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Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

The annual salary statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$92,850
25th Percentile Wage
$119,360
50th Percentile Wage
$154,940
75th Percentile Wage
$197,170
90th Percentile Wage
$191,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $191,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $154,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $92,850.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2022
$154,940
14.90% 14.90%
2021
$131,850
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Table 2. Compare Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $154,940, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for software quality assurance analysts and testers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $130,740). In comparison, the median annual salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 15.6 percent (15.6%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$154,940
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$130,740
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$128,190
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$117,630
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$117,580
Napa
$107,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$106,110
Bakersfield-Delano
$105,790
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$105,550
Stockton
$103,440
Salinas
$103,300
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$102,400
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$100,560
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$99,800
Fresno
$99,210
Vallejo-Fairfield
$98,910
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$97,950
Chico
$91,510
Modesto
$87,470

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