Software Quality Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Massachusetts is $79,522 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $90,003
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $73,211 to $85,008
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $67,466

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,008	$7,084	$1,635	$41
Average	$79,522	$6,627	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$73,211	$6,101	$1,408	$35

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Engineer Salaries

A Software Quality 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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality 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): $80,304
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,099
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $125,007
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,337
Expert (over 8 years): $176,659

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Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$80,304
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$103,099
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$125,007
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$144,337
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$176,659

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

District of Columbia: $80,925.
California: $80,618.
Massachusetts: $79,543.

District of Columbia $80,925 California $80,618 Massachusetts $79,543 Washington $79,251 New Jersey $79,222 Alaska $79,120 Connecticut $78,111 New York $77,702

Hawaii $76,393 Rhode Island $75,779 Maryland $75,363 Minnesota $74,793 Colorado $74,573 Illinois $74,500 Oregon $74,223 Delaware $74,018

New Hampshire $73,889 Virginia $73,601 Pennsylvania $72,761 Nevada $72,337 North Dakota $72,198 Michigan $71,979 Wisconsin $71,898 Vermont $71,738

Texas $71,292 Maine $71,262 Arizona $71,219 Ohio $71,167 Georgia $70,495 Indiana $70,159 Wyoming $70,093 Utah $69,991

Iowa $69,947 Kansas $69,596 Louisiana $69,494 North Carolina $69,457 Missouri $69,442 Florida $69,157 Montana $69,004 Nebraska $68,858

Kentucky $68,777 South Carolina $68,485 Tennessee $68,302 Idaho $68,229 New Mexico $67,696 Oklahoma $67,579 Alabama $67,147 South Dakota $66,424

Arkansas $66,029 West Virginia $65,817 Mississippi $65,181

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality 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: $75,750
Amherst: $75,531
Barre: $76,430

Agawam, MA $75,750 Amherst, MA $75,531 Barre, MA $76,430 Belchertown, MA $75,626 Blandford, MA $75,553 Bondsville, MA $75,655 Brimfield, MA $75,509 Chester, MA $74,785

Chesterfield, MA $75,114 Chicopee, MA $75,750 Cummington, MA $74,785 Easthampton, MA $75,699 East Longmeadow, MA $75,750 East Otis, MA $75,852 Feeding Hills, MA $75,750 Gilbertville, MA $76,138

Goshen, MA $75,092 Granby, MA $75,728 Granville, MA $75,655 Hadley, MA $75,582 Hampden, MA $75,750 Hardwick, MA $76,189 Hatfield, MA $75,553 Haydenville, MA $75,436

Holyoke, MA $75,750 Huntington, MA $75,582 Leeds, MA $75,553 Leverett, MA $75,509 Ludlow, MA $75,750 Monson, MA $75,655 North Amherst, MA $75,655 Northampton, MA $75,604

Florence, MA $75,604 North Hatfield, MA $75,545 Oakham, MA $76,554 Palmer, MA $75,655 Plainfield, MA $74,785 Russell, MA $75,655 Shutesbury, MA $75,626 Southampton, MA $75,728

South Barre, MA $76,481 South Hadley, MA $75,728 Southwick, MA $75,750 Thorndike, MA $75,655 Three Rivers, MA $75,699 Wales, MA $75,509 Ware, MA $76,159 Warren, MA $75,933

West Chesterfield, MA $74,741 Westfield, MA $75,750 West Hatfield, MA $75,509 West Springfield, MA $75,750 West Warren, MA $76,247 Whately, MA $75,385 Wheelwright, MA $76,452 Wilbraham, MA $75,750

Williamsburg, MA $75,407 Woronoco, MA $75,677 Worthington, MA $74,815 Springfield, MA $75,750 Longmeadow, MA $75,750 Indian Orchard, MA $75,750 Pittsfield, MA $74,983 Adams, MA $74,910

Ashley Falls, MA $76,276 Becket, MA $74,910 Berkshire, MA $74,983 Cheshire, MA $74,983 Dalton, MA $74,983 Glendale, MA $74,961 Great Barrington, MA $74,763 Hinsdale, MA $74,983

Housatonic, MA $74,858 Lanesboro, MA $74,983 Lee, MA $74,961 Lenox, MA $74,983 Lenox Dale, MA $74,983 Middlefield, MA $74,888 Mill River, MA $75,633 Monterey, MA $74,763

North Adams, MA $74,815 North Egremont, MA $74,924 Otis, MA $74,741 Richmond, MA $74,983 Sandisfield, MA $75,918 Savoy, MA $74,888 Sheffield, MA $75,801 South Egremont, MA $75,070

Southfield, MA $76,167 South Lee, MA $74,961 Stockbridge, MA $74,961 Tyringham, MA $74,858 West Stockbridge, MA $74,932 Williamstown, MA $74,815 Windsor, MA $74,961 Greenfield, MA $75,165

Ashfield, MA $74,829 Athol, MA $76,518 Bernardston, MA $75,136 Buckland, MA $74,727 Charlemont, MA $74,551 Colrain, MA $74,800 Conway, MA $75,056 Deerfield, MA $75,187

Drury, MA $74,340 Erving, MA $75,655 Heath, MA $74,551 Lake Pleasant, MA $75,319 Millers Falls, MA $75,253 Monroe Bridge, MA $74,266 Montague, MA $75,319 Gill, MA $75,597

New Salem, MA $75,889 Northfield, MA $75,597 Orange, MA $76,262 Petersham, MA $76,503 Rowe, MA $74,383 Royalston, MA $76,635 Shelburne Falls, MA $74,793 South Deerfield, MA $75,304

Sunderland, MA $75,370 Turners Falls, MA $75,253 Warwick, MA $76,269 Wendell, MA $75,597 Wendell Depot, MA $75,867 Fitchburg, MA $77,241 Ashburnham, MA $76,883 Ashby, MA $78,272

Ayer, MA $78,469 Devens, MA $78,411 Baldwinville, MA $76,759 East Templeton, MA $76,781 Gardner, MA $76,920 Westminster, MA $76,920 Groton, MA $78,542 Harvard, MA $78,535

Hubbardston, MA $76,452 Leominster, MA $76,481 Littleton, MA $78,659 Lunenburg, MA $78,301 Pepperell, MA $78,542 Shirley, MA $78,381 Still River, MA $78,491 Templeton, MA $76,781

Townsend, MA $78,403 West Groton, MA $78,440 West Townsend, MA $78,374 Winchendon, MA $76,613 Winchendon Springs, MA $76,598 Auburn, MA $76,649 North Dartmouth, MA $77,117 South Dartmouth, MA $77,117

North Attleboro, MA $75,721 Plainville, MA $75,670 Attleboro Falls, MA $75,692 North Dighton, MA $75,648 Norton, MA $79,061 Raynham, MA $79,083 Raynham Center, MA $79,083 Rehoboth, MA $75,743

Rochester, MA $77,117 Seekonk, MA $75,743 Swansea, MA $75,670 Berkley, MA $77,161 Taunton, MA $79,010 Westport, MA $77,117 Westport Point, MA $77,117 Berlin, MA $76,598

Cataumet, MA $76,949 Blackstone, MA $75,648 Boylston, MA $76,649 Brookfield, MA $76,503 Charlton, MA $76,598 Charlton City, MA $76,598 Charlton Depot, MA $76,598 Clinton, MA $76,598

East Brookfield, MA $76,576 Douglas, MA $76,525 East Princeton, MA $76,554 Fiskdale, MA $76,430 Grafton, MA $76,649 Holden, MA $76,649 Holland, MA $76,393 Jefferson, MA $76,649

Lancaster, MA $76,525 Leicester, MA $76,649 Linwood, MA $76,481 Manchaug, MA $76,649 Millbury, MA $76,649 Millville, MA $75,575 New Braintree, MA $76,481 Northborough, MA $76,649

Northbridge, MA $76,627 North Brookfield, MA $76,554 North Grafton, MA $76,649 North Oxford, MA $76,649 North Uxbridge, MA $76,481 Oxford, MA $76,627 Princeton, MA $76,576 Rochdale, MA $76,649

Rutland, MA $76,649 Shrewsbury, MA $76,649 Southbridge, MA $76,481 South Grafton, MA $76,649 South Lancaster, MA $76,576 Spencer, MA $76,649 Sterling, MA $76,598 Sturbridge, MA $76,452

Upton, MA $76,598 Uxbridge, MA $76,503 Webster, MA $76,503 Dudley, MA $76,503 Westborough, MA $76,649 West Boylston, MA $76,649 West Brookfield, MA $76,481 West Millbury, MA $76,649

Whitinsville, MA $76,598 Sutton, MA $76,649 Worcester, MA $76,649 East Walpole, MA $79,083 Cherry Valley, MA $76,649 Paxton, MA $76,649 Framingham, MA $78,864 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $78,659

Boxborough, MA $78,608 Acton, MA $78,608 Ashland, MA $76,452 Bedford, MA $78,637 Hanscom Afb, MA $80,026 Bolton, MA $76,503 Carlisle, MA $78,659 Concord, MA $78,586

Fayville, MA $76,503 Holliston, MA $78,813 Hopedale, MA $76,481 Hopkinton, MA $76,525 Hudson, MA $76,525 Marlborough, MA $76,554 Maynard, MA $78,513 Mendon, MA $76,481

Milford, MA $76,481 Natick, MA $81,393 Sherborn, MA $81,349 Southborough, MA $76,525 Foxboro, MA $79,083 Franklin, MA $77,234 Greenbush, MA $78,937 Green Harbor, MA $78,915

Hingham, MA $80,231 Hull, MA $81,517 Humarock, MA $78,937 Mansfield, MA $79,083 Marshfield, MA $78,915 Marshfield Hills, MA $78,915 Medfield, MA $80,165 Medway, MA $78,864

Millis, MA $78,915 Minot, MA $78,937 Norfolk, MA $78,988 North Marshfield, MA $78,915 North Scituate, MA $78,915 Norwell, MA $78,988 Norwood, MA $79,083 Ocean Bluff, MA $78,915

Scituate, MA $78,915 Sharon, MA $79,083 Sheldonville, MA $77,270 South Walpole, MA $79,032 Stoughton, MA $79,083 Walpole, MA $79,061 Westwood, MA $80,238 Wrentham, MA $78,959

Boston, MA $81,517 Roxbury, MA $81,517 Roxbury Crossing, MA $81,517 Dorchester, MA $81,517 Dorchester Center, MA $81,517 Mattapan, MA $81,517 Charlestown, MA $81,517 Jamaica Plain, MA $81,517

Roslindale, MA $81,517 West Roxbury, MA $81,517 Allston, MA $81,517 Brighton, MA $81,517 Hyde Park, MA $81,517 Readville, MA $81,517 Cambridge, MA $81,517 Somerville, MA $81,517

Malden, MA $81,517 Everett, MA $81,517 Chelsea, MA $81,517 Revere, MA $81,517 Winthrop, MA $81,517 Medford, MA $81,517 West Medford, MA $81,517 Quincy, MA $81,517

Melrose, MA $81,517 Stoneham, MA $81,517 Braintree, MA $79,083 Milton, MA $81,517 Milton Village, MA $81,517 Weymouth, MA $79,083 East Weymouth, MA $79,083 South Weymouth, MA $79,083

North Weymouth, MA $79,083 East Boston, MA $81,517 Brockton, MA $79,083 Avon, MA $79,083 Bridgewater, MA $79,083 Bryantville, MA $79,032 Carver, MA $77,870 Duxbury, MA $78,864

East Bridgewater, MA $79,083 Easton, MA $79,083 Elmwood, MA $79,083 Halifax, MA $79,032 Hanover, MA $79,032 Hanson, MA $79,083 Holbrook, MA $79,083 Middleboro, MA $77,943

Manomet, MA $78,082 Lakeville, MA $76,993 Monponsett, MA $79,061 Abington, MA $79,083 North Carver, MA $78,915 North Easton, MA $79,083 North Pembroke, MA $79,010 Pembroke, MA $79,032

Plymouth, MA $78,191 Kingston, MA $78,886 South Carver, MA $76,920 Plympton, MA $78,959 Randolph, MA $79,083 Rockland, MA $79,083 South Easton, MA $79,083 West Bridgewater, MA $79,083

White Horse Beach, MA $78,133 Whitman, MA $79,083 Lexington, MA $81,517 Brookline, MA $81,517 Brookline Village, MA $81,517 Waltham, MA $81,517 North Waltham, MA $81,517 New Town, MA $81,517

Babson Park, MA $81,517 Newton, MA $81,517 Newton Center, MA $81,517 Newtonville, MA $81,517 Newton Highlands, MA $81,517 Newton Lower Falls, MA $81,517 Newton Upper Falls, MA $81,517 West Newton, MA $81,517

Auburndale, MA $81,517 Chestnut Hill, MA $81,517 Waban, MA $81,517 Watertown, MA $81,517 Arlington, MA $81,517 Arlington Heights, MA $81,517 Belmont, MA $81,517 Waverley, MA $81,517

Wellesley Hills, MA $81,517 Wellesley, MA $81,495 Needham, MA $81,517 Weston, MA $81,517 Needham Heights, MA $81,517 Nonantum, MA $81,517 Buzzards Bay, MA $76,898 Lincoln, MA $81,466

Stow, MA $78,513 Sudbury, MA $81,349 Wayland, MA $81,393 Woodville, MA $76,576 Woburn, MA $81,517 Burlington, MA $80,055 Andover, MA $77,424 Billerica, MA $78,659

Chelmsford, MA $78,659 Dracut, MA $78,659 Dunstable, MA $78,542 Haverhill, MA $77,424 Georgetown, MA $77,424 Groveland, MA $77,424 Lawrence, MA $77,424 Methuen, MA $77,424

North Andover, MA $77,424 Lowell, MA $78,659 Merrimac, MA $77,373 North Billerica, MA $78,659 North Chelmsford, MA $78,659 North Reading, MA $77,373 Nutting Lake, MA $78,659 Pinehurst, MA $78,659

Reading, MA $79,120 Tewksbury, MA $78,659 Tyngsboro, MA $78,659 Wakefield, MA $81,495 West Boxford, MA $77,424 Westford, MA $78,659 Wilmington, MA $78,031 Winchester, MA $81,517

Lynn, MA $81,517 Saugus, MA $81,517 Swampscott, MA $81,466 Nahant, MA $81,517 Amesbury, MA $77,029 Beverly, MA $81,320 Boxford, MA $77,424 Byfield, MA $77,373

Danvers, MA $77,300 Essex, MA $78,096 Gloucester, MA $78,213 Hamilton, MA $77,256 Hathorne, MA $77,300 Chilmark, MA $76,700 East Falmouth, MA $77,073 East Sandwich, MA $77,351

East Wareham, MA $76,920 Edgartown, MA $76,751 Falmouth, MA $76,949 Woods Hole, MA $76,949 Menemsha, MA $76,751 Monument Beach, MA $76,920 Nantucket, MA $76,751 North Falmouth, MA $76,971

Oak Bluffs, MA $76,773 Onset, MA $76,971 Pocasset, MA $76,949 Sagamore, MA $77,512 Sagamore Beach, MA $77,512 Sandwich, MA $77,358 Siasconset, MA $76,751 Silver Beach, MA $76,971

Vineyard Haven, MA $76,839 Wareham, MA $76,993 West Chop, MA $76,839 West Falmouth, MA $76,971 West Tisbury, MA $76,751 West Wareham, MA $77,022 Hyannis, MA $76,868 Barnstable, MA $77,124

Brewster, MA $76,751 Centerville, MA $77,095 Chatham, MA $76,751 Cotuit, MA $77,146 Ipswich, MA $77,256 Cummaquid, MA $76,890 Lynnfield, MA $79,383 Manchester, MA $78,396

Marblehead, MA $81,371 Middleton, MA $77,402 Newburyport, MA $77,278 Newbury, MA $77,424 Salisbury, MA $76,781 Peabody, MA $81,422 Prides Crossing, MA $79,266 Rockport, MA $78,206

Rowley, MA $77,300 Salem, MA $81,422 South Hamilton, MA $77,256 Topsfield, MA $77,373 Wenham, MA $77,278 West Newbury, MA $77,424 Accord, MA $79,083 Bellingham, MA $75,524

Brant Rock, MA $78,754 Canton, MA $79,083 Cohasset, MA $80,157 Dedham, MA $81,517 Dover, MA $81,444 East Mansfield, MA $79,083 Dennis, MA $76,751 Dennis Port, MA $76,751

East Dennis, MA $76,751 Eastham, MA $76,751 East Orleans, MA $76,751 Forestdale, MA $77,256 Harwich, MA $76,751 Harwich Port, MA $76,751 Hyannis Port, MA $76,861 Marstons Mills, MA $77,227

Mashpee, MA $77,278 North Chatham, MA $76,751 North Eastham, MA $77,738 North Truro, MA $78,718 Orleans, MA $76,751 Osterville, MA $77,000 Provincetown, MA $78,571 South Chatham, MA $76,751

South Dennis, MA $76,751 South Harwich, MA $76,751 South Orleans, MA $76,751 South Wellfleet, MA $77,738 South Yarmouth, MA $76,751 Truro, MA $77,738 Wellfleet, MA $77,738 West Barnstable, MA $77,263

West Chatham, MA $76,751 West Dennis, MA $76,751 West Harwich, MA $76,751 West Hyannisport, MA $77,029 West Yarmouth, MA $76,751 Yarmouth Port, MA $76,751 Assonet, MA $77,066 Attleboro, MA $75,743

Chartley, MA $79,083 Cuttyhunk, MA $76,993 Dartmouth, MA $77,117 Dighton, MA $76,298 East Freetown, MA $77,117 East Taunton, MA $78,959 Fairhaven, MA $77,117 Fall River, MA $77,117

Somerset, MA $77,044 Marion, MA $77,117 Mattapoisett, MA $77,117 New Bedford, MA $77,117 Acushnet, MA $77,117

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

Understanding how a Software Quality 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

$73,211

Average $79,522/year

$85,008

$6,101

Average $6,627/month

$7,084

$1,408

Average $1,529/week

$1,635

$35

Average $38/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$85,008	$7,084	$1,635	$41
Average	$79,522	$6,627	$1,529	$38
25th Percentile	$73,211	$6,101	$1,408	$35

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