NC $92,654 Kipling, NC $89,546 Kittrell, NC $92,654 Knightdale, NC $93,320 Lillington, NC $88,472 Louisburg, NC $92,654 Macon, NC $92,654

Mamers, NC $88,358 Manson, NC $92,654 Micro, NC $92,654 Middleburg, NC $92,654 Middlesex, NC $92,702 Moncure, NC $91,190 Morrisville, NC $93,234 New Hill, NC $93,054

Norlina, NC $92,654 Oxford, NC $92,654 Pine Level, NC $91,941 Princeton, NC $92,170 Ridgeway, NC $92,654 Rolesville, NC $93,139 Rougemont, NC $92,084 Roxboro, NC $92,654

Selma, NC $92,027 Smithfield, NC $91,067 Stem, NC $92,654 Stovall, NC $92,654 Alamance, NC $88,168 Altamahaw, NC $88,168 Asheboro, NC $88,244 Bear Creek, NC $89,508

Bennett, NC $88,206 Biscoe, NC $88,462 Blanch, NC $87,816 Bonlee, NC $88,700 Browns Summit, NC $88,481 Burlington, NC $88,082 Bynum, NC $91,200 Candor, NC $88,396

Cedar Falls, NC $88,491 Cedar Grove, NC $89,460 Climax, NC $88,434 Colfax, NC $88,881 Cumnock, NC $89,860 Denton, NC $88,320 Eagle Springs, NC $87,341 Efland, NC $89,945

Elon, NC $88,263 Ether, NC $88,377 Franklinville, NC $88,234 Gibsonville, NC $88,348 Goldston, NC $89,850 Graham, NC $88,453 Gulf, NC $89,917 Haw River, NC $88,529

Highfalls, NC $88,244 High Point, NC $89,337 Roper, NC $89,308 Salvo, NC $89,308 Shawboro, NC $89,327 Shiloh, NC $89,346 South Mills, NC $89,147 Stumpy Point, NC $89,308

Sunbury, NC $88,928 Tyner, NC $88,595 Wanchese, NC $89,308 Waves, NC $89,308 Windsor, NC $88,595 Winfall, NC $88,595 Winton, NC $88,595 Albemarle, NC $89,242

Alexis, NC $91,780 Ansonville, NC $89,907 Badin, NC $88,938 Barium Springs, NC $89,793 Belmont, NC $91,780 Bessemer City, NC $91,780 Boiling Springs, NC $89,869 Bostic, NC $88,747

Caroleen, NC $88,785 Casar, NC $90,582 Cherryville, NC $91,561 China Grove, NC $89,061 Cliffside, NC $89,175 Concord, NC $90,069 Cornelius, NC $91,561 Cramerton, NC $91,780

Crouse, NC $91,599 Dallas, NC $91,780 Davidson, NC $91,476 Denver, NC $90,649 Earl, NC $90,363 East Spencer, NC $89,061 Ellenboro, NC $89,356 Faith, NC $89,061

Fallston, NC $90,782 Forest City, NC $88,519 Gastonia, NC $91,780 Huntersville, NC $91,742 Gold Hill, NC $88,928 Granite Quarry, NC $89,061 Grover, NC $91,466 Harris, NC $88,557

Harrisburg, NC $91,789 Henrietta, NC $88,957 High Shoals, NC $91,780 Indian Trail, NC $91,656 Iron Station, NC $91,647 Kannapolis, NC $88,843 Kings Mountain, NC $91,780 Landis, NC $89,014

Lattimore, NC $89,955 Lawndale, NC $90,516 Lilesville, NC $88,149 Lincolnton, NC $91,514 Locust, NC $90,268 Lowell, NC $91,780 Mc Adenville, NC $91,780 Mc Farlan, NC $84,831

Marshville, NC $90,934 Matthews, NC $91,827 Midland, NC $91,428 Mineral Springs, NC $91,295 Misenheimer, NC $88,747 Monroe, NC $90,981 Mooresboro, NC $89,803 Mooresville, NC $88,614

Hillsborough, NC $90,649 Jackson Springs, NC $84,470 Jamestown, NC $89,337 Julian, NC $88,434 Kernersville, NC $88,462 Eden, NC $88,025 Leasburg, NC $87,816 Lexington, NC $88,795

Liberty, NC $88,082 Linwood, NC $89,014 Mc Leansville, NC $88,481 Mebane, NC $89,004 Milton, NC $87,816 Mount Gilead, NC $88,909 Oak Ridge, NC $88,595 Pelham, NC $87,949

Pittsboro, NC $91,276 Pleasant Garden, NC $88,481 Prospect Hill, NC $88,776 Providence, NC $87,816 Ramseur, NC $88,196 Randleman, NC $89,071 Reidsville, NC $88,082 Robbins, NC $88,291

Ruffin, NC $88,025 Sanford, NC $88,728 Saxapahaw, NC $89,118 Seagrove, NC $88,272 Sedalia, NC $88,396 Semora, NC $87,816 Siler City, NC $88,538 Snow Camp, NC $88,690

Sophia, NC $89,204 Southmont, NC $88,795 Staley, NC $88,196 Star, NC $88,386 Stokesdale, NC $88,481 Summerfield, NC $88,434 Swepsonville, NC $88,709 Thomasville, NC $89,337

Trinity, NC $89,337 Troy, NC $88,500 Wallburg, NC $88,900 Welcome, NC $88,700 Wentworth, NC $88,101 West End, NC $84,470 Topton, NC $86,552 Advance, NC $88,196

Ararat, NC $88,006 Belews Creek, NC $88,329 Bethania, NC $88,462 Boonville, NC $88,101 Clemmons, NC $88,415 Cleveland, NC $88,976 Cooleemee, NC $89,014 Danbury, NC $88,016

Dobson, NC $87,844 East Bend, NC $88,149 Germanton, NC $88,415 Hamptonville, NC $88,139 King, NC $88,282 Lawsonville, NC $88,016 Lewisville, NC $88,462 Lowgap, NC $87,797

Madison, NC $88,092 Mayodan, NC $88,054 Mocksville, NC $88,795 Mount Airy, NC $87,797 White Plains, NC $87,930 Pfafftown, NC $88,462 Pilot Mountain, NC $88,063 Pine Hall, NC $88,149

Pinnacle, NC $88,063 Rural Hall, NC $88,462 Sandy Ridge, NC $88,044 Siloam, NC $88,139 Stoneville, NC $88,044 Toast, NC $87,797 Tobaccoville, NC $88,329 Walkertown, NC $88,462

Walnut Cove, NC $88,282 Westfield, NC $87,844 Woodleaf, NC $89,061 Yadkinville, NC $88,187 Winston Salem, NC $88,462 Tarawa Terrace, NC $86,419 Midway Park, NC $86,419 Mccutcheon Field, NC $86,419

La Grange, NC $88,557 Lowland, NC $88,348 Marshallberg, NC $86,419 Maury, NC $92,654 Maysville, NC $86,419 Merritt, NC $86,419 Morehead City, NC $86,419 New Bern, NC $86,419

Newport, NC $86,419 Oriental, NC $86,419 Pink Hill, NC $85,439 Pollocksville, NC $86,419 Richlands, NC $86,419 Salter Path, NC $86,419 Sealevel, NC $86,419 Seven Springs, NC $88,557

Smyrna, NC $86,419 Snow Hill, NC $92,654 Stacy, NC $86,419 Stella, NC $86,419 Stonewall, NC $86,419 Swansboro, NC $86,419 Trenton, NC $86,419 Vanceboro, NC $89,536

Vandemere, NC $86,419 Williston, NC $86,419 Winterville, NC $92,654 Emerald Isle, NC $86,419 Hickory, NC $90,915 Banner Elk, NC $82,949 Blowing Rock, NC $84,831 Boomer, NC $89,755

Boone, NC $82,949 Catawba, NC $90,268 Claremont, NC $90,363 Collettsville, NC $88,909 Connellys Springs, NC $91,124 Conover, NC $90,516 Creston, NC $82,949 Crossnore, NC $85,962

Crumpler, NC $85,373 Deep Gap, NC $82,949 Drexel, NC $91,114 Elkin, NC $87,958 Elk Park, NC $82,949 Ennice, NC $87,797 Ferguson, NC $89,099 Statesville, NC $89,451

Fleetwood, NC $82,949 Glade Valley, NC $87,797 Glen Alpine, NC $88,367 Glendale Springs, NC $86,380 Granite Falls, NC $91,114 Grassy Creek, NC $82,949 Lenoir, NC $91,114 Harmony, NC $88,225

Hays, NC $88,092 Hiddenite, NC $89,403 Hildebran, NC $91,133 Hudson, NC $91,114 Jefferson, NC $82,949 Jonas Ridge, NC $86,713 Jonesville, NC $87,977 Lansing, NC $82,949

Laurel Springs, NC $87,797 Linville, NC $84,831 Linville Falls, NC $86,713 Mc Grady, NC $88,092 Maiden, NC $90,791 Millers Creek, NC $88,092 Minneapolis, NC $84,204 Montezuma, NC $85,458

Moravian Falls, NC $88,092 Morganton, NC $91,114 North Wilkesboro, NC $88,092 Newland, NC $83,890 Newton, NC $90,601 Olin, NC $88,196 Patterson, NC $88,909 Pineola, NC $84,831

Piney Creek, NC $85,373 Plumtree, NC $86,333 Purlear, NC $87,559 Icard, NC $91,124 Rhodhiss, NC $91,114 Roaring Gap, NC $87,797 Fayetteville, NC $85,135 Fort Bragg, NC $85,002

Pope Army Airfield, NC $84,869 Aberdeen, NC $84,470 Autryville, NC $85,088 Timberlake, NC $91,913 Barnesville, NC $84,622 Bladenboro, NC $84,470 Bunnlevel, NC $84,688 Calypso, NC $84,470

Cameron, NC $85,639 Carthage, NC $84,470 Clinton, NC $84,470 Cordova, NC $84,650 Cumberland, NC $85,135 Dublin, NC $84,470 Dudley, NC $88,557 Dunn, NC $87,892

Elizabethtown, NC $84,783 Ellerbe, NC $86,428 Erwin, NC $87,949 Fairmont, NC $84,593 Faison, NC $84,470 Falcon, NC $84,822 Gibson, NC $84,736 Godwin, NC $84,822

Hamlet, NC $84,831 Hoffman, NC $84,470 Hope Mills, NC $85,135 Kenansville, NC $84,470 Lakeview, NC $84,470 Laurel Hill, NC $84,622 Laurinburg, NC $84,603 Lemon Springs, NC $87,093

Linden, NC $84,783 Lumber Bridge, NC $84,869 Lumberton, NC $84,470 Marietta, NC $84,745 Marston, NC $84,470 Maxton, NC $84,555 Mount Olive, NC $84,470 Newton Grove, NC $87,388

Norman, NC $86,428 Olivia, NC $87,379 Orrum, NC $84,527 Pinehurst, NC $84,470 Parkton, NC $85,050 Pembroke, NC $84,498 Pinebluff, NC $84,470 Proctorville, NC $84,546

Raeford, NC $84,603 Red Springs, NC $84,517 Rex, NC $84,869 Rockingham, NC $84,650 Roseboro, NC $84,736 Rowland, NC $84,698 Saint Pauls, NC $84,869 Salemburg, NC $84,736

Shannon, NC $84,688 Southern Pines, NC $84,470 Spring Lake, NC $84,955 Stedman, NC $85,135 Tar Heel, NC $84,736 Turkey, NC $84,470 Vass, NC $84,470 Wade, NC $85,050

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

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Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$82,671

Average $91,257/year

$98,967

$6,889

Average $7,605/month

$8,247

$1,590

Average $1,755/week

$1,903

$40

Average $44/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$98,967	$8,247	$1,903	$48
Average	$91,257	$7,605	$1,755	$44
25th Percentile	$82,671	$6,889	$1,590	$40

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