Software Qa Salary in Colorado

How much does a Software Qa make in Colorado?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Qa in Colorado is $73,487 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,178
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,712 to $78,560
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,454

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Software Qa Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,560	$6,547	$1,511	$38
Average	$73,487	$6,124	$1,413	$35
25th Percentile	$67,712	$5,643	$1,302	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Software Qa Salaries

A Software Qa'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 and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Software Qa Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Qa'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): $74,691
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,874
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,239
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,224
Expert (over 8 years): $156,903

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Qa	$74,691
Software ... Level Software Qa	$95,874
Software ... Level Software Qa	$116,239
Software ... Level Software Qa	$134,224
Software ... Level Software Qa	$156,903

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How Do Software Qa 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 Software Qas. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $79,746.
California: $79,444.
Massachusetts: $78,385.

District of Columbia $79,746 California $79,444 Massachusetts $78,385 Washington $78,097 New Jersey $78,068 Alaska $77,967 Connecticut $76,973 New York $76,570

Hawaii $75,281 Rhode Island $74,676 Maryland $74,265 Minnesota $73,703 Colorado $73,487 Illinois $73,415 Oregon $73,142 Delaware $72,940

New Hampshire $72,813 Virginia $72,529 Pennsylvania $71,701 Nevada $71,283 North Dakota $71,147 Michigan $70,931 Wisconsin $70,851 Vermont $70,693

Texas $70,253 Maine $70,225 Arizona $70,181 Ohio $70,131 Georgia $69,468 Indiana $69,137 Wyoming $69,072 Utah $68,971

Iowa $68,928 Kansas $68,582 Louisiana $68,482 North Carolina $68,446 Missouri $68,431 Florida $68,150 Montana $67,999 Nebraska $67,855

Kentucky $67,776 South Carolina $67,488 Tennessee $67,308 Idaho $67,236 New Mexico $66,710 Oklahoma $66,595 Alabama $66,170 South Dakota $65,457

Arkansas $65,068 West Virginia $64,859 Mississippi $64,232

Top Paying Cities for Software Qas

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:

Glen Haven: $70,938
Hygiene: $75,497
Johnstown: $72,565

Glen Haven, CO $70,938 Hygiene, CO $75,497 Johnstown, CO $72,565 Laporte, CO $71,370 Livermore, CO $71,226 Loveland, CO $71,276 Lyons, CO $75,447 Masonville, CO $71,370

Mead, CO $72,926 Milliken, CO $72,508 Niwot, CO $75,591 Red Feather Lakes, CO $69,245 Severance, CO $71,132 Timnath, CO $71,370 Wellington, CO $71,370 Windsor, CO $71,226

Brighton, CO $73,048 Ault, CO $70,887 Briggsdale, CO $69,180 Carr, CO $67,869 Eastlake, CO $73,336 Eaton, CO $70,484 Evans, CO $72,011 Fort Lupton, CO $73,171

Galeton, CO $69,915 Gilcrest, CO $72,508 Gill, CO $70,470 Greeley, CO $71,788 Henderson, CO $73,235 Hudson, CO $73,127 Keenesburg, CO $73,048 Kersey, CO $71,471

La Salle, CO $72,227 Lucerne, CO $70,794 Nunn, CO $70,938 Orchard, CO $70,650 Pierce, CO $70,938 Ohio City, CO $73,898 Parlin, CO $73,898 Penrose, CO $69,980

Pitkin, CO $73,898 Poncha Springs, CO $73,898 Powderhorn, CO $73,898 Rockvale, CO $69,901 Sargents, CO $73,898 Twin Lakes, CO $74,136 Westcliffe, CO $68,986 Wetmore, CO $69,440

Durango, CO $70,441 Cahone, CO $73,898 Cortez, CO $73,898 Dolores, CO $73,898 Dove Creek, CO $73,898 Egnar, CO $73,898 Hesperus, CO $70,441 Lewis, CO $73,898

Mancos, CO $73,898 Marvel, CO $69,173 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $69,173 Pleasant View, CO $73,898 Rico, CO $73,898 Towaoc, CO $69,173 Yellow Jacket, CO $73,898 Montrose, CO $73,898

Austin, CO $73,898 Bedrock, CO $73,898 Cedaredge, CO $73,898 Cory, CO $73,898 Crawford, CO $73,898 Delta, CO $73,898 Eckert, CO $73,898 Hotchkiss, CO $73,898

Lazear, CO $73,898 Naturita, CO $73,898 Norwood, CO $73,898 Nucla, CO $73,898 Olathe, CO $73,898 Ophir, CO $73,898 Ouray, CO $73,898 Paonia, CO $73,898

Paradox, CO $73,898 Placerville, CO $73,898 Redvale, CO $73,898 Ridgway, CO $73,898 Silverton, CO $73,898 Somerset, CO $73,898 Telluride, CO $73,898 Grand Junction, CO $73,898

Platteville, CO $72,818 Roggen, CO $72,414 Weldona, CO $71,680 Wiggins, CO $71,680 Fort Morgan, CO $71,680 Log Lane Village, CO $71,680 Akron, CO $70,196 Amherst, CO $68,935

Atwood, CO $68,935 Brush, CO $70,196 Crook, CO $67,221 Eckley, CO $70,196 Fleming, CO $68,935 Grover, CO $67,221 Haxtun, CO $68,935 Hereford, CO $67,221

Hillrose, CO $70,196 Holyoke, CO $68,935 Idalia, CO $70,952 Iliff, CO $67,221 Julesburg, CO $67,221 Lindon, CO $72,710 Merino, CO $68,935 New Raymer, CO $68,935

Otis, CO $70,196 Ovid, CO $67,221 Padroni, CO $67,221 Paoli, CO $68,935 Peetz, CO $67,221 Sedgwick, CO $67,221 Snyder, CO $70,196 Sterling, CO $68,935

Stoneham, CO $68,935 Vernon, CO $70,434 Woodrow, CO $72,710 Wray, CO $71,327 Yuma, CO $70,196 Anton, CO $72,710 Arapahoe, CO $70,073 Arriba, CO $71,168

Bethune, CO $70,952 Burlington, CO $70,952 Calhan, CO $71,168 Cascade, CO $71,888 Cheyenne Wells, CO $70,073 Cope, CO $71,939 Cripple Creek, CO $71,406 Divide, CO $71,406

Flagler, CO $70,952 Florissant, CO $71,168 Fountain, CO $71,694 Genoa, CO $71,168 Green Mountain Falls, CO $71,744 Guffey, CO $71,168 Hugo, CO $71,168 Joes, CO $71,939

Karval, CO $70,073 Kirk, CO $71,939 Kit Carson, CO $70,073 Limon, CO $71,168 Lake George, CO $71,168 Manitou Springs, CO $71,888 Matheson, CO $71,168 Peyton, CO $71,262

Ramah, CO $71,168 Rush, CO $70,664 Seibert, CO $70,952 Simla, CO $71,168 Stratton, CO $70,952 U S A F Academy, CO $71,838 Victor, CO $71,456 Vona, CO $70,952

Wild Horse, CO $70,073 Woodland Park, CO $71,550 Yoder, CO $70,556 Colorado Springs, CO $71,888 Clifton, CO $73,898 Fruita, CO $73,898 Gateway, CO $73,898 Glade Park, CO $73,898

Loma, CO $73,898 Mack, CO $73,898 Palisade, CO $73,898 Whitewater, CO $73,898 Glenwood Springs, CO $73,898 Dinosaur, CO $70,765 Aspen, CO $74,618 Snowmass Village, CO $74,618

Avon, CO $74,049 Basalt, CO $74,330 Carbondale, CO $73,840 Collbran, CO $73,898 Craig, CO $73,329 De Beque, CO $73,898 Eagle, CO $73,617 Edwards, CO $73,999

Parachute, CO $73,898 Battlement Mesa, CO $73,898 Gypsum, CO $73,588 Hamilton, CO $73,329 Hayden, CO $73,329 Maybell, CO $73,617 Meeker, CO $73,617 Meredith, CO $74,424

Mesa, CO $73,898 Minturn, CO $74,049 Molina, CO $73,898 New Castle, CO $73,898 Rangely, CO $73,617 Red Cliff, CO $74,049 Rifle, CO $73,898 Silt, CO $73,898

Slater, CO $66,479 Snowmass, CO $74,474 Wolcott, CO $73,761 Woody Creek, CO $74,618 Vail, CO $74,049 Pueblo, CO $69,706 Colorado City, CO $68,986 Aguilar, CO $68,986

Arlington, CO $68,986 Avondale, CO $69,562 Beulah, CO $68,986 Boncarbo, CO $68,986 Boone, CO $69,324 Branson, CO $68,986 Campo, CO $66,955 Cheraw, CO $68,986

Crowley, CO $68,986 Eads, CO $68,986 Fort Lyon, CO $68,986 Fowler, CO $68,986 Gardner, CO $68,986 Granada, CO $68,986 Hartman, CO $68,986 Hasty, CO $68,986

Haswell, CO $68,986 Hoehne, CO $68,986 Holly, CO $68,986 Kim, CO $68,986 La Junta, CO $68,986 Lamar, CO $68,986 Las Animas, CO $68,986 La Veta, CO $68,986

Mc Clave, CO $68,986 Manzanola, CO $68,986 Model, CO $68,986 Olney Springs, CO $68,986 Ordway, CO $68,986 Pritchett, CO $68,986 Rocky Ford, CO $68,986 Rye, CO $68,986

Sheridan Lake, CO $68,986 Springfield, CO $68,986 Sugar City, CO $68,986 Swink, CO $68,986 Trinchera, CO $68,986 Trinidad, CO $68,986 Two Buttes, CO $68,986 Vilas, CO $68,986

Walsenburg, CO $68,986 Walsh, CO $66,955 Weston, CO $68,986 Wiley, CO $68,986 Alamosa, CO $68,986 Antonito, CO $66,984 Arboles, CO $66,984 Arvada, CO $73,430

Aurora, CO $73,379 Bayfield, CO $70,441 Broomfield, CO $74,294 Commerce City, CO $73,430 Dupont, CO $73,430 Eldorado Springs, CO $75,591 Lafayette, CO $75,497 Louisville, CO $75,591

Westminster, CO $73,430 Wheat Ridge, CO $73,430 Agate, CO $71,939 Bennett, CO $72,710 Byers, CO $72,710 Castle Rock, CO $72,155 Deer Trail, CO $72,710 Elbert, CO $71,536

Elizabeth, CO $72,083 Englewood, CO $73,430 Franktown, CO $72,148 Kiowa, CO $71,939 Larkspur, CO $71,629 Littleton, CO $73,379 Lone Tree, CO $73,379 Louviers, CO $72,998

Monument, CO $71,550 Palmer Lake, CO $71,406 Parker, CO $72,875 Sedalia, CO $72,767 Strasburg, CO $72,710 Watkins, CO $73,329 Denver, CO $73,430 Thornton, CO $73,430

Boulder, CO $75,591 Golden, CO $73,379 Alma, CO $73,509 Bailey, CO $73,250 Black Hawk, CO $75,158 Bond, CO $73,473 Breckenridge, CO $73,559 Buffalo Creek, CO $72,810

Burns, CO $73,408 Central City, CO $75,108 Clark, CO $69,901 Climax, CO $73,617 Coalmont, CO $72,947 Como, CO $73,329 Conifer, CO $73,509 Cowdrey, CO $66,479

Dillon, CO $73,617 Dumont, CO $73,920 Evergreen, CO $72,947 Empire, CO $73,869 Fairplay, CO $73,480 Fraser, CO $74,100 Frisco, CO $73,711 Georgetown, CO $73,833

Granby, CO $74,265 Grand Lake, CO $73,855 Grant, CO $73,423 Hartsel, CO $72,796 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $73,840 Idaho Springs, CO $73,891 Idledale, CO $73,235 Indian Hills, CO $73,192

Jamestown, CO $75,591 Jefferson, CO $73,329 Kittredge, CO $73,048 Kremmling, CO $73,329 Leadville, CO $73,610 Mc Coy, CO $73,329 Morrison, CO $73,336 Nederland, CO $75,497

Oak Creek, CO $73,329 Parshall, CO $73,588 Phippsburg, CO $73,329 Pine, CO $73,235 Pinecliffe, CO $75,591 Rand, CO $72,947 Rollinsville, CO $75,447 Shawnee, CO $73,387

Silver Plume, CO $73,819 Steamboat Springs, CO $73,329 Tabernash, CO $74,193 Toponas, CO $73,329 Walden, CO $68,561 Ward, CO $75,540 Winter Park, CO $74,020 Yampa, CO $73,329

Silverthorne, CO $73,711 Longmont, CO $75,396 Allenspark, CO $75,302 Estes Park, CO $72,760 Bellvue, CO $71,370 Berthoud, CO $72,954 Dacono, CO $73,984 Drake, CO $71,082

Erie, CO $75,396 Firestone, CO $73,221 Fort Collins, CO $71,370 Frederick, CO $75,108 Blanca, CO $68,986 Capulin, CO $67,985 Center, CO $68,986 Chama, CO $68,986

Chimney Rock, CO $70,441 Chromo, CO $66,984 Conejos, CO $66,984 Creede, CO $73,898 Crestone, CO $68,986 Del Norte, CO $71,348 Fort Garland, CO $68,986 San Luis, CO $66,984

Homelake, CO $68,986 Hooper, CO $68,986 Ignacio, CO $66,984 Jaroso, CO $66,984 La Jara, CO $67,985 Manassa, CO $67,985 Moffat, CO $68,986 Monte Vista, CO $68,986

Mosca, CO $68,986 Pagosa Springs, CO $66,984 Romeo, CO $67,985 Saguache, CO $71,348 Sanford, CO $67,985 San Pablo, CO $68,986 South Fork, CO $73,898 Villa Grove, CO $71,348

Salida, CO $72,537 Almont, CO $73,898 Buena Vista, CO $73,898 Canon City, CO $70,153 Cimarron, CO $73,898 Coal Creek, CO $69,872 Coaldale, CO $70,073 Cotopaxi, CO $70,073

Crested Butte, CO $73,948 Florence, CO $69,922 Monarch, CO $73,898 Granite, CO $73,718 Gunnison, CO $73,898 Hillside, CO $70,073 Howard, CO $71,168 Lake City, CO $73,898

Nathrop, CO $73,898

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

Understanding how a Software Qa'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 March 01, 2026

$67,712

Average $73,487/year

$78,560

$5,643

Average $6,124/month

$6,547

$1,302

Average $1,413/week

$1,511

$33

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,560	$6,547	$1,511	$38
Average	$73,487	$6,124	$1,413	$35
25th Percentile	$67,712	$5,643	$1,302	$33

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