Software Quality Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in South Dakota is $65,708 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,368
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,494 to $70,241
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,746

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,241	$5,853	$1,351	$34
Average	$65,708	$5,476	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$60,494	$5,041	$1,163	$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): $66,354
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,189
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,291
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,263
Expert (over 8 years): $145,971

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$66,354
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$85,189
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$103,291
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$119,263
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$145,971

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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:

Alcester: $65,152
Aurora: $65,247
Baltic: $65,978

Alcester, SD $65,152 Aurora, SD $65,247 Baltic, SD $65,978 Beresford, SD $65,189 Brandon, SD $66,343 Brookings, SD $65,247 Burbank, SD $65,035 Canistota, SD $65,247

Canton, SD $65,832 Centerville, SD $65,247 Chancellor, SD $65,613 Chester, SD $65,247 Colman, SD $65,247 Colton, SD $65,540 Crooks, SD $66,343 Davis, SD $65,247

Dell Rapids, SD $65,686 Egan, SD $65,247 Elk Point, SD $65,298 Elkton, SD $65,247 Fairview, SD $65,320 Flandreau, SD $65,247 Freeman, SD $65,247 Garretson, SD $66,051

Gayville, SD $65,035 Harrisburg, SD $66,343 Hartford, SD $65,978 Hudson, SD $65,189 Humboldt, SD $65,540 Hurley, SD $65,247 Irene, SD $65,247 Jefferson, SD $65,649

Lennox, SD $65,832 Lesterville, SD $65,247 Lyons, SD $66,124 Madison, SD $65,247 Marion, SD $65,247 Menno, SD $65,247 Mission Hill, SD $65,138 Monroe, SD $65,247

Belle Fourche, SD $63,946 Black Hawk, SD $65,042 Box Elder, SD $65,042 Buffalo, SD $63,946 Buffalo Gap, SD $63,946 Camp Crook, SD $63,946 Caputa, SD $64,969 Custer, SD $63,946

Deadwood, SD $63,946 Edgemont, SD $63,946 Enning, SD $63,946 Fairburn, SD $63,946 Fort Meade, SD $63,946 Hermosa, SD $64,531 Hill City, SD $64,165 Hot Springs, SD $63,946

Howes, SD $63,946 Interior, SD $63,946 Keystone, SD $64,458 Kyle, SD $63,946 Lead, SD $63,946 Ludlow, SD $63,946 Manderson, SD $63,946 Mud Butte, SD $63,946

Nemo, SD $64,458 Newell, SD $63,946 New Underwood, SD $64,531 Nisland, SD $63,946 Oelrichs, SD $63,946 Oglala, SD $63,946 Oral, SD $63,946 Owanka, SD $63,946

Piedmont, SD $64,677 Pine Ridge, SD $63,946 Porcupine, SD $63,946 Pringle, SD $63,946 Quinn, SD $63,946 Redig, SD $63,946 Saint Onge, SD $63,946 Scenic, SD $63,946

Smithwick, SD $63,946 Spearfish, SD $63,946 Sturgis, SD $63,946 Union Center, SD $63,946 Vale, SD $63,946 Wall, SD $63,946 Wasta, SD $63,946 White Owl, SD $63,946

Whitewood, SD $63,946 Wounded Knee, SD $63,946 Leola, SD $66,037 Long Lake, SD $66,037 Mansfield, SD $60,482 Mellette, SD $60,482 Northville, SD $60,482 Onaka, SD $60,482

Orient, SD $60,482 Pierpont, SD $69,267 Redfield, SD $60,482 Rockham, SD $60,482 Roscoe, SD $60,482 Selby, SD $60,482 Seneca, SD $60,482 Stratford, SD $60,482

Tolstoy, SD $60,482 Tulare, SD $60,482 Turton, SD $60,482 Warner, SD $60,482 Westport, SD $64,874 Pierre, SD $61,578 Agar, SD $60,482 Belvidere, SD $60,482

Blunt, SD $61,505 Burke, SD $60,482 Colome, SD $60,482 Dallas, SD $60,482 Draper, SD $60,482 Fort Pierre, SD $61,505 Gregory, SD $60,482 Hamill, SD $60,482

Harrold, SD $60,628 Hayes, SD $60,482 Herrick, SD $60,482 Holabird, SD $60,482 Ideal, SD $60,482 Kadoka, SD $62,214 Kennebec, SD $60,482 Long Valley, SD $62,214

Lower Brule, SD $60,482 Martin, SD $63,946 Midland, SD $60,482 Milesville, SD $62,214 Mission, SD $60,482 Murdo, SD $60,482 Norris, SD $60,482 Okaton, SD $60,482

Okreek, SD $60,482 Onida, SD $60,920 Parmelee, SD $60,482 Philip, SD $62,214 Presho, SD $60,482 Reliance, SD $60,482 Rosebud, SD $60,482 Saint Charles, SD $60,482

Saint Francis, SD $60,482 Tuthill, SD $62,214 Vivian, SD $60,482 Wanblee, SD $63,946 White River, SD $60,482 Winner, SD $60,482 Witten, SD $60,482 Wood, SD $60,482

Mobridge, SD $60,482 Bison, SD $63,946 Bullhead, SD $71,591 Cherry Creek, SD $60,482 Dupree, SD $60,482 Eagle Butte, SD $60,482 Faith, SD $63,946 Glencross, SD $60,482

Glenham, SD $60,482 Herreid, SD $71,591 Isabel, SD $60,482 Keldron, SD $71,591 Lantry, SD $60,482 Lemmon, SD $71,591 Little Eagle, SD $71,591 Lodgepole, SD $67,769

Mc Intosh, SD $71,591 Mc Laughlin, SD $71,591 Meadow, SD $67,769 Morristown, SD $71,591 Mound City, SD $66,037 Pollock, SD $71,591 Prairie City, SD $63,946 Ralph, SD $63,946

Reva, SD $63,946 Ridgeview, SD $60,482 Timber Lake, SD $60,482 Trail City, SD $60,482 Wakpala, SD $66,037 Walker, SD $71,591 Watauga, SD $71,591 Whitehorse, SD $60,482

Rapid City, SD $65,042 Ellsworth Afb, SD $65,042 Allen, SD $63,946 Batesland, SD $63,946 Montrose, SD $65,247 North Sioux City, SD $65,693 Nunda, SD $65,247 Oldham, SD $65,247

Olivet, SD $65,247 Parker, SD $65,247 Ramona, SD $65,247 Renner, SD $66,343 Rowena, SD $66,343 Rutland, SD $65,247 Salem, SD $65,247 Scotland, SD $65,247

Sinai, SD $65,247 Springfield, SD $65,138 Tabor, SD $65,138 Tea, SD $66,270 Trent, SD $65,247 Tyndall, SD $65,247 Utica, SD $65,247 Valley Springs, SD $66,270

Vermillion, SD $65,035 Viborg, SD $65,247 Volga, SD $65,247 Volin, SD $65,247 Wakonda, SD $65,247 Wentworth, SD $65,247 Winfred, SD $65,247 Worthing, SD $65,905

Yankton, SD $65,138 Sioux Falls, SD $66,343 Vienna, SD $65,247 Wallace, SD $65,247 Waubay, SD $69,267 Webster, SD $69,267 White, SD $65,247 Willow Lake, SD $65,247

Wilmot, SD $69,267 Mitchell, SD $65,247 Alexandria, SD $65,247 Alpena, SD $62,864 Armour, SD $65,247 Artesian, SD $65,247 Avon, SD $65,247 Bonesteel, SD $62,864

Bridgewater, SD $65,247 Canova, SD $65,247 Carpenter, SD $65,247 Carthage, SD $65,247 Cavour, SD $65,247 Chamberlain, SD $60,482 Corsica, SD $65,247 Dante, SD $65,247

Delmont, SD $65,247 Dimock, SD $65,247 Emery, SD $65,247 Ethan, SD $65,247 Fairfax, SD $62,864 Fedora, SD $65,247 Fort Thompson, SD $60,482 Fulton, SD $65,247

Gann Valley, SD $60,482 Geddes, SD $62,864 Harrison, SD $65,247 Highmore, SD $60,482 Stephan, SD $60,482 Hitchcock, SD $60,482 Howard, SD $65,247 Huron, SD $62,864

Iroquois, SD $65,247 Kaylor, SD $65,247 Kimball, SD $60,482 Lake Andes, SD $65,247 Lane, SD $62,864 Letcher, SD $65,247 Marty, SD $65,247 Miller, SD $60,482

Mount Vernon, SD $65,247 New Holland, SD $62,864 Oacoma, SD $60,482 Parkston, SD $65,247 Pickstown, SD $65,247 Plankinton, SD $62,864 Platte, SD $62,864 Pukwana, SD $60,482

Ree Heights, SD $60,482 Saint Lawrence, SD $60,482 Spencer, SD $65,247 Stickney, SD $65,247 Tripp, SD $65,247 Virgil, SD $60,482 Wagner, SD $65,247 Wessington, SD $60,482

Wessington Springs, SD $60,482 White Lake, SD $60,482 Wolsey, SD $60,482 Woonsocket, SD $65,247 Yale, SD $65,247 Aberdeen, SD $60,482 Akaska, SD $60,482 Amherst, SD $69,267

Andover, SD $69,267 Ashton, SD $60,482 Barnard, SD $64,874 Bath, SD $64,874 Bowdle, SD $60,482 Brentford, SD $60,482 Britton, SD $69,267 Claremont, SD $69,267

Columbia, SD $64,874 Conde, SD $60,482 Cresbard, SD $60,482 Doland, SD $62,864 Eureka, SD $66,037 Faulkton, SD $60,482 Ferney, SD $64,874 Frankfort, SD $60,482

Frederick, SD $69,267 Gettysburg, SD $60,482 Groton, SD $64,874 Hecla, SD $69,267 Hosmer, SD $60,482 Houghton, SD $69,267 Hoven, SD $60,482 Ipswich, SD $60,482

Java, SD $60,482 Langford, SD $69,267 Lebanon, SD $60,482 Watertown, SD $65,247 Arlington, SD $65,247 Astoria, SD $65,247 Badger, SD $65,247 Big Stone City, SD $68,653

Bradley, SD $65,247 Brandt, SD $65,247 Bristol, SD $69,267 Bruce, SD $65,247 Bryant, SD $65,247 Castlewood, SD $65,247 Claire City, SD $69,267 Clark, SD $65,247

Clear Lake, SD $65,247 Corona, SD $69,267 De Smet, SD $65,247 Eden, SD $69,267 Erwin, SD $65,247 Estelline, SD $65,247 Florence, SD $65,247 Garden City, SD $65,247

Gary, SD $65,247 Goodwin, SD $65,247 Grenville, SD $69,267 Hayti, SD $65,247 Hazel, SD $65,247 Henry, SD $65,247 Kranzburg, SD $65,247 Labolt, SD $65,247

Lake City, SD $69,267 Lake Norden, SD $65,247 Lake Preston, SD $65,247 Marvin, SD $67,257 Milbank, SD $68,653 New Effington, SD $69,267 Ortley, SD $69,267 Peever, SD $69,267

Raymond, SD $62,864 Revillo, SD $65,247 Rosholt, SD $69,267 Roslyn, SD $69,267 Sisseton, SD $69,267 South Shore, SD $65,247 Stockholm, SD $65,247 Strandburg, SD $65,247

Summit, SD $67,257 Toronto, SD $65,247 Twin Brooks, SD $67,257 Veblen, SD $69,267

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

$60,494

Average $65,708/year

$70,241

$5,041

Average $5,476/month

$5,853

$1,163

Average $1,264/week

$1,351

$29

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,241	$5,853	$1,351	$34
Average	$65,708	$5,476	$1,264	$32
25th Percentile	$60,494	$5,041	$1,163	$29

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