Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in South Dakota is $85,458 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,252
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $77,418 to $92,679
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,098

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,679	$7,723	$1,782	$45
Average	$85,458	$7,122	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$77,418	$6,452	$1,489	$37

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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): $66,295
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,113
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,199
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,157
Expert (over 8 years): $145,841

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$66,295
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$85,113
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$103,199
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$119,157
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$145,841

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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:

Alcester: $84,736
Aurora: $84,860
Baltic: $85,810

Alcester, SD $84,736 Aurora, SD $84,860 Baltic, SD $85,810 Beresford, SD $84,783 Brandon, SD $86,285 Brookings, SD $84,860 Burbank, SD $84,584 Canistota, SD $84,860

Canton, SD $85,620 Centerville, SD $84,860 Chancellor, SD $85,335 Chester, SD $84,860 Colman, SD $84,860 Colton, SD $85,240 Crooks, SD $86,285 Davis, SD $84,860

Dell Rapids, SD $85,430 Egan, SD $84,860 Elk Point, SD $84,926 Elkton, SD $84,860 Fairview, SD $84,955 Flandreau, SD $84,860 Freeman, SD $84,860 Garretson, SD $85,905

Gayville, SD $84,584 Harrisburg, SD $86,285 Hartford, SD $85,810 Hudson, SD $84,783 Humboldt, SD $85,240 Hurley, SD $84,860 Irene, SD $84,860 Jefferson, SD $85,382

Lennox, SD $85,620 Lesterville, SD $84,860 Lyons, SD $86,000 Madison, SD $84,860 Marion, SD $84,860 Menno, SD $84,860 Mission Hill, SD $84,717 Monroe, SD $84,860

Belle Fourche, SD $83,167 Black Hawk, SD $84,593 Box Elder, SD $84,593 Buffalo, SD $83,167 Buffalo Gap, SD $83,167 Camp Crook, SD $83,167 Caputa, SD $84,498 Custer, SD $83,167

Deadwood, SD $83,167 Edgemont, SD $83,167 Enning, SD $83,167 Fairburn, SD $83,167 Fort Meade, SD $83,167 Hermosa, SD $83,928 Hill City, SD $83,453 Hot Springs, SD $83,167

Howes, SD $83,167 Interior, SD $83,167 Keystone, SD $83,833 Kyle, SD $83,167 Lead, SD $83,167 Ludlow, SD $83,167 Manderson, SD $83,167 Mud Butte, SD $83,167

Nemo, SD $83,833 Newell, SD $83,167 New Underwood, SD $83,928 Nisland, SD $83,167 Oelrichs, SD $83,167 Oglala, SD $83,167 Oral, SD $83,167 Owanka, SD $83,167

Piedmont, SD $84,118 Pine Ridge, SD $83,167 Porcupine, SD $83,167 Pringle, SD $83,167 Quinn, SD $83,167 Redig, SD $83,167 Saint Onge, SD $83,167 Scenic, SD $83,167

Smithwick, SD $83,167 Spearfish, SD $83,167 Sturgis, SD $83,167 Union Center, SD $83,167 Vale, SD $83,167 Wall, SD $83,167 Wasta, SD $83,167 White Owl, SD $83,167

Whitewood, SD $83,167 Wounded Knee, SD $83,167 Leola, SD $85,886 Long Lake, SD $85,886 Mansfield, SD $78,662 Mellette, SD $78,662 Northville, SD $78,662 Onaka, SD $78,662

Orient, SD $78,662 Pierpont, SD $90,088 Redfield, SD $78,662 Rockham, SD $78,662 Roscoe, SD $78,662 Selby, SD $78,662 Seneca, SD $78,662 Stratford, SD $78,662

Tolstoy, SD $78,662 Tulare, SD $78,662 Turton, SD $78,662 Warner, SD $78,662 Westport, SD $84,375 Pierre, SD $80,088 Agar, SD $78,662 Belvidere, SD $78,662

Blunt, SD $79,992 Burke, SD $78,662 Colome, SD $78,662 Dallas, SD $78,662 Draper, SD $78,662 Fort Pierre, SD $79,992 Gregory, SD $78,662 Hamill, SD $78,662

Harrold, SD $78,852 Hayes, SD $78,662 Herrick, SD $78,662 Holabird, SD $78,662 Ideal, SD $78,662 Kadoka, SD $80,915 Kennebec, SD $78,662 Long Valley, SD $80,915

Lower Brule, SD $78,662 Martin, SD $83,167 Midland, SD $78,662 Milesville, SD $80,915 Mission, SD $78,662 Murdo, SD $78,662 Norris, SD $78,662 Okaton, SD $78,662

Okreek, SD $78,662 Onida, SD $79,232 Parmelee, SD $78,662 Philip, SD $80,915 Presho, SD $78,662 Reliance, SD $78,662 Rosebud, SD $78,662 Saint Charles, SD $78,662

Saint Francis, SD $78,662 Tuthill, SD $80,915 Vivian, SD $78,662 Wanblee, SD $83,167 White River, SD $78,662 Winner, SD $78,662 Witten, SD $78,662 Wood, SD $78,662

Mobridge, SD $78,662 Bison, SD $83,167 Bullhead, SD $93,111 Cherry Creek, SD $78,662 Dupree, SD $78,662 Eagle Butte, SD $78,662 Faith, SD $83,167 Glencross, SD $78,662

Glenham, SD $78,662 Herreid, SD $93,111 Isabel, SD $78,662 Keldron, SD $93,111 Lantry, SD $78,662 Lemmon, SD $93,111 Little Eagle, SD $93,111 Lodgepole, SD $88,139

Mc Intosh, SD $93,111 Mc Laughlin, SD $93,111 Meadow, SD $88,139 Morristown, SD $93,111 Mound City, SD $85,886 Pollock, SD $93,111 Prairie City, SD $83,167 Ralph, SD $83,167

Reva, SD $83,167 Ridgeview, SD $78,662 Timber Lake, SD $78,662 Trail City, SD $78,662 Wakpala, SD $85,886 Walker, SD $93,111 Watauga, SD $93,111 Whitehorse, SD $78,662

Rapid City, SD $84,593 Ellsworth Afb, SD $84,593 Allen, SD $83,167 Batesland, SD $83,167 Montrose, SD $84,860 North Sioux City, SD $85,439 Nunda, SD $84,860 Oldham, SD $84,860

Olivet, SD $84,860 Parker, SD $84,860 Ramona, SD $84,860 Renner, SD $86,285 Rowena, SD $86,285 Rutland, SD $84,860 Salem, SD $84,860 Scotland, SD $84,860

Sinai, SD $84,860 Springfield, SD $84,717 Tabor, SD $84,717 Tea, SD $86,190 Trent, SD $84,860 Tyndall, SD $84,860 Utica, SD $84,860 Valley Springs, SD $86,190

Vermillion, SD $84,584 Viborg, SD $84,860 Volga, SD $84,860 Volin, SD $84,860 Wakonda, SD $84,860 Wentworth, SD $84,860 Winfred, SD $84,860 Worthing, SD $85,715

Yankton, SD $84,717 Sioux Falls, SD $86,285 Vienna, SD $84,860 Wallace, SD $84,860 Waubay, SD $90,088 Webster, SD $90,088 White, SD $84,860 Willow Lake, SD $84,860

Wilmot, SD $90,088 Mitchell, SD $84,860 Alexandria, SD $84,860 Alpena, SD $81,761 Armour, SD $84,860 Artesian, SD $84,860 Avon, SD $84,860 Bonesteel, SD $81,761

Bridgewater, SD $84,860 Canova, SD $84,860 Carpenter, SD $84,860 Carthage, SD $84,860 Cavour, SD $84,860 Chamberlain, SD $78,662 Corsica, SD $84,860 Dante, SD $84,860

Delmont, SD $84,860 Dimock, SD $84,860 Emery, SD $84,860 Ethan, SD $84,860 Fairfax, SD $81,761 Fedora, SD $84,860 Fort Thompson, SD $78,662 Fulton, SD $84,860

Gann Valley, SD $78,662 Geddes, SD $81,761 Harrison, SD $84,860 Highmore, SD $78,662 Stephan, SD $78,662 Hitchcock, SD $78,662 Howard, SD $84,860 Huron, SD $81,761

Iroquois, SD $84,860 Kaylor, SD $84,860 Kimball, SD $78,662 Lake Andes, SD $84,860 Lane, SD $81,761 Letcher, SD $84,860 Marty, SD $84,860 Miller, SD $78,662

Mount Vernon, SD $84,860 New Holland, SD $81,761 Oacoma, SD $78,662 Parkston, SD $84,860 Pickstown, SD $84,860 Plankinton, SD $81,761 Platte, SD $81,761 Pukwana, SD $78,662

Ree Heights, SD $78,662 Saint Lawrence, SD $78,662 Spencer, SD $84,860 Stickney, SD $84,860 Tripp, SD $84,860 Virgil, SD $78,662 Wagner, SD $84,860 Wessington, SD $78,662

Wessington Springs, SD $78,662 White Lake, SD $78,662 Wolsey, SD $78,662 Woonsocket, SD $84,860 Yale, SD $84,860 Aberdeen, SD $78,662 Akaska, SD $78,662 Amherst, SD $90,088

Andover, SD $90,088 Ashton, SD $78,662 Barnard, SD $84,375 Bath, SD $84,375 Bowdle, SD $78,662 Brentford, SD $78,662 Britton, SD $90,088 Claremont, SD $90,088

Columbia, SD $84,375 Conde, SD $78,662 Cresbard, SD $78,662 Doland, SD $81,761 Eureka, SD $85,886 Faulkton, SD $78,662 Ferney, SD $84,375 Frankfort, SD $78,662

Frederick, SD $90,088 Gettysburg, SD $78,662 Groton, SD $84,375 Hecla, SD $90,088 Hosmer, SD $78,662 Houghton, SD $90,088 Hoven, SD $78,662 Ipswich, SD $78,662

Java, SD $78,662 Langford, SD $90,088 Lebanon, SD $78,662 Watertown, SD $84,860 Arlington, SD $84,860 Astoria, SD $84,860 Badger, SD $84,860 Big Stone City, SD $89,289

Bradley, SD $84,860 Brandt, SD $84,860 Bristol, SD $90,088 Bruce, SD $84,860 Bryant, SD $84,860 Castlewood, SD $84,860 Claire City, SD $90,088 Clark, SD $84,860

Clear Lake, SD $84,860 Corona, SD $90,088 De Smet, SD $84,860 Eden, SD $90,088 Erwin, SD $84,860 Estelline, SD $84,860 Florence, SD $84,860 Garden City, SD $84,860

Gary, SD $84,860 Goodwin, SD $84,860 Grenville, SD $90,088 Hayti, SD $84,860 Hazel, SD $84,860 Henry, SD $84,860 Kranzburg, SD $84,860 Labolt, SD $84,860

Lake City, SD $90,088 Lake Norden, SD $84,860 Lake Preston, SD $84,860 Marvin, SD $87,474 Milbank, SD $89,289 New Effington, SD $90,088 Ortley, SD $90,088 Peever, SD $90,088

Raymond, SD $81,761 Revillo, SD $84,860 Rosholt, SD $90,088 Roslyn, SD $90,088 Sisseton, SD $90,088 South Shore, SD $84,860 Stockholm, SD $84,860 Strandburg, SD $84,860

Summit, SD $87,474 Toronto, SD $84,860 Twin Brooks, SD $87,474 Veblen, SD $90,088

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

$77,418

Average $85,458/year

$92,679

$6,452

Average $7,122/month

$7,723

$1,489

Average $1,643/week

$1,782

$37

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,679	$7,723	$1,782	$45
Average	$85,458	$7,122	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$77,418	$6,452	$1,489	$37

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