Software Qa Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Qa make in Massachusetts?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Qa in Massachusetts is $78,392 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $38.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $88,722
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $72,242 to $83,799
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $66,643

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Software Qa Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,799	$6,983	$1,612	$40
Average	$78,392	$6,533	$1,508	$38
25th Percentile	$72,242	$6,020	$1,389	$35

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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): $79,673
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,263
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $123,986
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,171
Expert (over 8 years): $167,378

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Qa	$79,673
Software ... Level Software Qa	$102,263
Software ... Level Software Qa	$123,986
Software ... Level Software Qa	$143,171
Software ... Level Software Qa	$167,378

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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: $79,753.
California: $79,451.
Massachusetts: $78,392.

District of Columbia $79,753 California $79,451 Massachusetts $78,392 Washington $78,104 New Jersey $78,075 Alaska $77,974 Connecticut $76,980 New York $76,576

Hawaii $75,287 Rhode Island $74,682 Maryland $74,271 Minnesota $73,710 Colorado $73,494 Illinois $73,422 Oregon $73,148 Delaware $72,946

New Hampshire $72,819 Virginia $72,536 Pennsylvania $71,707 Nevada $71,289 North Dakota $71,153 Michigan $70,936 Wisconsin $70,857 Vermont $70,699

Texas $70,259 Maine $70,231 Arizona $70,187 Ohio $70,137 Georgia $69,474 Indiana $69,143 Wyoming $69,078 Utah $68,977

Iowa $68,934 Kansas $68,588 Louisiana $68,487 North Carolina $68,451 Missouri $68,437 Florida $68,156 Montana $68,005 Nebraska $67,861

Kentucky $67,781 South Carolina $67,493 Tennessee $67,313 Idaho $67,241 New Mexico $66,715 Oklahoma $66,600 Alabama $66,175 South Dakota $65,462

Arkansas $65,073 West Virginia $64,864 Mississippi $64,238

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:

Agawam: $74,653
Amherst: $74,437
Barre: $75,323

Agawam, MA $74,653 Amherst, MA $74,437 Barre, MA $75,323 Belchertown, MA $74,531 Blandford, MA $74,459 Bondsville, MA $74,560 Brimfield, MA $74,416 Chester, MA $73,702

Chesterfield, MA $74,027 Chicopee, MA $74,653 Cummington, MA $73,702 Easthampton, MA $74,603 East Longmeadow, MA $74,653 East Otis, MA $74,754 Feeding Hills, MA $74,653 Gilbertville, MA $75,035

Goshen, MA $74,005 Granby, MA $74,632 Granville, MA $74,560 Hadley, MA $74,488 Hampden, MA $74,653 Hardwick, MA $75,085 Hatfield, MA $74,459 Haydenville, MA $74,344

Holyoke, MA $74,653 Huntington, MA $74,488 Leeds, MA $74,459 Leverett, MA $74,416 Ludlow, MA $74,653 Monson, MA $74,560 North Amherst, MA $74,560 Northampton, MA $74,509

Florence, MA $74,509 North Hatfield, MA $74,452 Oakham, MA $75,446 Palmer, MA $74,560 Plainfield, MA $73,702 Russell, MA $74,560 Shutesbury, MA $74,531 Southampton, MA $74,632

South Barre, MA $75,374 South Hadley, MA $74,632 Southwick, MA $74,653 Thorndike, MA $74,560 Three Rivers, MA $74,603 Wales, MA $74,416 Ware, MA $75,057 Warren, MA $74,833

West Chesterfield, MA $73,659 Westfield, MA $74,653 West Hatfield, MA $74,416 West Springfield, MA $74,653 West Warren, MA $75,143 Whately, MA $74,293 Wheelwright, MA $75,345 Wilbraham, MA $74,653

Williamsburg, MA $74,315 Woronoco, MA $74,581 Worthington, MA $73,731 Springfield, MA $74,653 Longmeadow, MA $74,653 Indian Orchard, MA $74,653 Pittsfield, MA $73,897 Adams, MA $73,825

Ashley Falls, MA $75,172 Becket, MA $73,825 Berkshire, MA $73,897 Cheshire, MA $73,897 Dalton, MA $73,897 Glendale, MA $73,875 Great Barrington, MA $73,681 Hinsdale, MA $73,897

Housatonic, MA $73,774 Lanesboro, MA $73,897 Lee, MA $73,875 Lenox, MA $73,897 Lenox Dale, MA $73,897 Middlefield, MA $73,803 Mill River, MA $74,538 Monterey, MA $73,681

North Adams, MA $73,731 North Egremont, MA $73,839 Otis, MA $73,659 Richmond, MA $73,897 Sandisfield, MA $74,819 Savoy, MA $73,803 Sheffield, MA $74,704 South Egremont, MA $73,983

Southfield, MA $75,064 South Lee, MA $73,875 Stockbridge, MA $73,875 Tyringham, MA $73,774 West Stockbridge, MA $73,846 Williamstown, MA $73,731 Windsor, MA $73,875 Greenfield, MA $74,077

Ashfield, MA $73,746 Athol, MA $75,410 Bernardston, MA $74,048 Buckland, MA $73,645 Charlemont, MA $73,472 Colrain, MA $73,717 Conway, MA $73,969 Deerfield, MA $74,099

Drury, MA $73,263 Erving, MA $74,560 Heath, MA $73,472 Lake Pleasant, MA $74,228 Millers Falls, MA $74,163 Monroe Bridge, MA $73,191 Montague, MA $74,228 Gill, MA $74,502

New Salem, MA $74,790 Northfield, MA $74,502 Orange, MA $75,157 Petersham, MA $75,395 Rowe, MA $73,306 Royalston, MA $75,525 Shelburne Falls, MA $73,710 South Deerfield, MA $74,214

Sunderland, MA $74,279 Turners Falls, MA $74,163 Warwick, MA $75,165 Wendell, MA $74,502 Wendell Depot, MA $74,768 Fitchburg, MA $76,123 Ashburnham, MA $75,770 Ashby, MA $77,138

Ayer, MA $77,333 Devens, MA $77,275 Baldwinville, MA $75,647 East Templeton, MA $75,669 Gardner, MA $75,806 Westminster, MA $75,806 Groton, MA $77,405 Harvard, MA $77,398

Hubbardston, MA $75,345 Leominster, MA $75,374 Littleton, MA $77,520 Lunenburg, MA $77,167 Pepperell, MA $77,405 Shirley, MA $77,246 Still River, MA $77,354 Templeton, MA $75,669

Townsend, MA $77,268 West Groton, MA $77,304 West Townsend, MA $77,239 Winchendon, MA $75,503 Winchendon Springs, MA $75,489 Auburn, MA $75,539 North Dartmouth, MA $76,000 South Dartmouth, MA $76,000

North Attleboro, MA $74,624 Plainville, MA $74,574 Attleboro Falls, MA $74,596 North Dighton, MA $74,552 Norton, MA $77,916 Raynham, MA $77,938 Raynham Center, MA $77,938 Rehoboth, MA $74,646

Rochester, MA $76,000 Seekonk, MA $74,646 Swansea, MA $74,574 Berkley, MA $76,043 Taunton, MA $77,866 Westport, MA $76,000 Westport Point, MA $76,000 Berlin, MA $75,489

Cataumet, MA $75,835 Blackstone, MA $74,552 Boylston, MA $75,539 Brookfield, MA $75,395 Charlton, MA $75,489 Charlton City, MA $75,489 Charlton Depot, MA $75,489 Clinton, MA $75,489

East Brookfield, MA $75,467 Douglas, MA $75,417 East Princeton, MA $75,446 Fiskdale, MA $75,323 Grafton, MA $75,539 Holden, MA $75,539 Holland, MA $75,287 Jefferson, MA $75,539

Lancaster, MA $75,417 Leicester, MA $75,539 Linwood, MA $75,374 Manchaug, MA $75,539 Millbury, MA $75,539 Millville, MA $74,480 New Braintree, MA $75,374 Northborough, MA $75,539

Northbridge, MA $75,518 North Brookfield, MA $75,446 North Grafton, MA $75,539 North Oxford, MA $75,539 North Uxbridge, MA $75,374 Oxford, MA $75,518 Princeton, MA $75,467 Rochdale, MA $75,539

Rutland, MA $75,539 Shrewsbury, MA $75,539 Southbridge, MA $75,374 South Grafton, MA $75,539 South Lancaster, MA $75,467 Spencer, MA $75,539 Sterling, MA $75,489 Sturbridge, MA $75,345

Upton, MA $75,489 Uxbridge, MA $75,395 Webster, MA $75,395 Dudley, MA $75,395 Westborough, MA $75,539 West Boylston, MA $75,539 West Brookfield, MA $75,374 West Millbury, MA $75,539

Whitinsville, MA $75,489 Sutton, MA $75,539 Worcester, MA $75,539 East Walpole, MA $77,938 Cherry Valley, MA $75,539 Paxton, MA $75,539 Framingham, MA $77,722 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $77,520

Boxborough, MA $77,470 Acton, MA $77,470 Ashland, MA $75,345 Bedford, MA $77,498 Hanscom Afb, MA $78,867 Bolton, MA $75,395 Carlisle, MA $77,520 Concord, MA $77,448

Fayville, MA $75,395 Holliston, MA $77,671 Hopedale, MA $75,374 Hopkinton, MA $75,417 Hudson, MA $75,417 Marlborough, MA $75,446 Maynard, MA $77,376 Mendon, MA $75,374

Milford, MA $75,374 Natick, MA $80,214 Sherborn, MA $80,171 Southborough, MA $75,417 Foxboro, MA $77,938 Franklin, MA $76,115 Greenbush, MA $77,794 Green Harbor, MA $77,772

Hingham, MA $79,069 Hull, MA $80,337 Humarock, MA $77,794 Mansfield, MA $77,938 Marshfield, MA $77,772 Marshfield Hills, MA $77,772 Medfield, MA $79,004 Medway, MA $77,722

Millis, MA $77,772 Minot, MA $77,794 Norfolk, MA $77,844 North Marshfield, MA $77,772 North Scituate, MA $77,772 Norwell, MA $77,844 Norwood, MA $77,938 Ocean Bluff, MA $77,772

Scituate, MA $77,772 Sharon, MA $77,938 Sheldonville, MA $76,151 South Walpole, MA $77,887 Stoughton, MA $77,938 Walpole, MA $77,916 Westwood, MA $79,076 Wrentham, MA $77,815

Boston, MA $80,337 Roxbury, MA $80,337 Roxbury Crossing, MA $80,337 Dorchester, MA $80,337 Dorchester Center, MA $80,337 Mattapan, MA $80,337 Charlestown, MA $80,337 Jamaica Plain, MA $80,337

Roslindale, MA $80,337 West Roxbury, MA $80,337 Allston, MA $80,337 Brighton, MA $80,337 Hyde Park, MA $80,337 Readville, MA $80,337 Cambridge, MA $80,337 Somerville, MA $80,337

Malden, MA $80,337 Everett, MA $80,337 Chelsea, MA $80,337 Revere, MA $80,337 Winthrop, MA $80,337 Medford, MA $80,337 West Medford, MA $80,337 Quincy, MA $80,337

Melrose, MA $80,337 Stoneham, MA $80,337 Braintree, MA $77,938 Milton, MA $80,337 Milton Village, MA $80,337 Weymouth, MA $77,938 East Weymouth, MA $77,938 South Weymouth, MA $77,938

North Weymouth, MA $77,938 East Boston, MA $80,337 Brockton, MA $77,938 Avon, MA $77,938 Bridgewater, MA $77,938 Bryantville, MA $77,887 Carver, MA $76,742 Duxbury, MA $77,722

East Bridgewater, MA $77,938 Easton, MA $77,938 Elmwood, MA $77,938 Halifax, MA $77,887 Hanover, MA $77,887 Hanson, MA $77,938 Holbrook, MA $77,938 Middleboro, MA $76,814

Manomet, MA $76,951 Lakeville, MA $75,878 Monponsett, MA $77,916 Abington, MA $77,938 North Carver, MA $77,772 North Easton, MA $77,938 North Pembroke, MA $77,866 Pembroke, MA $77,887

Plymouth, MA $77,059 Kingston, MA $77,743 South Carver, MA $75,806 Plympton, MA $77,815 Randolph, MA $77,938 Rockland, MA $77,938 South Easton, MA $77,938 West Bridgewater, MA $77,938

White Horse Beach, MA $77,001 Whitman, MA $77,938 Lexington, MA $80,337 Brookline, MA $80,337 Brookline Village, MA $80,337 Waltham, MA $80,337 North Waltham, MA $80,337 New Town, MA $80,337

Babson Park, MA $80,337 Newton, MA $80,337 Newton Center, MA $80,337 Newtonville, MA $80,337 Newton Highlands, MA $80,337 Newton Lower Falls, MA $80,337 Newton Upper Falls, MA $80,337 West Newton, MA $80,337

Auburndale, MA $80,337 Chestnut Hill, MA $80,337 Waban, MA $80,337 Watertown, MA $80,337 Arlington, MA $80,337 Arlington Heights, MA $80,337 Belmont, MA $80,337 Waverley, MA $80,337

Wellesley Hills, MA $80,337 Wellesley, MA $80,315 Needham, MA $80,337 Weston, MA $80,337 Needham Heights, MA $80,337 Nonantum, MA $80,337 Buzzards Bay, MA $75,784 Lincoln, MA $80,286

Stow, MA $77,376 Sudbury, MA $80,171 Wayland, MA $80,214 Woodville, MA $75,467 Woburn, MA $80,337 Burlington, MA $78,896 Andover, MA $76,303 Billerica, MA $77,520

Chelmsford, MA $77,520 Dracut, MA $77,520 Dunstable, MA $77,405 Haverhill, MA $76,303 Georgetown, MA $76,303 Groveland, MA $76,303 Lawrence, MA $76,303 Methuen, MA $76,303

North Andover, MA $76,303 Lowell, MA $77,520 Merrimac, MA $76,252 North Billerica, MA $77,520 North Chelmsford, MA $77,520 North Reading, MA $76,252 Nutting Lake, MA $77,520 Pinehurst, MA $77,520

Reading, MA $77,974 Tewksbury, MA $77,520 Tyngsboro, MA $77,520 Wakefield, MA $80,315 West Boxford, MA $76,303 Westford, MA $77,520 Wilmington, MA $76,901 Winchester, MA $80,337

Lynn, MA $80,337 Saugus, MA $80,337 Swampscott, MA $80,286 Nahant, MA $80,337 Amesbury, MA $75,914 Beverly, MA $80,142 Boxford, MA $76,303 Byfield, MA $76,252

Danvers, MA $76,180 Essex, MA $76,965 Gloucester, MA $77,081 Hamilton, MA $76,137 Hathorne, MA $76,180 Chilmark, MA $75,590 East Falmouth, MA $75,957 East Sandwich, MA $76,231

East Wareham, MA $75,806 Edgartown, MA $75,640 Falmouth, MA $75,835 Woods Hole, MA $75,835 Menemsha, MA $75,640 Monument Beach, MA $75,806 Nantucket, MA $75,640 North Falmouth, MA $75,856

Oak Bluffs, MA $75,662 Onset, MA $75,856 Pocasset, MA $75,835 Sagamore, MA $76,389 Sagamore Beach, MA $76,389 Sandwich, MA $76,238 Siasconset, MA $75,640 Silver Beach, MA $75,856

Vineyard Haven, MA $75,727 Wareham, MA $75,878 West Chop, MA $75,727 West Falmouth, MA $75,856 West Tisbury, MA $75,640 West Wareham, MA $75,907 Hyannis, MA $75,755 Barnstable, MA $76,007

Brewster, MA $75,640 Centerville, MA $75,979 Chatham, MA $75,640 Cotuit, MA $76,029 Ipswich, MA $76,137 Cummaquid, MA $75,777 Lynnfield, MA $78,233 Manchester, MA $77,261

Marblehead, MA $80,192 Middleton, MA $76,281 Newburyport, MA $76,159 Newbury, MA $76,303 Salisbury, MA $75,669 Peabody, MA $80,243 Prides Crossing, MA $78,118 Rockport, MA $77,073

Rowley, MA $76,180 Salem, MA $80,243 South Hamilton, MA $76,137 Topsfield, MA $76,252 Wenham, MA $76,159 West Newbury, MA $76,303 Accord, MA $77,938 Bellingham, MA $74,430

Brant Rock, MA $77,614 Canton, MA $77,938 Cohasset, MA $78,997 Dedham, MA $80,337 Dover, MA $80,264 East Mansfield, MA $77,938 Dennis, MA $75,640 Dennis Port, MA $75,640

East Dennis, MA $75,640 Eastham, MA $75,640 East Orleans, MA $75,640 Forestdale, MA $76,137 Harwich, MA $75,640 Harwich Port, MA $75,640 Hyannis Port, MA $75,748 Marstons Mills, MA $76,108

Mashpee, MA $76,159 North Chatham, MA $75,640 North Eastham, MA $76,612 North Truro, MA $77,578 Orleans, MA $75,640 Osterville, MA $75,885 Provincetown, MA $77,434 South Chatham, MA $75,640

South Dennis, MA $75,640 South Harwich, MA $75,640 South Orleans, MA $75,640 South Wellfleet, MA $76,612 South Yarmouth, MA $75,640 Truro, MA $76,612 Wellfleet, MA $76,612 West Barnstable, MA $76,144

West Chatham, MA $75,640 West Dennis, MA $75,640 West Harwich, MA $75,640 West Hyannisport, MA $75,914 West Yarmouth, MA $75,640 Yarmouth Port, MA $75,640 Assonet, MA $75,950 Attleboro, MA $74,646

Chartley, MA $77,938 Cuttyhunk, MA $75,878 Dartmouth, MA $76,000 Dighton, MA $75,193 East Freetown, MA $76,000 East Taunton, MA $77,815 Fairhaven, MA $76,000 Fall River, MA $76,000

Somerset, MA $75,928 Marion, MA $76,000 Mattapoisett, MA $76,000 New Bedford, MA $76,000 Acushnet, MA $76,000

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 April 01, 2026

$72,242

Average $78,392/year

$83,799

$6,020

Average $6,533/month

$6,983

$1,389

Average $1,508/week

$1,612

$35

Average $38/hour

$40

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$83,799	$6,983	$1,612	$40
Average	$78,392	$6,533	$1,508	$38
25th Percentile	$72,242	$6,020	$1,389	$35

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