Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Massachusetts

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Massachusetts is $103,519 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): $119,672
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $94,421 to $111,974
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $86,138

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,974	$9,331	$2,153	$54
Average	$103,519	$8,627	$1,991	$50
25th Percentile	$94,421	$7,868	$1,816	$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): $80,162
Early Career (1-2 years): $102,897
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $124,754
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $144,056
Expert (over 8 years): $168,397

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$80,162
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$102,897
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$124,754
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$144,056
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$168,397

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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:

Agawam: $98,582
Amherst: $98,296
Barre: $99,466

Agawam, MA $98,582 Amherst, MA $98,296 Barre, MA $99,466 Belchertown, MA $98,420 Blandford, MA $98,325 Bondsville, MA $98,458 Brimfield, MA $98,268 Chester, MA $97,326

Chesterfield, MA $97,754 Chicopee, MA $98,582 Cummington, MA $97,326 Easthampton, MA $98,515 East Longmeadow, MA $98,582 East Otis, MA $98,715 Feeding Hills, MA $98,582 Gilbertville, MA $99,086

Goshen, MA $97,726 Granby, MA $98,553 Granville, MA $98,458 Hadley, MA $98,363 Hampden, MA $98,582 Hardwick, MA $99,153 Hatfield, MA $98,325 Haydenville, MA $98,173

Holyoke, MA $98,582 Huntington, MA $98,363 Leeds, MA $98,325 Leverett, MA $98,268 Ludlow, MA $98,582 Monson, MA $98,458 North Amherst, MA $98,458 Northampton, MA $98,392

Florence, MA $98,392 North Hatfield, MA $98,316 Oakham, MA $99,628 Palmer, MA $98,458 Plainfield, MA $97,326 Russell, MA $98,458 Shutesbury, MA $98,420 Southampton, MA $98,553

South Barre, MA $99,533 South Hadley, MA $98,553 Southwick, MA $98,582 Thorndike, MA $98,458 Three Rivers, MA $98,515 Wales, MA $98,268 Ware, MA $99,115 Warren, MA $98,820

West Chesterfield, MA $97,269 Westfield, MA $98,582 West Hatfield, MA $98,268 West Springfield, MA $98,582 West Warren, MA $99,229 Whately, MA $98,106 Wheelwright, MA $99,495 Wilbraham, MA $98,582

Williamsburg, MA $98,135 Woronoco, MA $98,487 Worthington, MA $97,364 Springfield, MA $98,582 Longmeadow, MA $98,582 Indian Orchard, MA $98,582 Pittsfield, MA $97,583 Adams, MA $97,488

Ashley Falls, MA $99,267 Becket, MA $97,488 Berkshire, MA $97,583 Cheshire, MA $97,583 Dalton, MA $97,583 Glendale, MA $97,555 Great Barrington, MA $97,298 Hinsdale, MA $97,583

Housatonic, MA $97,421 Lanesboro, MA $97,583 Lee, MA $97,555 Lenox, MA $97,583 Lenox Dale, MA $97,583 Middlefield, MA $97,459 Mill River, MA $98,430 Monterey, MA $97,298

North Adams, MA $97,364 North Egremont, MA $97,507 Otis, MA $97,269 Richmond, MA $97,583 Sandisfield, MA $98,801 Savoy, MA $97,459 Sheffield, MA $98,648 South Egremont, MA $97,697

Southfield, MA $99,124 South Lee, MA $97,555 Stockbridge, MA $97,555 Tyringham, MA $97,421 West Stockbridge, MA $97,517 Williamstown, MA $97,364 Windsor, MA $97,555 Greenfield, MA $97,821

Ashfield, MA $97,383 Athol, MA $99,581 Bernardston, MA $97,783 Buckland, MA $97,250 Charlemont, MA $97,022 Colrain, MA $97,345 Conway, MA $97,678 Deerfield, MA $97,849

Drury, MA $96,746 Erving, MA $98,458 Heath, MA $97,022 Lake Pleasant, MA $98,021 Millers Falls, MA $97,935 Monroe Bridge, MA $96,651 Montague, MA $98,021 Gill, MA $98,382

New Salem, MA $98,763 Northfield, MA $98,382 Orange, MA $99,248 Petersham, MA $99,562 Rowe, MA $96,803 Royalston, MA $99,733 Shelburne Falls, MA $97,336 South Deerfield, MA $98,002

Sunderland, MA $98,087 Turners Falls, MA $97,935 Warwick, MA $99,257 Wendell, MA $98,382 Wendell Depot, MA $98,734 Fitchburg, MA $100,522 Ashburnham, MA $100,056 Ashby, MA $101,863

Ayer, MA $102,120 Devens, MA $102,044 Baldwinville, MA $99,894 East Templeton, MA $99,923 Gardner, MA $100,104 Westminster, MA $100,104 Groton, MA $102,215 Harvard, MA $102,206

Hubbardston, MA $99,495 Leominster, MA $99,533 Littleton, MA $102,368 Lunenburg, MA $101,902 Pepperell, MA $102,215 Shirley, MA $102,006 Still River, MA $102,149 Templeton, MA $99,923

Townsend, MA $102,035 West Groton, MA $102,082 West Townsend, MA $101,997 Winchendon, MA $99,704 Winchendon Springs, MA $99,685 Auburn, MA $99,752 North Dartmouth, MA $100,361 South Dartmouth, MA $100,361

North Attleboro, MA $98,544 Plainville, MA $98,477 Attleboro Falls, MA $98,506 North Dighton, MA $98,449 Norton, MA $102,891 Raynham, MA $102,919 Raynham Center, MA $102,919 Rehoboth, MA $98,572

Rochester, MA $100,361 Seekonk, MA $98,572 Swansea, MA $98,477 Berkley, MA $100,418 Taunton, MA $102,824 Westport, MA $100,361 Westport Point, MA $100,361 Berlin, MA $99,685

Cataumet, MA $100,142 Blackstone, MA $98,449 Boylston, MA $99,752 Brookfield, MA $99,562 Charlton, MA $99,685 Charlton City, MA $99,685 Charlton Depot, MA $99,685 Clinton, MA $99,685

East Brookfield, MA $99,657 Douglas, MA $99,590 East Princeton, MA $99,628 Fiskdale, MA $99,466 Grafton, MA $99,752 Holden, MA $99,752 Holland, MA $99,419 Jefferson, MA $99,752

Lancaster, MA $99,590 Leicester, MA $99,752 Linwood, MA $99,533 Manchaug, MA $99,752 Millbury, MA $99,752 Millville, MA $98,354 New Braintree, MA $99,533 Northborough, MA $99,752

Northbridge, MA $99,723 North Brookfield, MA $99,628 North Grafton, MA $99,752 North Oxford, MA $99,752 North Uxbridge, MA $99,533 Oxford, MA $99,723 Princeton, MA $99,657 Rochdale, MA $99,752

Rutland, MA $99,752 Shrewsbury, MA $99,752 Southbridge, MA $99,533 South Grafton, MA $99,752 South Lancaster, MA $99,657 Spencer, MA $99,752 Sterling, MA $99,685 Sturbridge, MA $99,495

Upton, MA $99,685 Uxbridge, MA $99,562 Webster, MA $99,562 Dudley, MA $99,562 Westborough, MA $99,752 West Boylston, MA $99,752 West Brookfield, MA $99,533 West Millbury, MA $99,752

Whitinsville, MA $99,685 Sutton, MA $99,752 Worcester, MA $99,752 East Walpole, MA $102,919 Cherry Valley, MA $99,752 Paxton, MA $99,752 Framingham, MA $102,634 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $102,368

Boxborough, MA $102,301 Acton, MA $102,301 Ashland, MA $99,495 Bedford, MA $102,339 Hanscom Afb, MA $104,146 Bolton, MA $99,562 Carlisle, MA $102,368 Concord, MA $102,272

Fayville, MA $99,562 Holliston, MA $102,567 Hopedale, MA $99,533 Hopkinton, MA $99,590 Hudson, MA $99,590 Marlborough, MA $99,628 Maynard, MA $102,177 Mendon, MA $99,533

Milford, MA $99,533 Natick, MA $105,925 Sherborn, MA $105,868 Southborough, MA $99,590 Foxboro, MA $102,919 Franklin, MA $100,513 Greenbush, MA $102,729 Green Harbor, MA $102,701

Hingham, MA $104,413 Hull, MA $106,087 Humarock, MA $102,729 Mansfield, MA $102,919 Marshfield, MA $102,701 Marshfield Hills, MA $102,701 Medfield, MA $104,327 Medway, MA $102,634

Millis, MA $102,701 Minot, MA $102,729 Norfolk, MA $102,796 North Marshfield, MA $102,701 North Scituate, MA $102,701 Norwell, MA $102,796 Norwood, MA $102,919 Ocean Bluff, MA $102,701

Scituate, MA $102,701 Sharon, MA $102,919 Sheldonville, MA $100,560 South Walpole, MA $102,853 Stoughton, MA $102,919 Walpole, MA $102,891 Westwood, MA $104,422 Wrentham, MA $102,758

Boston, MA $106,087 Roxbury, MA $106,087 Roxbury Crossing, MA $106,087 Dorchester, MA $106,087 Dorchester Center, MA $106,087 Mattapan, MA $106,087 Charlestown, MA $106,087 Jamaica Plain, MA $106,087

Roslindale, MA $106,087 West Roxbury, MA $106,087 Allston, MA $106,087 Brighton, MA $106,087 Hyde Park, MA $106,087 Readville, MA $106,087 Cambridge, MA $106,087 Somerville, MA $106,087

Malden, MA $106,087 Everett, MA $106,087 Chelsea, MA $106,087 Revere, MA $106,087 Winthrop, MA $106,087 Medford, MA $106,087 West Medford, MA $106,087 Quincy, MA $106,087

Melrose, MA $106,087 Stoneham, MA $106,087 Braintree, MA $102,919 Milton, MA $106,087 Milton Village, MA $106,087 Weymouth, MA $102,919 East Weymouth, MA $102,919 South Weymouth, MA $102,919

North Weymouth, MA $102,919 East Boston, MA $106,087 Brockton, MA $102,919 Avon, MA $102,919 Bridgewater, MA $102,919 Bryantville, MA $102,853 Carver, MA $101,340 Duxbury, MA $102,634

East Bridgewater, MA $102,919 Easton, MA $102,919 Elmwood, MA $102,919 Halifax, MA $102,853 Hanover, MA $102,853 Hanson, MA $102,919 Holbrook, MA $102,919 Middleboro, MA $101,435

Manomet, MA $101,616 Lakeville, MA $100,199 Monponsett, MA $102,891 Abington, MA $102,919 North Carver, MA $102,701 North Easton, MA $102,919 North Pembroke, MA $102,824 Pembroke, MA $102,853

Plymouth, MA $101,759 Kingston, MA $102,662 South Carver, MA $100,104 Plympton, MA $102,758 Randolph, MA $102,919 Rockland, MA $102,919 South Easton, MA $102,919 West Bridgewater, MA $102,919

White Horse Beach, MA $101,683 Whitman, MA $102,919 Lexington, MA $106,087 Brookline, MA $106,087 Brookline Village, MA $106,087 Waltham, MA $106,087 North Waltham, MA $106,087 New Town, MA $106,087

Babson Park, MA $106,087 Newton, MA $106,087 Newton Center, MA $106,087 Newtonville, MA $106,087 Newton Highlands, MA $106,087 Newton Lower Falls, MA $106,087 Newton Upper Falls, MA $106,087 West Newton, MA $106,087

Auburndale, MA $106,087 Chestnut Hill, MA $106,087 Waban, MA $106,087 Watertown, MA $106,087 Arlington, MA $106,087 Arlington Heights, MA $106,087 Belmont, MA $106,087 Waverley, MA $106,087

Wellesley Hills, MA $106,087 Wellesley, MA $106,058 Needham, MA $106,087 Weston, MA $106,087 Needham Heights, MA $106,087 Nonantum, MA $106,087 Buzzards Bay, MA $100,075 Lincoln, MA $106,020

Stow, MA $102,177 Sudbury, MA $105,868 Wayland, MA $105,925 Woodville, MA $99,657 Woburn, MA $106,087 Burlington, MA $104,184 Andover, MA $100,760 Billerica, MA $102,368

Chelmsford, MA $102,368 Dracut, MA $102,368 Dunstable, MA $102,215 Haverhill, MA $100,760 Georgetown, MA $100,760 Groveland, MA $100,760 Lawrence, MA $100,760 Methuen, MA $100,760

North Andover, MA $100,760 Lowell, MA $102,368 Merrimac, MA $100,694 North Billerica, MA $102,368 North Chelmsford, MA $102,368 North Reading, MA $100,694 Nutting Lake, MA $102,368 Pinehurst, MA $102,368

Reading, MA $102,967 Tewksbury, MA $102,368 Tyngsboro, MA $102,368 Wakefield, MA $106,058 West Boxford, MA $100,760 Westford, MA $102,368 Wilmington, MA $101,550 Winchester, MA $106,087

Lynn, MA $106,087 Saugus, MA $106,087 Swampscott, MA $106,020 Nahant, MA $106,087 Amesbury, MA $100,246 Beverly, MA $105,830 Boxford, MA $100,760 Byfield, MA $100,694

Danvers, MA $100,598 Essex, MA $101,635 Gloucester, MA $101,787 Hamilton, MA $100,541 Hathorne, MA $100,598 Chilmark, MA $99,818 East Falmouth, MA $100,304 East Sandwich, MA $100,665

East Wareham, MA $100,104 Edgartown, MA $99,885 Falmouth, MA $100,142 Woods Hole, MA $100,142 Menemsha, MA $99,885 Monument Beach, MA $100,104 Nantucket, MA $99,885 North Falmouth, MA $100,170

Oak Bluffs, MA $99,914 Onset, MA $100,170 Pocasset, MA $100,142 Sagamore, MA $100,874 Sagamore Beach, MA $100,874 Sandwich, MA $100,674 Siasconset, MA $99,885 Silver Beach, MA $100,170

Vineyard Haven, MA $99,999 Wareham, MA $100,199 West Chop, MA $99,999 West Falmouth, MA $100,170 West Tisbury, MA $99,885 West Wareham, MA $100,237 Hyannis, MA $100,037 Barnstable, MA $100,370

Brewster, MA $99,885 Centerville, MA $100,332 Chatham, MA $99,885 Cotuit, MA $100,399 Ipswich, MA $100,541 Cummaquid, MA $100,066 Lynnfield, MA $103,309 Manchester, MA $102,025

Marblehead, MA $105,897 Middleton, MA $100,732 Newburyport, MA $100,570 Newbury, MA $100,760 Salisbury, MA $99,923 Peabody, MA $105,963 Prides Crossing, MA $103,157 Rockport, MA $101,778

Rowley, MA $100,598 Salem, MA $105,963 South Hamilton, MA $100,541 Topsfield, MA $100,694 Wenham, MA $100,570 West Newbury, MA $100,760 Accord, MA $102,919 Bellingham, MA $98,287

Brant Rock, MA $102,491 Canton, MA $102,919 Cohasset, MA $104,318 Dedham, MA $106,087 Dover, MA $105,992 East Mansfield, MA $102,919 Dennis, MA $99,885 Dennis Port, MA $99,885

East Dennis, MA $99,885 Eastham, MA $99,885 East Orleans, MA $99,885 Forestdale, MA $100,541 Harwich, MA $99,885 Harwich Port, MA $99,885 Hyannis Port, MA $100,028 Marstons Mills, MA $100,503

Mashpee, MA $100,570 North Chatham, MA $99,885 North Eastham, MA $101,169 North Truro, MA $102,444 Orleans, MA $99,885 Osterville, MA $100,208 Provincetown, MA $102,253 South Chatham, MA $99,885

South Dennis, MA $99,885 South Harwich, MA $99,885 South Orleans, MA $99,885 South Wellfleet, MA $101,169 South Yarmouth, MA $99,885 Truro, MA $101,169 Wellfleet, MA $101,169 West Barnstable, MA $100,551

West Chatham, MA $99,885 West Dennis, MA $99,885 West Harwich, MA $99,885 West Hyannisport, MA $100,246 West Yarmouth, MA $99,885 Yarmouth Port, MA $99,885 Assonet, MA $100,294 Attleboro, MA $98,572

Chartley, MA $102,919 Cuttyhunk, MA $100,199 Dartmouth, MA $100,361 Dighton, MA $99,295 East Freetown, MA $100,361 East Taunton, MA $102,758 Fairhaven, MA $100,361 Fall River, MA $100,361

Somerset, MA $100,265 Marion, MA $100,361 Mattapoisett, MA $100,361 New Bedford, MA $100,361 Acushnet, MA $100,361

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

$94,421

Average $103,519/year

$111,974

$7,868

Average $8,627/month

$9,331

$1,816

Average $1,991/week

$2,153

$45

Average $50/hour

$54

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$111,974	$9,331	$2,153	$54
Average	$103,519	$8,627	$1,991	$50
25th Percentile	$94,421	$7,868	$1,816	$45

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