Software Testing Engineer Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Software Testing Engineer make in Mississippi?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Software Testing Engineer in Mississippi is $48,372 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $61,163
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $42,165 to $55,067
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $36,514

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Software Testing Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,067	$4,589	$1,059	$26
Average	$48,372	$4,031	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$42,165	$3,514	$811	$20

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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): $42,650
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,382
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $57,747
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $64,925
Expert (over 8 years): $107,731

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$42,650
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$48,382
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$57,747
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$64,925
Software ... Level Software Testing Engineer	$107,731

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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:

Hillsboro: $47,726
Holly Bluff: $47,721
Kosciusko: $47,726

Hillsboro, MS $47,726 Holly Bluff, MS $47,721 Kosciusko, MS $47,726 Lake, MS $47,726 Lena, MS $47,726 Lexington, MS $47,721 Lorman, MS $47,775 Louise, MS $47,721

Ludlow, MS $47,726 Mc Adams, MS $47,726 Mc Cool, MS $45,747 Madden, MS $47,726 Madison, MS $48,149 Magee, MS $47,726 Mayersville, MS $47,721 Mendenhall, MS $47,726

Midnight, MS $47,721 Mize, MS $47,726 Morton, MS $47,726 Mount Olive, MS $47,726 Natchez, MS $47,070 Newhebron, MS $47,726 Pattison, MS $47,726 Pelahatchie, MS $47,791

Pickens, MS $47,726 Piney Woods, MS $48,117 Pinola, MS $47,726 Port Gibson, MS $47,726 Puckett, MS $47,726 Pulaski, MS $47,726 Raleigh, MS $47,726 Raymond, MS $48,084

Redwood, MS $47,726 Ridgeland, MS $48,214 Rolling Fork, MS $47,721 Sallis, MS $47,726 Sandhill, MS $47,954 Satartia, MS $47,726 Sharon, MS $47,726 Sibley, MS $49,071

Silver City, MS $47,721 Star, MS $48,117 Taylorsville, MS $47,726 Tchula, MS $47,721 Terry, MS $48,052 Thomastown, MS $47,726 Tinsley, MS $47,726 Tougaloo, MS $48,214

Utica, MS $47,726 Vaiden, MS $47,065 Valley Park, MS $47,726 Vaughan, MS $47,726 Vicksburg, MS $47,726 Walnut Grove, MS $47,726 Washington, MS $49,071 Wesson, MS $47,726

West, MS $47,721 Whitfield, MS $48,117 Yazoo City, MS $47,726 Jackson, MS $48,214 Pearl, MS $48,214 Richland, MS $48,214 Flowood, MS $48,214 Byram, MS $48,214

Lula, MS $50,416 Lyon, MS $49,066 Marks, MS $50,416 Michigan City, MS $50,416 Mount Pleasant, MS $50,416 Myrtle, MS $50,416 Nesbit, MS $50,595 New Albany, MS $48,079

Olive Branch, MS $50,595 Oxford, MS $50,416 Pope, MS $50,416 Potts Camp, MS $50,416 Red Banks, MS $50,416 Ripley, MS $48,372 Robinsonville, MS $50,416 Sarah, MS $50,416

Sardis, MS $50,416 Senatobia, MS $50,416 Sherard, MS $47,721 Sledge, MS $50,416 Southaven, MS $50,720 Taylor, MS $50,416 Tiplersville, MS $50,416 Tula, MS $48,079

Tunica, MS $50,416 University, MS $50,416 Victoria, MS $50,416 Walls, MS $50,671 Walnut, MS $48,372 Waterford, MS $50,416 Greenville, MS $48,209 Alligator, MS $47,721

Anguilla, MS $47,753 Arcola, MS $48,209 Avon, MS $48,209 Benoit, MS $47,721 Beulah, MS $47,721 Boyle, MS $47,721 Chatham, MS $48,046 Cleveland, MS $47,721

Doddsville, MS $47,721 Drew, MS $47,721 Parchman, MS $47,721 Dublin, MS $47,721 Duncan, MS $47,721 Glen Allan, MS $47,949 Grace, MS $47,786 Gunnison, MS $47,721

Hollandale, MS $48,144 Holly Ridge, MS $47,818 Indianola, MS $47,786 Inverness, MS $47,753 Isola, MS $47,786 Leland, MS $48,209 Merigold, MS $47,721 Metcalfe, MS $48,176

Moorhead, MS $47,721 Mound Bayou, MS $47,721 Pace, MS $47,721 Panther Burn, MS $47,981 Rena Lara, MS $47,721 Rome, MS $47,721 Rosedale, MS $47,721 Ruleville, MS $47,721

Scott, MS $47,851 Shaw, MS $47,721 Shelby, MS $47,721 Stoneville, MS $48,209 Sunflower, MS $47,721 Wayside, MS $48,209 Winstonville, MS $47,721 Winterville, MS $48,209

Tupelo, MS $45,747 Algoma, MS $45,747 Amory, MS $45,747 Baldwyn, MS $46,327 Becker, MS $45,747 Belden, MS $45,747 Belmont, MS $46,327 Blue Springs, MS $45,747

Booneville, MS $46,327 Burnsville, MS $46,327 Corinth, MS $46,327 Dennis, MS $46,327 Derma, MS $45,747 Ecru, MS $45,747 Fulton, MS $45,747 Gattman, MS $45,747

Glen, MS $46,327 Abbeville, MS $50,416 Arkabutla, MS $50,416 Ashland, MS $50,416 Batesville, MS $50,416 Belen, MS $50,416 Blue Mountain, MS $50,416 Byhalia, MS $50,416

Clarksdale, MS $49,066 Coahoma, MS $50,416 Coldwater, MS $50,416 Como, MS $50,416 Courtland, MS $50,416 Crenshaw, MS $50,416 Crowder, MS $50,416 Darling, MS $50,416

Dumas, MS $46,327 Dundee, MS $50,416 Etta, MS $50,416 Falcon, MS $50,416 Falkner, MS $48,372 Farrell, MS $49,066 Friars Point, MS $50,416 Hernando, MS $50,465

Hickory Flat, MS $50,416 Holly Springs, MS $50,416 Horn Lake, MS $50,693 Independence, MS $50,416 Jonestown, MS $50,416 Lake Cormorant, MS $50,541 Lamar, MS $50,416 Stennis Space Center, MS $48,041

Diamondhead, MS $47,488 Biloxi, MS $48,063 Diberville, MS $48,063 Escatawpa, MS $47,840 Gautier, MS $47,840 Hurley, MS $47,515 Kiln, MS $47,433 Lakeshore, MS $48,117

Long Beach, MS $47,683 Mc Henry, MS $47,433 Moss Point, MS $47,840 Ocean Springs, MS $48,063 Vancleave, MS $48,063 Pascagoula, MS $47,840 Pass Christian, MS $47,650 Pearlington, MS $48,670

Perkinston, MS $47,379 Saucier, MS $47,629 Waveland, MS $47,390 Wiggins, MS $47,385 Brookhaven, MS $47,726 Bogue Chitto, MS $47,726 Bude, MS $49,397 Centreville, MS $51,072

Chatawa, MS $51,072 Crosby, MS $51,072 Fernwood, MS $51,072 Gloster, MS $51,072 Jayess, MS $47,726 Kokomo, MS $47,499 Liberty, MS $51,072 Mc Call Creek, MS $47,726

Mccomb, MS $49,397 Magnolia, MS $51,072 Meadville, MS $49,397 Monticello, MS $47,726 Oak Vale, MS $47,726 Osyka, MS $51,072 Roxie, MS $49,397 Ruth, MS $47,726

Silver Creek, MS $47,726 Smithdale, MS $49,397 Sontag, MS $47,726 Summit, MS $49,397 Tylertown, MS $49,310 Union Church, MS $47,726 Woodville, MS $51,072 Columbus, MS $46,235

Aberdeen, MS $45,910 Ackerman, MS $45,747 Artesia, MS $46,105 Bellefontaine, MS $45,747 Brooksville, MS $45,845 Caledonia, MS $46,137 Cedarbluff, MS $45,845 Crawford, MS $45,942

Eupora, MS $45,747 French Camp, MS $45,747 Hamilton, MS $45,975 Kilmichael, MS $45,747 Maben, MS $45,747 Mantee, MS $45,747 Mathiston, MS $45,747 Mayhew, MS $46,235

Montpelier, MS $45,747 Pheba, MS $45,747 Prairie, MS $45,877 Starkville, MS $45,877 Mississippi State, MS $45,910 Steens, MS $46,235 Stewart, MS $45,747 Sturgis, MS $45,747

Walthall, MS $45,747 Weir, MS $45,747 West Point, MS $46,202 Woodland, MS $45,747 Thaxton, MS $45,747 Tishomingo, MS $46,327 Toccopola, MS $45,747 Trebloc, MS $45,747

Tremont, MS $46,034 Van Vleet, MS $45,747 Vardaman, MS $45,747 Verona, MS $45,747 Wheeler, MS $46,327 Grenada, MS $46,734 Banner, MS $45,747 Big Creek, MS $45,747

Bruce, MS $45,747 Calhoun City, MS $45,747 Carrollton, MS $47,721 Cascilla, MS $47,721 Charleston, MS $49,066 Coffeeville, MS $45,747 Coila, MS $47,721 Cruger, MS $47,721

Duck Hill, MS $46,734 Elliott, MS $46,734 Enid, MS $50,416 Glendora, MS $47,721 Gore Springs, MS $45,747 Greenwood, MS $47,721 Holcomb, MS $47,721 Itta Bena, MS $47,721

Mc Carley, MS $47,721 Minter City, MS $47,721 Money, MS $47,721 Morgan City, MS $47,721 North Carrollton, MS $47,721 Oakland, MS $49,066 Paris, MS $48,079 Philipp, MS $47,721

Pittsboro, MS $45,747 Schlater, MS $47,721 Scobey, MS $49,066 Sidon, MS $47,721 Slate Spring, MS $45,747 Sumner, MS $47,721 Swan Lake, MS $47,721 Swiftown, MS $47,721

Tie Plant, MS $46,734 Tillatoba, MS $49,066 Tippo, MS $47,721 Tutwiler, MS $47,721 Vance, MS $47,721 Water Valley, MS $50,416 Webb, MS $47,721 Winona, MS $46,734

Belzoni, MS $47,721 Benton, MS $47,726 Bentonia, MS $47,726 Bolton, MS $48,019 Brandon, MS $48,182 Braxton, MS $47,791 Camden, MS $47,726 Canton, MS $47,759

Carthage, MS $47,726 Cary, MS $47,721 Clinton, MS $48,214 Conehatta, MS $47,726 Crystal Springs, MS $47,759 Delta City, MS $47,851 D Lo, MS $47,726 Durant, MS $47,726

Edwards, MS $47,759 Ethel, MS $45,747 Fayette, MS $47,726 Flora, MS $47,954 Pocahontas, MS $48,214 Florence, MS $48,182 Meridian, MS $47,726 Bailey, MS $45,747

Buckatunna, MS $48,979 Chunky, MS $47,726 Clara, MS $48,979 Collinsville, MS $46,734 Daleville, MS $45,747 Decatur, MS $47,726 De Kalb, MS $45,747 Enterprise, MS $47,726

Hickory, MS $47,726 Lauderdale, MS $47,721 Lawrence, MS $47,726 Little Rock, MS $47,726 Louin, MS $47,726 Louisville, MS $45,747 Macon, MS $45,747 Marion, MS $47,721

Newton, MS $47,726 Noxapater, MS $45,747 Pachuta, MS $47,726 Paulding, MS $47,726 Philadelphia, MS $46,734 Porterville, MS $47,721 Preston, MS $45,747 Quitman, MS $47,726

Rose Hill, MS $47,726 Scooba, MS $45,747 Sebastopol, MS $47,726 Shubuta, MS $48,350 Shuqualak, MS $45,747 State Line, MS $48,979 Stonewall, MS $47,726 Toomsuba, MS $47,721

Union, MS $47,726 Vossburg, MS $47,726 Waynesboro, MS $48,979 Hattiesburg, MS $47,385 Bassfield, MS $47,726 Bay Springs, MS $47,726 Beaumont, MS $47,385 Brooklyn, MS $47,374

Carriere, MS $47,347 Carson, MS $47,726 Collins, MS $47,726 Columbia, MS $47,499 Eastabuchie, MS $47,499 Ellisville, MS $47,650 Heidelberg, MS $47,726 Laurel, MS $47,726

Leakesville, MS $48,979 Lucedale, MS $48,003 Lumberton, MS $47,195 Mc Lain, MS $47,499 Mc Neill, MS $47,298 Moselle, MS $47,499 Moss, MS $47,726 Neely, MS $47,775

New Augusta, MS $47,385 Nicholson, MS $48,079 Ovett, MS $47,775 Petal, MS $47,385 Picayune, MS $47,813 Poplarville, MS $47,330 Prentiss, MS $47,726 Purvis, MS $47,385

Richton, MS $47,775 Sandersville, MS $47,726 Sandy Hook, MS $47,385 Seminary, MS $47,726 Soso, MS $47,726 Stringer, MS $47,726 Sumrall, MS $47,499 Foxworth, MS $47,726

Gulfport, MS $47,683 Bay Saint Louis, MS $47,922 Plantersville, MS $45,747 Pontotoc, MS $45,747 Randolph, MS $45,747 Rienzi, MS $46,327 Saltillo, MS $46,034 Shannon, MS $45,747

Sherman, MS $45,747 Smithville, MS $45,747 Golden, MS $46,327 Greenwood Springs, MS $45,747 Guntown, MS $46,034 Houlka, MS $45,747 Houston, MS $45,747 Iuka, MS $46,327

Mantachie, MS $46,034 Marietta, MS $46,327 Mooreville, MS $45,747 Nettleton, MS $45,747 New Site, MS $46,327 Okolona, MS $45,747 Lambert, MS $50,416 Forest, MS $47,726

Gallman, MS $47,726 Georgetown, MS $47,726 Goodman, MS $47,726 Harperville, MS $47,726 Harriston, MS $47,726 Harrisville, MS $47,759 Hazlehurst, MS $47,726 Hermanville, MS $47,726

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

$42,165

Average $48,372/year

$55,067

$3,514

Average $4,031/month

$4,589

$811

Average $930/week

$1,059

$20

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,067	$4,589	$1,059	$26
Average	$48,372	$4,031	$930	$23
25th Percentile	$42,165	$3,514	$811	$20

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