Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

The annual salary statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,660
25th Percentile Wage
$81,960
50th Percentile Wage
$102,760
75th Percentile Wage
$134,290
90th Percentile Wage
$157,250

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $157,250. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,660.

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
$102,760
3.02% 3.02%
2021
$99,660
- -

Table 2. Compare Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Durham-Chapel Hill with Other North Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,760, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for software quality assurance analysts and testers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $108,670). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Durham-Chapel Hill is 5.4 percent (5.4%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Raleigh-Cary
$108,670
Durham-Chapel Hill
$102,760
Northeastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$102,350
Greensboro-High Point
$90,640
Burlington
$88,470
Winston-Salem
$83,930
Fayetteville
$80,570
Western Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$74,000
Greenville
$73,010
Asheville
$69,180
Wilmington
$68,160
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton
$54,980
Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$40,730

See also: Top paying jobs in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina.