Software Testing Engineer Salary in Idaho

How much does a Software Testing Engineer make in Idaho?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Testing Engineer in Idaho is $50,595 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $63,974
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,103 to $57,598
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,192

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Software Testing Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,598	$4,800	$1,108	$28
Average	$50,595	$4,216	$973	$24
25th Percentile	$44,103	$3,675	$848	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Software Testing Engineer Salaries

A Software Testing 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 Testing Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Testing 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): $44,611
Early Career (1-2 years): $50,606
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,401
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $67,910
Expert (over 8 years): $112,683

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$44,611
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$50,606
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$60,401
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$67,910
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$112,683

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How Do Software Testing 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 Testing Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,042.
California: $59,814.
Massachusetts: $59,017.

District of Columbia $60,042 California $59,814 Massachusetts $59,017 Washington $58,800 New Jersey $58,778 Alaska $58,702 Connecticut $57,954 New York $57,650

Hawaii $56,679 Rhode Island $56,224 Maryland $55,915 Minnesota $55,492 Colorado $55,329 Illinois $55,275 Oregon $55,069 Delaware $54,917

New Hampshire $54,822 Virginia $54,608 Pennsylvania $53,984 Nevada $53,670 North Dakota $53,567 Michigan $53,404 Wisconsin $53,344 Vermont $53,225

Texas $52,894 Maine $52,873 Arizona $52,840 Ohio $52,802 Georgia $52,303 Indiana $52,054 Wyoming $52,005 Utah $51,929

Iowa $51,896 Kansas $51,636 Louisiana $51,560 North Carolina $51,533 Missouri $51,522 Florida $51,311 Montana $51,197 Nebraska $51,088

Kentucky $51,029 South Carolina $50,812 Tennessee $50,676 Idaho $50,622 New Mexico $50,226 Oklahoma $50,139 Alabama $49,820 South Dakota $49,283

Arkansas $48,990 West Virginia $48,833 Mississippi $48,361

Top Paying Cities for Software Testing 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:

Pocatello: $46,777
Fort Hall: $46,669
Aberdeen: $45,964

Pocatello, ID $46,777 Fort Hall, ID $46,669 Aberdeen, ID $45,964 American Falls, ID $45,964 Arbon, ID $45,964 Arco, ID $47,168 Arimo, ID $45,964 Atomic City, ID $47,016

Bancroft, ID $46,159 Basalt, ID $48,914 Bern, ID $45,964 Blackfoot, ID $47,021 Bloomington, ID $48,100 Challis, ID $49,001 Clayton, ID $49,635 Clifton, ID $45,964

Cobalt, ID $49,635 Conda, ID $45,964 Dayton, ID $48,100 Dingle, ID $48,100 Downey, ID $45,964 Ellis, ID $49,001 Firth, ID $48,751 Franklin, ID $50,237

Geneva, ID $50,411 Georgetown, ID $45,964 Grace, ID $45,964 Holbrook, ID $45,964 Howe, ID $48,372 Inkom, ID $46,723 Lava Hot Springs, ID $45,964 Mccammon, ID $46,343

Mackay, ID $47,168 Malad City, ID $45,964 May, ID $48,372 Montpelier, ID $45,964 Moore, ID $47,168 Moreland, ID $47,076 Paris, ID $48,100 Pingree, ID $46,289

Preston, ID $45,964 Rockland, ID $45,964 Saint Charles, ID $48,100 Shelley, ID $49,131 Soda Springs, ID $45,964 Kamiah, ID $54,857 Garden City, ID $50,449 Athol, ID $54,857

Avery, ID $54,857 Bayview, ID $54,857 Blanchard, ID $54,857 Bonners Ferry, ID $54,857 Bovill, ID $54,857 Calder, ID $54,857 Careywood, ID $54,857 Cataldo, ID $54,857

Clark Fork, ID $54,857 Clarkia, ID $54,857 Cocolalla, ID $54,857 Coeur D Alene, ID $54,857 Coolin, ID $54,857 Oldtown, ID $54,857 Deary, ID $54,857 Desmet, ID $54,857

Dover, ID $54,857 Eastport, ID $54,857 Elk River, ID $54,857 Fernwood, ID $54,857 Genesee, ID $54,857 Harrison, ID $54,857 Harvard, ID $54,857 Hayden, ID $54,857

Hope, ID $54,857 Kellogg, ID $54,857 Kingston, ID $54,857 Kootenai, ID $54,857 Laclede, ID $54,857 Medimont, ID $54,857 Moscow, ID $54,857 Moyie Springs, ID $54,857

Mullan, ID $54,857 Naples, ID $54,857 Nordman, ID $54,857 Osburn, ID $54,857 Pinehurst, ID $54,857 Plummer, ID $54,857 Ponderay, ID $54,857 Porthill, ID $54,857

Post Falls, ID $54,971 Potlatch, ID $54,857 Priest River, ID $54,857 Princeton, ID $54,857 Rathdrum, ID $54,857 Sagle, ID $54,857 Saint Maries, ID $54,857 Sandpoint, ID $54,857

Colburn, ID $54,857 Santa, ID $54,857 Silverton, ID $54,857 Smelterville, ID $54,857 Spirit Lake, ID $54,857 Tensed, ID $54,857 Troy, ID $54,857 Viola, ID $54,857

Wallace, ID $54,857 Murray, ID $54,857 Worley, ID $54,857 Springfield, ID $46,343 Kendrick, ID $54,857 Kooskia, ID $54,857 Lapwai, ID $54,857 Lenore, ID $54,857

Lucile, ID $49,635 Nezperce, ID $54,857 Orofino, ID $54,857 Peck, ID $54,857 Pierce, ID $54,857 Pollock, ID $49,635 Reubens, ID $54,857 Riggins, ID $49,635

Stites, ID $54,857 Weippe, ID $54,857 White Bird, ID $54,570 Winchester, ID $54,857 Atlanta, ID $49,635 Banks, ID $49,635 Bruneau, ID $47,097 Caldwell, ID $49,852

Cambridge, ID $49,635 Cascade, ID $49,635 Council, ID $49,635 Donnelly, ID $49,635 Eagle, ID $50,232 Emmett, ID $49,635 Fruitland, ID $49,635 Garden Valley, ID $49,635

Glenns Ferry, ID $48,366 Grand View, ID $49,635 Greenleaf, ID $49,635 Hammett, ID $48,366 Homedale, ID $49,635 Horseshoe Bend, ID $49,906 Huston, ID $49,635 Idaho City, ID $49,635

Indian Valley, ID $49,635 King Hill, ID $47,097 Kuna, ID $50,177 Lake Fork, ID $49,635 Letha, ID $49,635 Lowman, ID $49,635 Mccall, ID $49,635 Marsing, ID $49,635

Melba, ID $49,635 Meridian, ID $50,394 Mesa, ID $49,635 Middleton, ID $49,906 Midvale, ID $49,635 Mountain Home, ID $49,635 Mountain Home A F B, ID $49,635 Murphy, ID $49,635

Nampa, ID $49,906 New Meadows, ID $49,635 New Plymouth, ID $49,635 Notus, ID $49,635 Ola, ID $49,635 Parma, ID $49,635 Payette, ID $49,635 Placerville, ID $49,689

Star, ID $50,123 Sweet, ID $49,635 Warren, ID $49,635 Weiser, ID $49,635 Wilder, ID $49,635 Yellow Pine, ID $49,635 Boise, ID $50,449 Stanley, ID $49,635

Swanlake, ID $45,964 Thatcher, ID $45,964 Wayan, ID $54,863 Weston, ID $50,237 Fish Haven, ID $50,237 Twin Falls, ID $47,911 Rogerson, ID $47,097 Albion, ID $47,097

Almo, ID $47,097 Bellevue, ID $47,097 Bliss, ID $47,097 Buhl, ID $47,423 Burley, ID $47,097 Carey, ID $45,964 Castleford, ID $47,477 Corral, ID $48,366

Declo, ID $46,528 Dietrich, ID $47,097 Eden, ID $47,531 Fairfield, ID $48,366 Filer, ID $47,911 Gooding, ID $47,097 Hagerman, ID $47,097 Hailey, ID $47,097

Hansen, ID $47,694 Hazelton, ID $47,097 Heyburn, ID $47,097 Hill City, ID $48,366 Jerome, ID $47,206 Ketchum, ID $49,635 Kimberly, ID $47,911 Malta, ID $46,528

Minidoka, ID $46,528 Murtaugh, ID $47,260 Oakley, ID $47,097 Paul, ID $47,097 Picabo, ID $47,097 Richfield, ID $47,097 Rupert, ID $47,097 Shoshone, ID $47,097

Sun Valley, ID $48,366 Wendell, ID $47,260 Idaho Falls, ID $49,185 Ashton, ID $54,863 Chester, ID $48,372 Driggs, ID $53,073 Dubois, ID $48,372 Felt, ID $54,049

Hamer, ID $48,372 Iona, ID $49,185 Irwin, ID $53,464 Island Park, ID $51,614 Lewisville, ID $48,968 Macks Inn, ID $51,614 Menan, ID $48,697 Monteview, ID $48,372

Newdale, ID $50,893 Parker, ID $48,372 Rexburg, ID $48,426 Rigby, ID $48,860 Ririe, ID $48,643 Roberts, ID $48,534 Saint Anthony, ID $48,372 Spencer, ID $48,372

Sugar City, ID $48,372 Swan Valley, ID $52,130 Terreton, ID $48,372 Teton, ID $48,372 Tetonia, ID $54,863 Ucon, ID $49,185 Victor, ID $52,954 Carmen, ID $46,338

Gibbonsville, ID $46,338 Leadore, ID $48,372 Lemhi, ID $48,372 North Fork, ID $46,338 Salmon, ID $48,117 Tendoy, ID $47,352 Shoup, ID $47,987 Lewiston, ID $56,218

Ahsahka, ID $54,857 Cottonwood, ID $56,218 Craigmont, ID $54,857 Culdesac, ID $54,857 Elk City, ID $50,275 Ferdinand, ID $54,857 Grangeville, ID $55,964 Fenn, ID $55,964

Greencreek, ID $54,857 Juliaetta, ID $54,857

Software Testing Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Testing 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

$44,103

Average $50,595/year

$57,598

$3,675

Average $4,216/month

$4,800

$848

Average $973/week

$1,108

$21

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,598	$4,800	$1,108	$28
Average	$50,595	$4,216	$973	$24
25th Percentile	$44,103	$3,675	$848	$21

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