Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $109K, rent takes 17.9% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,187/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 $76K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $4,580/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $109K locally vs. $104K nationally, a 4% difference.

Northwestern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area pays $109K median vs. the U.S. average of $104K — that’s +4%.

The median is $108,590 a year, that works out to about $52 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $76,340, and experienced software quality assurance analysts and testers can clear $151,100. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $6,621/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,187/month, which eats 17.9% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northwestern South Carolina 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 $108,590 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.