Software Quality Engineer Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Mississippi is $65,196 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $73,789
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,023 to $69,694
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,312

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,694	$5,808	$1,340	$34
Average	$65,196	$5,433	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$60,023	$5,002	$1,154	$29

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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): $65,838
Early Career (1-2 years): $84,526
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $102,487
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $118,335
Expert (over 8 years): $144,835

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Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$65,838
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$84,526
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$102,487
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$118,335
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$144,835

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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:

Hillsboro: $64,326
Holly Bluff: $64,319
Kosciusko: $64,326

Hillsboro, MS $64,326 Holly Bluff, MS $64,319 Kosciusko, MS $64,326 Lake, MS $64,326 Lena, MS $64,326 Lexington, MS $64,319 Lorman, MS $64,392 Louise, MS $64,319

Ludlow, MS $64,326 Mc Adams, MS $64,326 Mc Cool, MS $61,658 Madden, MS $64,326 Madison, MS $64,896 Magee, MS $64,326 Mayersville, MS $64,319 Mendenhall, MS $64,326

Midnight, MS $64,319 Mize, MS $64,326 Morton, MS $64,326 Mount Olive, MS $64,326 Natchez, MS $63,442 Newhebron, MS $64,326 Pattison, MS $64,326 Pelahatchie, MS $64,414

Pickens, MS $64,326 Piney Woods, MS $64,852 Pinola, MS $64,326 Port Gibson, MS $64,326 Puckett, MS $64,326 Pulaski, MS $64,326 Raleigh, MS $64,326 Raymond, MS $64,809

Redwood, MS $64,326 Ridgeland, MS $64,984 Rolling Fork, MS $64,319 Sallis, MS $64,326 Sandhill, MS $64,633 Satartia, MS $64,326 Sharon, MS $64,326 Sibley, MS $66,139

Silver City, MS $64,319 Star, MS $64,852 Taylorsville, MS $64,326 Tchula, MS $64,319 Terry, MS $64,765 Thomastown, MS $64,326 Tinsley, MS $64,326 Tougaloo, MS $64,984

Utica, MS $64,326 Vaiden, MS $63,435 Valley Park, MS $64,326 Vaughan, MS $64,326 Vicksburg, MS $64,326 Walnut Grove, MS $64,326 Washington, MS $66,139 Wesson, MS $64,326

West, MS $64,319 Whitfield, MS $64,852 Yazoo City, MS $64,326 Jackson, MS $64,984 Pearl, MS $64,984 Richland, MS $64,984 Flowood, MS $64,984 Byram, MS $64,984

Lula, MS $67,951 Lyon, MS $66,132 Marks, MS $67,951 Michigan City, MS $67,951 Mount Pleasant, MS $67,951 Myrtle, MS $67,951 Nesbit, MS $68,193 New Albany, MS $64,801

Olive Branch, MS $68,193 Oxford, MS $67,951 Pope, MS $67,951 Potts Camp, MS $67,951 Red Banks, MS $67,951 Ripley, MS $65,196 Robinsonville, MS $67,951 Sarah, MS $67,951

Sardis, MS $67,951 Senatobia, MS $67,951 Sherard, MS $64,319 Sledge, MS $67,951 Southaven, MS $68,361 Taylor, MS $67,951 Tiplersville, MS $67,951 Tula, MS $64,801

Tunica, MS $67,951 University, MS $67,951 Victoria, MS $67,951 Walls, MS $68,295 Walnut, MS $65,196 Waterford, MS $67,951 Greenville, MS $64,977 Alligator, MS $64,319

Anguilla, MS $64,363 Arcola, MS $64,977 Avon, MS $64,977 Benoit, MS $64,319 Beulah, MS $64,319 Boyle, MS $64,319 Chatham, MS $64,757 Cleveland, MS $64,319

Doddsville, MS $64,319 Drew, MS $64,319 Parchman, MS $64,319 Dublin, MS $64,319 Duncan, MS $64,319 Glen Allan, MS $64,626 Grace, MS $64,407 Gunnison, MS $64,319

Hollandale, MS $64,889 Holly Ridge, MS $64,450 Indianola, MS $64,407 Inverness, MS $64,363 Isola, MS $64,407 Leland, MS $64,977 Merigold, MS $64,319 Metcalfe, MS $64,933

Moorhead, MS $64,319 Mound Bayou, MS $64,319 Pace, MS $64,319 Panther Burn, MS $64,670 Rena Lara, MS $64,319 Rome, MS $64,319 Rosedale, MS $64,319 Ruleville, MS $64,319

Scott, MS $64,494 Shaw, MS $64,319 Shelby, MS $64,319 Stoneville, MS $64,977 Sunflower, MS $64,319 Wayside, MS $64,977 Winstonville, MS $64,319 Winterville, MS $64,977

Tupelo, MS $61,658 Algoma, MS $61,658 Amory, MS $61,658 Baldwyn, MS $62,441 Becker, MS $61,658 Belden, MS $61,658 Belmont, MS $62,441 Blue Springs, MS $61,658

Booneville, MS $62,441 Burnsville, MS $62,441 Corinth, MS $62,441 Dennis, MS $62,441 Derma, MS $61,658 Ecru, MS $61,658 Fulton, MS $61,658 Gattman, MS $61,658

Glen, MS $62,441 Abbeville, MS $67,951 Arkabutla, MS $67,951 Ashland, MS $67,951 Batesville, MS $67,951 Belen, MS $67,951 Blue Mountain, MS $67,951 Byhalia, MS $67,951

Clarksdale, MS $66,132 Coahoma, MS $67,951 Coldwater, MS $67,951 Como, MS $67,951 Courtland, MS $67,951 Crenshaw, MS $67,951 Crowder, MS $67,951 Darling, MS $67,951

Dumas, MS $62,441 Dundee, MS $67,951 Etta, MS $67,951 Falcon, MS $67,951 Falkner, MS $65,196 Farrell, MS $66,132 Friars Point, MS $67,951 Hernando, MS $68,017

Hickory Flat, MS $67,951 Holly Springs, MS $67,951 Horn Lake, MS $68,324 Independence, MS $67,951 Jonestown, MS $67,951 Lake Cormorant, MS $68,120 Lamar, MS $67,951 Stennis Space Center, MS $64,750

Diamondhead, MS $64,005 Biloxi, MS $64,779 Diberville, MS $64,779 Escatawpa, MS $64,480 Gautier, MS $64,480 Hurley, MS $64,041 Kiln, MS $63,932 Lakeshore, MS $64,852

Long Beach, MS $64,268 Mc Henry, MS $63,932 Moss Point, MS $64,480 Ocean Springs, MS $64,779 Vancleave, MS $64,779 Pascagoula, MS $64,480 Pass Christian, MS $64,224 Pearlington, MS $65,598

Perkinston, MS $63,858 Saucier, MS $64,195 Waveland, MS $63,873 Wiggins, MS $63,866 Brookhaven, MS $64,326 Bogue Chitto, MS $64,326 Bude, MS $66,577 Centreville, MS $68,836

Chatawa, MS $68,836 Crosby, MS $68,836 Fernwood, MS $68,836 Gloster, MS $68,836 Jayess, MS $64,326 Kokomo, MS $64,019 Liberty, MS $68,836 Mc Call Creek, MS $64,326

Mccomb, MS $66,577 Magnolia, MS $68,836 Meadville, MS $66,577 Monticello, MS $64,326 Oak Vale, MS $64,326 Osyka, MS $68,836 Roxie, MS $66,577 Ruth, MS $64,326

Silver Creek, MS $64,326 Smithdale, MS $66,577 Sontag, MS $64,326 Summit, MS $66,577 Tylertown, MS $66,460 Union Church, MS $64,326 Woodville, MS $68,836 Columbus, MS $62,316

Aberdeen, MS $61,878 Ackerman, MS $61,658 Artesia, MS $62,141 Bellefontaine, MS $61,658 Brooksville, MS $61,790 Caledonia, MS $62,185 Cedarbluff, MS $61,790 Crawford, MS $61,922

Eupora, MS $61,658 French Camp, MS $61,658 Hamilton, MS $61,965 Kilmichael, MS $61,658 Maben, MS $61,658 Mantee, MS $61,658 Mathiston, MS $61,658 Mayhew, MS $62,316

Montpelier, MS $61,658 Pheba, MS $61,658 Prairie, MS $61,834 Starkville, MS $61,834 Mississippi State, MS $61,878 Steens, MS $62,316 Stewart, MS $61,658 Sturgis, MS $61,658

Walthall, MS $61,658 Weir, MS $61,658 West Point, MS $62,272 Woodland, MS $61,658 Thaxton, MS $61,658 Tishomingo, MS $62,441 Toccopola, MS $61,658 Trebloc, MS $61,658

Tremont, MS $62,046 Van Vleet, MS $61,658 Vardaman, MS $61,658 Verona, MS $61,658 Wheeler, MS $62,441 Grenada, MS $62,989 Banner, MS $61,658 Big Creek, MS $61,658

Bruce, MS $61,658 Calhoun City, MS $61,658 Carrollton, MS $64,319 Cascilla, MS $64,319 Charleston, MS $66,132 Coffeeville, MS $61,658 Coila, MS $64,319 Cruger, MS $64,319

Duck Hill, MS $62,989 Elliott, MS $62,989 Enid, MS $67,951 Glendora, MS $64,319 Gore Springs, MS $61,658 Greenwood, MS $64,319 Holcomb, MS $64,319 Itta Bena, MS $64,319

Mc Carley, MS $64,319 Minter City, MS $64,319 Money, MS $64,319 Morgan City, MS $64,319 North Carrollton, MS $64,319 Oakland, MS $66,132 Paris, MS $64,801 Philipp, MS $64,319

Pittsboro, MS $61,658 Schlater, MS $64,319 Scobey, MS $66,132 Sidon, MS $64,319 Slate Spring, MS $61,658 Sumner, MS $64,319 Swan Lake, MS $64,319 Swiftown, MS $64,319

Tie Plant, MS $62,989 Tillatoba, MS $66,132 Tippo, MS $64,319 Tutwiler, MS $64,319 Vance, MS $64,319 Water Valley, MS $67,951 Webb, MS $64,319 Winona, MS $62,989

Belzoni, MS $64,319 Benton, MS $64,326 Bentonia, MS $64,326 Bolton, MS $64,721 Brandon, MS $64,940 Braxton, MS $64,414 Camden, MS $64,326 Canton, MS $64,370

Carthage, MS $64,326 Cary, MS $64,319 Clinton, MS $64,984 Conehatta, MS $64,326 Crystal Springs, MS $64,370 Delta City, MS $64,494 D Lo, MS $64,326 Durant, MS $64,326

Edwards, MS $64,370 Ethel, MS $61,658 Fayette, MS $64,326 Flora, MS $64,633 Pocahontas, MS $64,984 Florence, MS $64,940 Meridian, MS $64,326 Bailey, MS $61,658

Buckatunna, MS $66,015 Chunky, MS $64,326 Clara, MS $66,015 Collinsville, MS $62,989 Daleville, MS $61,658 Decatur, MS $64,326 De Kalb, MS $61,658 Enterprise, MS $64,326

Hickory, MS $64,326 Lauderdale, MS $64,319 Lawrence, MS $64,326 Little Rock, MS $64,326 Louin, MS $64,326 Louisville, MS $61,658 Macon, MS $61,658 Marion, MS $64,319

Newton, MS $64,326 Noxapater, MS $61,658 Pachuta, MS $64,326 Paulding, MS $64,326 Philadelphia, MS $62,989 Porterville, MS $64,319 Preston, MS $61,658 Quitman, MS $64,326

Rose Hill, MS $64,326 Scooba, MS $61,658 Sebastopol, MS $64,326 Shubuta, MS $65,167 Shuqualak, MS $61,658 State Line, MS $66,015 Stonewall, MS $64,326 Toomsuba, MS $64,319

Union, MS $64,326 Vossburg, MS $64,326 Waynesboro, MS $66,015 Hattiesburg, MS $63,866 Bassfield, MS $64,326 Bay Springs, MS $64,326 Beaumont, MS $63,866 Brooklyn, MS $63,851

Carriere, MS $63,815 Carson, MS $64,326 Collins, MS $64,326 Columbia, MS $64,019 Eastabuchie, MS $64,019 Ellisville, MS $64,224 Heidelberg, MS $64,326 Laurel, MS $64,326

Leakesville, MS $66,015 Lucedale, MS $64,699 Lumberton, MS $63,610 Mc Lain, MS $64,019 Mc Neill, MS $63,749 Moselle, MS $64,019 Moss, MS $64,326 Neely, MS $64,392

New Augusta, MS $63,866 Nicholson, MS $64,801 Ovett, MS $64,392 Petal, MS $63,866 Picayune, MS $64,443 Poplarville, MS $63,793 Prentiss, MS $64,326 Purvis, MS $63,866

Richton, MS $64,392 Sandersville, MS $64,326 Sandy Hook, MS $63,866 Seminary, MS $64,326 Soso, MS $64,326 Stringer, MS $64,326 Sumrall, MS $64,019 Foxworth, MS $64,326

Gulfport, MS $64,268 Bay Saint Louis, MS $64,589 Plantersville, MS $61,658 Pontotoc, MS $61,658 Randolph, MS $61,658 Rienzi, MS $62,441 Saltillo, MS $62,046 Shannon, MS $61,658

Sherman, MS $61,658 Smithville, MS $61,658 Golden, MS $62,441 Greenwood Springs, MS $61,658 Guntown, MS $62,046 Houlka, MS $61,658 Houston, MS $61,658 Iuka, MS $62,441

Mantachie, MS $62,046 Marietta, MS $62,441 Mooreville, MS $61,658 Nettleton, MS $61,658 New Site, MS $62,441 Okolona, MS $61,658 Lambert, MS $67,951 Forest, MS $64,326

Gallman, MS $64,326 Georgetown, MS $64,326 Goodman, MS $64,326 Harperville, MS $64,326 Harriston, MS $64,326 Harrisville, MS $64,370 Hazlehurst, MS $64,326 Hermanville, MS $64,326

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

$60,023

Average $65,196/year

$69,694

$5,002

Average $5,433/month

$5,808

$1,154

Average $1,254/week

$1,340

$29

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,694	$5,808	$1,340	$34
Average	$65,196	$5,433	$1,254	$31
25th Percentile	$60,023	$5,002	$1,154	$29

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