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 $73,592, a Quality Assurance Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $86,612, a Quality Assurance Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $97,963, a Quality Assurance Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $121,816, a Quality Assurance Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $146,167,

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 $79,896, California $79,593, Massachusetts $78,532. 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: $102,616; QA Architect: $101,856; QA Technician: $101,195.

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 May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Qa Developer in the United States is $72,160 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): $82,443
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,290 to $77,543
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $59,035

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Qa Developer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,543	$6,462	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,160	$6,013	$1,388	$35
25th Percentile	$65,290	$5,441	$1,256	$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): $73,592
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,612
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,963
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $121,816
Expert (over 8 years): $146,167

Levels	Salary
Qa Develo... Level Qa Developer	$73,592
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$86,612
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$97,963
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$121,816
Quality A... Level Qa Developer	$146,167

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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: $79,896.
California: $79,593.
Massachusetts: $78,532.

District of Columbia $79,896 California $79,593 Massachusetts $78,532 Washington $78,243 New Jersey $78,215 Alaska $78,114 Connecticut $77,118 New York $76,714

Hawaii $75,422 Rhode Island $74,816 Maryland $74,404 Minnesota $73,842 Colorado $73,625 Illinois $73,553 Oregon $73,279 Delaware $73,077

New Hampshire $72,950 Virginia $72,665 Pennsylvania $71,836 Nevada $71,417 North Dakota $71,280 Michigan $71,063 Wisconsin $70,984 Vermont $70,825

Texas $70,385 Maine $70,356 Arizona $70,313 Ohio $70,262 Georgia $69,599 Indiana $69,267 Wyoming $69,202 Utah $69,101

Iowa $69,057 Kansas $68,711 Louisiana $68,610 North Carolina $68,574 Missouri $68,560 Florida $68,278 Montana $68,127 Nebraska $67,982

Kentucky $67,903 South Carolina $67,614 Tennessee $67,434 Idaho $67,362 New Mexico $66,835 Oklahoma $66,719 Alabama $66,294 South Dakota $65,579

Arkansas $65,190 West Virginia $64,980 Mississippi $64,353

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: $91,016
San Francisco: $90,019
Oakland: $88,122

San Jose, CA $91,016

San Francisco, CA $90,019

Oakland, CA $88,122

New York, NY $83,085

Paramus, NJ $82,074

Queens Village, NY $82,071

Passaic, NJ $82,002

Bergenfield, NJ $81,996

Stamford, CT $81,837

Huntington, NY $81,807

Newark, NJ $81,274

Bridgeport, CT $81,122

Vallejo, CA $80,978

New Brunswick, NJ $80,949

Petaluma, CA $80,906

Middlesex, NJ $80,769

Somerset, NJ $80,719

Santa Cruz, CA $80,625

Boston, MA $80,185

Monterey, CA $79,931

Seattle, WA $79,766

Santa Rosa, CA $79,752

Los Angeles, CA $79,730

Juneau, AK $79,542

Washington, DC $79,463

Orange, CA $79,206

Santa Ana, CA $79,016

Long Beach, CA $78,943

Anaheim, CA $78,929

Anchorage, AK $78,893

Santa Maria, CA $78,676

Everett, WA $78,662

Danbury, CT $78,408

Bremerton, WA $78,308

Tacoma, WA $78,049

New Suffolk, NY $78,047

Sacramento, CA $78,027

Santa Barbara, CA $77,948

Trenton, NJ $77,868

San Diego, CA $77,868

Brockton, MA $77,789

Fairbanks, AK $77,612

Lompoc, CA $77,428

Lowell, MA $77,370

Ventura, CA $77,356

Nashua, NH $77,341

Stockton, CA $77,334

Modesto, CA $76,807

Poughkeepsie, NY $76,649

Olympia, WA $76,512

Kennewick, WA $76,512

New Haven, CT $76,483

Lawrence, MA $76,223

Hartford, CT $76,151

Riverside, CA $76,136

New Bedford, MA $76,064

Richland, WA $76,064

Bakersfield, CA $75,963

San Bernardino, CA $75,934

New Britain, CT $75,927

Atlantic City, NJ $75,927

New London, CT $75,898

Norwich, CT $75,877

Portsmouth, NH $75,862

Boulder, CO $75,709

Portland, OR $75,610

Worcester, MA $75,602

Minneapolis, MN $75,379

Philadelphia, PA $75,278

Honolulu, HI $75,039

Saint Paul, MN $75,005

Vineland, NJ $74,989

Providence, RI $74,780

Chicago, IL $74,570

Bellingham, WA $74,484

Springfield, MA $74,426

Baltimore, MD $74,404

Chico, CA $74,224

Pittsfield, MA $74,029

Manchester, NH $73,892

Spokane, WA $73,575

Denver, CO $73,567

Albany, NY $73,228

Troy, NY $73,199

Nassau, NY $73,122

Schenectady, NY $73,048

Wilmington, DE $72,990

Burlington, VT $72,889

Salem, OR $72,860

Portland, ME $72,637

Yakima, WA $72,564

Rochester, MN $72,341

Reno, NV $72,305

Fresno, CA $72,305

Milwaukee, WI $72,240

Detroit, MI $72,168

Ann Arbor, MI $72,155

Allentown, PA $72,146

Colorado Springs, CO $72,023

Syracuse, NY $71,987

Carson City, NV $71,987

Houston, TX $71,886

Eugene, OR $71,850

Gary, IN $71,763

Springfield, OR $71,706

Bismarck, ND $71,691

Galveston, TX $71,641

Medford, OR $71,533

Fort Collins, CO $71,504

Concord, NH $71,468

Austin, TX $71,446

Mesa, AZ $71,294

Reading, PA $71,287

Phoenix, AZ $71,280

Dallas, TX $71,258

Saint Cloud, MN $71,189

Madison, WI $71,092

Utica, NY $70,897

Rochester, NY $70,782

Des Moines, IA $70,775

Raleigh, NC $70,768

Atlanta, GA $70,659

Battle Creek, MI $70,638

Salt Lake City, UT $70,616

Lancaster, PA $70,508

Harrisburg, PA $70,407

Kansas City, MO $70,335

Champaign, IL $70,320

Kansas City, KS $70,320

Fort Worth, TX $70,313

Columbus, OH $70,301

Boca Raton, FL $70,284

Pittsburgh, PA $70,255

Richmond, VA $70,226

Indianapolis, IN $70,212

Cleveland, OH $70,205

Las Vegas, NV $70,118

Cincinnati, OH $70,118

Petersburg, VA $70,010

Huntsville, AL $69,902

Lansing, MI $69,853

Lebanon, PA $69,844

Pueblo, CO $69,837

Appleton, WI $69,815

Buffalo, NY $69,786

Dayton, OH $69,765

Racine, WI $69,750

Charlotte, NC $69,743

Saint Louis, MO $69,721

York, PA $69,678

Elkhart, IN $69,678

Gastonia, NC $69,664

Billings, MT $69,647

Beaumont, TX $69,627

Lorain, OH $69,613

Benton Harbor, MI $69,599

Toledo, OH $69,584

Binghamton, NY $69,548

Rock Hill, SC $69,541

Rockford, IL $69,505

Springfield, IL $69,476

Elyria, OH $69,469

Fargo, ND $69,469

Flagstaff, AZ $69,418

Fort Lauderdale, FL $69,375

Duluth, MN $69,332

Miami, FL $69,332

Cheyenne, WY $69,281

Grand Forks, ND $69,281

Bangor, ME $69,122

Cedar Rapids, IA $69,043

Durham, NC $69,013

Louisville, KY $69,007

Grand Rapids, MI $68,992

Hialeah, FL $68,985

Casper, WY $68,884

Scranton, PA $68,798

New Orleans, LA $68,776

Virginia Beach, VA $68,769

Akron, OH $68,733

Peoria, IL $68,639

Sarasota, FL $68,624

Nashville, TN $68,574

Omaha, NE $68,574

Green Bay, WI $68,574

Baton Rouge, LA $68,538

Charleston, SC $68,523

Jamestown, NY $68,487

Davenport, IA $68,487

Tucson, AZ $68,451

Saint Petersburg, FL $68,408

Tampa, FL $68,394

Evansville, IN $68,350

Port Arthur, TX $68,350

Bradenton, FL $68,321

Santa Fe, NM $68,191

Orlando, FL $68,062

Clearwater, FL $68,040

Canton, OH $67,888

La Crosse, WI $67,888

Albuquerque, NM $67,845

Newport News, VA $67,838

High Point, NC $67,816

Ogden, UT $67,787

Corpus Christi, TX $67,730

Norfolk, VA $67,686

Laramie, WY $67,686

Rock Island, IL $67,643

Saginaw, MI $67,629

Jacksonville, FL $67,621

Salisbury, NC $67,607

Boise, ID $67,593

Moline, IL $67,556

Fort Myers, FL $67,535

Memphis, TN $67,520

Tulsa, OK $67,484

Waterloo, IA $67,441

Spartanburg, SC $67,369

Lincoln, NE $67,333

Fort Wayne, IN $67,318

Provo, UT $67,311

Cedar Falls, IA $67,225

San Antonio, TX $67,196

Greensboro, NC $67,167

South Bend, IN $67,160

Savannah, GA $67,080

Muskegon, MI $67,051

Birmingham, AL $67,044

Winston Salem, NC $67,009

Lake Charles, LA $66,835

Anderson, IN $66,820

Lexington, KY $66,799

Augusta, GA $66,777

Greenville, SC $66,777

Lima, OH $66,719

Wichita, KS $66,712

Tuscaloosa, AL $66,712

Columbia, SC $66,647

Springfield, OH $66,633

Asheville, NC $66,517

Bloomington, IN $66,467

Knoxville, TN $66,207

Shreveport, LA $66,200

Wilmington, NC $66,106

Roanoke, VA $66,106

Topeka, KS $65,976

Frankfort, KY $65,968

Oklahoma City, OK $65,918

Chillicothe, OH $65,890

Longview, TX $65,882

Melbourne, FL $65,875

Sioux Falls, SD $65,760

Mobile, AL $65,752

Terre Haute, IN $65,724

Altoona, PA $65,680

Amarillo, TX $65,630

Killeen, TX $65,608

Fayetteville, AR $65,550

Chattanooga, TN $65,529

Sioux City, IA $65,464

Idaho Falls, ID $65,449

Lynchburg, VA $65,392

Gainesville, FL $65,298

Portsmouth, OH $65,262

Little Rock, AR $65,247

Lafayette, LA $65,218

Youngstown, OH $65,218

Daytona Beach, FL $65,175

Clarksville, TN $65,168

Pensacola, FL $65,161

Temple, TX $65,156

Hopkinsville, KY $64,944

Erie, PA $64,930

Florence, SC $64,901

Charleston, WV $64,786

Great Falls, MT $64,749

Macon, GA $64,648

Tallahassee, FL $64,641

Fayetteville, NC $64,627

Waco, TX $64,612

Helena, MT $64,562

Pine Bluff, AR $64,534

Vincennes, IN $64,446

Lubbock, TX $64,417

Alamogordo, NM $64,374

Twin Falls, ID $64,309

Rapid City, SD $64,288

Jackson, MS $64,158

Huntington, WV $64,153

Greenville, MS $64,151

Parkersburg, WV $64,077

Montgomery, AL $64,064

Wichita Falls, TX $63,992

Springfield, MO $63,992

Biloxi, MS $63,956

Monroe, LA $63,884

Johnstown, PA $63,833

Sumter, SC $63,804

Columbus, GA $63,797

Pascagoula, MS $63,660

Abilene, TX $63,660

Kingsport, TN $63,472

Albany, GA $63,472

Gulfport, MS $63,451

Alexandria, LA $63,212

Fort Smith, AR $63,032

El Paso, TX $62,837

Las Cruces, NM $62,512

Harlingen, TX $62,329

Pocatello, ID $62,318

Florence, AL $62,224

Brownsville, TX $62,209

Mcallen, TX $62,058

Dothan, AL $61,957

Columbus, MS $61,528

Altus, OK $61,192

Lawton, OK $61,055

Pierre, SD $60,795

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	$94,530	31%
Software Testing	$88,036	22%
Jenkins	$85,149	18%
Agile	$82,263	14%
Linux	$81,541	13%
QA Automation	$80,820	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 May 01, 2026

$65,290

Average $72,160/year

$77,543

$5,441

Average $6,013/month

$6,462

$1,256

Average $1,388/week

$1,491

$31

Average $35/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$77,543	$6,462	$1,491	$37
Average	$72,160	$6,013	$1,388	$35
25th Percentile	$65,290	$5,441	$1,256	$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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