Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary in the US
A software quality assurance analysts and testers earns a national median of $104,300 a year (mean $111,490) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #115 of 825.
How much does a software quality assurance analysts and testers earn in the US?
A software quality assurance analysts and testers in the United States earns a median of $104,300 a year (mean $111,490), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 186,740 people work in this occupation (SOC 15-1253), ranked #115 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$104,300
per year
Mean
$111,490
per year
Employment
186,740
US workers
National rank
#115
of 825 by median
What a software quality assurance analysts and testers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a software quality assurance analysts and testers (SOC 15-1253) earns a median annual wage of $104,300 and a mean (average) of $111,490. The median is the midpoint — half of software quality assurance analysts and testers earn more and half earn less — and is 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a software quality assurance analysts and testers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for software quality assurance analysts and testers is $104,300, and the mean (average) is $111,490. The median is the midpoint — half of software quality assurance analysts and testers earn more and half earn less.
- How does software quality assurance analysts and testers pay compare to the US average?
- At $104,300, a software quality assurance analysts and testers earns 105% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many software quality assurance analysts and testers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 186,740 software quality assurance analysts and testers employed nationally (SOC 15-1253), across all industries.
- Where does this software quality assurance analysts and testers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 15-1253. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 15-1253 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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