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Highest-paying Cities for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

The top 100 highest paying cities for software quality assurance analysts and testers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of software quality assurance analysts and testers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $154,940, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for software quality assurance analysts and testers. It is followed by California-Lexington Park, Maryland (average annual salary $139,300). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of software quality assurance analysts and testers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$154,940	$92,850	9,270
2	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$139,300	$75,860	440
3	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$130,740	$74,430	8,550
4	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$128,190	$63,530	70
5	Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$125,640	$56,990	40
6	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$119,920	$64,000	4,710
7	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$117,630	$54,080	100
8	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$117,580	$62,710	270
9	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$112,690	$57,730	10,220
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$111,800	$72,800	5,220

11	Worcester, Massachusetts	$111,340	$67,420	150
12	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$110,080	$64,990	500
13	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$109,140	$64,650	8,780
14	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$108,670	$65,240	2,280
15	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$108,650	$68,990	15,920
16	Napa, California	$107,720	$62,780	30
17	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$107,710	$72,990	60
18	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$106,230	$41,600	40
19	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$106,110	$60,050	6,590
20	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$105,790	$48,100	130
21	Salisbury, Maryland	$105,560	$60,730	230
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$105,550	$65,280	2,560
23	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$104,790	$64,510	3,540
24	Boulder, Colorado	$104,700	$67,810	780
25	Maryland nonmetropolitan area, Maryland	$103,740	$47,460	30
26	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$103,670	$73,260	150
27	Stockton, California	$103,440	$63,950	80
28	Salinas, California	$103,300	$42,670	50
29	Huntsville, Alabama	$102,950	$65,610	700
30	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$102,760	$59,660	910
31	Naples-Marco Island, Florida	$102,680	$55,930	70
32	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$102,620	$65,960	730
33	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$102,400	$59,040	1,020
34	Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area, North Carolina	$102,350	$46,960	100
35	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$101,440	$77,980	210
36	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$101,400	$65,260	1,740
37	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$100,870	$64,600	3,900
38	West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$100,770	$41,600	70
39	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$100,560	$60,680	550
40	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$99,800	$55,720	300
41	Savannah, Georgia	$99,450	$52,850	50
42	Greeley, Colorado	$99,240	$71,300	40
43	Fresno, California	$99,210	$47,460	110
44	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$98,910	$52,860	30
45	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$98,850	$60,640	6,000
46	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$98,820	$55,190	3,200
47	Norwich-New London, Rhode Island	$98,810	$71,530	100
48	Rockford, Illinois	$98,730	$58,550	40
49	Columbus, Indiana	$98,650	$61,750	60
50	Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas	$98,220	$61,770	100
51	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$97,950	$62,330	40
52	Richmond, Virginia	$97,900	$53,770	800
53	Manchester, New Hampshire	$97,740	$56,630	130
54	Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida	$97,650	$61,380	190
55	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$97,620	$58,920	8,270
56	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$97,350	$56,340	2,880
57	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$97,160	$57,920	3,150
58	Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi	$97,130	$66,300	160
59	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$97,050	$54,720	230
60	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$97,040	$53,730	750
61	Olympia, Washington	$96,890	$58,330	260
62	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$96,550	$51,950	70
63	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$96,360	$49,350	100
64	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$96,330	$55,180	3,820
65	Columbus, Ohio	$96,290	$57,960	1,270
66	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$95,660	$69,110	240
67	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$95,430	$67,470	60
68	Ames, Iowa	$95,420	$68,830	70
69	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$94,970	$48,730	60
70	Anchorage, Alaska	$94,790	$73,980	n/a
71	Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina	$94,440	$48,440	60
72	Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$93,630	$82,590	40
73	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$93,600	$63,700	540
74	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$93,050	$48,870	430
75	Springfield, Massachusetts	$92,650	$67,720	100
76	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area, Maine	$92,510	$44,870	50
77	Lynchburg, Virginia	$92,000	$58,640	60
78	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$91,810	$62,260	1,170
79	Canton-Massillon, Ohio	$91,730	$57,320	70
80	Chico, California	$91,510	$35,410	40
81	Medford, Oregon	$91,300	$55,620	n/a
82	Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$91,230	$53,970	40
83	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$90,640	$44,260	260
84	Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$90,030	$65,690	70
85	El Paso, Texas	$90,010	$47,790	110
86	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$89,990	$66,170	490
87	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$89,820	$61,420	170
88	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$88,880	$51,130	270
89	Burlington, North Carolina	$88,470	$54,020	40
90	Jacksonville, Florida	$87,630	$54,300	870
91	Modesto, California	$87,470	$51,260	30
92	Akron, Ohio	$87,280	$50,650	200
93	Tucson, Arizona	$86,970	$48,930	270
94	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area, Virginia	$86,870	$52,670	40
95	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$86,590	$37,530	2,260
96	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$86,460	$49,790	2,430
97	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$86,450	$59,990	220
98	Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach, Florida	$86,270	$59,080	30
99	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$86,250	$51,560	590
100	Rochester, New York	$86,200	$57,430	590