Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $98K, rent takes 24.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,599/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new software quality assurance analysts and testers typically earn — is $47K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,831/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $98K locally vs. $104K nationally, a 6% difference.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area pays $98K median vs. the U.S. average of $104K — that’s -6%.

The median is $97,830 a year, that works out to about $47 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $47,180, and experienced software quality assurance analysts and testers can clear $159,500. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,434/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,599/month, which eats 24.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median software quality assurance analysts and testers salary is worth about $97,830 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.