Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Colorado

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Colorado is $97,051 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $112,181
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,561 to $104,971
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,832

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,971	$8,748	$2,019	$50
Average	$97,051	$8,088	$1,866	$47
25th Percentile	$88,561	$7,380	$1,703	$43

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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): $75,161
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,469
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,958
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $135,059
Expert (over 8 years): $157,918

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$75,161
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$96,469
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$116,958
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$135,059
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$157,918

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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: $105,317.
California: $104,917.
Massachusetts: $103,519.

District of Columbia $105,317 California $104,917 Massachusetts $103,519 Washington $103,139 New Jersey $103,101 Alaska $102,967 Connecticut $101,655 New York $101,122

Hawaii $99,419 Rhode Island $98,620 Maryland $98,078 Minnesota $97,336 Colorado $97,051 Illinois $96,956 Oregon $96,594 Delaware $96,328

New Hampshire $96,161 Virginia $95,786 Pennsylvania $94,692 Nevada $94,140 North Dakota $93,960 Michigan $93,674 Wisconsin $93,570 Vermont $93,360

Texas $92,780 Maine $92,742 Arizona $92,685 Ohio $92,618 Georgia $91,743 Indiana $91,306 Wyoming $91,220 Utah $91,087

Iowa $91,030 Kansas $90,573 Louisiana $90,440 North Carolina $90,393 Missouri $90,374 Florida $90,003 Montana $89,803 Nebraska $89,613

Kentucky $89,508 South Carolina $89,127 Tennessee $88,890 Idaho $88,795 New Mexico $88,100 Oklahoma $87,948 Alabama $87,387 South Dakota $86,445

Arkansas $85,931 West Virginia $85,656 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:

Glen Haven: $95,150
Hygiene: $98,458
Johnstown: $95,363

Glen Haven, CO $95,150 Hygiene, CO $98,458 Johnstown, CO $95,363 Laporte, CO $94,306 Livermore, CO $93,999 Loveland, CO $95,065 Lyons, CO $98,285 Masonville, CO $94,366

Mead, CO $96,446 Milliken, CO $95,230 Niwot, CO $99,230 Red Feather Lakes, CO $94,258 Severance, CO $94,441 Timnath, CO $94,319 Wellington, CO $93,791 Windsor, CO $94,455

Brighton, CO $96,796 Ault, CO $94,275 Briggsdale, CO $94,301 Carr, CO $92,679 Eastlake, CO $97,048 Eaton, CO $94,573 Evans, CO $95,054 Fort Lupton, CO $96,520

Galeton, CO $94,583 Gilcrest, CO $95,574 Gill, CO $94,738 Greeley, CO $94,820 Henderson, CO $96,946 Hudson, CO $96,202 Keenesburg, CO $95,738 Kersey, CO $94,749

La Salle, CO $95,409 Lucerne, CO $94,719 Nunn, CO $93,976 Orchard, CO $94,290 Pierce, CO $94,335 Ohio City, CO $95,305 Parlin, CO $94,857 Penrose, CO $94,029

Pitkin, CO $95,188 Poncha Springs, CO $94,543 Powderhorn, CO $94,660 Rockvale, CO $93,602 Sargents, CO $94,383 Twin Lakes, CO $97,500 Westcliffe, CO $93,654 Wetmore, CO $93,052

Durango, CO $94,925 Cahone, CO $94,691 Cortez, CO $94,620 Dolores, CO $94,845 Dove Creek, CO $94,597 Egnar, CO $94,649 Hesperus, CO $94,096 Lewis, CO $94,858

Mancos, CO $94,618 Marvel, CO $94,093 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $94,128 Pleasant View, CO $94,419 Rico, CO $94,868 Towaoc, CO $94,225 Yellow Jacket, CO $94,745 Montrose, CO $95,223

Austin, CO $95,346 Bedrock, CO $94,625 Cedaredge, CO $95,443 Cory, CO $95,324 Crawford, CO $95,053 Delta, CO $95,221 Eckert, CO $95,370 Hotchkiss, CO $95,311

Lazear, CO $95,240 Naturita, CO $94,818 Norwood, CO $94,855 Nucla, CO $94,963 Olathe, CO $95,116 Ophir, CO $94,957 Ouray, CO $94,942 Paonia, CO $95,749

Paradox, CO $94,678 Placerville, CO $94,870 Redvale, CO $94,899 Ridgway, CO $94,929 Silverton, CO $94,769 Somerset, CO $96,039 Telluride, CO $94,975 Grand Junction, CO $95,809

Platteville, CO $95,786 Roggen, CO $94,798 Weldona, CO $94,066 Wiggins, CO $94,569 Fort Morgan, CO $94,104 Log Lane Village, CO $94,412 Akron, CO $93,422 Amherst, CO $93,122

Atwood, CO $93,749 Brush, CO $93,743 Crook, CO $93,483 Eckley, CO $93,188 Fleming, CO $93,662 Grover, CO $93,588 Haxtun, CO $93,643 Hereford, CO $92,990

Hillrose, CO $93,835 Holyoke, CO $93,359 Idalia, CO $92,891 Iliff, CO $93,728 Julesburg, CO $93,351 Lindon, CO $93,022 Merino, CO $93,831 New Raymer, CO $93,810

Otis, CO $93,506 Ovid, CO $93,383 Padroni, CO $93,491 Paoli, CO $93,644 Peetz, CO $93,465 Sedgwick, CO $93,417 Snyder, CO $93,761 Sterling, CO $93,910

Stoneham, CO $93,815 Vernon, CO $92,980 Woodrow, CO $93,216 Wray, CO $93,165 Yuma, CO $93,477 Anton, CO $93,045 Arapahoe, CO $92,312 Arriba, CO $92,647

Bethune, CO $92,784 Burlington, CO $92,697 Calhan, CO $94,164 Cascade, CO $94,938 Cheyenne Wells, CO $92,446 Cope, CO $93,002 Cripple Creek, CO $94,759 Divide, CO $94,810

Flagler, CO $92,742 Florissant, CO $94,733 Fountain, CO $94,155 Genoa, CO $92,710 Green Mountain Falls, CO $94,915 Guffey, CO $94,631 Hugo, CO $92,142 Joes, CO $93,094

Karval, CO $91,607 Kirk, CO $93,017 Kit Carson, CO $92,331 Limon, CO $93,269 Lake George, CO $94,876 Manitou Springs, CO $94,938 Matheson, CO $93,200 Peyton, CO $94,608

Ramah, CO $92,598 Rush, CO $92,819 Seibert, CO $92,703 Simla, CO $93,625 Stratton, CO $92,795 U S A F Academy, CO $94,933 Victor, CO $94,717 Vona, CO $92,757

Wild Horse, CO $92,153 Woodland Park, CO $94,860 Yoder, CO $93,177 Colorado Springs, CO $94,939 Clifton, CO $95,749 Fruita, CO $95,511 Gateway, CO $94,838 Glade Park, CO $95,167

Loma, CO $95,545 Mack, CO $95,291 Palisade, CO $95,576 Whitewater, CO $95,160 Glenwood Springs, CO $96,732 Dinosaur, CO $95,134 Aspen, CO $98,544 Snowmass Village, CO $98,541

Avon, CO $97,656 Basalt, CO $98,230 Carbondale, CO $97,865 Collbran, CO $95,481 Craig, CO $96,182 De Beque, CO $95,470 Eagle, CO $97,256 Edwards, CO $97,465

Parachute, CO $95,968 Battlement Mesa, CO $95,879 Gypsum, CO $96,772 Hamilton, CO $96,592 Hayden, CO $96,319 Maybell, CO $95,253 Meeker, CO $96,601 Meredith, CO $97,908

Mesa, CO $95,435 Minturn, CO $97,358 Molina, CO $95,378 New Castle, CO $96,398 Rangely, CO $95,521 Red Cliff, CO $97,346 Rifle, CO $96,160 Silt, CO $96,121

Slater, CO $95,725 Snowmass, CO $98,343 Wolcott, CO $97,314 Woody Creek, CO $98,538 Vail, CO $97,776 Pueblo, CO $92,057 Colorado City, CO $92,687 Aguilar, CO $93,091

Arlington, CO $91,452 Avondale, CO $92,303 Beulah, CO $92,693 Boncarbo, CO $93,137 Boone, CO $92,602 Branson, CO $92,375 Campo, CO $92,032 Cheraw, CO $92,209

Crowley, CO $92,406 Eads, CO $92,275 Fort Lyon, CO $92,173 Fowler, CO $92,438 Gardner, CO $93,342 Granada, CO $92,482 Hartman, CO $92,659 Hasty, CO $92,376

Haswell, CO $91,830 Hoehne, CO $92,986 Holly, CO $92,367 Kim, CO $92,280 La Junta, CO $92,340 Lamar, CO $92,621 Las Animas, CO $92,288 La Veta, CO $93,505

Mc Clave, CO $92,390 Manzanola, CO $92,268 Model, CO $92,409 Olney Springs, CO $92,110 Ordway, CO $91,652 Pritchett, CO $92,284 Rocky Ford, CO $92,135 Rye, CO $92,829

Sheridan Lake, CO $92,311 Springfield, CO $92,474 Sugar City, CO $91,407 Swink, CO $92,247 Trinchera, CO $92,588 Trinidad, CO $92,989 Two Buttes, CO $92,469 Vilas, CO $92,455

Walsenburg, CO $93,012 Walsh, CO $92,358 Weston, CO $93,313 Wiley, CO $92,305 Alamosa, CO $94,215 Antonito, CO $94,155 Arboles, CO $94,346 Arvada, CO $97,052

Aurora, CO $96,985 Bayfield, CO $94,611 Broomfield, CO $97,478 Commerce City, CO $96,824 Dupont, CO $97,009 Eldorado Springs, CO $99,319 Lafayette, CO $98,438 Louisville, CO $98,560

Westminster, CO $97,007 Wheat Ridge, CO $97,002 Agate, CO $93,566 Bennett, CO $95,998 Byers, CO $94,852 Castle Rock, CO $95,272 Deer Trail, CO $94,226 Elbert, CO $94,670

Elizabeth, CO $95,468 Englewood, CO $96,985 Franktown, CO $95,209 Kiowa, CO $94,781 Larkspur, CO $94,963 Littleton, CO $96,889 Lone Tree, CO $96,633 Louviers, CO $96,499

Monument, CO $94,870 Palmer Lake, CO $94,879 Parker, CO $96,280 Sedalia, CO $95,321 Strasburg, CO $95,693 Watkins, CO $96,411 Denver, CO $96,975 Thornton, CO $97,051

Boulder, CO $99,798 Golden, CO $96,995 Alma, CO $96,449 Bailey, CO $96,230 Black Hawk, CO $97,964 Bond, CO $97,305 Breckenridge, CO $96,655 Buffalo Creek, CO $95,897

Burns, CO $96,680 Central City, CO $97,413 Clark, CO $95,764 Climax, CO $96,767 Coalmont, CO $95,598 Como, CO $95,272 Conifer, CO $96,480 Cowdrey, CO $95,212

Dillon, CO $96,597 Dumont, CO $97,066 Evergreen, CO $96,826 Empire, CO $96,623 Fairplay, CO $95,361 Fraser, CO $96,732 Frisco, CO $97,194 Georgetown, CO $96,551

Granby, CO $96,475 Grand Lake, CO $96,421 Grant, CO $95,735 Hartsel, CO $94,853 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $96,345 Idaho Springs, CO $96,902 Idledale, CO $96,895 Indian Hills, CO $96,845

Jamestown, CO $99,637 Jefferson, CO $95,535 Kittredge, CO $96,855 Kremmling, CO $96,336 Leadville, CO $96,649 Mc Coy, CO $96,665 Morrison, CO $96,825 Nederland, CO $98,731

Oak Creek, CO $96,493 Parshall, CO $96,907 Phippsburg, CO $96,588 Pine, CO $96,013 Pinecliffe, CO $99,195 Rand, CO $95,605 Rollinsville, CO $98,270 Shawnee, CO $95,990

Silver Plume, CO $96,142 Steamboat Springs, CO $96,313 Tabernash, CO $96,958 Toponas, CO $96,552 Walden, CO $95,462 Ward, CO $98,471 Winter Park, CO $97,082 Yampa, CO $96,683

Silverthorne, CO $97,111 Longmont, CO $98,073 Allenspark, CO $97,628 Estes Park, CO $96,163 Bellvue, CO $94,932 Berthoud, CO $96,095 Dacono, CO $97,215 Drake, CO $94,966

Erie, CO $97,651 Firestone, CO $96,974 Fort Collins, CO $94,254 Frederick, CO $96,978 Blanca, CO $93,882 Capulin, CO $94,364 Center, CO $94,287 Chama, CO $93,560

Chimney Rock, CO $94,386 Chromo, CO $93,752 Conejos, CO $94,097 Creede, CO $94,591 Crestone, CO $93,925 Del Norte, CO $94,386 Fort Garland, CO $93,670 San Luis, CO $93,290

Homelake, CO $94,297 Hooper, CO $93,984 Ignacio, CO $94,204 Jaroso, CO $93,495 La Jara, CO $94,249 Manassa, CO $94,154 Moffat, CO $94,049 Monte Vista, CO $94,353

Mosca, CO $93,865 Pagosa Springs, CO $94,378 Romeo, CO $94,430 Saguache, CO $94,373 Sanford, CO $93,902 San Pablo, CO $93,419 South Fork, CO $94,480 Villa Grove, CO $94,175

Salida, CO $94,545 Almont, CO $96,980 Buena Vista, CO $96,831 Canon City, CO $94,124 Cimarron, CO $94,759 Coal Creek, CO $93,566 Coaldale, CO $94,314 Cotopaxi, CO $94,050

Crested Butte, CO $97,489 Florence, CO $93,418 Monarch, CO $94,743 Granite, CO $96,165 Gunnison, CO $94,833 Hillside, CO $94,015 Howard, CO $94,485 Lake City, CO $94,754

Nathrop, CO $94,830

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 May 01, 2026

$88,561

Average $97,051/year

$104,971

$7,380

Average $8,088/month

$8,748

$1,703

Average $1,866/week

$2,019

$43

Average $47/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,971	$8,748	$2,019	$50
Average	$97,051	$8,088	$1,866	$47
25th Percentile	$88,561	$7,380	$1,703	$43

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