Software Testing Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Testing Engineer make in Massachusetts?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Testing Engineer in Massachusetts is $59,000 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,603
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,430 to $67,167
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,537

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Software Testing Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,167	$5,597	$1,292	$32
Average	$59,000	$4,917	$1,135	$28
25th Percentile	$51,430	$4,286	$989	$25

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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): $52,022
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,013
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $70,436
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,191
Expert (over 8 years): $131,403

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Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$52,022
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$59,013
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$70,436
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$79,191
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$131,403

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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:

Agawam: $56,202
Amherst: $56,039
Barre: $56,707

Agawam, MA $56,202 Amherst, MA $56,039 Barre, MA $56,707 Belchertown, MA $56,110 Blandford, MA $56,056 Bondsville, MA $56,132 Brimfield, MA $56,023 Chester, MA $55,486

Chesterfield, MA $55,730 Chicopee, MA $56,202 Cummington, MA $55,486 Easthampton, MA $56,164 East Longmeadow, MA $56,202 East Otis, MA $56,278 Feeding Hills, MA $56,202 Gilbertville, MA $56,490

Goshen, MA $55,714 Granby, MA $56,186 Granville, MA $56,132 Hadley, MA $56,077 Hampden, MA $56,202 Hardwick, MA $56,528 Hatfield, MA $56,056 Haydenville, MA $55,969

Holyoke, MA $56,202 Huntington, MA $56,077 Leeds, MA $56,056 Leverett, MA $56,023 Ludlow, MA $56,202 Monson, MA $56,132 North Amherst, MA $56,132 Northampton, MA $56,094

Florence, MA $56,094 North Hatfield, MA $56,050 Oakham, MA $56,799 Palmer, MA $56,132 Plainfield, MA $55,486 Russell, MA $56,132 Shutesbury, MA $56,110 Southampton, MA $56,186

South Barre, MA $56,744 South Hadley, MA $56,186 Southwick, MA $56,202 Thorndike, MA $56,132 Three Rivers, MA $56,164 Wales, MA $56,023 Ware, MA $56,506 Warren, MA $56,338

West Chesterfield, MA $55,454 Westfield, MA $56,202 West Hatfield, MA $56,023 West Springfield, MA $56,202 West Warren, MA $56,571 Whately, MA $55,931 Wheelwright, MA $56,723 Wilbraham, MA $56,202

Williamsburg, MA $55,947 Woronoco, MA $56,148 Worthington, MA $55,508 Springfield, MA $56,202 Longmeadow, MA $56,202 Indian Orchard, MA $56,202 Pittsfield, MA $55,633 Adams, MA $55,579

Ashley Falls, MA $56,593 Becket, MA $55,579 Berkshire, MA $55,633 Cheshire, MA $55,633 Dalton, MA $55,633 Glendale, MA $55,617 Great Barrington, MA $55,470 Hinsdale, MA $55,633

Housatonic, MA $55,541 Lanesboro, MA $55,633 Lee, MA $55,617 Lenox, MA $55,633 Lenox Dale, MA $55,633 Middlefield, MA $55,562 Mill River, MA $56,115 Monterey, MA $55,470

North Adams, MA $55,508 North Egremont, MA $55,589 Otis, MA $55,454 Richmond, MA $55,633 Sandisfield, MA $56,327 Savoy, MA $55,562 Sheffield, MA $56,240 South Egremont, MA $55,698

Southfield, MA $56,511 South Lee, MA $55,617 Stockbridge, MA $55,617 Tyringham, MA $55,541 West Stockbridge, MA $55,595 Williamstown, MA $55,508 Windsor, MA $55,617 Greenfield, MA $55,768

Ashfield, MA $55,519 Athol, MA $56,772 Bernardston, MA $55,747 Buckland, MA $55,443 Charlemont, MA $55,313 Colrain, MA $55,497 Conway, MA $55,687 Deerfield, MA $55,785

Drury, MA $55,156 Erving, MA $56,132 Heath, MA $55,313 Lake Pleasant, MA $55,882 Millers Falls, MA $55,833 Monroe Bridge, MA $55,101 Montague, MA $55,882 Gill, MA $56,088

New Salem, MA $56,305 Northfield, MA $56,088 Orange, MA $56,582 Petersham, MA $56,761 Rowe, MA $55,188 Royalston, MA $56,858 Shelburne Falls, MA $55,492 South Deerfield, MA $55,871

Sunderland, MA $55,920 Turners Falls, MA $55,833 Warwick, MA $56,587 Wendell, MA $56,088 Wendell Depot, MA $56,289 Fitchburg, MA $57,308 Ashburnham, MA $57,043 Ashby, MA $58,073

Ayer, MA $58,219 Devens, MA $58,176 Baldwinville, MA $56,951 East Templeton, MA $56,967 Gardner, MA $57,070 Westminster, MA $57,070 Groton, MA $58,274 Harvard, MA $58,268

Hubbardston, MA $56,723 Leominster, MA $56,744 Littleton, MA $58,360 Lunenburg, MA $58,095 Pepperell, MA $58,274 Shirley, MA $58,154 Still River, MA $58,236 Templeton, MA $56,967

Townsend, MA $58,171 West Groton, MA $58,198 West Townsend, MA $58,149 Winchendon, MA $56,842 Winchendon Springs, MA $56,831 Auburn, MA $56,869 North Dartmouth, MA $57,216 South Dartmouth, MA $57,216

North Attleboro, MA $56,180 Plainville, MA $56,143 Attleboro Falls, MA $56,159 North Dighton, MA $56,126 Norton, MA $58,659 Raynham, MA $58,675 Raynham Center, MA $58,675 Rehoboth, MA $56,197

Rochester, MA $57,216 Seekonk, MA $56,197 Swansea, MA $56,143 Berkley, MA $57,249 Taunton, MA $58,621 Westport, MA $57,216 Westport Point, MA $57,216 Berlin, MA $56,831

Cataumet, MA $57,092 Blackstone, MA $56,126 Boylston, MA $56,869 Brookfield, MA $56,761 Charlton, MA $56,831 Charlton City, MA $56,831 Charlton Depot, MA $56,831 Clinton, MA $56,831

East Brookfield, MA $56,815 Douglas, MA $56,777 East Princeton, MA $56,799 Fiskdale, MA $56,707 Grafton, MA $56,869 Holden, MA $56,869 Holland, MA $56,679 Jefferson, MA $56,869

Lancaster, MA $56,777 Leicester, MA $56,869 Linwood, MA $56,744 Manchaug, MA $56,869 Millbury, MA $56,869 Millville, MA $56,072 New Braintree, MA $56,744 Northborough, MA $56,869

Northbridge, MA $56,853 North Brookfield, MA $56,799 North Grafton, MA $56,869 North Oxford, MA $56,869 North Uxbridge, MA $56,744 Oxford, MA $56,853 Princeton, MA $56,815 Rochdale, MA $56,869

Rutland, MA $56,869 Shrewsbury, MA $56,869 Southbridge, MA $56,744 South Grafton, MA $56,869 South Lancaster, MA $56,815 Spencer, MA $56,869 Sterling, MA $56,831 Sturbridge, MA $56,723

Upton, MA $56,831 Uxbridge, MA $56,761 Webster, MA $56,761 Dudley, MA $56,761 Westborough, MA $56,869 West Boylston, MA $56,869 West Brookfield, MA $56,744 West Millbury, MA $56,869

Whitinsville, MA $56,831 Sutton, MA $56,869 Worcester, MA $56,869 East Walpole, MA $58,675 Cherry Valley, MA $56,869 Paxton, MA $56,869 Framingham, MA $58,512 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $58,360

Boxborough, MA $58,323 Acton, MA $58,323 Ashland, MA $56,723 Bedford, MA $58,344 Hanscom Afb, MA $59,375 Bolton, MA $56,761 Carlisle, MA $58,360 Concord, MA $58,306

Fayville, MA $56,761 Holliston, MA $58,474 Hopedale, MA $56,744 Hopkinton, MA $56,777 Hudson, MA $56,777 Marlborough, MA $56,799 Maynard, MA $58,252 Mendon, MA $56,744

Milford, MA $56,744 Natick, MA $60,389 Sherborn, MA $60,356 Southborough, MA $56,777 Foxboro, MA $58,675 Franklin, MA $57,303 Greenbush, MA $58,567 Green Harbor, MA $58,550

Hingham, MA $59,526 Hull, MA $60,481 Humarock, MA $58,567 Mansfield, MA $58,675 Marshfield, MA $58,550 Marshfield Hills, MA $58,550 Medfield, MA $59,478 Medway, MA $58,512

Millis, MA $58,550 Minot, MA $58,567 Norfolk, MA $58,604 North Marshfield, MA $58,550 North Scituate, MA $58,550 Norwell, MA $58,604 Norwood, MA $58,675 Ocean Bluff, MA $58,550

Scituate, MA $58,550 Sharon, MA $58,675 Sheldonville, MA $57,330 South Walpole, MA $58,637 Stoughton, MA $58,675 Walpole, MA $58,659 Westwood, MA $59,532 Wrentham, MA $58,583

Boston, MA $60,481 Roxbury, MA $60,481 Roxbury Crossing, MA $60,481 Dorchester, MA $60,481 Dorchester Center, MA $60,481 Mattapan, MA $60,481 Charlestown, MA $60,481 Jamaica Plain, MA $60,481

Roslindale, MA $60,481 West Roxbury, MA $60,481 Allston, MA $60,481 Brighton, MA $60,481 Hyde Park, MA $60,481 Readville, MA $60,481 Cambridge, MA $60,481 Somerville, MA $60,481

Malden, MA $60,481 Everett, MA $60,481 Chelsea, MA $60,481 Revere, MA $60,481 Winthrop, MA $60,481 Medford, MA $60,481 West Medford, MA $60,481 Quincy, MA $60,481

Melrose, MA $60,481 Stoneham, MA $60,481 Braintree, MA $58,675 Milton, MA $60,481 Milton Village, MA $60,481 Weymouth, MA $58,675 East Weymouth, MA $58,675 South Weymouth, MA $58,675

North Weymouth, MA $58,675 East Boston, MA $60,481 Brockton, MA $58,675 Avon, MA $58,675 Bridgewater, MA $58,675 Bryantville, MA $58,637 Carver, MA $57,775 Duxbury, MA $58,512

East Bridgewater, MA $58,675 Easton, MA $58,675 Elmwood, MA $58,675 Halifax, MA $58,637 Hanover, MA $58,637 Hanson, MA $58,675 Holbrook, MA $58,675 Middleboro, MA $57,829

Manomet, MA $57,932 Lakeville, MA $57,124 Monponsett, MA $58,659 Abington, MA $58,675 North Carver, MA $58,550 North Easton, MA $58,675 North Pembroke, MA $58,621 Pembroke, MA $58,637

Plymouth, MA $58,013 Kingston, MA $58,529 South Carver, MA $57,070 Plympton, MA $58,583 Randolph, MA $58,675 Rockland, MA $58,675 South Easton, MA $58,675 West Bridgewater, MA $58,675

White Horse Beach, MA $57,970 Whitman, MA $58,675 Lexington, MA $60,481 Brookline, MA $60,481 Brookline Village, MA $60,481 Waltham, MA $60,481 North Waltham, MA $60,481 New Town, MA $60,481

Babson Park, MA $60,481 Newton, MA $60,481 Newton Center, MA $60,481 Newtonville, MA $60,481 Newton Highlands, MA $60,481 Newton Lower Falls, MA $60,481 Newton Upper Falls, MA $60,481 West Newton, MA $60,481

Auburndale, MA $60,481 Chestnut Hill, MA $60,481 Waban, MA $60,481 Watertown, MA $60,481 Arlington, MA $60,481 Arlington Heights, MA $60,481 Belmont, MA $60,481 Waverley, MA $60,481

Wellesley Hills, MA $60,481 Wellesley, MA $60,465 Needham, MA $60,481 Weston, MA $60,481 Needham Heights, MA $60,481 Nonantum, MA $60,481 Buzzards Bay, MA $57,054 Lincoln, MA $60,443

Stow, MA $58,252 Sudbury, MA $60,356 Wayland, MA $60,389 Woodville, MA $56,815 Woburn, MA $60,481 Burlington, MA $59,396 Andover, MA $57,444 Billerica, MA $58,360

Chelmsford, MA $58,360 Dracut, MA $58,360 Dunstable, MA $58,274 Haverhill, MA $57,444 Georgetown, MA $57,444 Groveland, MA $57,444 Lawrence, MA $57,444 Methuen, MA $57,444

North Andover, MA $57,444 Lowell, MA $58,360 Merrimac, MA $57,406 North Billerica, MA $58,360 North Chelmsford, MA $58,360 North Reading, MA $57,406 Nutting Lake, MA $58,360 Pinehurst, MA $58,360

Reading, MA $58,702 Tewksbury, MA $58,360 Tyngsboro, MA $58,360 Wakefield, MA $60,465 West Boxford, MA $57,444 Westford, MA $58,360 Wilmington, MA $57,894 Winchester, MA $60,481

Lynn, MA $60,481 Saugus, MA $60,481 Swampscott, MA $60,443 Nahant, MA $60,481 Amesbury, MA $57,151 Beverly, MA $60,334 Boxford, MA $57,444 Byfield, MA $57,406

Danvers, MA $57,352 Essex, MA $57,943 Gloucester, MA $58,030 Hamilton, MA $57,319 Hathorne, MA $57,352 Chilmark, MA $56,907 East Falmouth, MA $57,184 East Sandwich, MA $57,390

East Wareham, MA $57,070 Edgartown, MA $56,945 Falmouth, MA $57,092 Woods Hole, MA $57,092 Menemsha, MA $56,945 Monument Beach, MA $57,070 Nantucket, MA $56,945 North Falmouth, MA $57,108

Oak Bluffs, MA $56,961 Onset, MA $57,108 Pocasset, MA $57,092 Sagamore, MA $57,509 Sagamore Beach, MA $57,509 Sandwich, MA $57,395 Siasconset, MA $56,945 Silver Beach, MA $57,108

Vineyard Haven, MA $57,010 Wareham, MA $57,124 West Chop, MA $57,010 West Falmouth, MA $57,108 West Tisbury, MA $56,945 West Wareham, MA $57,146 Hyannis, MA $57,032 Barnstable, MA $57,222

Brewster, MA $56,945 Centerville, MA $57,200 Chatham, MA $56,945 Cotuit, MA $57,238 Ipswich, MA $57,319 Cummaquid, MA $57,048 Lynnfield, MA $58,897 Manchester, MA $58,165

Marblehead, MA $60,372 Middleton, MA $57,428 Newburyport, MA $57,336 Newbury, MA $57,444 Salisbury, MA $56,967 Peabody, MA $60,410 Prides Crossing, MA $58,811 Rockport, MA $58,024

Rowley, MA $57,352 Salem, MA $60,410 South Hamilton, MA $57,319 Topsfield, MA $57,406 Wenham, MA $57,336 West Newbury, MA $57,444 Accord, MA $58,675 Bellingham, MA $56,034

Brant Rock, MA $58,431 Canton, MA $58,675 Cohasset, MA $59,472 Dedham, MA $60,481 Dover, MA $60,427 East Mansfield, MA $58,675 Dennis, MA $56,945 Dennis Port, MA $56,945

East Dennis, MA $56,945 Eastham, MA $56,945 East Orleans, MA $56,945 Forestdale, MA $57,319 Harwich, MA $56,945 Harwich Port, MA $56,945 Hyannis Port, MA $57,026 Marstons Mills, MA $57,298

Mashpee, MA $57,336 North Chatham, MA $56,945 North Eastham, MA $57,677 North Truro, MA $58,404 Orleans, MA $56,945 Osterville, MA $57,129 Provincetown, MA $58,295 South Chatham, MA $56,945

South Dennis, MA $56,945 South Harwich, MA $56,945 South Orleans, MA $56,945 South Wellfleet, MA $57,677 South Yarmouth, MA $56,945 Truro, MA $57,677 Wellfleet, MA $57,677 West Barnstable, MA $57,325

West Chatham, MA $56,945 West Dennis, MA $56,945 West Harwich, MA $56,945 West Hyannisport, MA $57,151 West Yarmouth, MA $56,945 Yarmouth Port, MA $56,945 Assonet, MA $57,178 Attleboro, MA $56,197

Chartley, MA $58,675 Cuttyhunk, MA $57,124 Dartmouth, MA $57,216 Dighton, MA $56,609 East Freetown, MA $57,216 East Taunton, MA $58,583 Fairhaven, MA $57,216 Fall River, MA $57,216

Somerset, MA $57,162 Marion, MA $57,216 Mattapoisett, MA $57,216 New Bedford, MA $57,216 Acushnet, MA $57,216

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

$51,430

Average $59,000/year

$67,167

$4,286

Average $4,917/month

$5,597

$989

Average $1,135/week

$1,292

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,167	$5,597	$1,292	$32
Average	$59,000	$4,917	$1,135	$28
25th Percentile	$51,430	$4,286	$989	$25

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