Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in Nebraska

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

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in Nebraska is $89,612 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): $103,596
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,736 to $96,932
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $74,566

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,932	$8,078	$1,864	$47
Average	$89,612	$7,468	$1,723	$43
25th Percentile	$81,736	$6,811	$1,572	$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): $69,393
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,074
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $107,995
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $124,704
Expert (over 8 years): $145,775

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$69,393
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$89,074
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$107,995
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$124,704
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$145,775

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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:

Offutt A F B: $90,050
La Vista: $90,135
Adams: $87,519

Offutt A F B, NE $90,050 La Vista, NE $90,135 Adams, NE $87,519 Alexandria, NE $87,519 Alvo, NE $88,100 Auburn, NE $87,519 Avoca, NE $88,166 Barneston, NE $87,519

Beatrice, NE $87,519 Beaver Crossing, NE $87,519 Bee, NE $87,767 Belvidere, NE $87,519 Benedict, NE $87,519 Bennet, NE $88,347 Blue Springs, NE $87,519 Bradshaw, NE $87,519

Brock, NE $87,519 Brownville, NE $88,204 Bruning, NE $87,519 Burchard, NE $87,519 Burr, NE $87,519 Byron, NE $87,519 Carleton, NE $87,519 Chester, NE $87,519

Clatonia, NE $87,519 Cook, NE $87,519 Cordova, NE $87,519 Cortland, NE $87,767 Crab Orchard, NE $87,519 Crete, NE $88,014 Davenport, NE $87,519 Davey, NE $88,670

Dawson, NE $87,519 Daykin, NE $87,519 Denton, NE $88,756 Deshler, NE $87,519 De Witt, NE $87,519 Diller, NE $87,519 Dorchester, NE $87,605 Douglas, NE $87,681

Du Bois, NE $86,692 Dunbar, NE $88,043 Eagle, NE $88,347 Elk Creek, NE $87,519 Elmwood, NE $88,166 Endicott, NE $87,519 Exeter, NE $87,519 Fairbury, NE $87,519

Fairmont, NE $87,519 Falls City, NE $85,864 Filley, NE $87,519 Firth, NE $87,852 Friend, NE $87,519 Garland, NE $88,261 Geneva, NE $87,519 Gilead, NE $87,519

Goehner, NE $87,519 Grafton, NE $87,519 Greenwood, NE $88,176 Gresham, NE $87,519 Wilcox, NE $87,519 Alma, NE $87,519 Arapahoe, NE $87,519 Atlanta, NE $87,519

Axtell, NE $87,519 Ayr, NE $87,519 Beaver City, NE $87,519 Bertrand, NE $87,519 Bladen, NE $87,519 Bloomington, NE $87,519 Blue Hill, NE $87,519 Campbell, NE $87,519

Clay Center, NE $87,519 Deweese, NE $87,519 Edgar, NE $87,519 Edison, NE $87,519 Elwood, NE $87,519 Fairfield, NE $87,519 Franklin, NE $87,519 Funk, NE $87,519

Glenvil, NE $87,519 Guide Rock, NE $87,519 Hardy, NE $87,519 Harvard, NE $87,519 Heartwell, NE $87,519 Hendley, NE $87,519 Hildreth, NE $87,519 Holbrook, NE $87,519

Holdrege, NE $87,519 Holstein, NE $87,519 Inavale, NE $87,519 Inland, NE $87,519 Juniata, NE $87,519 Kenesaw, NE $87,519 Lawrence, NE $87,519 Loomis, NE $87,519

Minden, NE $87,519 Naponee, NE $87,519 Nelson, NE $87,519 Oak, NE $87,519 Orleans, NE $87,519 Oxford, NE $87,519 Ragan, NE $87,519 Red Cloud, NE $87,519

Republican City, NE $87,519 Riverton, NE $87,519 Roseland, NE $87,519 Ruskin, NE $87,519 Saronville, NE $87,519 Smithfield, NE $87,519 Stamford, NE $87,519 Superior, NE $87,519

Sutton, NE $87,519 Trumbull, NE $87,519 Upland, NE $87,519 Bellwood, NE $87,519 Mc Cook, NE $88,147 Bartley, NE $87,519 Benkelman, NE $94,197 Cambridge, NE $87,519

Champion, NE $92,703 Culbertson, NE $93,084 Curtis, NE $87,519 Danbury, NE $87,519 Enders, NE $92,703 Eustis, NE $87,519 Farnam, NE $87,519 Haigler, NE $94,197

Hayes Center, NE $92,703 Imperial, NE $92,703 Indianola, NE $87,519 Lebanon, NE $87,519 Max, NE $94,197 Maywood, NE $88,147 Moorefield, NE $87,519 Palisade, NE $94,244

Parks, NE $94,197 Stockville, NE $87,519 Stratton, NE $93,674 Trenton, NE $92,799 Wauneta, NE $92,703 Wilsonville, NE $87,519 North Platte, NE $87,072 Arnold, NE $87,519

Arthur, NE $88,775 Big Springs, NE $88,775 Brady, NE $87,519 Broadwater, NE $88,775 Brule, NE $88,775 Bushnell, NE $88,775 Chappell, NE $88,775 Cozad, NE $87,519

Dalton, NE $88,775 Dickens, NE $91,039 Dix, NE $88,775 Elsie, NE $91,039 Elsmere, NE $78,711 Gothenburg, NE $87,519 Grant, NE $91,039 Abie, NE $87,519

Arlington, NE $88,746 Ashland, NE $88,242 Bancroft, NE $84,637 Bellevue, NE $90,135 Bennington, NE $89,888 Blair, NE $89,146 Boys Town, NE $90,135 Bruno, NE $87,519

Cedar Bluffs, NE $88,328 Cedar Creek, NE $89,555 Ceresco, NE $88,261 Colon, NE $88,166 Craig, NE $88,423 Decatur, NE $84,637 Elkhorn, NE $89,726 Fort Calhoun, NE $89,802

Fremont, NE $88,566 Gretna, NE $89,479 Herman, NE $88,899 Homer, NE $85,322 Hooper, NE $88,899 Ithaca, NE $88,100 Kennard, NE $89,308 Linwood, NE $87,519

Louisville, NE $88,490 Lyons, NE $84,637 Macy, NE $84,637 Malmo, NE $87,947 Mead, NE $88,223 Memphis, NE $88,195 Hallam, NE $87,928 Hebron, NE $87,519

Henderson, NE $87,519 Hickman, NE $88,423 Hubbell, NE $87,519 Humboldt, NE $87,519 Jansen, NE $87,519 Johnson, NE $87,519 Julian, NE $87,519 Lewiston, NE $87,519

Liberty, NE $87,519 Lorton, NE $87,814 Mc Cool Junction, NE $87,519 Malcolm, NE $88,756 Manley, NE $88,242 Martell, NE $88,594 Milford, NE $88,100 Milligan, NE $87,519

Murdock, NE $88,166 Murray, NE $88,642 Nebraska City, NE $88,471 Nehawka, NE $88,366 Nemaha, NE $88,204 Odell, NE $87,519 Ohiowa, NE $87,519 Otoe, NE $88,043

Palmyra, NE $88,014 Panama, NE $88,014 Pawnee City, NE $87,519 Peru, NE $88,204 Pickrell, NE $87,519 Pleasant Dale, NE $88,594 Plymouth, NE $87,519 Raymond, NE $88,756

Reynolds, NE $87,519 Roca, NE $88,594 Rulo, NE $88,804 Salem, NE $86,692 Seward, NE $87,852 Shickley, NE $87,519 Shubert, NE $88,204 Sprague, NE $88,423

Staplehurst, NE $87,519 Steele City, NE $87,519 Steinauer, NE $87,519 Stella, NE $87,519 Sterling, NE $87,519 Strang, NE $87,519 Swanton, NE $87,519 Syracuse, NE $87,833

Table Rock, NE $87,519 Talmage, NE $87,519 Tecumseh, NE $87,519 Ong, NE $87,519 Tobias, NE $87,519 Unadilla, NE $87,786 Union, NE $88,452 Utica, NE $87,519

Verdon, NE $87,424 Virginia, NE $87,519 Waco, NE $87,519 Walton, NE $88,594 Waverly, NE $88,670 Weeping Water, NE $88,223 Western, NE $87,519 Wilber, NE $87,519

Wymore, NE $87,519 York, NE $87,519 Lincoln, NE $88,756 Nickerson, NE $88,899 Oakland, NE $86,055 Papillion, NE $90,135 Pender, NE $84,637 Plattsmouth, NE $89,479

Prague, NE $87,852 Rosalie, NE $84,637 St Columbans, NE $89,888 Scribner, NE $88,899 South Bend, NE $88,309 Springfield, NE $89,641 Tekamah, NE $88,899 Thurston, NE $84,637

Uehling, NE $88,899 Valley, NE $88,756 Valparaiso, NE $88,100 Wahoo, NE $88,043 Walthill, NE $84,637 Washington, NE $89,641 Waterloo, NE $89,479 Weston, NE $87,862

Winnebago, NE $84,980 Winslow, NE $88,899 Yutan, NE $88,423 Omaha, NE $90,135 Brainard, NE $87,519 Cedar Rapids, NE $87,519 Clarks, NE $87,519 Clarkson, NE $87,015

Creston, NE $86,074 David City, NE $87,519 Dodge, NE $87,015 Duncan, NE $87,519 Dwight, NE $87,605 Elgin, NE $84,637 Ericson, NE $86,074 Fullerton, NE $87,519

Genoa, NE $87,519 Howells, NE $87,015 Humphrey, NE $86,074 Leigh, NE $86,074 Lindsay, NE $86,074 Monroe, NE $87,519 Morse Bluff, NE $88,109 North Bend, NE $88,071

Osceola, NE $87,519 Petersburg, NE $86,074 Platte Center, NE $87,519 Polk, NE $87,519 Primrose, NE $87,519 Rising City, NE $87,519 Rogers, NE $87,519 Saint Edward, NE $87,519

Schuyler, NE $87,519 Shelby, NE $87,519 Silver Creek, NE $87,519 Snyder, NE $86,768 Spalding, NE $87,519 Stromsburg, NE $87,519 Surprise, NE $87,519 Ulysses, NE $87,519

Norfolk, NE $84,637 Allen, NE $84,694 Amelia, NE $84,637 Atkinson, NE $84,770 Bassett, NE $78,711 Battle Creek, NE $84,637 Beemer, NE $84,637 Belden, NE $84,637

Gurley, NE $88,775 Columbus, NE $87,519 Albion, NE $87,519 Ames, NE $88,442 Bartlett, NE $86,074 Belgrade, NE $87,519 Bloomfield, NE $84,637 Halsey, NE $78,711

Hershey, NE $91,039 Keystone, NE $88,775 Kimball, NE $88,775 Lemoyne, NE $88,775 Lewellen, NE $88,775 Lisco, NE $88,775 Lodgepole, NE $88,775 Madrid, NE $91,039

Maxwell, NE $87,519 Mullen, NE $80,966 Ogallala, NE $88,775 Oshkosh, NE $88,775 Paxton, NE $91,039 Potter, NE $88,775 Purdum, NE $78,711 Sidney, NE $88,775

Seneca, NE $80,966 Stapleton, NE $83,620 Sutherland, NE $91,039 Thedford, NE $78,711 Tryon, NE $83,572 Venango, NE $91,039 Wallace, NE $91,039 Wellfleet, NE $89,869

Willow Island, NE $87,519 Valentine, NE $78,711 Ainsworth, NE $78,711 Cody, NE $80,966 Crookston, NE $78,711 Johnstown, NE $78,711 Kilgore, NE $78,711 Long Pine, NE $78,711

Merriman, NE $83,220 Nenzel, NE $78,711 Sparks, NE $78,711 Wood Lake, NE $78,711 Alliance, NE $88,775 Angora, NE $88,775 Ashby, NE $85,998 Bayard, NE $88,775

Bingham, NE $85,998 Bridgeport, NE $88,775 Chadron, NE $83,220 Crawford, NE $83,220 Ellsworth, NE $85,998 Gering, NE $88,775 Gordon, NE $83,220 Harrisburg, NE $88,775

Harrison, NE $83,220 Hay Springs, NE $83,220 Hemingford, NE $85,998 Hyannis, NE $85,998 Lakeside, NE $85,998 Lyman, NE $88,775 Mcgrew, NE $88,775 Marsland, NE $85,998

Melbeta, NE $88,775 Minatare, NE $88,775 Mitchell, NE $88,775 Morrill, NE $88,775 Rushville, NE $83,220 Scottsbluff, NE $88,775 Whiteclay, NE $83,220 Whitman, NE $80,966

Whitney, NE $83,220 Verdigre, NE $84,637 Wakefield, NE $84,637 Waterbury, NE $85,094 Wausa, NE $84,637 Wayne, NE $84,637 West Point, NE $84,637 Winnetoon, NE $84,637

Winside, NE $84,637 Wisner, NE $84,637 Wynot, NE $84,637 Grand Island, NE $87,519 Alda, NE $87,519 Amherst, NE $87,519 Anselmo, NE $86,074 Ansley, NE $87,519

Arcadia, NE $87,519 Archer, NE $87,519 Ashton, NE $87,519 Aurora, NE $87,519 Boelus, NE $87,519 Brewster, NE $83,620 Broken Bow, NE $87,519 Burwell, NE $86,074

Cairo, NE $87,519 Bristow, NE $84,770 Brunswick, NE $84,637 Butte, NE $82,754 Carroll, NE $84,637 Center, NE $84,637 Chambers, NE $84,637 Clearwater, NE $84,637

Coleridge, NE $84,637 Concord, NE $84,637 Creighton, NE $84,637 Crofton, NE $84,637 Dakota City, NE $85,493 Dixon, NE $84,637 Emerson, NE $84,751 Emmet, NE $84,770

Ewing, NE $84,637 Fordyce, NE $84,637 Hadar, NE $84,637 Hartington, NE $84,637 Hoskins, NE $84,637 Hubbard, NE $85,322 Inman, NE $84,637 Jackson, NE $85,493

Laurel, NE $84,637 Lynch, NE $84,770 Mclean, NE $84,637 Madison, NE $84,637 Magnet, NE $84,637 Maskell, NE $84,637 Meadow Grove, NE $84,637 Mills, NE $78,711

Naper, NE $78,711 Neligh, NE $84,637 Newcastle, NE $84,637 Newman Grove, NE $86,074 Newport, NE $78,711 Niobrara, NE $84,770 Oakdale, NE $84,637 Oneill, NE $84,770

Orchard, NE $84,637 Osmond, NE $84,637 Page, NE $84,637 Pierce, NE $84,637 Pilger, NE $84,637 Plainview, NE $84,637 Ponca, NE $85,151 Randolph, NE $84,637

Royal, NE $84,637 Saint Helena, NE $84,637 South Sioux City, NE $85,493 Spencer, NE $84,770 Springview, NE $78,711 Stanton, NE $84,637 Stuart, NE $82,754 Tilden, NE $84,637

Callaway, NE $87,519 Central City, NE $87,519 Chapman, NE $87,519 Comstock, NE $87,519 Dannebrog, NE $87,519 Doniphan, NE $87,519 Dunning, NE $83,620 Eddyville, NE $87,519

Elba, NE $87,519 Elm Creek, NE $87,519 Elyria, NE $86,074 Farwell, NE $87,519 Gibbon, NE $87,519 Giltner, NE $87,519 Greeley, NE $87,519 Hampton, NE $87,519

Hazard, NE $87,519 Kearney, NE $87,519 Hordville, NE $87,519 Lexington, NE $87,519 Litchfield, NE $87,519 Loup City, NE $87,519 Marquette, NE $87,519 Mason City, NE $87,519

Merna, NE $87,519 Miller, NE $87,519 North Loup, NE $87,519 Oconto, NE $87,519 Odessa, NE $87,519 Ord, NE $87,519 Overton, NE $87,519 Palmer, NE $87,519

Phillips, NE $87,519 Pleasanton, NE $87,519 Ravenna, NE $87,519 Riverdale, NE $87,519 Rockville, NE $87,519 Saint Libory, NE $87,519 Saint Paul, NE $87,519 Sargent, NE $87,519

Scotia, NE $87,519 Shelton, NE $87,519 Sumner, NE $87,519 Taylor, NE $86,074 Westerville, NE $87,519 Wolbach, NE $87,519 Wood River, NE $87,519 Hastings, NE $87,519

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

$81,736

Average $89,612/year

$96,932

$6,811

Average $7,468/month

$8,078

$1,572

Average $1,723/week

$1,864

$39

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,932	$8,078	$1,864	$47
Average	$89,612	$7,468	$1,723	$43
25th Percentile	$81,736	$6,811	$1,572	$39

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