Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Connecticut

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Connecticut is $101,654 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $49.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,517
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $92,720 to $109,957
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $84,586

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,957	$9,163	$2,115	$53
Average	$101,654	$8,471	$1,955	$49
25th Percentile	$92,720	$7,727	$1,783	$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): $78,718
Early Career (1-2 years): $101,044
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $122,507
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $141,462
Expert (over 8 years): $165,364

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$78,718
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$101,044
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$122,507
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$141,462
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$165,364

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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:

Old Mystic: $100,836
Oneco: $100,646
Avon: $101,293

Old Mystic, CT $100,836 Oneco, CT $100,646 Avon, CT $101,293 Bloomfield, CT $101,293 Windsor, CT $101,293 Bristol, CT $100,988 Burlington, CT $100,922 Broad Brook, CT $101,226

Canaan, CT $99,524 Canton, CT $101,074 Canton Center, CT $101,198 Colebrook, CT $99,447 Collinsville, CT $101,045 East Berlin, CT $100,988 East Canaan, CT $99,723 East Glastonbury, CT $101,293

East Granby, CT $101,264 East Hartland, CT $98,296 East Windsor Hill, CT $101,293 Ellington, CT $101,169 Farmington, CT $100,988 Falls Village, CT $100,161 Glastonbury, CT $101,293 Granby, CT $99,809

Berlin, CT $100,988 Lakeville, CT $100,370 Manchester, CT $101,293 Bolton, CT $101,198 New Britain, CT $100,988 New Hartford, CT $100,922 Norfolk, CT $99,704 North Canton, CT $101,169

North Granby, CT $98,458 Pine Meadow, CT $100,931 Plainville, CT $100,988 Barkhamsted, CT $101,007 Poquonock, CT $101,293 Riverton, CT $99,875 Vernon Rockville, CT $101,198 Rocky Hill, CT $100,988

Salisbury, CT $99,657 Sharon, CT $100,931 Simsbury, CT $101,293 Somers, CT $98,553 Somersville, CT $98,553 South Glastonbury, CT $101,122 South Windsor, CT $101,293 North Windham, CT $100,646

Pomfret Center, CT $99,609 Putnam, CT $99,485 Quinebaug, CT $99,466 Rogers, CT $99,590 Scotland, CT $100,779 South Willington, CT $99,799 South Windham, CT $100,741 South Woodstock, CT $99,457

Storrs Mansfield, CT $99,952 Thompson, CT $99,543 Ashford, CT $99,714 Willington, CT $99,856 Windham, CT $100,741 Woodstock, CT $99,447 Woodstock Valley, CT $99,581 New London, CT $100,836

Baltic, CT $100,808 Canterbury, CT $100,779 Central Village, CT $100,779 East Lyme, CT $100,836 Bozrah, CT $100,808 Gales Ferry, CT $100,808 Gilman, CT $100,808 Mashantucket, CT $100,836

Ledyard, CT $100,808 Groton, CT $100,836 Hanover, CT $100,808 Jewett City, CT $100,808 Montville, CT $100,836 Moosup, CT $100,684 Mystic, CT $100,836 Niantic, CT $100,836

North Stonington, CT $100,808 Norwich, CT $100,808 Preston, CT $100,808 Oakdale, CT $100,836 Old Lyme, CT $100,770 Stafford, CT $98,325 Stafford Springs, CT $98,325 Staffordville, CT $98,363

Suffield, CT $98,582 Taconic, CT $99,505 Tariffville, CT $101,293 Enfield, CT $98,582 Tolland, CT $99,514 Unionville, CT $100,988 East Windsor, CT $101,293 Weatogue, CT $101,293

West Granby, CT $99,733 West Hartland, CT $99,543 West Simsbury, CT $101,264 West Suffield, CT $98,582 Winchester Center, CT $100,113 Windsor Locks, CT $101,264 Winsted, CT $100,085 Hartford, CT $101,293

West Hartford, CT $101,293 East Hartford, CT $101,293 Wethersfield, CT $101,293 Newington, CT $100,988 Plainfield, CT $100,808 Quaker Hill, CT $100,836 South Lyme, CT $100,836 Sterling, CT $100,646

Stonington, CT $100,808 Pawcatuck, CT $100,741 Taftville, CT $100,808 Uncasville, CT $100,836 Versailles, CT $100,808 Voluntown, CT $100,808 Waterford, CT $100,836 Wauregan, CT $100,646

West Mystic, CT $100,836 Yantic, CT $100,808 Ansonia, CT $101,749 Beacon Falls, CT $101,721 Botsford, CT $104,032 Branford, CT $101,749 Cheshire, CT $101,274 Centerbrook, CT $100,646

Chester, CT $100,579 Clinton, CT $101,464 Cobalt, CT $100,931 Colchester, CT $100,617 Cromwell, CT $100,988 Deep River, CT $100,617 Derby, CT $101,749 Killingworth, CT $101,464

Salem, CT $100,741 Durham, CT $100,865 East Haddam, CT $100,560 East Hampton, CT $100,931 Essex, CT $100,674 Guilford, CT $101,654 Haddam, CT $100,560 Hadlyme, CT $100,741

Hawleyville, CT $104,032 Higganum, CT $100,770 Ivoryton, CT $100,617 Madison, CT $101,493 Marion, CT $100,960 Marlborough, CT $101,131 Meriden, CT $100,988 Middlefield, CT $100,922

Middle Haddam, CT $100,931 Middletown, CT $100,960 Milford, CT $107,523 Milldale, CT $100,988 Monroe, CT $107,456 Moodus, CT $100,627 Newtown, CT $104,032 North Branford, CT $101,749

Northford, CT $101,749 North Haven, CT $101,749 North Westchester, CT $100,617 Old Saybrook, CT $100,713 Orange, CT $101,749 Oxford, CT $101,683 Plantsville, CT $100,988 Portland, CT $100,988

Rockfall, CT $100,988 Sandy Hook, CT $103,966 Seymour, CT $101,749 Shelton, CT $107,523 South Britain, CT $103,937 Southbury, CT $103,909 Southington, CT $100,988 Stevenson, CT $107,523

Wallingford, CT $101,721 Stratford, CT $107,523 Westbrook, CT $100,579 New Haven, CT $101,749 East Haven, CT $101,749 Hamden, CT $101,749 West Haven, CT $101,749 Bethany, CT $101,749

Woodbridge, CT $101,749 Willimantic, CT $100,684 Abington, CT $99,647 Amston, CT $100,779 Andover, CT $101,103 Ballouville, CT $99,533 Brooklyn, CT $100,617 Chaplin, CT $100,551

Columbia, CT $100,589 Coventry, CT $101,007 Danielson, CT $100,522 Dayville, CT $99,590 Eastford, CT $99,619 East Killingly, CT $98,258 East Woodstock, CT $99,428 Fabyan, CT $99,466

Grosvenor Dale, CT $99,447 Hampton, CT $100,617 Hebron, CT $100,779 Lebanon, CT $100,713 Mansfield Center, CT $100,589 Mansfield Depot, CT $100,551 North Franklin, CT $100,808 North Grosvenordale, CT $99,438

Pomfret, CT $99,505 Bridgeport, CT $107,523 Trumbull, CT $107,523 Easton, CT $107,523 Waterbury, CT $100,798 Prospect, CT $101,654 Wolcott, CT $100,960 Bantam, CT $101,921

Bethlehem, CT $103,718 Cornwall, CT $101,074 Cornwall Bridge, CT $101,426 Gaylordsville, CT $103,870 Goshen, CT $100,846 Kent, CT $103,718 Lakeside, CT $102,177 Litchfield, CT $101,626

Middlebury, CT $102,624 Morris, CT $102,035 Naugatuck, CT $101,626 New Milford, CT $104,004 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $103,718 Northfield, CT $100,732 Oakville, CT $100,770 Pequabuck, CT $100,922

Plymouth, CT $100,865 Roxbury, CT $103,966 Sherman, CT $104,004 South Kent, CT $103,775 Terryville, CT $100,922 Thomaston, CT $100,827 Torrington, CT $100,893 Harwinton, CT $100,798

Washington, CT $103,813 Washington Depot, CT $103,813 Watertown, CT $100,732 West Cornwall, CT $100,779 Woodbury, CT $103,813 Bethel, CT $104,032 Brookfield, CT $104,032 Cos Cob, CT $108,427

Danbury, CT $104,032 New Fairfield, CT $104,032 Darien, CT $108,427 Fairfield, CT $107,523 Georgetown, CT $105,697 Greenwich, CT $108,427 Greens Farms, CT $107,523 New Canaan, CT $108,427

Norwalk, CT $108,427 Old Greenwich, CT $108,427 Redding Center, CT $104,032 Redding Ridge, CT $104,032 Ridgefield, CT $104,004 Riverside, CT $108,427 Westport, CT $107,523 Weston, CT $107,523

Southport, CT $107,523 Redding, CT $104,032 Wilton, CT $107,942 Stamford, CT $108,427 Bridgewater, CT $104,032

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

$92,720

Average $101,654/year

$109,957

$7,727

Average $8,471/month

$9,163

$1,783

Average $1,955/week

$2,115

$45

Average $49/hour

$53

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$109,957	$9,163	$2,115	$53
Average	$101,654	$8,471	$1,955	$49
25th Percentile	$92,720	$7,727	$1,783	$45

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