Software Quality Engineer Salary in Vermont

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Vermont?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Vermont is $71,701 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): $81,151
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,011 to $76,648
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,831

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,648	$6,387	$1,474	$37
Average	$71,701	$5,975	$1,379	$34
25th Percentile	$66,011	$5,501	$1,269	$32

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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): $72,407
Early Career (1-2 years): $92,960
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $112,713
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $130,142
Expert (over 8 years): $159,286

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$72,407
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$92,960
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$112,713
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$130,142
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$159,286

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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:

Adamant: $73,170
Barre: $73,170
Cabot: $73,170

Adamant, VT $73,170 Barre, VT $73,170 Cabot, VT $73,170 Calais, VT $73,170 East Barre, VT $73,170 East Calais, VT $73,170 East Montpelier, VT $73,170 Eden, VT $73,170

Eden Mills, VT $73,170 Graniteville, VT $73,170 Hyde Park, VT $73,170 Johnson, VT $73,170 Lake Elmore, VT $73,170 Marshfield, VT $73,170 Moretown, VT $73,170 Morrisville, VT $73,170

Moscow, VT $73,170 Northfield, VT $73,170 Northfield Falls, VT $73,170 North Hyde Park, VT $73,170 North Montpelier, VT $73,170 Plainfield, VT $73,170 Roxbury, VT $73,170 South Barre, VT $73,170

Waterbury, VT $73,170 Stowe, VT $73,170 Waitsfield, VT $73,170 Warren, VT $73,170 Washington, VT $73,170 Waterbury Center, VT $73,170 Websterville, VT $73,170 Williamstown, VT $73,170

Wolcott, VT $73,170 Woodbury, VT $73,170 Worcester, VT $73,170 Rutland, VT $73,477 Belmont, VT $72,651 Benson, VT $73,170 Bomoseen, VT $73,170 Brandon, VT $73,170

Bridport, VT $73,170 Castleton, VT $73,477 Center Rutland, VT $73,477 Chittenden, VT $73,170 Cuttingsville, VT $73,777 Danby, VT $73,777 East Middlebury, VT $73,170 East Poultney, VT $73,521

East Wallingford, VT $73,777 Fair Haven, VT $73,521 Florence, VT $73,170 Forest Dale, VT $73,170 Gaysville, VT $73,170 Granville, VT $73,170 Hancock, VT $73,170 Hydeville, VT $73,521

Killington, VT $73,170 Middlebury, VT $73,170 Middletown Springs, VT $73,777 Mount Holly, VT $72,651 North Clarendon, VT $73,477 Orwell, VT $73,170 Pawlet, VT $73,777 Pittsfield, VT $73,170

Pittsford, VT $73,170 Poultney, VT $73,704 Proctor, VT $73,170 Ripton, VT $73,170 Rochester, VT $73,170 Rupert, VT $73,747 Salisbury, VT $73,170 Shoreham, VT $73,170

Stockbridge, VT $73,170 Wallingford, VT $73,777 Wells, VT $73,704 West Pawlet, VT $73,777 West Rupert, VT $73,762 West Rutland, VT $73,477 Whiting, VT $73,170 Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,170

Albany, VT $73,170 Barnet, VT $73,170 Barton, VT $73,170 Beebe Plain, VT $73,170 Concord, VT $73,170 Coventry, VT $73,170 Craftsbury, VT $73,170 Craftsbury Common, VT $73,170

Danville, VT $73,170 Derby, VT $73,170 Derby Line, VT $73,170 East Burke, VT $73,170 East Charleston, VT $73,170 East Hardwick, VT $73,170 East Haven, VT $73,170 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,170

Glover, VT $73,170 Granby, VT $73,170 Greensboro, VT $73,170 Greensboro Bend, VT $73,170 Hardwick, VT $73,170 Irasburg, VT $73,170 Island Pond, VT $73,170 Lowell, VT $73,170

Lower Waterford, VT $73,170 Lyndon, VT $73,170 Lyndon Center, VT $73,170 Lyndonville, VT $73,170 Morgan, VT $73,170 Newport, VT $73,170 Newport Center, VT $73,170 North Concord, VT $73,170

North Troy, VT $73,170 Orleans, VT $73,170 Passumpsic, VT $73,170 Peacham, VT $73,170 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,170 Sheffield, VT $73,170 Sutton, VT $73,170 Troy, VT $73,170

West Burke, VT $73,170 West Charleston, VT $73,170 West Danville, VT $73,170 Westfield, VT $73,170 West Glover, VT $73,170 Averill, VT $73,170 Beecher Falls, VT $73,170 Canaan, VT $73,170

Gilman, VT $72,344 Guildhall, VT $73,002 Lunenburg, VT $73,170 Norton, VT $73,170 North Bennington, VT $73,974 North Pownal, VT $73,923 Pownal, VT $73,923 White River Junction, VT $71,526

Ascutney, VT $71,526 Barnard, VT $72,344 Bethel, VT $73,170 Bradford, VT $72,344 Bridgewater, VT $71,526 Bridgewater Corners, VT $72,344 Brookfield, VT $73,170 Brownsville, VT $71,526

Chelsea, VT $73,170 Corinth, VT $73,170 East Corinth, VT $73,170 East Randolph, VT $73,170 East Ryegate, VT $73,170 East Thetford, VT $71,526 Fairlee, VT $71,526 Groton, VT $73,170

Hartford, VT $71,526 Hartland, VT $71,526 Hartland Four Corners, VT $71,526 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,170 Newbury, VT $72,344 North Hartland, VT $71,526 North Pomfret, VT $72,344 North Thetford, VT $71,526

Norwich, VT $71,526 Plymouth, VT $72,651 Post Mills, VT $72,344 Quechee, VT $71,526 Randolph, VT $73,170 Randolph Center, VT $73,170 Reading, VT $71,526 Sharon, VT $72,344

South Pomfret, VT $71,526 South Royalton, VT $73,170 South Ryegate, VT $73,170 South Strafford, VT $72,344 South Woodstock, VT $71,526 Strafford, VT $72,344 Taftsville, VT $71,526 Thetford, VT $71,526

Thetford Center, VT $71,526 Topsham, VT $73,170 Tunbridge, VT $73,170 Vershire, VT $73,170 Wells River, VT $73,170 West Fairlee, VT $72,344 West Hartford, VT $71,526 West Newbury, VT $72,344

West Topsham, VT $73,170 Wilder, VT $71,526 Windsor, VT $71,526 Woodstock, VT $71,526 Bellows Falls, VT $71,526 Cambridgeport, VT $72,929 Cavendish, VT $71,526 Chester, VT $71,526

Chester Depot, VT $71,526 Grafton, VT $73,565 Londonderry, VT $73,777 Ludlow, VT $72,651 North Springfield, VT $71,526 Perkinsville, VT $71,526 Peru, VT $73,777 Proctorsville, VT $71,526

Saxtons River, VT $72,929 South Londonderry, VT $74,201 Springfield, VT $71,526 Westminster, VT $71,526 Westminster Station, VT $74,625 Weston, VT $73,777 Shaftsbury, VT $73,945 Brattleboro, VT $74,617

Bondville, VT $73,777 East Dover, VT $74,259 Jacksonville, VT $74,318 Jamaica, VT $73,777 Marlboro, VT $74,391 Newfane, VT $74,617 Putney, VT $74,625 Readsboro, VT $74,215

South Newfane, VT $74,405 Stamford, VT $74,215 Townshend, VT $74,201 Vernon, VT $74,851 Wardsboro, VT $74,201 West Dover, VT $74,149 West Dummerston, VT $74,617 West Halifax, VT $74,573

West Townshend, VT $74,201 West Wardsboro, VT $74,164 Whitingham, VT $74,266 Williamsville, VT $74,617 Wilmington, VT $74,215 Burlington, VT $73,828 South Burlington, VT $73,828 Winooski, VT $73,828

Colchester, VT $73,828 Alburgh, VT $73,170 Bakersfield, VT $73,170 Belvidere Center, VT $73,170 Bristol, VT $73,170 Cambridge, VT $73,389 Charlotte, VT $73,696 East Berkshire, VT $73,170

East Fairfield, VT $73,170 Enosburg Falls, VT $73,170 Essex, VT $73,828 Essex Junction, VT $73,828 Fairfax, VT $73,565 Fairfield, VT $73,170 Ferrisburgh, VT $73,389 Franklin, VT $73,170

Grand Isle, VT $73,565 Highgate Center, VT $73,170 Highgate Springs, VT $73,170 Hinesburg, VT $73,740 Huntington, VT $73,565 Isle La Motte, VT $73,170 Jeffersonville, VT $73,258 Jericho, VT $73,740

Jonesville, VT $73,652 Milton, VT $73,784 Monkton, VT $73,477 Montgomery, VT $73,170 Montgomery Center, VT $73,170 New Haven, VT $73,170 North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,521 North Hero, VT $73,258

Richford, VT $73,170 Richmond, VT $73,696 Saint Albans, VT $73,258 Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,214 Shelburne, VT $73,828 Sheldon, VT $73,170 Sheldon Springs, VT $73,170 South Hero, VT $73,784

Starksboro, VT $73,302 Swanton, VT $73,170 Underhill, VT $73,696 Underhill Center, VT $73,521 Vergennes, VT $73,258 Waterville, VT $73,170 Westford, VT $73,652 Williston, VT $73,828

Montpelier, VT $73,170 Bennington, VT $74,011 Arlington, VT $73,923 Dorset, VT $73,777 East Arlington, VT $73,930 East Dorset, VT $73,777 Manchester, VT $73,777 Manchester Center, VT $73,777

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

$66,011

Average $71,701/year

$76,648

$5,501

Average $5,975/month

$6,387

$1,269

Average $1,379/week

$1,474

$32

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,648	$6,387	$1,474	$37
Average	$71,701	$5,975	$1,379	$34
25th Percentile	$66,011	$5,501	$1,269	$32

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