Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Rochester 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 Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,430
25th Percentile Wage
$69,960
50th Percentile Wage
$86,200
75th Percentile Wage
$107,460
90th Percentile Wage
$129,430

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,430. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,430.

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
$86,200
6.97% 6.97%
2021
$80,190
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Table 2. Compare Software Quality Assurance Analyst and Tester Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,200 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for software quality assurance analysts and testers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Rochester is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 28.6 percent (28.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central East New York nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$108,650
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$93,600
Rochester
$86,200
Ithaca
$84,160
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$83,920
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$83,410
Syracuse
$82,490
Utica-Rome
$82,270
Binghamton
$70,100
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$61,520

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.