What are the main factors that influence a QA Engineer IV'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 Engineer 's salary?

A QA Engineer 's salary grows with experience: a Quality Assurance Engineer II (2-4 years)earns $91,205, a Quality Assurance Engineer III (4-7 years)earns $103,157, a QA Engineer IV (7+ years)earns $128,258, a Quality Assurance Engineer V (7-10 years)earns $153,907, a Quality Assurance Engineering Supervisor (10+ years)earns $115,297,

What are the highest paying states for a QA Engineer IV?

QA Engineer IV salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for QA Engineer IV roles are District of Columbia $142,635, California $142,094, Massachusetts $140,200. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of QA Engineer roles make?

Salaries for QA Engineer level roles vary by specialization: Software QA Engineer IV: $131,500; QA Specialist IV: $126,776; QA Analyst IV: $125,900; QA/Validation Engineer IV: $125,300; QA Product Engineer: $79,378.

How do different companies affect a QA Engineer IV's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for QA Engineer IV 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 Engineer IV Salary in the United States

How much does a QA Engineer IV make in the United States?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a QA Engineer IV in the United States is $128,825 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $62.

However, a QA Engineer IV's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $143,553
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $119,331 to $136,534
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $110,687

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QA Engineer IV Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$136,534	$11,378	$2,626	$66
Average	$128,825	$10,735	$2,477	$62
25th Percentile	$119,331	$9,944	$2,295	$57

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Key Factors That Influence QA Engineer IV Salaries

A QA Engineer IV'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 Engineer IV Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a QA Engineer IV'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): $91,205
Early Career (1-2 years): $103,157
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $128,258
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $153,907
Expert (over 8 years): $115,297

Levels	Salary
Quality A... Level QA Engineer IV	$91,205
Quality A... Level QA Engineer IV	$103,157
QA Engine... Level QA Engineer IV	$128,258
Quality A... Level QA Engineer IV	$153,907
Quality A... Level QA Engineer IV	$115,297

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How Do QA Engineer IV 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 Engineer IVs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $142,635.
California: $142,094.
Massachusetts: $140,200.

District of Columbia $142,635

California $142,094

Massachusetts $140,200

Washington $139,685

New Jersey $139,633

Alaska $139,453

Connecticut $137,675

New York $136,954

Hawaii $134,648

Rhode Island $133,566

Maryland $132,831

Minnesota $131,827

Colorado $131,440

Illinois $131,311

Oregon $130,822

Delaware $130,461

New Hampshire $130,234

Virginia $129,727

Pennsylvania $128,245

Nevada $127,498

North Dakota $127,253

Michigan $126,867

Wisconsin $126,725

Vermont $126,442

Texas $125,656

Maine $125,604

Arizona $125,527

Ohio $125,437

Georgia $124,252

Indiana $123,659

Wyoming $123,543

Utah $123,363

Iowa $123,286

Kansas $122,667

Louisiana $122,487

North Carolina $122,422

Missouri $122,397

Florida $121,894

Montana $121,624

Nebraska $121,366

Kentucky $121,224

South Carolina $120,709

Tennessee $120,387

Idaho $120,258

New Mexico $119,318

Oklahoma $119,112

Alabama $118,352

South Dakota $117,076

Arkansas $116,381

West Virginia $116,007

Mississippi $114,886

Top Paying Cities for QA Engineer IVs

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: $162,487
San Francisco: $160,890
Oakland: $157,321

San Jose, CA $162,487

San Francisco, CA $160,890

Oakland, CA $157,321

New York, NY $149,295

Queens Village, NY $148,329

Paramus, NJ $147,299

Passaic, NJ $147,170

Bergenfield, NJ $147,041

Stamford, CT $146,848

Huntington, NY $146,719

Newark, NJ $145,881

Bridgeport, CT $145,624

New Brunswick, NJ $145,199

Vallejo, CA $144,928

Middlesex, NJ $144,851

Somerset, NJ $144,735

Petaluma, CA $144,439

Santa Cruz, CA $143,936

Boston, MA $143,679

Monterey, CA $143,034

Fairbanks, AK $142,944

Los Angeles, CA $142,699

Washington, DC $142,635

Seattle, WA $142,403

Santa Rosa, CA $142,377

Juneau, AK $142,004

Orange, CA $141,579

Anchorage, AK $141,347

Anaheim, CA $141,257

Santa Ana, CA $141,063

Nassau, NY $140,986

Long Beach, CA $140,935

Danbury, CT $140,896

Santa Maria, CA $140,458

Everett, WA $140,432

Bremerton, WA $139,801

Trenton, NJ $139,556

Sacramento, CA $139,505

San Diego, CA $139,440

Brockton, MA $139,389

Tacoma, WA $139,337

Santa Barbara, CA $139,157

Lowell, MA $138,641

New Suffolk, NY $138,590

Nashua, NH $138,435

Lompoc, CA $138,229

Ventura, CA $138,100

Stockton, CA $138,062

New Haven, CT $137,804

Atlantic City, NJ $137,469

Hartford, CT $137,186

Modesto, CA $137,121

Poughkeepsie, NY $136,838

New Britain, CT $136,774

Olympia, WA $136,593

Kennewick, WA $136,593

New London, CT $136,567

Norwich, CT $136,529

Lawrence, MA $136,464

Bakersfield, CA $136,104

Riverside, CA $135,923

New Bedford, MA $135,923

Richland, WA $135,794

Portsmouth, NH $135,691

Vineland, NJ $135,666

San Bernardino, CA $135,563

Boulder, CO $135,202

Worcester, MA $135,099

Portland, OR $134,983

Saint Paul, MN $134,828

Minneapolis, MN $134,828

Philadelphia, PA $134,648

Honolulu, HI $133,965

Springfield, MA $133,514

Providence, RI $133,501

Chicago, IL $133,128

Bellingham, WA $132,973

Baltimore, MD $132,831

Chico, CA $132,509

Wilmington, DE $132,290

Pittsfield, MA $132,162

Manchester, NH $131,917

Spokane, WA $131,350

Denver, CO $131,337

Albany, NY $130,732

Troy, NY $130,680

Schenectady, NY $130,410

Burlington, VT $130,126

Portland, ME $129,675

Salem, OR $129,572

Yakima, WA $129,546

Ann Arbor, MI $129,508

Rochester, MN $129,147

Fresno, CA $129,083

Reno, NV $129,083

Milwaukee, WI $128,967

Detroit, MI $128,838

Allentown, PA $128,799

Carson City, NV $128,786

Houston, TX $128,593

Colorado Springs, CO $128,580

Syracuse, NY $128,516

Eugene, OR $128,271

Bismarck, ND $128,116

Gary, IN $128,116

Galveston, TX $128,116

Springfield, OR $128,013

Medford, OR $127,704

Fort Collins, CO $127,653

Austin, TX $127,550

Mesa, AZ $127,279

Phoenix, AZ $127,253

Dallas, TX $127,215

Reading, PA $127,137

Saint Cloud, MN $127,086

Concord, NH $126,970

Madison, WI $126,918

Utica, NY $126,571

Raleigh, NC $126,468

Las Vegas, NV $126,455

Rochester, NY $126,364

Des Moines, IA $126,352

Atlanta, GA $126,145

Battle Creek, MI $126,107

Salt Lake City, UT $126,068

Lancaster, PA $125,875

Champaign, IL $125,849

Harrisburg, PA $125,695

Durham, NC $125,579

Kansas City, MO $125,566

Kansas City, KS $125,540

Fort Worth, TX $125,527

Boca Raton, FL $125,476

Cleveland, OH $125,463

Columbus, OH $125,437

Pittsburgh, PA $125,424

Richmond, VA $125,372

Indianapolis, IN $125,347

Cincinnati, OH $125,179

Petersburg, VA $124,986

Billings, MT $124,703

Lansing, MI $124,703

Huntsville, AL $124,703

Lebanon, PA $124,690

Dayton, OH $124,677

Pueblo, CO $124,677

Appleton, WI $124,638

Buffalo, NY $124,587

Racine, WI $124,522

Charlotte, NC $124,509

Saint Louis, MO $124,471

Springfield, IL $124,419

Elkhart, IN $124,393

York, PA $124,393

Gastonia, NC $124,381

Benton Harbor, MI $124,381

Beaumont, TX $124,303

Lorain, OH $124,277

Toledo, OH $124,226

Binghamton, NY $124,162

Rock Hill, SC $124,149

Rockford, IL $124,084

Fargo, ND $124,020

Elyria, OH $124,020

Flagstaff, AZ $123,930

Fort Lauderdale, FL $123,852

Miami, FL $123,775

Duluth, MN $123,569

Bangor, ME $123,401

Cedar Rapids, IA $123,260

Louisville, KY $123,195

Grand Rapids, MI $123,170

Hialeah, FL $123,157

Casper, WY $122,976

Scranton, PA $122,822

New Orleans, LA $122,783

Virginia Beach, VA $122,770

Akron, OH $122,706

Peoria, IL $122,538

Sarasota, FL $122,513

Green Bay, WI $122,422

Baton Rouge, LA $122,358

Charleston, SC $122,332

Nashville, TN $122,294

Jamestown, NY $122,268

Davenport, IA $122,268

Tucson, AZ $122,203

Cheyenne, WY $122,165

Saint Petersburg, FL $122,126

Tampa, FL $122,100

Omaha, NE $122,075

Port Arthur, TX $122,023

Evansville, IN $122,023

Bradenton, FL $121,972

Santa Fe, NM $121,740

Orlando, FL $121,611

Clearwater, FL $121,469

Canton, OH $121,199

La Crosse, WI $121,199

Grand Forks, ND $121,160

Albuquerque, NM $121,121

Tulsa, OK $121,121

Newport News, VA $121,108

High Point, NC $121,070

Ogden, UT $121,018

Corpus Christi, TX $120,915

Laramie, WY $120,838

Norfolk, VA $120,838

Rock Island, IL $120,761

Saginaw, MI $120,735

Jacksonville, FL $120,722

Salisbury, NC $120,696

Memphis, TN $120,670

Moline, IL $120,606

Fort Myers, FL $120,567

Waterloo, IA $120,400

Spartanburg, SC $120,271

Lincoln, NE $120,207

Fort Wayne, IN $120,181

Birmingham, AL $120,039

Cedar Falls, IA $120,013

Provo, UT $120,000

Springfield, OH $119,988

San Antonio, TX $119,962

Greensboro, NC $119,910

South Bend, IN $119,897

Winston Salem, NC $119,885

Boise, ID $119,846

Savannah, GA $119,756

Muskegon, MI $119,524

Lima, OH $119,369

Lake Charles, LA $119,318

Anderson, IN $119,292

Lexington, KY $119,253

Augusta, GA $119,215

Greenville, SC $119,215

Wichita, KS $119,099

Tuscaloosa, AL $119,099

Columbia, SC $118,983

Bloomington, IN $118,661

Roanoke, VA $118,583

Asheville, NC $118,416

Knoxville, TN $118,197

Shreveport, LA $118,184

Wilmington, NC $118,017

Frankfort, KY $117,772

Oklahoma City, OK $117,682

Chillicothe, OH $117,630

Longview, TX $117,617

Topeka, KS $117,579

Mobile, AL $117,385

Terre Haute, IN $117,334

Erie, PA $117,321

Altoona, PA $117,257

Melbourne, FL $117,218

Amarillo, TX $117,166

Killeen, TX $117,128

Fayetteville, AR $117,025

Sioux Falls, SD $116,934

Chattanooga, TN $116,857

Idaho Falls, ID $116,844

Gainesville, FL $116,574

Portsmouth, OH $116,509

Little Rock, AR $116,484

Lynchburg, VA $116,484

Lafayette, LA $116,432

Youngstown, OH $116,432

Temple, TX $116,381

Daytona Beach, FL $116,355

Clarksville, TN $116,342

Pensacola, FL $116,329

Hopkinsville, KY $115,943

Charleston, WV $115,930

Florence, SC $115,865

Sioux City, IA $115,788

Macon, GA $115,414

Tallahassee, FL $115,401

Fayetteville, NC $115,376

Waco, TX $115,350

Wichita Falls, TX $115,350

Pine Bluff, AR $115,298

Vincennes, IN $115,054

Lubbock, TX $115,002

Great Falls, MT $114,925

Alamogordo, NM $114,912

Abilene, TX $114,809

Rapid City, SD $114,641

Monroe, LA $114,641

Albany, GA $114,564

Huntington, WV $114,551

Jackson, MS $114,538

Greenville, MS $114,525

Parkersburg, WV $114,397

Montgomery, AL $114,371

Johnstown, PA $114,345

Springfield, MO $114,242

Biloxi, MS $114,178

Sumter, SC $113,907

Columbus, GA $113,894

Twin Falls, ID $113,817

Pascagoula, MS $113,649

Kingsport, TN $113,314

Gulfport, MS $113,276

Alexandria, LA $112,851

Fort Smith, AR $112,529

El Paso, TX $112,181

Helena, MT $112,013

Las Cruces, NM $111,601

Harlingen, TX $111,240

Pocatello, ID $111,124

Florence, AL $111,086

Brownsville, TX $111,060

Dothan, AL $110,854

Mcallen, TX $110,790

Columbus, MS $109,836

Altus, OK $109,244

Lawton, OK $108,999

Pierre, SD $108,535

What Skills Can Increase a QA Engineer IV's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 2.72% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Scrum (Mentioned in 2.77% Job Postings): Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.
Virtualization (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): In computing, virtualization refers to the act of creating a virtual (rather than actual) version of something, including virtual computer hardware platforms, storage devices, and computer network resources. Virtualization began in the 1960s, as a method of logically dividing the system resources provided by mainframe computers between different applications. Since then, the meaning of the term has broadened.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	2.72%
Scrum	2.77%
Virtualization	2.13%

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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 Engineer IV's salary.

Authenticity: Can increase your salary by up to 17%.
iOS: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Authenticity	$150,725	17%
iOS	$137,843	7%
Consulting	$136,555	6%
Innovation	$135,266	5%
Integrity	$133,978	4%
Virtualization	$133,978	4%

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How Education impacts a QA Engineer IV's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many QA Engineer IVs 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 Engineer IV with a Bachelor's Degree is between $123,201 and $129,316).

QA Engineer IV Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for QA Engineer IV

No Diploma 3.3%

High School 3.3%

Associates 5.3%

Bachelors 50.0%

Masters 40.1%

Doctorate 1.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	3.3%
High School	3.3%
Associates	5.3%
Bachelors	50.0%
Masters	40.1%
Doctorate	1.3%

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QA Engineer IV Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a QA Engineer IV'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

$119,331

Average $128,825/year

$136,534

$9,944

Average $10,735/month

$11,378

$2,295

Average $2,477/week

$2,626

$57

Average $62/hour

$66

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$136,534	$11,378	$2,626	$66
Average	$128,825	$10,735	$2,477	$62
25th Percentile	$119,331	$9,944	$2,295	$57

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Salary Trends for QA Engineer IV

Salaries for a QA Engineer IV can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $123,854 in 2023 to around $123,382 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of QA Engineer IV salary trends, .

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2023

$123,854

2024

$124,370

2025

$123,382

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2024	$124,370
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