Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer

Average annual salary for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer is $68050 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest salary recorded was $98718. The lowest salary reported was $42719. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Median hourly wage for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer is $33.84 based on statistics in the U.S. as of 2015. The highest hourly rate recorded was $49.09. The lowest hourly rate recorded was $21.24. These figures will vary on a state to state basis as these are averages across all 50 states.

Bonuses for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer are based on the years of experience using statistics from the U.S. as of 2015. The average bonus recorded was $750 from people with 15+ years of experience. The average bonus recorded was $2500 from people with under 1 year of experience.

These are the highest paying states for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
California – $52,002 – $101,514
Illinois – $43,915 – $112,552
Massachusetts – $49,043 – $90,210
New York – $33,122 – $90,604
North Carolina – $51,714 – $104,551
Texas – $46,721 – $89,418
Washington – $39,104 – $92,738

These are the highest paying cities for a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer. These numbers are based off the median annual salary as of 2015.
San Jose, California –
San Diego, California –
San Francisco, California –
Boston, Massachusetts –
Los Angeles, California –
Sunnyvale, California –
Cupertino, California –

This chart outlines the average annual salary of a Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer from the past 5 years. In 2015 the average annual salary was $68050 while in 2007 it was just $63108.38