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Software Tester salary

Average software tester salary

$78,580

$37.78 hourly rate

Entry-level software tester salary
$61,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025

How much does a software tester make?

The average software tester salary in the United States is $78,580. Software tester salaries typically range between $61,000 and $100,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for software testers is $37.78 per hour.

Software tester salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Software testers earn the highest average salary in New Hampshire.

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Where can a Software Tester earn more?

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Jacksonville, FL$67,919
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Nordstrom$114,812
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Software Tester salary estimates from across the web

Based on the latest salary information compiled by Zippia, Salary.com, Glassdoor, Ziprecruiter and Payscale, the average salary for a software tester typically falls between $63,620 and $90,784.
zippia
$78,580yearly
glassdoor[1]
$85,381yearly
Salary.com[2]
$87,842yearly
ZipRecruiter[3]
$90,784yearly
payscale[4]
$63,620yearly

Average software tester salary by state

The highest-paying states for software testers are New Hampshire, California, and Washington. The lowest average software tester salary states are North Dakota, Kansas, and Florida.

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Highest paying states for software testers

RankStateAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Washington$88,857$42.72
2Massachusetts$87,148$41.90
3New Hampshire$92,570$44.50
4New Jersey$88,562$42.58
5Utah$81,017$38.95
6California$90,903$43.70
7Oregon$83,564$40.17
8North Carolina$83,793$40.29
9Delaware$80,871$38.88
10Rhode Island$77,689$37.35
11Vermont$79,288$38.12
12Maryland$84,575$40.66
13Virginia$80,216$38.57
14Pennsylvania$77,193$37.11
15Nevada$79,308$38.13
16New York$81,874$39.36
17Connecticut$81,654$39.26
18District of Columbia$80,195$38.56
19New Mexico$74,293$35.72
20Idaho$75,530$36.31
21Arizona$74,796$35.96
22Minnesota$75,144$36.13
23Montana$72,773$34.99
24Illinois$75,734$36.41
25Maine$74,432$35.78
26Oklahoma$74,186$35.67
27Wyoming$71,319$34.29
28South Dakota$73,252$35.22
29Kentucky$71,441$34.35
30Missouri$73,692$35.43
31South Carolina$74,195$35.67
32Alaska$77,774$37.39
33West Virginia$70,408$33.85
34Ohio$70,117$33.71
35Alabama$70,187$33.74
36Iowa$71,225$34.24
37Michigan$70,802$34.04
38Arkansas$68,598$32.98
39Texas$70,111$33.71
40Wisconsin$70,094$33.70
41Nebraska$70,910$34.09
42Colorado$68,970$33.16
43Georgia$71,428$34.34
44Indiana$69,128$33.23
45Kansas$67,187$32.30
46North Dakota$67,793$32.59
47Tennessee$65,968$31.72
48Louisiana$68,246$32.81
49Florida$66,665$32.05
50Hawaii$64,266$30.90
51Mississippi$66,212$31.83

Highest paying cities for software testers

The highest-paying cities for software testers are Sunnyvale, CA, Seattle, WA, and Jersey City, NJ.

RankCityAvg. SalaryHourly Rate
1Sunnyvale, CA$97,838$47.04
2Seattle, WA$89,445$43.00
3Jersey City, NJ$88,616$42.60
4Raleigh, NC$84,750$40.75
5Columbia, MD$84,518$40.63
6New York, NY$82,079$39.46
7Midvale, UT$80,790$38.84
8Reston, VA$80,446$38.68
9Washington, DC$80,286$38.60
10Woonsocket, RI$77,560$37.29
11Chicago, IL$75,940$36.51
12Saint Cloud, MN$75,152$36.13
13Saint Louis, MO$74,278$35.71
14Alpharetta, GA$71,643$34.44
15San Antonio, TX$71,077$34.17
16Southfield, MI$70,967$34.12
17Indianapolis, IN$69,079$33.21
18Colorado Springs, CO$68,821$33.09
19Jacksonville, FL$67,919$32.65

Software Tester salary details

A software tester's salary ranges from $61,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $100,000 at the 90th percentile.

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Average Software Tester Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is a software tester's salary?

PercentileAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly Rate
90th Percentile$100,000$8,333$48
75th Percentile$89,000$7,417$43
Average$78,580$6,548$38
25th Percentile$68,000$5,667$33
10th Percentile$61,000$5,083$29

Highest paying software tester jobs

The highest paying types of software testers are staff software engineer, software engineer-consultant, and software development engineer.

Job TitleAnnual SalaryMonthly SalaryHourly RateJob Openings
Quality Assurance Analyst$73,532$6,128$35.35108,078
Quality Assurance Engineer$82,215$6,851$39.53243,536
Quality Assurance Tester$74,140$6,178$35.6482,396
Software Engineer-Consultant$113,987$9,499$54.80317,033
ETL Tester$80,801$6,733$38.8535,095
Functional Tester$76,647$6,387$36.8537,146

Top companies hiring software testers now:

  1. Microsoft Jobs (61)
  2. Citi Jobs (30)
  3. AT&T Jobs (35)
  4. JPMorgan Chase & Co. Jobs (17)
  5. T-Mobile Jobs (21)

Which companies pay software testers the most?

Software tester salaries at Nordstrom and Mayo Clinic are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average software tester salary at companies like Barclays and Medline are highly competitive.

RankCompanyAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Nordstrom$114,812$55.20
2Mayo Clinic$106,190$51.05
3Barclays$105,936$50.93
4Medline$99,330$47.75
5Abbott$99,249$47.72
6iRobot$97,704$46.97
7Charles Schwab$96,714$46.50
8SAS Institute$94,036$45.21
9Henny Penny$93,133$44.78
10PACCAR$92,844$44.64
11Carl Zeiss Meditec, Inc.$92,734$44.58
12Xero$91,272$43.88
13Populus Group$90,887$43.70
14Innovative Emergency Management$90,594$43.55
15QuantumScape$90,519$43.52
16Nobel Biocare$89,439$43.00
17Nokia$88,651$42.62
18ICONMA$88,265$42.44
19Nintendo$87,415$42.03
20TML Intergovernmental Risk Pool$87,150$41.90

Wage gap by gender, race and education

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Software Tester salary by industry

The average software tester salary varies across industries:

  • The average software tester salary in the technology industry is $85,662, the highest of any industry.
  • The average software tester salary in the finance industry is $82,352.
  • Software testers in the hospitality industry earn an average salary of $79,353, the lowest of any industry.

Highest paying industries for software testers

RankIndustryAverage SalaryHourly Rate
1Technology$85,662$41.18
2Automotive$82,352$39.59
3Finance$81,869$39.36
4Hospitality$79,353$38.15

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Software Tester salary trends

The average software tester salary has risen by $12,863 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average software tester earned $65,717 annually, but today, they earn $78,580 a year. That works out to a 10% change in pay for software testers over the last decade.

Compare software tester salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.

Average software tester salary over time

Compare software tester salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

    Software Tester salary by year

    YearAvg. SalaryHourly Rate% Change
    2025$78,600$37.78+3.3%
    2024$76,000$36.53+2.3%
    2023$74,300$35.71+1.9%
    2022$72,800$35.01+2.3%
    2021$71,200$34.22+1.5%

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