Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in the United States

How much does an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer in the United States is $75,629 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

  • Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,251
  • Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,657 to $81,189
  • Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,310
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Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

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Monthly
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Weekly
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75th Percentile $81,189 $6,766 $1,561 $39
Average $75,629 $6,302 $1,454 $36
25th Percentile $68,657 $5,721 $1,320 $33
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Key Factors That Influence Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries

An Associate 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate 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): $75,984
  • Early Career (1-2 years): $89,422
  • Mid-Level (2-4 years): $101,141
  • Senior-Level (5-8 years): $125,720
  • Expert (over 8 years): $150,880
Levels Salary
Associate... Level Associate Quality Assurance Engineer$75,984
Quality A... Level Associate Quality Assurance Engineer$89,422
Quality A... Level Associate Quality Assurance Engineer$101,141
Quality A... Level Associate Quality Assurance Engineer$125,720
Quality A... Level Associate Quality Assurance Engineer$150,880
$75,984 0 yr
$89,422 < 2 yrs
$101,141 2-4 yrs
$125,720 5-8 yrs
$150,880 > 8 yrs
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Top Paying Cities for Associate 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:

  • San Jose: $95,391
  • San Francisco: $94,453
  • Oakland: $92,358

What Skills Can Increase an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

  • Analysis (Mentioned in 4.09% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
  • Software Development (Mentioned in 2.91% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
  • Scrum (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.
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Skills Demand Percentage
Analysis 4.09%
Software Development 2.91%
Scrum 2.02%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer's salary.
  • Product Quality: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.
  • Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
  • Quality Assurance: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Skill Salary Salary % Increase
Product Quality
$78,654
4%
Analysis
$77,898
3%
Quality Assurance
$77,898
3%
Leadership
$77,898
3%
Innovation
$77,142
2%
Initiative
$77,142
2%
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How Education impacts an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Associate Quality Assurance Engineers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $71,485 and $75,711).

Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Associate Quality Assurance Engineer
Degree Level % of user with this level of education
No Diploma 0.3%
High School 8.8%
Associates 8.8%
Bachelors 59.6%
Masters 21.7%
Doctorate 0.8%
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Associate Quality Assurance Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate 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

Salary Trends for Associate Quality Assurance Engineer

Salaries for an Associate Quality Assurance Engineer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $66,406 in 2023 to around $66,674 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Associate Quality Assurance Engineer salary trends, .

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