Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Alaska

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Engineer make in Alaska?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Alaska is $102,967 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $119,035
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,917 to $111,377
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $85,679

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,377	$9,281	$2,142	$54
Average	$102,967	$8,581	$1,980	$50
25th Percentile	$93,917	$7,826	$1,806	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries

A Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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 Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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): $79,735
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,348
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,089
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $143,289
Expert (over 8 years): $167,499

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$79,735
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$102,348
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$124,089
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$143,289
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$167,499

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How Do Software Quality Assurance Engineer 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 Quality Assurance Engineers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $105,316.
California: $104,917.
Massachusetts: $103,519.

District of Columbia $105,316 California $104,917 Massachusetts $103,519 Washington $103,138 New Jersey $103,100 Alaska $102,967 Connecticut $101,654 New York $101,122

Hawaii $99,419 Rhode Island $98,620 Maryland $98,078 Minnesota $97,336 Colorado $97,050 Illinois $96,955 Oregon $96,594 Delaware $96,328

New Hampshire $96,160 Virginia $95,785 Pennsylvania $94,691 Nevada $94,140 North Dakota $93,959 Michigan $93,674 Wisconsin $93,569 Vermont $93,360

Texas $92,780 Maine $92,742 Arizona $92,684 Ohio $92,618 Georgia $91,743 Indiana $91,305 Wyoming $91,220 Utah $91,086

Iowa $91,029 Kansas $90,573 Louisiana $90,440 North Carolina $90,392 Missouri $90,373 Florida $90,002 Montana $89,802 Nebraska $89,612

Kentucky $89,507 South Carolina $89,127 Tennessee $88,889 Idaho $88,794 New Mexico $88,100 Oklahoma $87,947 Alabama $87,386 South Dakota $86,445

Arkansas $85,931 West Virginia $85,655 Mississippi $84,828

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Assurance Engineers

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:

Anchorage: $104,365
Jber: $104,365
Indian: $103,319

Anchorage, AK $104,365 Jber, AK $104,365 Indian, AK $103,319 Kongiganak, AK $102,938 Adak, AK $102,938 Atka, AK $102,938 Chignik Lake, AK $102,938 Port Heiden, AK $102,938

Port Lions, AK $102,938 Akiachak, AK $102,938 Akiak, AK $102,938 Akutan, AK $102,938 Alakanuk, AK $102,938 Aleknagik, AK $102,938 Anchor Point, AK $102,938 Aniak, AK $102,938

Anvik, AK $102,938 Bethel, AK $102,938 Chefornak, AK $102,938 Chevak, AK $102,938 Chignik, AK $102,938 Chignik Lagoon, AK $102,938 Chitina, AK $102,938 Chugiak, AK $102,938

Clam Gulch, AK $102,938 Clarks Point, AK $102,938 Cold Bay, AK $102,938 Cooper Landing, AK $102,938 Copper Center, AK $102,938 Cordova, AK $102,938 Crooked Creek, AK $102,938 Dillingham, AK $102,938

Eagle River, AK $103,319 Eek, AK $102,938 Egegik, AK $102,938 Ekwok, AK $102,938 Emmonak, AK $102,938 False Pass, AK $102,938 Marshall, AK $102,938 Gakona, AK $104,118

Girdwood, AK $102,938 Glennallen, AK $102,938 Goodnews Bay, AK $102,938 Grayling, AK $102,938 Saint George Island, AK $102,938 Holy Cross, AK $102,938 Homer, AK $102,938 Hooper Bay, AK $102,938

Hope, AK $102,938 Iliamna, AK $102,938 Kalskag, AK $102,938 Karluk, AK $102,938 Kasigluk, AK $102,938 Kasilof, AK $102,938 Kenai, AK $102,938 King Cove, AK $102,938

King Salmon, AK $102,938 Kipnuk, AK $102,938 Kodiak, AK $102,938 Kotlik, AK $102,938 Kwethluk, AK $102,938 Kwigillingok, AK $102,938 Wasilla, AK $102,938 Larsen Bay, AK $102,938

Levelock, AK $102,938 Lower Kalskag, AK $102,938 Mc Grath, AK $102,938 Manokotak, AK $102,938 Mekoryuk, AK $102,938 Moose Pass, AK $102,938 Mountain Village, AK $102,938 Naknek, AK $102,938

Napakiak, AK $102,938 Nikiski, AK $102,938 New Stuyahok, AK $102,938 Toksook Bay, AK $102,938 Nikolski, AK $102,938 Ninilchik, AK $102,938 Nondalton, AK $102,938 Nunapitchuk, AK $102,938

Old Harbor, AK $102,938 Ouzinkie, AK $102,938 Palmer, AK $102,938 Pedro Bay, AK $102,938 Perryville, AK $102,938 Pilot Point, AK $102,938 Pilot Station, AK $102,938 Platinum, AK $102,938

Big Lake, AK $103,604 Port Alsworth, AK $102,938 Quinhagak, AK $102,938 Red Devil, AK $102,938 Russian Mission, AK $102,938 Saint Marys, AK $102,938 Saint Michael, AK $103,528 Saint Paul Island, AK $102,938

Sand Point, AK $102,938 Scammon Bay, AK $102,938 Seldovia, AK $102,938 Seward, AK $102,938 Shageluk, AK $102,938 Nunam Iqua, AK $102,938 Skwentna, AK $102,938 Sleetmute, AK $102,938

Soldotna, AK $102,938 South Naknek, AK $102,938 Stebbins, AK $103,528 Sterling, AK $102,938 Sutton, AK $102,938 Takotna, AK $102,938 Talkeetna, AK $102,938 Tatitlek, AK $102,938

Togiak, AK $102,938 Tuluksak, AK $102,938 Tuntutuliak, AK $102,938 Tununak, AK $102,938 Tyonek, AK $102,938 Trapper Creek, AK $102,938 Unalakleet, AK $103,528 Unalaska, AK $102,938

Valdez, AK $102,938 Willow, AK $102,938 Yakutat, AK $103,423 Nightmute, AK $102,938 Nikolai, AK $102,938 Dutch Harbor, AK $102,938 Whittier, AK $102,938 Houston, AK $102,938

Fairbanks, AK $105,545 Eielson Afb, AK $105,259 Fort Wainwright, AK $105,545 Clear, AK $104,118 North Pole, AK $105,545 Salcha, AK $104,118 Two Rivers, AK $104,784 Allakaket, AK $104,118

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK $104,118 Arctic Village, AK $104,118 Barrow, AK $104,118 Beaver, AK $104,118 Ester, AK $104,689 Bettles Field, AK $104,118 Buckland, AK $104,118 Cantwell, AK $104,118

Central, AK $104,118 Fort Greely, AK $104,118 Chicken, AK $104,118 Circle, AK $104,118 Prudhoe Bay, AK $104,118 Deering, AK $104,118 Delta Junction, AK $104,118 Eagle, AK $104,118

Elim, AK $103,528 Fort Yukon, AK $104,118 Galena, AK $104,118 Gambell, AK $103,528 Healy, AK $104,118 Anderson, AK $104,118 Hughes, AK $104,118 Huslia, AK $104,118

Kaktovik, AK $104,118 Kaltag, AK $103,528 Kiana, AK $104,118 Kivalina, AK $104,118 Kobuk, AK $104,118 Kotzebue, AK $104,118 Koyuk, AK $103,528 Koyukuk, AK $104,118

Denali National Park, AK $104,118 Manley Hot Springs, AK $104,118 Lake Minchumina, AK $104,118 Minto, AK $104,118 Point Lay, AK $104,118 Nenana, AK $104,118 Noatak, AK $104,118 Nome, AK $103,528

Noorvik, AK $104,118 Northway, AK $104,118 Nulato, AK $104,118 Point Hope, AK $104,118 Rampart, AK $104,118 Ruby, AK $104,118 Savoonga, AK $103,528 Selawik, AK $104,118

Shaktoolik, AK $103,528 Shishmaref, AK $104,118 Shungnak, AK $104,118 Stevens Village, AK $104,118 Tanacross, AK $104,118 Tanana, AK $104,118 Teller, AK $103,528 Tok, AK $104,118

Venetie, AK $104,118 Wainwright, AK $104,118 Wales, AK $103,528 White Mountain, AK $103,528 Brevig Mission, AK $103,528 Ambler, AK $104,118 Chalkyitsik, AK $104,118 Nuiqsut, AK $104,118

Atqasuk, AK $104,118 Juneau, AK $104,850 Angoon, AK $103,423 Auke Bay, AK $104,850 Douglas, AK $104,850 Elfin Cove, AK $103,423 Gustavus, AK $103,423 Haines, AK $103,423

Hoonah, AK $103,423 Kake, AK $103,423 Pelican, AK $103,423 Petersburg, AK $103,423 Sitka, AK $103,423 Port Alexander, AK $103,423 Skagway, AK $103,423 Tenakee Springs, AK $103,423

Ketchikan, AK $103,423 Meyers Chuck, AK $103,423 Coffman Cove, AK $103,423 Thorne Bay, AK $103,423 Craig, AK $103,423 Hydaburg, AK $103,423 Hyder, AK $103,423 Klawock, AK $103,423

Metlakatla, AK $103,423 Point Baker, AK $103,423 Ward Cove, AK $103,423 Wrangell, AK $103,423

Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Quality Assurance Engineer'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

$93,917

Average $102,967/year

$111,377

$7,826

Average $8,581/month

$9,281

$1,806

Average $1,980/week

$2,142

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,377	$9,281	$2,142	$54
Average	$102,967	$8,581	$1,980	$50
25th Percentile	$93,917	$7,826	$1,806	$45

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