Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Montana

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

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Montana is $89,803 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $103,803
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,947 to $97,131
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,795

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,131	$8,094	$1,868	$47
Average	$89,803	$7,484	$1,727	$43
25th Percentile	$81,947	$6,829	$1,576	$39

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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): $69,548
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,264
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $108,223
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,973
Expert (over 8 years): $146,124

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$69,548
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$89,264
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$108,223
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$124,973
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$146,124

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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:

Absarokee: $89,256
Acton: $91,417
Ashland: $89,187

Absarokee, MT $89,256 Acton, MT $91,417 Ashland, MT $89,187 Ballantine, MT $91,277 Bearcreek, MT $89,243 Belfry, MT $89,334 Bighorn, MT $89,041 Big Timber, MT $89,182

Birney, MT $89,125 Boyd, MT $90,060 Bridger, MT $89,711 Broadview, MT $90,911 Busby, MT $89,225 Clyde Park, MT $89,198 Columbus, MT $89,931 Cooke City, MT $89,024

Crow Agency, MT $89,302 Custer, MT $89,325 Decker, MT $89,209 Edgar, MT $91,077 Emigrant, MT $89,190 Fishtail, MT $89,114 Fromberg, MT $90,718 Gardiner, MT $89,193

Garryowen, MT $89,266 Grass Range, MT $89,101 Greycliff, MT $89,187 Hardin, MT $90,043 Fort Smith, MT $89,764 Harlowton, MT $89,150 Huntley, MT $91,727 Hysham, MT $89,087

Ingomar, MT $88,917 Joliet, MT $90,728 Lame Deer, MT $89,278 Laurel, MT $91,700 Lavina, MT $89,399 Livingston, MT $89,297 Lodge Grass, MT $89,317 Mc Leod, MT $88,995

Martinsdale, MT $89,053 Melstone, MT $89,087 Melville, MT $89,019 Molt, MT $91,160 Mosby, MT $88,964 Musselshell, MT $89,056 Nye, MT $89,104 Otter, MT $89,189

Park City, MT $91,071 Pompeys Pillar, MT $90,710 Pray, MT $89,145 Pryor, MT $90,762 Rapelje, MT $89,712 Red Lodge, MT $89,263 Reed Point, MT $89,151 Roberts, MT $89,639

Roscoe, MT $89,086 Roundup, MT $89,255 Ryegate, MT $89,070 Saint Xavier, MT $89,683 Sanders, MT $89,195 Sand Springs, MT $88,973 Shawmut, MT $89,042 Shepherd, MT $91,326

Silver Gate, MT $89,263 Springdale, MT $89,131 Sumatra, MT $88,973 Teigen, MT $89,103 Two Dot, MT $89,032 Wilsall, MT $89,111 Winnett, MT $89,039 Worden, MT $90,598

Wyola, MT $89,356 Billings, MT $91,807 Baker, MT $89,497 Wolf Point, MT $89,191 Antelope, MT $89,300 Bainville, MT $89,607 Brockton, MT $89,146 Brockway, MT $89,023

Circle, MT $89,090 Crane, MT $89,669 Culbertson, MT $89,342 Dagmar, MT $89,384 Fairview, MT $89,644 Flaxville, MT $89,077 Fort Peck, MT $89,034 Frazer, MT $89,137

Froid, MT $89,223 Glasgow, MT $89,185 Saint Marie, MT $89,563 Glentana, MT $89,035 Hinsdale, MT $89,015 Homestead, MT $89,223 Lambert, MT $89,168 Larslan, MT $89,022

Medicine Lake, MT $89,210 Nashua, MT $89,138 Opheim, MT $89,009 Outlook, MT $89,143 Peerless, MT $89,026 Plentywood, MT $89,283 Poplar, MT $89,207 Raymond, MT $89,217

Redstone, MT $89,029 Reserve, MT $89,116 Richey, MT $89,065 Richland, MT $89,015 Saco, MT $89,067 Savage, MT $89,330 Scobey, MT $89,146 Sidney, MT $89,666

Vandalia, MT $89,057 Vida, MT $89,086 Westby, MT $89,367 Whitetail, MT $89,013 Miles City, MT $89,199 Alzada, MT $89,122 Angela, MT $88,961 Alberton, MT $89,093

Arlee, MT $89,126 Bonner, MT $89,097 Charlo, MT $89,152 Clinton, MT $89,157 Condon, MT $88,997 Conner, MT $89,173 Corvallis, MT $89,291 Darby, MT $89,002

De Borgia, MT $88,817 Dixon, MT $89,073 Drummond, MT $89,122 Florence, MT $89,270 Frenchtown, MT $89,234 Grantsdale, MT $89,243 Hall, MT $89,104 Hamilton, MT $89,245

Pinesdale, MT $89,450 Haugan, MT $88,796 Helmville, MT $88,930 Heron, MT $88,830 Hot Springs, MT $88,991 Huson, MT $89,116 Lolo, MT $89,217 Lonepine, MT $89,024

Milltown, MT $89,442 Noxon, MT $88,794 Ovando, MT $88,920 Pablo, MT $89,471 Paradise, MT $89,125 Philipsburg, MT $89,104 Plains, MT $89,053 Polson, MT $89,193

Ravalli, MT $89,136 Ronan, MT $89,204 Saint Ignatius, MT $89,183 Saint Regis, MT $88,992 Saltese, MT $88,760 Seeley Lake, MT $89,146 Stevensville, MT $89,288 Sula, MT $88,970

Superior, MT $89,057 Thompson Falls, MT $88,931 Trout Creek, MT $88,848 Victor, MT $89,233 Kalispell, MT $89,270 Big Arm, MT $89,152 Bigfork, MT $89,148 Columbia Falls, MT $89,262

Coram, MT $89,146 Dayton, MT $89,165 Elmo, MT $89,060 Essex, MT $89,002 Eureka, MT $89,173 Fortine, MT $89,086 Hungry Horse, MT $89,364 Kila, MT $89,076

Lake Mc Donald, MT $89,157 Lakeside, MT $89,223 Libby, MT $89,039 Marion, MT $89,027 Martin City, MT $89,220 Olney, MT $89,013 Polebridge, MT $88,857 Proctor, MT $89,034

Rexford, MT $89,101 Rollins, MT $89,088 Somers, MT $89,211 Stryker, MT $88,997 Trego, MT $89,064 Troy, MT $88,794 West Glacier, MT $88,885 Whitefish, MT $89,217

Bloomfield, MT $89,113 Boyes, MT $89,142 Broadus, MT $89,168 Brusett, MT $89,026 Capitol, MT $88,955 Cohagen, MT $88,992 Colstrip, MT $89,355 Ekalaka, MT $89,147

Fallon, MT $89,242 Forsyth, MT $89,124 Glendive, MT $89,419 Hammond, MT $89,086 Hathaway, MT $89,185 Ismay, MT $89,113 Jordan, MT $89,045 Kinsey, MT $89,151

Lindsay, MT $89,039 Mildred, MT $89,241 Olive, MT $89,057 Plevna, MT $89,318 Powderville, MT $88,970 Rosebud, MT $89,013 Terry, MT $89,072 Volborg, MT $89,015

Wibaux, MT $89,383 Willard, MT $89,347 Great Falls, MT $85,351 Malmstrom A F B, MT $85,351 Augusta, MT $89,011 Babb, MT $89,044 Belt, MT $86,398 Black Eagle, MT $85,351

Brady, MT $88,166 Browning, MT $89,164 Buffalo, MT $89,095 Bynum, MT $89,084 Carter, MT $86,833 Cascade, MT $88,034 Choteau, MT $89,086 Coffee Creek, MT $89,092

Conrad, MT $89,166 Cut Bank, MT $89,107 Denton, MT $89,071 Dupuyer, MT $89,002 Dutton, MT $87,157 East Glacier Park, MT $88,964 Ethridge, MT $88,991 Fairfield, MT $88,383

Floweree, MT $85,530 Forest Grove, MT $89,058 Fort Benton, MT $88,444 Fort Shaw, MT $86,519 Galata, MT $89,015 Geraldine, MT $89,053 Geyser, MT $88,412 Heart Butte, MT $89,162

Highwood, MT $86,522 Hilger, MT $89,093 Hobson, MT $89,106 Judith Gap, MT $89,088 Kevin, MT $89,073 Ledger, MT $89,034 Lewistown, MT $89,250 Loma, MT $89,052

Lothair, MT $89,045 Moccasin, MT $89,111 Monarch, MT $88,125 Moore, MT $89,160 Neihart, MT $88,782 Oilmont, MT $89,028 Pendroy, MT $89,002 Power, MT $86,184

Raynesford, MT $88,022 Roy, MT $89,011 Sand Coulee, MT $85,351 Shelby, MT $89,168 Simms, MT $87,193 Stanford, MT $89,101 Stockett, MT $86,230 Sunburst, MT $89,106

Sun River, MT $86,071 Sweet Grass, MT $89,050 Biddle, MT $89,200 Ulm, MT $85,392 Valier, MT $89,092 Vaughn, MT $85,704 Winifred, MT $89,061 Havre, MT $89,229

Big Sandy, MT $89,079 Box Elder, MT $89,256 Chester, MT $89,091 Chinook, MT $89,107 Dodson, MT $89,074 Gildford, MT $89,059 Harlem, MT $89,182 Hays, MT $89,218

Hingham, MT $89,060 Hogeland, MT $89,045 Inverness, MT $89,038 Joplin, MT $89,060 Kremlin, MT $89,057 Lloyd, MT $88,927 Loring, MT $89,010 Malta, MT $89,122

Rudyard, MT $89,080 Turner, MT $89,066 Whitewater, MT $89,027 Whitlash, MT $88,965 Zortman, MT $89,130 Zurich, MT $89,009 Helena, MT $85,104 Basin, MT $86,963

Boulder, MT $87,916 Canyon Creek, MT $86,053 Clancy, MT $85,248 East Helena, MT $85,047 Fort Harrison, MT $85,047 Jefferson City, MT $85,860 Lincoln, MT $89,082 Marysville, MT $85,949

Radersburg, MT $88,056 Ringling, MT $88,982 Toston, MT $88,395 Townsend, MT $87,084 White Sulphur Springs, MT $88,721 Winston, MT $86,037 Wolf Creek, MT $87,852 Butte, MT $89,078

Alder, MT $89,048 Anaconda, MT $89,275 Avon, MT $86,901 Belgrade, MT $89,381 Bozeman, MT $89,438 Big Sky, MT $89,372 Cameron, MT $88,989 Cardwell, MT $89,182

Deer Lodge, MT $88,537 Dell, MT $88,745 Dillon, MT $89,116 Divide, MT $89,091 Elliston, MT $86,177 Ennis, MT $89,236 Gallatin Gateway, MT $89,185 Garrison, MT $88,099

Glen, MT $89,087 Gold Creek, MT $88,687 Harrison, MT $89,206 Jackson, MT $88,859 Lima, MT $88,809 Mc Allister, MT $89,219 Manhattan, MT $89,356 Melrose, MT $89,098

Norris, MT $89,097 Polaris, MT $88,990 Pony, MT $89,225 Ramsay, MT $89,272 Sheridan, MT $89,256 Silver Star, MT $89,254 Three Forks, MT $89,285 Twin Bridges, MT $89,180

Virginia City, MT $89,211 Warm Springs, MT $89,263 West Yellowstone, MT $89,162 Whitehall, MT $89,273 Willow Creek, MT $89,246 Wisdom, MT $88,881 Wise River, MT $89,037 Missoula, MT $89,577

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

$81,947

Average $89,803/year

$97,131

$6,829

Average $7,484/month

$8,094

$1,576

Average $1,727/week

$1,868

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,131	$8,094	$1,868	$47
Average	$89,803	$7,484	$1,727	$43
25th Percentile	$81,947	$6,829	$1,576	$39

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