What are the main factors that influence a Qa Developer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Qa Developer's salary?

A Qa Developer's salary grows with experience: a Qa Developer (0-2 years)earns $73,595, a Quality Assurance Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $86,614, a Quality Assurance Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $97,966, a Quality Assurance Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $121,810, a Quality Assurance Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $146,166,

What are the highest paying states for a Qa Developer?

Qa Developer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Qa Developer roles are District of Columbia $79,892, California $79,589, Massachusetts $78,528. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Qa Developer roles make?

Salaries for Qa Developer level roles vary by specialization: QA Director: $198,190; QA Manager: $128,390; QA Specialist: $102,609; QA Architect: $101,859; QA Technician: $101,188.

How do different companies affect a Qa Developer's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Qa Developer roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Qa Developer Salary in the United States

How much does a Qa Developer make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Qa Developer in the United States is $72,157 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, a Qa Developer's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,415
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,256 to $77,527
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $58,974

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Qa Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,527	$6,461	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,157	$6,013	$1,388	$35
25th Percentile	$65,256	$5,438	$1,255	$31

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Key Factors That Influence Qa Developer Salaries

A Qa Developer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Qa Developer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Qa Developer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $73,595
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,614
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,966
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,810
Expert (over 8 years): $146,166

Levels	Salary
Qa Develo... Level Qa Developer	$73,595
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$86,614
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$97,966
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$121,810
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$146,166

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How Do Qa Developer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Qa Developers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,892.
California: $79,589.
Massachusetts: $78,528.

District of Columbia $79,892 California $79,589 Massachusetts $78,528 Washington $78,240 New Jersey $78,211 Alaska $78,110 Connecticut $77,114 New York $76,710

Hawaii $75,418 Rhode Island $74,812 Maryland $74,401 Minnesota $73,838 Colorado $73,622 Illinois $73,550 Oregon $73,275 Delaware $73,073

New Hampshire $72,946 Virginia $72,662 Pennsylvania $71,832 Nevada $71,414 North Dakota $71,277 Michigan $71,060 Wisconsin $70,981 Vermont $70,822

Texas $70,382 Maine $70,353 Arizona $70,310 Ohio $70,259 Georgia $69,595 Indiana $69,263 Wyoming $69,198 Utah $69,097

Iowa $69,054 Kansas $68,708 Louisiana $68,607 North Carolina $68,571 Missouri $68,556 Florida $68,275 Montana $68,123 Nebraska $67,979

Kentucky $67,900 South Carolina $67,611 Tennessee $67,431 Idaho $67,358 New Mexico $66,832 Oklahoma $66,716 Alabama $66,291 South Dakota $65,576

Arkansas $65,187 West Virginia $64,977 Mississippi $64,350

Top Paying Cities for Qa Developers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $91,011
San Francisco: $90,117
Oakland: $88,118

San Jose, CA $91,011

San Francisco, CA $90,117

Oakland, CA $88,118

New York, NY $83,623

Queens Village, NY $83,081

Paramus, NJ $82,504

Passaic, NJ $82,432

Bergenfield, NJ $82,360

Stamford, CT $82,252

Huntington, NY $82,179

Newark, NJ $81,710

Bridgeport, CT $81,566

New Brunswick, NJ $81,328

Vallejo, CA $81,177

Middlesex, NJ $81,133

Somerset, NJ $81,068

Petaluma, CA $80,902

Santa Cruz, CA $80,621

Boston, MA $80,477

Monterey, CA $80,116

Fairbanks, AK $80,065

Los Angeles, CA $79,928

Washington, DC $79,892

Seattle, WA $79,762

Santa Rosa, CA $79,748

Juneau, AK $79,539

Orange, CA $79,300

Anchorage, AK $79,171

Anaheim, CA $79,120

Santa Ana, CA $79,012

Nassau, NY $78,969

Long Beach, CA $78,940

Danbury, CT $78,918

Santa Maria, CA $78,673

Everett, WA $78,658

Bremerton, WA $78,305

Trenton, NJ $78,168

Sacramento, CA $78,139

San Diego, CA $78,103

Brockton, MA $78,074

Tacoma, WA $78,045

Santa Barbara, CA $77,944

Lowell, MA $77,655

New Suffolk, NY $77,626

Nashua, NH $77,540

Lompoc, CA $77,424

Ventura, CA $77,352

Stockton, CA $77,331

New Haven, CT $77,186

Atlantic City, NJ $76,999

Hartford, CT $76,840

Modesto, CA $76,804

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,645

New Britain, CT $76,609

Olympia, WA $76,508

Kennewick, WA $76,508

New London, CT $76,494

Norwich, CT $76,472

Lawrence, MA $76,436

Bakersfield, CA $76,234

Riverside, CA $76,133

New Bedford, MA $76,133

Richland, WA $76,061

Portsmouth, NH $76,003

Vineland, NJ $75,988

San Bernardino, CA $75,931

Boulder, CO $75,729

Worcester, MA $75,671

Portland, OR $75,606

Saint Paul, MN $75,519

Minneapolis, MN $75,519

Philadelphia, PA $75,418

Honolulu, HI $75,036

Springfield, MA $74,783

Providence, RI $74,776

Chicago, IL $74,567

Bellingham, WA $74,480

Baltimore, MD $74,401

Chico, CA $74,221

Wilmington, DE $74,098

Pittsfield, MA $74,026

Manchester, NH $73,889

Spokane, WA $73,571

Denver, CO $73,564

Albany, NY $73,225

Troy, NY $73,196

Schenectady, NY $73,044

Burlington, VT $72,886

Portland, ME $72,633

Salem, OR $72,575

Yakima, WA $72,561

Ann Arbor, MI $72,539

Rochester, MN $72,337

Fresno, CA $72,301

Reno, NV $72,301

Milwaukee, WI $72,236

Detroit, MI $72,164

Allentown, PA $72,142

Carson City, NV $72,135

Houston, TX $72,027

Colorado Springs, CO $72,020

Syracuse, NY $71,984

Eugene, OR $71,847

Bismarck, ND $71,760

Gary, IN $71,760

Galveston, TX $71,760

Springfield, OR $71,702

Medford, OR $71,529

Fort Collins, CO $71,500

Austin, TX $71,443

Mesa, AZ $71,291

Phoenix, AZ $71,277

Dallas, TX $71,255

Reading, PA $71,212

Saint Cloud, MN $71,183

Concord, NH $71,118

Madison, WI $71,089

Utica, NY $70,894

Raleigh, NC $70,836

Las Vegas, NV $70,829

Rochester, NY $70,779

Des Moines, IA $70,771

Atlanta, GA $70,656

Battle Creek, MI $70,634

Salt Lake City, UT $70,613

Lancaster, PA $70,505

Champaign, IL $70,490

Harrisburg, PA $70,403

Durham, NC $70,339

Kansas City, MO $70,331

Kansas City, KS $70,317

Fort Worth, TX $70,310

Boca Raton, FL $70,281

Cleveland, OH $70,274

Columbus, OH $70,259

Pittsburgh, PA $70,252

Richmond, VA $70,223

Indianapolis, IN $70,209

Cincinnati, OH $70,115

Petersburg, VA $70,007

Billings, MT $69,848

Lansing, MI $69,848

Huntsville, AL $69,848

Lebanon, PA $69,841

Dayton, OH $69,833

Pueblo, CO $69,833

Appleton, WI $69,812

Buffalo, NY $69,783

Racine, WI $69,747

Charlotte, NC $69,740

Saint Louis, MO $69,718

Springfield, IL $69,689

Elkhart, IN $69,675

York, PA $69,675

Gastonia, NC $69,667

Benton Harbor, MI $69,667

Beaumont, TX $69,624

Lorain, OH $69,610

Toledo, OH $69,581

Binghamton, NY $69,545

Rock Hill, SC $69,538

Rockford, IL $69,502

Fargo, ND $69,465

Elyria, OH $69,465

Flagstaff, AZ $69,415

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,372

Miami, FL $69,328

Duluth, MN $69,213

Bangor, ME $69,119

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,040

Louisville, KY $69,004

Grand Rapids, MI $68,989

Hialeah, FL $68,982

Casper, WY $68,881

Scranton, PA $68,794

New Orleans, LA $68,773

Virginia Beach, VA $68,766

Akron, OH $68,729

Peoria, IL $68,636

Sarasota, FL $68,621

Green Bay, WI $68,571

Baton Rouge, LA $68,535

Charleston, SC $68,520

Nashville, TN $68,499

Jamestown, NY $68,484

Davenport, IA $68,484

Tucson, AZ $68,448

Cheyenne, WY $68,426

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,405

Tampa, FL $68,390

Omaha, NE $68,376

Port Arthur, TX $68,347

Evansville, IN $68,347

Bradenton, FL $68,318

Santa Fe, NM $68,188

Orlando, FL $68,116

Clearwater, FL $68,037

Canton, OH $67,885

La Crosse, WI $67,885

Grand Forks, ND $67,864

Albuquerque, NM $67,842

Tulsa, OK $67,842

Newport News, VA $67,835

High Point, NC $67,813

Ogden, UT $67,784

Corpus Christi, TX $67,726

Laramie, WY $67,683

Norfolk, VA $67,683

Rock Island, IL $67,640

Saginaw, MI $67,625

Jacksonville, FL $67,618

Salisbury, NC $67,604

Memphis, TN $67,589

Moline, IL $67,553

Fort Myers, FL $67,532

Waterloo, IA $67,438

Spartanburg, SC $67,366

Lincoln, NE $67,330

Fort Wayne, IN $67,315

Birmingham, AL $67,236

Cedar Falls, IA $67,221

Provo, UT $67,214

Springfield, OH $67,207

San Antonio, TX $67,193

Greensboro, NC $67,164

South Bend, IN $67,156

Winston Salem, NC $67,149

Boise, ID $67,128

Savannah, GA $67,077

Muskegon, MI $66,947

Lima, OH $66,861

Lake Charles, LA $66,832

Anderson, IN $66,817

Lexington, KY $66,796

Augusta, GA $66,774

Greenville, SC $66,774

Wichita, KS $66,709

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,709

Columbia, SC $66,644

Bloomington, IN $66,464

Roanoke, VA $66,420

Asheville, NC $66,327

Knoxville, TN $66,204

Shreveport, LA $66,197

Wilmington, NC $66,103

Frankfort, KY $65,966

Oklahoma City, OK $65,915

Chillicothe, OH $65,886

Longview, TX $65,879

Topeka, KS $65,858

Mobile, AL $65,749

Terre Haute, IN $65,721

Erie, PA $65,713

Altoona, PA $65,677

Melbourne, FL $65,656

Amarillo, TX $65,627

Killeen, TX $65,605

Fayetteville, AR $65,547

Sioux Falls, SD $65,497

Chattanooga, TN $65,454

Idaho Falls, ID $65,446

Gainesville, FL $65,295

Portsmouth, OH $65,259

Little Rock, AR $65,244

Lynchburg, VA $65,244

Lafayette, LA $65,215

Youngstown, OH $65,215

Temple, TX $65,187

Daytona Beach, FL $65,172

Clarksville, TN $65,165

Pensacola, FL $65,158

Hopkinsville, KY $64,941

Charleston, WV $64,934

Florence, SC $64,898

Sioux City, IA $64,855

Macon, GA $64,645

Tallahassee, FL $64,638

Fayetteville, NC $64,624

Waco, TX $64,609

Wichita Falls, TX $64,609

Pine Bluff, AR $64,580

Vincennes, IN $64,443

Lubbock, TX $64,414

Great Falls, MT $64,371

Alamogordo, NM $64,364

Abilene, TX $64,306

Rapid City, SD $64,212

Monroe, LA $64,212

Albany, GA $64,169

Huntington, WV $64,162

Jackson, MS $64,155

Greenville, MS $64,147

Parkersburg, WV $64,075

Montgomery, AL $64,061

Johnstown, PA $64,046

Springfield, MO $63,989

Biloxi, MS $63,953

Sumter, SC $63,801

Columbus, GA $63,794

Twin Falls, ID $63,751

Pascagoula, MS $63,657

Kingsport, TN $63,469

Gulfport, MS $63,448

Alexandria, LA $63,209

Fort Smith, AR $63,029

El Paso, TX $62,834

Helena, MT $62,740

Las Cruces, NM $62,510

Harlingen, TX $62,307

Pocatello, ID $62,243

Florence, AL $62,221

Brownsville, TX $62,206

Dothan, AL $62,091

Mcallen, TX $62,055

Columbus, MS $61,521

Altus, OK $61,189

Lawton, OK $61,052

Pierre, SD $60,792

What Skills Can Increase a Qa Developer's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.09% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Software Development (Mentioned in 2.91% Job Postings): Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.
Scrum (Mentioned in 2.02% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.09%
Software Development	2.91%
Scrum	2.02%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Qa Developer's salary.

Scrum: Can increase your salary by up to 31%.
Software Testing: Can increase your salary by up to 22%.
Jenkins: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Scrum	$94,526	31%
Software Testing	$88,031	22%
Jenkins	$85,145	18%
Agile	$82,259	14%
Linux	$81,537	13%
QA Automation	$80,816	12%

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How Education impacts a Qa Developer's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Qa Developers enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Qa Developer with a Bachelor's Degree is between $71,485 and $75,711).

Qa Developer Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Qa Developer

No Diploma 0.3%

High School 8.8%

Associates 8.8%

Bachelors 59.6%

Masters 21.7%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.3%
High School	8.8%
Associates	8.8%
Bachelors	59.6%
Masters	21.7%
Doctorate	0.8%

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Qa Developer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Qa Developer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$65,256

Average $72,157/year

$77,527

$5,438

Average $6,013/month

$6,461

$1,255

Average $1,388/week

$1,491

$31

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,527	$6,461	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,157	$6,013	$1,388	$35
25th Percentile	$65,256	$5,438	$1,255	$31

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Salary Trends for Qa Developer

Salaries for a Qa Developer can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary increased from $64,328 in 2023 to around $64,588 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Qa Developer salary trends, .

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2024

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