Software Quality Engineer Salary in Nebraska

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Nebraska?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Nebraska is $68,850 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $33.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $77,925
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $63,387 to $73,601
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,413

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,601	$6,133	$1,415	$35
Average	$68,850	$5,738	$1,324	$33
25th Percentile	$63,387	$5,282	$1,219	$30

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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): $69,528
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,264
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,232
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,968
Expert (over 8 years): $152,953

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Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$69,528
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$89,264
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$108,232
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$124,968
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$152,953

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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:

Offutt A F B: $69,194
La Vista: $69,260
Adams: $67,250

Offutt A F B, NE $69,194 La Vista, NE $69,260 Adams, NE $67,250 Alexandria, NE $67,250 Alvo, NE $67,696 Auburn, NE $67,250 Avoca, NE $67,747 Barneston, NE $67,250

Beatrice, NE $67,250 Beaver Crossing, NE $67,250 Bee, NE $67,440 Belvidere, NE $67,250 Benedict, NE $67,250 Bennet, NE $67,886 Blue Springs, NE $67,250 Bradshaw, NE $67,250

Brock, NE $67,250 Brownville, NE $67,776 Bruning, NE $67,250 Burchard, NE $67,250 Burr, NE $67,250 Byron, NE $67,250 Carleton, NE $67,250 Chester, NE $67,250

Clatonia, NE $67,250 Cook, NE $67,250 Cordova, NE $67,250 Cortland, NE $67,440 Crab Orchard, NE $67,250 Crete, NE $67,630 Davenport, NE $67,250 Davey, NE $68,134

Dawson, NE $67,250 Daykin, NE $67,250 Denton, NE $68,200 Deshler, NE $67,250 De Witt, NE $67,250 Diller, NE $67,250 Dorchester, NE $67,316 Douglas, NE $67,374

Du Bois, NE $66,614 Dunbar, NE $67,652 Eagle, NE $67,886 Elk Creek, NE $67,250 Elmwood, NE $67,747 Endicott, NE $67,250 Exeter, NE $67,250 Fairbury, NE $67,250

Fairmont, NE $67,250 Falls City, NE $65,978 Filley, NE $67,250 Firth, NE $67,506 Friend, NE $67,250 Garland, NE $67,820 Geneva, NE $67,250 Gilead, NE $67,250

Goehner, NE $67,250 Grafton, NE $67,250 Greenwood, NE $67,754 Gresham, NE $67,250 Wilcox, NE $67,250 Alma, NE $67,250 Arapahoe, NE $67,250 Atlanta, NE $67,250

Axtell, NE $67,250 Ayr, NE $67,250 Beaver City, NE $67,250 Bertrand, NE $67,250 Bladen, NE $67,250 Bloomington, NE $67,250 Blue Hill, NE $67,250 Campbell, NE $67,250

Clay Center, NE $67,250 Deweese, NE $67,250 Edgar, NE $67,250 Edison, NE $67,250 Elwood, NE $67,250 Fairfield, NE $67,250 Franklin, NE $67,250 Funk, NE $67,250

Glenvil, NE $67,250 Guide Rock, NE $67,250 Hardy, NE $67,250 Harvard, NE $67,250 Heartwell, NE $67,250 Hendley, NE $67,250 Hildreth, NE $67,250 Holbrook, NE $67,250

Holdrege, NE $67,250 Holstein, NE $67,250 Inavale, NE $67,250 Inland, NE $67,250 Juniata, NE $67,250 Kenesaw, NE $67,250 Lawrence, NE $67,250 Loomis, NE $67,250

Minden, NE $67,250 Naponee, NE $67,250 Nelson, NE $67,250 Oak, NE $67,250 Orleans, NE $67,250 Oxford, NE $67,250 Ragan, NE $67,250 Red Cloud, NE $67,250

Republican City, NE $67,250 Riverton, NE $67,250 Roseland, NE $67,250 Ruskin, NE $67,250 Saronville, NE $67,250 Smithfield, NE $67,250 Stamford, NE $67,250 Superior, NE $67,250

Sutton, NE $67,250 Trumbull, NE $67,250 Upland, NE $67,250 Bellwood, NE $67,250 Mc Cook, NE $67,732 Bartley, NE $67,250 Benkelman, NE $72,381 Cambridge, NE $67,250

Champion, NE $71,233 Culbertson, NE $71,526 Curtis, NE $67,250 Danbury, NE $67,250 Enders, NE $71,233 Eustis, NE $67,250 Farnam, NE $67,250 Haigler, NE $72,381

Hayes Center, NE $71,233 Imperial, NE $71,233 Indianola, NE $67,250 Lebanon, NE $67,250 Max, NE $72,381 Maywood, NE $67,732 Moorefield, NE $67,250 Palisade, NE $72,417

Parks, NE $72,381 Stockville, NE $67,250 Stratton, NE $71,979 Trenton, NE $71,306 Wauneta, NE $71,233 Wilsonville, NE $67,250 North Platte, NE $66,906 Arnold, NE $67,250

Arthur, NE $68,215 Big Springs, NE $68,215 Brady, NE $67,250 Broadwater, NE $68,215 Brule, NE $68,215 Bushnell, NE $68,215 Chappell, NE $68,215 Cozad, NE $67,250

Dalton, NE $68,215 Dickens, NE $69,954 Dix, NE $68,215 Elsie, NE $69,954 Elsmere, NE $60,482 Gothenburg, NE $67,250 Grant, NE $69,954 Abie, NE $67,250

Arlington, NE $68,193 Ashland, NE $67,805 Bancroft, NE $65,035 Bellevue, NE $69,260 Bennington, NE $69,070 Blair, NE $68,500 Boys Town, NE $69,260 Bruno, NE $67,250

Cedar Bluffs, NE $67,871 Cedar Creek, NE $68,814 Ceresco, NE $67,820 Colon, NE $67,747 Craig, NE $67,944 Decatur, NE $65,035 Elkhorn, NE $68,945 Fort Calhoun, NE $69,004

Fremont, NE $68,054 Gretna, NE $68,755 Herman, NE $68,310 Homer, NE $65,561 Hooper, NE $68,310 Ithaca, NE $67,696 Kennard, NE $68,624 Linwood, NE $67,250

Louisville, NE $67,995 Lyons, NE $65,035 Macy, NE $65,035 Malmo, NE $67,579 Mead, NE $67,791 Memphis, NE $67,769 Hallam, NE $67,564 Hebron, NE $67,250

Henderson, NE $67,250 Hickman, NE $67,944 Hubbell, NE $67,250 Humboldt, NE $67,250 Jansen, NE $67,250 Johnson, NE $67,250 Julian, NE $67,250 Lewiston, NE $67,250

Liberty, NE $67,250 Lorton, NE $67,476 Mc Cool Junction, NE $67,250 Malcolm, NE $68,200 Manley, NE $67,805 Martell, NE $68,076 Milford, NE $67,696 Milligan, NE $67,250

Murdock, NE $67,747 Murray, NE $68,112 Nebraska City, NE $67,981 Nehawka, NE $67,900 Nemaha, NE $67,776 Odell, NE $67,250 Ohiowa, NE $67,250 Otoe, NE $67,652

Palmyra, NE $67,630 Panama, NE $67,630 Pawnee City, NE $67,250 Peru, NE $67,776 Pickrell, NE $67,250 Pleasant Dale, NE $68,076 Plymouth, NE $67,250 Raymond, NE $68,200

Reynolds, NE $67,250 Roca, NE $68,076 Rulo, NE $68,237 Salem, NE $66,614 Seward, NE $67,506 Shickley, NE $67,250 Shubert, NE $67,776 Sprague, NE $67,944

Staplehurst, NE $67,250 Steele City, NE $67,250 Steinauer, NE $67,250 Stella, NE $67,250 Sterling, NE $67,250 Strang, NE $67,250 Swanton, NE $67,250 Syracuse, NE $67,491

Table Rock, NE $67,250 Talmage, NE $67,250 Tecumseh, NE $67,250 Ong, NE $67,250 Tobias, NE $67,250 Unadilla, NE $67,454 Union, NE $67,966 Utica, NE $67,250

Verdon, NE $67,177 Virginia, NE $67,250 Waco, NE $67,250 Walton, NE $68,076 Waverly, NE $68,134 Weeping Water, NE $67,791 Western, NE $67,250 Wilber, NE $67,250

Wymore, NE $67,250 York, NE $67,250 Lincoln, NE $68,200 Nickerson, NE $68,310 Oakland, NE $66,124 Papillion, NE $69,260 Pender, NE $65,035 Plattsmouth, NE $68,755

Prague, NE $67,506 Rosalie, NE $65,035 St Columbans, NE $69,070 Scribner, NE $68,310 South Bend, NE $67,856 Springfield, NE $68,880 Tekamah, NE $68,310 Thurston, NE $65,035

Uehling, NE $68,310 Valley, NE $68,200 Valparaiso, NE $67,696 Wahoo, NE $67,652 Walthill, NE $65,035 Washington, NE $68,880 Waterloo, NE $68,755 Weston, NE $67,513

Winnebago, NE $65,298 Winslow, NE $68,310 Yutan, NE $67,944 Omaha, NE $69,260 Brainard, NE $67,250 Cedar Rapids, NE $67,250 Clarks, NE $67,250 Clarkson, NE $66,862

Creston, NE $66,139 David City, NE $67,250 Dodge, NE $66,862 Duncan, NE $67,250 Dwight, NE $67,316 Elgin, NE $65,035 Ericson, NE $66,139 Fullerton, NE $67,250

Genoa, NE $67,250 Howells, NE $66,862 Humphrey, NE $66,139 Leigh, NE $66,139 Lindsay, NE $66,139 Monroe, NE $67,250 Morse Bluff, NE $67,703 North Bend, NE $67,674

Osceola, NE $67,250 Petersburg, NE $66,139 Platte Center, NE $67,250 Polk, NE $67,250 Primrose, NE $67,250 Rising City, NE $67,250 Rogers, NE $67,250 Saint Edward, NE $67,250

Schuyler, NE $67,250 Shelby, NE $67,250 Silver Creek, NE $67,250 Snyder, NE $66,672 Spalding, NE $67,250 Stromsburg, NE $67,250 Surprise, NE $67,250 Ulysses, NE $67,250

Norfolk, NE $65,035 Allen, NE $65,079 Amelia, NE $65,035 Atkinson, NE $65,138 Bassett, NE $60,482 Battle Creek, NE $65,035 Beemer, NE $65,035 Belden, NE $65,035

Gurley, NE $68,215 Columbus, NE $67,250 Albion, NE $67,250 Ames, NE $67,959 Bartlett, NE $66,139 Belgrade, NE $67,250 Bloomfield, NE $65,035 Halsey, NE $60,482

Hershey, NE $69,954 Keystone, NE $68,215 Kimball, NE $68,215 Lemoyne, NE $68,215 Lewellen, NE $68,215 Lisco, NE $68,215 Lodgepole, NE $68,215 Madrid, NE $69,954

Maxwell, NE $67,250 Mullen, NE $62,214 Ogallala, NE $68,215 Oshkosh, NE $68,215 Paxton, NE $69,954 Potter, NE $68,215 Purdum, NE $60,482 Sidney, NE $68,215

Seneca, NE $62,214 Stapleton, NE $64,253 Sutherland, NE $69,954 Thedford, NE $60,482 Tryon, NE $64,217 Venango, NE $69,954 Wallace, NE $69,954 Wellfleet, NE $69,055

Willow Island, NE $67,250 Valentine, NE $60,482 Ainsworth, NE $60,482 Cody, NE $62,214 Crookston, NE $60,482 Johnstown, NE $60,482 Kilgore, NE $60,482 Long Pine, NE $60,482

Merriman, NE $63,946 Nenzel, NE $60,482 Sparks, NE $60,482 Wood Lake, NE $60,482 Alliance, NE $68,215 Angora, NE $68,215 Ashby, NE $66,080 Bayard, NE $68,215

Bingham, NE $66,080 Bridgeport, NE $68,215 Chadron, NE $63,946 Crawford, NE $63,946 Ellsworth, NE $66,080 Gering, NE $68,215 Gordon, NE $63,946 Harrisburg, NE $68,215

Harrison, NE $63,946 Hay Springs, NE $63,946 Hemingford, NE $66,080 Hyannis, NE $66,080 Lakeside, NE $66,080 Lyman, NE $68,215 Mcgrew, NE $68,215 Marsland, NE $66,080

Melbeta, NE $68,215 Minatare, NE $68,215 Mitchell, NE $68,215 Morrill, NE $68,215 Rushville, NE $63,946 Scottsbluff, NE $68,215 Whiteclay, NE $63,946 Whitman, NE $62,214

Whitney, NE $63,946 Verdigre, NE $65,035 Wakefield, NE $65,035 Waterbury, NE $65,386 Wausa, NE $65,035 Wayne, NE $65,035 West Point, NE $65,035 Winnetoon, NE $65,035

Winside, NE $65,035 Wisner, NE $65,035 Wynot, NE $65,035 Grand Island, NE $67,250 Alda, NE $67,250 Amherst, NE $67,250 Anselmo, NE $66,139 Ansley, NE $67,250

Arcadia, NE $67,250 Archer, NE $67,250 Ashton, NE $67,250 Aurora, NE $67,250 Boelus, NE $67,250 Brewster, NE $64,253 Broken Bow, NE $67,250 Burwell, NE $66,139

Cairo, NE $67,250 Bristow, NE $65,138 Brunswick, NE $65,035 Butte, NE $63,588 Carroll, NE $65,035 Center, NE $65,035 Chambers, NE $65,035 Clearwater, NE $65,035

Coleridge, NE $65,035 Concord, NE $65,035 Creighton, NE $65,035 Crofton, NE $65,035 Dakota City, NE $65,693 Dixon, NE $65,035 Emerson, NE $65,123 Emmet, NE $65,138

Ewing, NE $65,035 Fordyce, NE $65,035 Hadar, NE $65,035 Hartington, NE $65,035 Hoskins, NE $65,035 Hubbard, NE $65,561 Inman, NE $65,035 Jackson, NE $65,693

Laurel, NE $65,035 Lynch, NE $65,138 Mclean, NE $65,035 Madison, NE $65,035 Magnet, NE $65,035 Maskell, NE $65,035 Meadow Grove, NE $65,035 Mills, NE $60,482

Naper, NE $60,482 Neligh, NE $65,035 Newcastle, NE $65,035 Newman Grove, NE $66,139 Newport, NE $60,482 Niobrara, NE $65,138 Oakdale, NE $65,035 Oneill, NE $65,138

Orchard, NE $65,035 Osmond, NE $65,035 Page, NE $65,035 Pierce, NE $65,035 Pilger, NE $65,035 Plainview, NE $65,035 Ponca, NE $65,430 Randolph, NE $65,035

Royal, NE $65,035 Saint Helena, NE $65,035 South Sioux City, NE $65,693 Spencer, NE $65,138 Springview, NE $60,482 Stanton, NE $65,035 Stuart, NE $63,588 Tilden, NE $65,035

Callaway, NE $67,250 Central City, NE $67,250 Chapman, NE $67,250 Comstock, NE $67,250 Dannebrog, NE $67,250 Doniphan, NE $67,250 Dunning, NE $64,253 Eddyville, NE $67,250

Elba, NE $67,250 Elm Creek, NE $67,250 Elyria, NE $66,139 Farwell, NE $67,250 Gibbon, NE $67,250 Giltner, NE $67,250 Greeley, NE $67,250 Hampton, NE $67,250

Hazard, NE $67,250 Kearney, NE $67,250 Hordville, NE $67,250 Lexington, NE $67,250 Litchfield, NE $67,250 Loup City, NE $67,250 Marquette, NE $67,250 Mason City, NE $67,250

Merna, NE $67,250 Miller, NE $67,250 North Loup, NE $67,250 Oconto, NE $67,250 Odessa, NE $67,250 Ord, NE $67,250 Overton, NE $67,250 Palmer, NE $67,250

Phillips, NE $67,250 Pleasanton, NE $67,250 Ravenna, NE $67,250 Riverdale, NE $67,250 Rockville, NE $67,250 Saint Libory, NE $67,250 Saint Paul, NE $67,250 Sargent, NE $67,250

Scotia, NE $67,250 Shelton, NE $67,250 Sumner, NE $67,250 Taylor, NE $66,139 Westerville, NE $67,250 Wolbach, NE $67,250 Wood River, NE $67,250 Hastings, NE $67,250

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

$63,387

Average $68,850/year

$73,601

$5,282

Average $5,738/month

$6,133

$1,219

Average $1,324/week

$1,415

$30

Average $33/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$73,601	$6,133	$1,415	$35
Average	$68,850	$5,738	$1,324	$33
25th Percentile	$63,387	$5,282	$1,219	$30

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