Software Quality Engineer Salary in Maine

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Maine?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Maine is $71,116 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,490
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,473 to $76,023
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,335

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,023	$6,335	$1,462	$37
Average	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
25th Percentile	$65,473	$5,456	$1,259	$31

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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): $71,816
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,202
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,794
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,081
Expert (over 8 years): $157,987

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$71,816
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$92,202
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$111,794
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$129,081
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$157,987

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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:

Freedom: $69,282
Harmony: $69,282
Hartland: $69,282

Freedom, ME $69,282 Harmony, ME $69,282 Hartland, ME $69,282 Hinckley, ME $69,282 Jackman, ME $69,282 Kingfield, ME $69,282 Liberty, ME $69,282 Madison, ME $69,282

Monroe, ME $69,574 Morrill, ME $69,282 Newport, ME $69,428 New Portland, ME $69,282 New Sharon, ME $69,282 New Vineyard, ME $69,282 Norridgewock, ME $69,282 North Anson, ME $69,282

North Vassalboro, ME $69,282 Oakland, ME $69,282 Oquossoc, ME $71,058 Palmyra, ME $69,282 Phillips, ME $71,058 Pittsfield, ME $69,282 Plymouth, ME $69,479 Rangeley, ME $71,058

Portland, ME $73,572 Falmouth, ME $73,572 South Portland, ME $73,572 Cape Elizabeth, ME $73,572 Peaks Island, ME $73,572 Cumberland Foreside, ME $73,572 Auburn, ME $72,841 Andover, ME $72,841

Bethel, ME $72,841 Bryant Pond, ME $72,841 Buckfield, ME $72,841 Canton, ME $72,841 Durham, ME $73,134 Danville, ME $72,841 Dixfield, ME $72,841 Dryden, ME $72,841

East Andover, ME $72,841 East Dixfield, ME $72,841 East Livermore, ME $72,841 East Poland, ME $72,841 Stoneham, ME $72,841 East Wilton, ME $71,058 Greene, ME $72,841 Hanover, ME $72,841

Hebron, ME $72,841 Jay, ME $72,841 Lewiston, ME $72,841 Lisbon, ME $72,841 Lisbon Falls, ME $72,841 Livermore, ME $72,841 Livermore Falls, ME $72,841 Greenwood, ME $72,841

Mechanic Falls, ME $72,841 Mexico, ME $72,841 Minot, ME $72,841 Monmouth, ME $72,841 New Gloucester, ME $73,039 Newry, ME $72,841 North Jay, ME $72,841 Leeds, ME $72,841

North Monmouth, ME $72,841 North Turner, ME $72,841 North Waterford, ME $72,841 Norway, ME $72,841 Oxford, ME $72,841 Paris, ME $72,841 Poland, ME $72,841 Roxbury, ME $72,841

Rumford, ME $72,841 Sabattus, ME $72,841 South Paris, ME $72,841 Turner, ME $72,841 Wayne, ME $72,841 Weld, ME $72,841 West Bethel, ME $72,841 Bowdoin, ME $72,841

West Minot, ME $72,841 West Paris, ME $72,841 Peru, ME $72,841 West Poland, ME $72,841 Sumner, ME $72,841 Wilton, ME $72,841 Augusta, ME $71,058 Coopers Mills, ME $71,058

Dresden, ME $72,841 East Winthrop, ME $72,841 Farmingdale, ME $72,841 Gardiner, ME $72,841 Randolph, ME $72,841 Hallowell, ME $72,841 Jefferson, ME $71,058 Kents Hill, ME $72,841

Litchfield, ME $72,841 Manchester, ME $72,841 Mount Vernon, ME $71,058 Whitefield, ME $72,841 Palermo, ME $69,282 Sebasco Estates, ME $72,987 Readfield, ME $72,841 Saint Albans, ME $69,282

South Bristol, ME $72,841 Squirrel Island, ME $72,841 Trevett, ME $72,841 Waldoboro, ME $72,841 Walpole, ME $72,841 Washington, ME $69,282 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $72,841 Southport, ME $72,841

Wiscasset, ME $72,841 Woolwich, ME $72,841 Ellsworth, ME $69,333 Addison, ME $69,282 Gouldsboro, ME $69,282 Bar Harbor, ME $69,282 Beals, ME $69,282 Bernard, ME $69,282

Birch Harbor, ME $69,282 Blue Hill, ME $69,282 Brooklin, ME $69,282 Brooksville, ME $69,282 Calais, ME $69,282 Cherryfield, ME $69,282 Columbia Falls, ME $69,282 Corea, ME $69,282

Cranberry Isles, ME $69,282 Cutler, ME $69,282 Deer Isle, ME $69,282 Dennysville, ME $69,282 East Blue Hill, ME $69,282 East Machias, ME $69,282 Eastport, ME $69,282 Franklin, ME $69,282

Frenchboro, ME $69,282 Grand Lake Stream, ME $69,282 Hancock, ME $69,282 Harborside, ME $69,282 Harrington, ME $69,282 Hulls Cove, ME $69,282 Isle Au Haut, ME $69,282 Islesford, ME $69,282

Jonesboro, ME $69,282 Jonesport, ME $69,282 Little Deer Isle, ME $69,282 Lubec, ME $69,282 Bass Harbor, ME $69,282 Machias, ME $69,282 Machiasport, ME $69,282 Meddybemps, ME $69,282

Milbridge, ME $69,282 Mount Desert, ME $69,282 Northeast Harbor, ME $69,282 Sullivan, ME $69,282 Pembroke, ME $69,282 Perry, ME $69,282 Princeton, ME $69,282 Prospect Harbor, ME $69,282

Robbinston, ME $69,282 Salsbury Cove, ME $69,282 Sargentville, ME $69,282 Seal Cove, ME $69,282 Seal Harbor, ME $69,282 Sedgwick, ME $69,282 Sorrento, ME $69,282 Southwest Harbor, ME $69,282

Steuben, ME $69,282 Stonington, ME $69,282 Sunset, ME $69,282 Surry, ME $69,282 Swans Island, ME $69,282 Wesley, ME $69,282 Whiting, ME $69,282 Winter Harbor, ME $69,282

Baileyville, ME $69,282 Houlton, ME $69,282 Ashland, ME $69,282 Benedicta, ME $69,282 Blaine, ME $69,282 Bridgewater, ME $69,282 Caribou, ME $69,282 Clayton Lake, ME $69,282

Crouseville, ME $69,282 Eagle Lake, ME $69,282 Easton, ME $69,282 Estcourt Station, ME $69,282 Fort Fairfield, ME $69,282 Fort Kent, ME $69,282 Fort Kent Mills, ME $69,282 Frenchville, ME $69,282

Grand Isle, ME $69,282 Island Falls, ME $69,282 Limestone, ME $69,282 Madawaska, ME $69,282 Mapleton, ME $69,282 Richmond, ME $72,841 South China, ME $69,282 South Gardiner, ME $72,841

Vienna, ME $71,058 Windsor, ME $71,058 Winthrop, ME $72,841 Bangor, ME $70,013 Abbot, ME $69,282 Aurora, ME $69,333 Bradford, ME $69,720 Bradley, ME $70,013

Brewer, ME $70,013 Brookton, ME $69,282 Brownville, ME $69,282 Brownville Junction, ME $69,282 Bucksport, ME $69,669 Burlington, ME $69,282 Greenbush, ME $69,574 Carmel, ME $69,866

Castine, ME $69,282 Charleston, ME $69,523 Danforth, ME $69,282 Dover Foxcroft, ME $69,282 Corinth, ME $69,866 Eddington, ME $70,013 Holden, ME $70,013 East Millinocket, ME $69,282

East Orland, ME $69,523 Etna, ME $69,771 Exeter, ME $69,625 Frankfort, ME $69,625 Greenville, ME $69,282 Greenville Junction, ME $69,282 Guilford, ME $69,282 Hampden, ME $70,013

Howland, ME $69,282 Hudson, ME $69,961 Kenduskeag, ME $70,013 Kingman, ME $69,282 Lagrange, ME $69,428 Lambert Lake, ME $69,282 Lee, ME $69,282 Levant, ME $70,013

Lincoln, ME $69,282 Mattawamkeag, ME $69,282 Medway, ME $69,282 Milford, ME $70,013 Millinocket, ME $69,282 Milo, ME $69,282 Monson, ME $69,282 Olamon, ME $69,479

Old Town, ME $70,013 Orono, ME $70,013 Orient, ME $69,282 Orland, ME $69,523 Orrington, ME $70,013 Passadumkeag, ME $69,282 Penobscot, ME $69,282 Rockwood, ME $69,282

Sangerville, ME $69,282 Sebec, ME $69,282 Shirley Mills, ME $69,282 Springfield, ME $69,282 Stetson, ME $69,669 Stillwater, ME $69,918 Topsfield, ME $69,282 Vanceboro, ME $69,282

Waite, ME $69,282 West Enfield, ME $69,282 Winn, ME $69,282 Winterport, ME $69,815 Wytopitlock, ME $69,282 Bath, ME $72,841 Alna, ME $72,841 Boothbay, ME $72,841

Boothbay Harbor, ME $72,841 Bristol, ME $72,841 Chamberlain, ME $72,841 Damariscotta, ME $72,841 East Boothbay, ME $72,841 Friendship, ME $72,841 Georgetown, ME $72,841 Isle Of Springs, ME $72,841

Bremen, ME $72,841 Newcastle, ME $72,841 New Harbor, ME $72,841 Nobleboro, ME $72,841 Edgecomb, ME $72,841 Pemaquid, ME $72,841 Phippsburg, ME $72,841 Cushing, ME $72,841

Round Pond, ME $72,841 Sandy Point, ME $69,377 Searsmont, ME $69,282 Searsport, ME $69,282 Shawmut, ME $69,282 Skowhegan, ME $69,282 Smithfield, ME $69,282 Solon, ME $69,282

Stockton Springs, ME $69,282 Stratton, ME $69,282 Strong, ME $69,282 Temple, ME $71,058 West Forks, ME $69,282 Thorndike, ME $69,282 Troy, ME $69,282 Unity, ME $69,282

Vassalboro, ME $69,282 West Farmington, ME $71,058 Berwick, ME $76,817 Cape Neddick, ME $76,920 Eliot, ME $76,985 Kittery, ME $76,985 Kittery Point, ME $76,985 North Berwick, ME $76,744

Ogunquit, ME $76,781 South Berwick, ME $76,920 York, ME $76,985 York Beach, ME $76,985 York Harbor, ME $76,985 Acton, ME $73,799 Alfred, ME $74,128 Bailey Island, ME $73,375

Bar Mills, ME $73,375 Biddeford, ME $73,229 Biddeford Pool, ME $73,280 Bowdoinham, ME $72,841 Bridgton, ME $72,841 Brownfield, ME $72,841 Brunswick, ME $72,936 Bustins Island, ME $73,426

Cape Porpoise, ME $74,522 Casco, ME $72,841 Center Lovell, ME $72,841 Chebeague Island, ME $73,572 Cliff Island, ME $73,572 Cornish, ME $72,841 Cumberland Center, ME $73,572 Denmark, ME $72,841

East Baldwin, ME $72,841 Lebanon, ME $74,259 East Parsonsfield, ME $73,148 Sebago, ME $72,841 East Waterboro, ME $73,916 Freeport, ME $73,331 Fryeburg, ME $72,841 Gorham, ME $73,572

Gray, ME $73,280 Harrison, ME $72,841 Hiram, ME $72,841 Hollis Center, ME $73,185 Kennebunk, ME $74,646 Kennebunkport, ME $74,610 Parsonsfield, ME $73,148 Limerick, ME $73,492

Limington, ME $73,294 Long Island, ME $73,572 Lovell, ME $72,841 Moody, ME $76,678 Naples, ME $72,841 Newfield, ME $73,609 North Bridgton, ME $72,841 North Waterboro, ME $73,762

Windham, ME $73,521 Ocean Park, ME $73,477 Old Orchard Beach, ME $73,521 Orrs Island, ME $73,229 Porter, ME $72,688 Pownal, ME $73,280 Scarborough, ME $73,572 Raymond, ME $73,082

Saco, ME $73,426 Sanford, ME $74,171 Sebago Lake, ME $72,936 Shapleigh, ME $73,828 South Casco, ME $73,134 South Freeport, ME $73,280 Harpswell, ME $73,229 South Windham, ME $73,572

Springvale, ME $74,091 Standish, ME $73,331 Steep Falls, ME $73,082 Topsham, ME $72,841 Waterboro, ME $74,018 Waterford, ME $72,841 Wells, ME $74,829 West Baldwin, ME $72,841

Westbrook, ME $73,572 Buxton, ME $73,229 West Kennebunk, ME $74,383 West Newfield, ME $73,441 Yarmouth, ME $73,572 North Yarmouth, ME $73,426 Mars Hill, ME $69,282 Monticello, ME $69,282

New Limerick, ME $69,282 New Sweden, ME $69,282 Oakfield, ME $69,282 Oxbow, ME $69,282 Patten, ME $69,282 Perham, ME $69,282 Portage, ME $69,282 Presque Isle, ME $69,282

Saint Agatha, ME $69,282 Saint David, ME $69,282 Saint Francis, ME $69,282 Sheridan, ME $69,282 Sherman, ME $69,282 Stacyville, ME $69,282 Sinclair, ME $69,282 Smyrna Mills, ME $69,282

Wallagrass, ME $69,282 Stockholm, ME $69,282 Van Buren, ME $69,282 Washburn, ME $69,282 Westfield, ME $69,282 Rockland, ME $69,282 Camden, ME $69,282 Glen Cove, ME $69,282

Hope, ME $69,282 Islesboro, ME $69,282 Lincolnville, ME $69,282 Lincolnville Center, ME $69,282 Matinicus, ME $71,058 Monhegan, ME $72,841 North Haven, ME $69,282 Owls Head, ME $69,282

Port Clyde, ME $72,841 Rockport, ME $69,282 South Thomaston, ME $69,282 Spruce Head, ME $71,058 Tenants Harbor, ME $72,841 Thomaston, ME $71,058 Union, ME $69,282 Vinalhaven, ME $69,282

Warren, ME $71,058 West Rockport, ME $69,282 Waterville, ME $69,282 Albion, ME $69,282 Anson, ME $69,282 Athens, ME $69,282 Belfast, ME $69,282 Belgrade, ME $71,058

Belgrade Lakes, ME $69,282 Bingham, ME $69,282 Brooks, ME $69,282 Burnham, ME $69,282 Cambridge, ME $69,282 Canaan, ME $69,282 Caratunk, ME $69,282 China Village, ME $69,282

Clinton, ME $69,282 Corinna, ME $69,377 Detroit, ME $69,333 Dexter, ME $69,282 Dixmont, ME $69,479 East Newport, ME $69,523 East Vassalboro, ME $69,282 Eustis, ME $69,282

Fairfield, ME $69,282 Farmington, ME $71,058 Garland, ME $69,479 Farmington Falls, ME $71,058

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

$65,473

Average $71,116/year

$76,023

$5,456

Average $5,926/month

$6,335

$1,259

Average $1,368/week

$1,462

$31

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,023	$6,335	$1,462	$37
Average	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
25th Percentile	$65,473	$5,456	$1,259	$31

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