Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Illinois

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Illinois is $96,955 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): $112,085
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,434 to $104,875
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $80,676

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,875	$8,740	$2,017	$50
Average	$96,955	$8,080	$1,865	$47
25th Percentile	$88,434	$7,370	$1,701	$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): $75,080
Early Career (1-2 years): $96,373
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,844
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,923
Expert (over 8 years): $157,720

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Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$75,080
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$96,373
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$116,844
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$134,923
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$157,720

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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:

Effingham: $85,218
Saint Peter: $88,937
Salem: $91,144

Effingham, IL $85,218 Saint Peter, IL $88,937 Salem, IL $91,144 Sandoval, IL $91,144 Scheller, IL $91,144 Sesser, IL $91,144 Shobonier, IL $91,144 Harwood Heights, IL $98,296

Elmwood Park, IL $98,296 Lincolnwood, IL $98,296 Niles, IL $98,182 Alsip, IL $98,106 Cicero, IL $98,296 Evergreen Park, IL $98,220 Riverdale, IL $94,406 Kankakee, IL $94,026

Aroma Park, IL $94,026 Ashkum, IL $93,189 Beaverville, IL $94,026 Bone Gap, IL $86,207 Bonnie, IL $90,335 Broughton, IL $89,526 Browns, IL $86,797 Buckner, IL $90,335

Burnt Prairie, IL $89,526 Carmi, IL $89,526 Christopher, IL $90,335 Cisne, IL $84,381 Clay City, IL $84,381 Coello, IL $91,144 Crossville, IL $88,699 Dahlgren, IL $89,526

Dale, IL $89,526 Dix, IL $91,144 Du Bois, IL $91,144 Du Quoin, IL $91,144 Ellery, IL $86,949 Emma, IL $89,526 Enfield, IL $89,526 Ewing, IL $89,526

Fairfield, IL $86,949 Farina, IL $84,381 Flora, IL $84,381 Frankfort Heights, IL $89,526 Freeman Spur, IL $90,335 Geff, IL $86,949 Golden Gate, IL $86,949 Grayville, IL $87,700

Ina, IL $90,335 Irvington, IL $91,144 Iuka, IL $84,381 Johnsonville, IL $84,381 Keenes, IL $86,949 Keensburg, IL $86,892 Kell, IL $87,757 Kinmundy, IL $87,757

Lancaster, IL $85,617 Logan, IL $89,526 Loogootee, IL $88,937 Louisville, IL $84,381 Mc Leansboro, IL $89,526 Macedonia, IL $89,526 Maunie, IL $89,526 Mill Shoals, IL $89,526

Mount Carmel, IL $86,483 Mount Vernon, IL $88,347 Mulkeytown, IL $91,144 Nason, IL $90,335 New Haven, IL $89,526 Noble, IL $84,381 Norris City, IL $89,526 Odin, IL $91,144

Omaha, IL $89,526 Opdyke, IL $86,949 Orient, IL $90,335 Patoka, IL $91,144 Radom, IL $91,144 Richview, IL $91,144 Rinard, IL $84,381 Sailor Springs, IL $84,381

Allendale, IL $84,761 Altamont, IL $88,518 Annapolis, IL $85,398 Beecher City, IL $91,296 Bridgeport, IL $84,837 Brownstown, IL $91,220 Calhoun, IL $84,381 Casey, IL $86,064

Claremont, IL $84,381 Cowden, IL $91,296 Dennison, IL $86,635 Dieterich, IL $84,381 Dundas, IL $84,381 Edgewood, IL $84,381 Flat Rock, IL $84,647 Greenup, IL $86,064

Herrick, IL $91,296 Hidalgo, IL $85,436 Hutsonville, IL $85,246 Ingraham, IL $84,381 Janesville, IL $86,064 Jewett, IL $86,064 Lakewood, IL $91,296 Lawrenceville, IL $84,951

Lerna, IL $87,320 Marshall, IL $86,407 Martinsville, IL $85,998 Alden, IL $91,096 Antioch, IL $92,646 Arlington Heights, IL $96,242 Elk Grove Village, IL $97,916 Rolling Meadows, IL $96,603

Barrington, IL $95,624 Crystal Lake, IL $93,036 Cary, IL $94,301 Deerfield, IL $95,719 Des Plaines, IL $98,030 Fox Lake, IL $92,447 Fox River Grove, IL $94,834 Glencoe, IL $97,992

Glenview, IL $98,068 Mansfield, IL $92,732 Milmine, IL $92,352 Monticello, IL $92,618 Muncie, IL $92,504 Oakwood, IL $91,885 Ogden, IL $92,694 Penfield, IL $92,542

Pesotum, IL $92,770 Philo, IL $92,922 Potomac, IL $92,352 Rantoul, IL $92,770 Ridge Farm, IL $88,918 Royal, IL $92,694 Sadorus, IL $92,846 Saint Joseph, IL $92,922

Savoy, IL $92,922 Seymour, IL $92,922 Sidell, IL $90,192 Sidney, IL $92,884 Thomasboro, IL $92,922 Tolono, IL $92,922 Weldon, IL $92,352 Westville, IL $90,173

White Heath, IL $92,770 Arcola, IL $92,057 Arthur, IL $92,352 Ashmore, IL $88,081 Atwood, IL $92,352 Bethany, IL $92,352 Brocton, IL $89,203 Camargo, IL $91,610

Charleston, IL $88,423 Chrisman, IL $88,337 Dalton City, IL $92,047 Gays, IL $92,352 Hammond, IL $92,352 Hindsboro, IL $90,335 Humboldt, IL $91,933 Hume, IL $89,460

Kansas, IL $87,738 La Place, IL $92,352 Lovington, IL $92,352 Mattoon, IL $92,352 Metcalf, IL $89,127 Murdock, IL $90,972 Newman, IL $90,259 Oakland, IL $89,308

Paris, IL $86,330 Redmon, IL $88,100 Oquawka, IL $88,804 Homer, IL $92,656 Indianola, IL $89,764 Ivesdale, IL $92,694 Longview, IL $92,580 Sullivan, IL $92,352

Tuscola, IL $92,466 Vermilion, IL $86,597 Villa Grove, IL $92,618 Windsor, IL $92,352 Alhambra, IL $91,144 Alton, IL $91,448 Batchtown, IL $91,144 Benld, IL $91,144

Bethalto, IL $91,400 Bingham, IL $91,296 Brighton, IL $91,144 Brussels, IL $91,144 Bunker Hill, IL $91,144 Butler, IL $91,296 Carrollton, IL $91,144 Coffeen, IL $91,220

Cottage Hills, IL $91,400 Donnellson, IL $91,144 Dorsey, IL $91,144 Dow, IL $91,144 Eagarville, IL $91,172 East Alton, IL $91,495 Edwardsville, IL $91,553 Eldred, IL $91,144

Elsah, IL $91,191 Fidelity, IL $91,144 Fieldon, IL $91,144 Fillmore, IL $91,296 Gillespie, IL $91,172 Glen Carbon, IL $91,648 Godfrey, IL $91,248 Golden Eagle, IL $91,144

Grafton, IL $91,144 Granite City, IL $91,904 Greenfield, IL $91,277 Hamburg, IL $91,144 Hamel, IL $91,144 Hardin, IL $91,144 Hartford, IL $91,705 Hillsboro, IL $91,296

Hillview, IL $91,296 Irving, IL $91,296 Jerseyville, IL $91,144 Kampsville, IL $91,144 Kane, IL $91,144 Litchfield, IL $91,248 Livingston, IL $91,144 Dover, IL $89,194

Eldena, IL $91,048 Grand Ridge, IL $89,907 Granville, IL $89,907 Hennepin, IL $89,907 Kasbeer, IL $89,488 Ladd, IL $89,907 La Moille, IL $91,048 Lee Center, IL $91,048

Leonore, IL $89,907 Long Point, IL $89,907 Lostant, IL $89,907 Mc Nabb, IL $89,907 Magnolia, IL $89,907 Malden, IL $89,907 Manlius, IL $88,661 Mark, IL $89,907

Marseilles, IL $92,894 Mendota, IL $91,048 Mineral, IL $88,775 Neponset, IL $89,013 New Bedford, IL $88,756 Oglesby, IL $89,907 Depue, IL $89,907 Ohio, IL $89,384

Ottawa, IL $90,478 Paw Paw, IL $91,048 Peru, IL $89,907 Princeton, IL $89,907 Rutland, IL $89,907 Seatonville, IL $89,907 Seneca, IL $93,883 Sheffield, IL $88,889

Spring Valley, IL $89,907 Standard, IL $89,907 Streator, IL $89,907 Sublette, IL $91,048 Tiskilwa, IL $89,907 Toluca, IL $89,907 Tonica, IL $89,907 Triumph, IL $91,048

Troy Grove, IL $90,478 Utica, IL $89,907 Van Orin, IL $91,048 Varna, IL $89,907 Walnut, IL $88,480 Wenona, IL $89,907 West Brooklyn, IL $91,048 Wyanet, IL $89,336

Galesburg, IL $88,965 Abingdon, IL $89,412 Adair, IL $89,907 Alexis, IL $88,813 Alpha, IL $88,880 Altona, IL $88,965 Avon, IL $89,907 Bardolph, IL $89,907

Berwick, IL $88,813 Biggsville, IL $88,689 Bishop Hill, IL $88,908 Blandinsville, IL $89,098 Bradford, IL $89,821 Bushnell, IL $89,907 Cameron, IL $88,804 Camp Grove, IL $89,907

Carman, IL $88,832 Castleton, IL $89,840 Cuba, IL $89,907 Dahinda, IL $89,336 East Galesburg, IL $89,032 Ellisville, IL $89,907 Fairview, IL $89,907 Fiatt, IL $89,907

Galva, IL $88,994 Gerlaw, IL $88,794 Gilson, IL $89,488 Gladstone, IL $88,594 Good Hope, IL $89,907 Henderson, IL $88,880 Industry, IL $90,601 Ipava, IL $89,907

Keithsburg, IL $88,823 Kewanee, IL $88,984 Kirkwood, IL $88,727 Knoxville, IL $89,156 La Fayette, IL $89,156 La Harpe, IL $89,098 Laura, IL $90,021 Littleton, IL $90,601

Little York, IL $88,823 Lomax, IL $88,832 Macomb, IL $89,907 Maquon, IL $89,907 Marietta, IL $89,907 Media, IL $88,832 Monmouth, IL $88,775 New Windsor, IL $88,708

North Henderson, IL $88,813 Oneida, IL $88,956 Ophiem, IL $88,785 Bloomington, IL $90,554 Anchor, IL $92,352 Armington, IL $90,325 Arrowsmith, IL $92,352 Atlanta, IL $90,497

Bellflower, IL $92,504 Carlock, IL $89,907 Chenoa, IL $89,907 Clinton, IL $92,000 Colfax, IL $92,352 Congerville, IL $90,021 Cooksville, IL $92,000 Cropsey, IL $92,352

Danvers, IL $89,907 Deer Creek, IL $90,287 Delavan, IL $90,354 Dewitt, IL $92,352 Downs, IL $91,533 Ellsworth, IL $92,352 El Paso, IL $89,907 Fairbury, IL $92,352

Flanagan, IL $89,907 Forrest, IL $92,352 Goodfield, IL $90,173 Graymont, IL $89,907 Gridley, IL $89,907 Heyworth, IL $91,201 Hopedale, IL $90,240 Hudson, IL $89,907

Kenney, IL $91,533 Lane, IL $92,247 Lawndale, IL $90,677 Le Roy, IL $92,352 Lexington, IL $90,792 Mc Lean, IL $90,325 Mackinaw, IL $90,211 Maroa, IL $91,876

Merna, IL $90,915 Minier, IL $90,116 Minonk, IL $89,907 Normal, IL $90,183 Pontiac, IL $91,124 Saunemin, IL $92,352 Saybrook, IL $92,352 Secor, IL $89,907

Shirley, IL $90,449 Sibley, IL $92,352 Stanford, IL $89,964 Strawn, IL $92,352 Towanda, IL $90,516 Wapella, IL $91,771 Waynesville, IL $90,811 Urbana, IL $92,922

Allerton, IL $90,906 Alvin, IL $92,352 Armstrong, IL $92,390 Bement, IL $92,466 Bismarck, IL $92,352 Bondville, IL $92,922 Broadlands, IL $92,542 Catlin, IL $90,953

Cerro Gordo, IL $92,304 Champaign, IL $92,922 Cisco, IL $92,352 Collison, IL $92,352 Danville, IL $91,657 Tilton, IL $90,925 De Land, IL $92,504 Dewey, IL $92,808

Fairmount, IL $91,429 Farmer City, IL $92,428 Fisher, IL $92,732 Fithian, IL $92,542 Foosland, IL $92,580 Georgetown, IL $89,536 Gifford, IL $92,618 Henning, IL $92,352

Prairie City, IL $89,907 Raritan, IL $88,832 Rio, IL $88,804 Roseville, IL $89,098 Saint Augustine, IL $89,907 Sciota, IL $88,994 Seaton, IL $88,823 Smithfield, IL $89,907

Smithshire, IL $88,594 Speer, IL $89,983 Stronghurst, IL $88,832 Table Grove, IL $89,907 Toulon, IL $89,403 Vermont, IL $90,601 Victoria, IL $89,146 Viola, IL $89,013

Wataga, IL $88,975 Williamsfield, IL $89,698 Woodhull, IL $88,813 Wyoming, IL $89,783 Astoria, IL $91,296 Benson, IL $89,907 Brimfield, IL $90,173 Bryant, IL $89,907

Canton, IL $89,945 Chillicothe, IL $90,211 Dunfermline, IL $89,907 Dunlap, IL $90,364 Edelstein, IL $90,097 Edwards, IL $90,478 Elmwood, IL $90,097 Eureka, IL $90,173

Farmington, IL $90,059 Forest City, IL $90,306 Glasford, IL $90,364 Green Valley, IL $90,097 Groveland, IL $90,478 Hanna City, IL $90,478 Henry, IL $89,907 Kingston Mines, IL $90,364

Lacon, IL $89,907 La Rose, IL $89,907 Lewistown, IL $89,993 Liverpool, IL $90,173 London Mills, IL $89,907 Lowpoint, IL $90,211 Manito, IL $90,097 Mapleton, IL $90,478

Metamora, IL $90,287 Morton, IL $90,478 Mossville, IL $90,478 Norris, IL $89,983 Pekin, IL $90,478 Princeville, IL $90,135 Putnam, IL $89,907 Roanoke, IL $90,021

Rome, IL $90,325 Saint David, IL $89,907 South Pekin, IL $90,325 Sparland, IL $89,907 Topeka, IL $90,402 Tremont, IL $90,364 Trivoli, IL $90,287 Washburn, IL $89,983

Washington, IL $90,478 Yates City, IL $90,021 Peoria, IL $90,478 Creve Coeur, IL $90,478 East Peoria, IL $90,478 Peoria Heights, IL $90,478 Sims, IL $86,949 Andalusia, IL $89,165

Springerton, IL $89,526 Tamaroa, IL $91,144 Texico, IL $88,347 Thompsonville, IL $89,526 Valier, IL $90,335 Vernon, IL $91,144 Walnut Hill, IL $91,144 Waltonville, IL $91,144

Wayne City, IL $86,949 West Frankfort, IL $89,526 Whittington, IL $89,526 Woodlawn, IL $91,144 Xenia, IL $84,381 Carbondale, IL $90,335 Alto Pass, IL $91,144 Anna, IL $88,509

Ava, IL $91,144 Belknap, IL $87,187 Boles, IL $87,187 Brookport, IL $84,847 Buncombe, IL $87,187 Cairo, IL $84,847 Cambria, IL $90,335 Campbell Hill, IL $91,144

Carrier Mills, IL $89,526 Carterville, IL $90,335 Cave In Rock, IL $89,526 Cobden, IL $90,335 Colp, IL $90,335 Ridott, IL $91,315 Rochelle, IL $91,048 Rock City, IL $91,277

Rock Falls, IL $89,565 Rockton, IL $91,619 Roscoe, IL $91,619 Savanna, IL $88,899 Scales Mound, IL $92,000 Seward, IL $91,581 Shannon, IL $91,048 Shirland, IL $91,543

South Beloit, IL $91,467 Sterling, IL $90,012 Stillman Valley, IL $91,467 Stockton, IL $91,048 Warren, IL $91,048 Winnebago, IL $91,619 Winslow, IL $91,467 Woosung, IL $91,048

Rockford, IL $91,619 Loves Park, IL $91,619 Machesney Park, IL $91,619 Rock Island, IL $89,165 Albany, IL $88,832 Aledo, IL $88,870 Dana, IL $89,907 Chandlerville, IL $91,296

Bluford, IL $86,949 Mahomet, IL $92,922 Andover, IL $88,785 Chapin, IL $91,296 Chatham, IL $91,866 Chesterfield, IL $91,210 Concord, IL $91,296 Easton, IL $90,658

Elkhart, IL $91,600 Emden, IL $90,468 Franklin, IL $91,334 Frederick, IL $91,296 Girard, IL $91,296 Greenview, IL $91,486 Hartsburg, IL $90,563 Havana, IL $90,487

Hettick, IL $91,296 Jacksonville, IL $91,296 Kilbourne, IL $90,896 Lincoln, IL $90,820 Lincolns New Salem, IL $91,486 Literberry, IL $91,296 Loami, IL $91,714 Lowder, IL $91,486

Manchester, IL $91,296 Mason City, IL $90,715 Meredosia, IL $91,296 Middletown, IL $91,048 Modesto, IL $91,296 Murrayville, IL $91,296 New Berlin, IL $91,676 New Holland, IL $90,763

Nilwood, IL $91,296 Oakford, IL $91,020 Palmyra, IL $91,296 Petersburg, IL $91,562 Pleasant Plains, IL $91,676 Rushville, IL $91,296 San Jose, IL $90,440 Scottville, IL $91,296

Sherman, IL $91,866 Shipman, IL $91,144 Tallula, IL $91,562 Thayer, IL $91,524 Virden, IL $91,410 Virginia, IL $91,296 Waverly, IL $91,410 Williamsville, IL $91,790

Winchester, IL $91,296 Woodson, IL $91,296 Springfield, IL $91,866 Bonfield, IL $94,026 Creal Springs, IL $89,526 Annawan, IL $88,794 Atkinson, IL $88,813 Barstow, IL $89,051

Buffalo Prairie, IL $89,308 Cambridge, IL $88,880 Carbon Cliff, IL $89,051 Coal Valley, IL $89,051 Colona, IL $89,051 Cordova, IL $88,861 Deer Grove, IL $88,727 East Moline, IL $89,051

Erie, IL $88,832 Fenton, IL $88,813 Fulton, IL $88,832 Geneseo, IL $88,746 Hampton, IL $89,051 Hillsdale, IL $88,708 Hooppole, IL $88,794 Illinois City, IL $89,308

Joy, IL $88,823 Lyndon, IL $88,813 Lynn Center, IL $88,861 Matherville, IL $88,861 Milan, IL $89,165 Moline, IL $89,051 Morrison, IL $88,823 New Boston, IL $88,842

Orion, IL $88,975 Osco, IL $88,861 Port Byron, IL $88,937 Preemption, IL $89,013 Prophetstown, IL $88,813 Rapids City, IL $89,051 Reynolds, IL $89,089 Sherrard, IL $89,013

Silvis, IL $89,051 Tampico, IL $88,785 Taylor Ridge, IL $89,165 Thomson, IL $88,842 La Salle, IL $89,907 Amboy, IL $91,048 Ancona, IL $89,907 Arlington, IL $90,478

Blackstone, IL $89,907 Buda, IL $89,127 Bureau, IL $89,907 Cedar Point, IL $89,907 Cherry, IL $89,907 Compton, IL $91,048 Cornell, IL $89,907 Dalzell, IL $89,907

Cypress, IL $87,187 De Soto, IL $91,144 Dongola, IL $88,509 Dowell, IL $91,144 Eddyville, IL $89,526 Eldorado, IL $89,526 Elizabethtown, IL $89,526 Elkville, IL $91,144

Energy, IL $90,335 Equality, IL $89,526 Galatia, IL $89,526 Golconda, IL $87,187 Goreville, IL $89,526 Gorham, IL $91,144 Grand Chain, IL $87,187 Grand Tower, IL $91,144

Grantsburg, IL $87,187 Harrisburg, IL $89,526 Herod, IL $89,526 Herrin, IL $90,335 Hurst, IL $90,335 Jacob, IL $91,144 Johnston City, IL $89,526 Jonesboro, IL $90,335

Joppa, IL $84,847 Junction, IL $89,526 Karbers Ridge, IL $89,526 Karnak, IL $87,187 Mc Clure, IL $88,509 Makanda, IL $90,335 Marion, IL $89,526 Metropolis, IL $84,847

Millcreek, IL $88,509 Miller City, IL $84,847 Mound City, IL $84,847 Mounds, IL $84,847 Muddy, IL $89,526 Murphysboro, IL $91,144 New Burnside, IL $89,526 Olive Branch, IL $88,509

Olmsted, IL $87,187 Oraville, IL $91,144 Ozark, IL $89,526 Perks, IL $87,187 Pittsburg, IL $89,526 Pomona, IL $91,144 Pulaski, IL $87,187 Raleigh, IL $89,526

Ridgway, IL $89,526 Rosiclare, IL $87,187 Royalton, IL $90,335 Shawneetown, IL $89,526 Simpson, IL $87,187 Stonefort, IL $89,526 Tamms, IL $88,509 Thebes, IL $88,509

Ullin, IL $87,187 Unity, IL $87,187 Vergennes, IL $91,144 Vienna, IL $87,187 Villa Ridge, IL $87,187 Willisville, IL $91,144 Wolf Lake, IL $91,144 Zeigler, IL $90,335

Centralia, IL $91,144 Hoyleton, IL $91,144 Akin, IL $89,526 Albion, IL $86,758 Alma, IL $87,757 Ashley, IL $91,144 Barnhill, IL $89,526 Belle Rive, IL $89,526

Bellmont, IL $86,682 Benton, IL $89,526 Bourbonnais, IL $94,026 Bradley, IL $94,026 Buckingham, IL $94,026 Buckley, IL $92,352 Cabery, IL $93,189 Campus, IL $94,701

Chatsworth, IL $92,352 Chebanse, IL $94,026 Cissna Park, IL $92,352 Claytonville, IL $92,352 Clifton, IL $93,189 Crescent City, IL $92,352 Cullom, IL $92,352 Danforth, IL $92,352

Donovan, IL $94,026 East Lynn, IL $92,352 Elliott, IL $92,390 Emington, IL $92,352 Essex, IL $95,880 Gibson City, IL $92,352 Gilman, IL $92,352 Goodwine, IL $92,352

Grant Park, IL $94,768 Herscher, IL $94,026 Hoopeston, IL $92,352 Hopkins Park, IL $94,026 Iroquois, IL $93,189 Kempton, IL $92,352 Loda, IL $92,352 Ludlow, IL $92,542

Manteno, IL $94,948 Martinton, IL $94,026 Melvin, IL $92,352 Milford, IL $92,352 Momence, IL $94,026 Onarga, IL $92,352 Papineau, IL $94,026 Paxton, IL $92,352

Pembroke Township, IL $94,026 Piper City, IL $92,352 Rankin, IL $92,352 Reddick, IL $95,880 Roberts, IL $92,352 Rossville, IL $92,352 Saint Anne, IL $94,026 Sheldon, IL $93,189

Stockland, IL $92,352 Thawville, IL $92,352 Union Hill, IL $94,026 Watseka, IL $92,352 Wellington, IL $92,352 Woodland, IL $92,352 Apple River, IL $92,000 Ashton, IL $91,048

Baileyville, IL $91,048 Belvidere, IL $91,429 Byron, IL $91,467 Caledonia, IL $91,467 Capron, IL $91,201 Cedarville, IL $91,048 Chadwick, IL $90,373 Chana, IL $91,163

Cherry Valley, IL $91,619 Dakota, IL $91,258 Davis, IL $91,353 Davis Junction, IL $91,467 Dixon, IL $91,048 Durand, IL $91,505 East Dubuque, IL $89,165 Eleroy, IL $91,048

Elizabeth, IL $89,384 Forreston, IL $91,048 Franklin Grove, IL $91,048 Freeport, IL $91,048 Galena, IL $89,384 Galt, IL $89,060 Garden Prairie, IL $91,201 German Valley, IL $91,277

Hanover, IL $88,832 Harmon, IL $91,048 Holcomb, IL $91,543 Kent, IL $91,048 Lanark, IL $91,048 Leaf River, IL $91,277 Lena, IL $91,048 Lindenwood, IL $91,277

Mc Connell, IL $91,239 Milledgeville, IL $91,048 Monroe Center, IL $91,429 Mount Carroll, IL $91,048 Mount Morris, IL $91,086 Nachusa, IL $91,048 Nora, IL $91,048 Orangeville, IL $91,400

Oregon, IL $91,163 Pearl City, IL $91,048 Pecatonica, IL $91,581 Polo, IL $91,048 Poplar Grove, IL $91,391 Midlothian, IL $96,090 Mason, IL $84,381 Romeoville, IL $96,489

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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

$88,434

Average $96,955/year

$104,875

$7,370

Average $8,080/month

$8,740

$1,701

Average $1,865/week

$2,017

$43

Average $47/hour

$50

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$104,875	$8,740	$2,017	$50
Average	$96,955	$8,080	$1,865	$47
25th Percentile	$88,434	$7,370	$1,701	$43

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