Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer in South Dakota is $86,445 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,934
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,847 to $93,506
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,930

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,506	$7,792	$1,798	$45
Average	$86,445	$7,204	$1,662	$42
25th Percentile	$78,847	$6,571	$1,516	$38

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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): $66,940
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,925
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,177
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,296
Expert (over 8 years): $140,622

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$66,940
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$85,925
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$104,177
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$120,296
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance Engineer	$140,622

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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:

Alcester: $84,790
Aurora: $84,913
Baltic: $85,864

Alcester, SD $84,790 Aurora, SD $84,913 Baltic, SD $85,864 Beresford, SD $84,837 Brandon, SD $86,340 Brookings, SD $84,913 Burbank, SD $84,637 Canistota, SD $84,913

Canton, SD $85,674 Centerville, SD $84,913 Chancellor, SD $85,389 Chester, SD $84,913 Colman, SD $84,913 Colton, SD $85,294 Crooks, SD $86,340 Davis, SD $84,913

Dell Rapids, SD $85,484 Egan, SD $84,913 Elk Point, SD $84,980 Elkton, SD $84,913 Fairview, SD $85,008 Flandreau, SD $84,913 Freeman, SD $84,913 Garretson, SD $85,959

Gayville, SD $84,637 Harrisburg, SD $86,340 Hartford, SD $85,864 Hudson, SD $84,837 Humboldt, SD $85,294 Hurley, SD $84,913 Irene, SD $84,913 Jefferson, SD $85,436

Lennox, SD $85,674 Lesterville, SD $84,913 Lyons, SD $86,055 Madison, SD $84,913 Marion, SD $84,913 Menno, SD $84,913 Mission Hill, SD $84,770 Monroe, SD $84,913

Belle Fourche, SD $83,220 Black Hawk, SD $84,647 Box Elder, SD $84,647 Buffalo, SD $83,220 Buffalo Gap, SD $83,220 Camp Crook, SD $83,220 Caputa, SD $84,552 Custer, SD $83,220

Deadwood, SD $83,220 Edgemont, SD $83,220 Enning, SD $83,220 Fairburn, SD $83,220 Fort Meade, SD $83,220 Hermosa, SD $83,981 Hill City, SD $83,505 Hot Springs, SD $83,220

Howes, SD $83,220 Interior, SD $83,220 Keystone, SD $83,886 Kyle, SD $83,220 Lead, SD $83,220 Ludlow, SD $83,220 Manderson, SD $83,220 Mud Butte, SD $83,220

Nemo, SD $83,886 Newell, SD $83,220 New Underwood, SD $83,981 Nisland, SD $83,220 Oelrichs, SD $83,220 Oglala, SD $83,220 Oral, SD $83,220 Owanka, SD $83,220

Piedmont, SD $84,171 Pine Ridge, SD $83,220 Porcupine, SD $83,220 Pringle, SD $83,220 Quinn, SD $83,220 Redig, SD $83,220 Saint Onge, SD $83,220 Scenic, SD $83,220

Smithwick, SD $83,220 Spearfish, SD $83,220 Sturgis, SD $83,220 Union Center, SD $83,220 Vale, SD $83,220 Wall, SD $83,220 Wasta, SD $83,220 White Owl, SD $83,220

Whitewood, SD $83,220 Wounded Knee, SD $83,220 Leola, SD $85,940 Long Lake, SD $85,940 Mansfield, SD $78,711 Mellette, SD $78,711 Northville, SD $78,711 Onaka, SD $78,711

Orient, SD $78,711 Pierpont, SD $90,145 Redfield, SD $78,711 Rockham, SD $78,711 Roscoe, SD $78,711 Selby, SD $78,711 Seneca, SD $78,711 Stratford, SD $78,711

Tolstoy, SD $78,711 Tulare, SD $78,711 Turton, SD $78,711 Warner, SD $78,711 Westport, SD $84,428 Pierre, SD $80,138 Agar, SD $78,711 Belvidere, SD $78,711

Blunt, SD $80,043 Burke, SD $78,711 Colome, SD $78,711 Dallas, SD $78,711 Draper, SD $78,711 Fort Pierre, SD $80,043 Gregory, SD $78,711 Hamill, SD $78,711

Harrold, SD $78,902 Hayes, SD $78,711 Herrick, SD $78,711 Holabird, SD $78,711 Ideal, SD $78,711 Kadoka, SD $80,966 Kennebec, SD $78,711 Long Valley, SD $80,966

Lower Brule, SD $78,711 Martin, SD $83,220 Midland, SD $78,711 Milesville, SD $80,966 Mission, SD $78,711 Murdo, SD $78,711 Norris, SD $78,711 Okaton, SD $78,711

Okreek, SD $78,711 Onida, SD $79,282 Parmelee, SD $78,711 Philip, SD $80,966 Presho, SD $78,711 Reliance, SD $78,711 Rosebud, SD $78,711 Saint Charles, SD $78,711

Saint Francis, SD $78,711 Tuthill, SD $80,966 Vivian, SD $78,711 Wanblee, SD $83,220 White River, SD $78,711 Winner, SD $78,711 Witten, SD $78,711 Wood, SD $78,711

Mobridge, SD $78,711 Bison, SD $83,220 Bullhead, SD $93,170 Cherry Creek, SD $78,711 Dupree, SD $78,711 Eagle Butte, SD $78,711 Faith, SD $83,220 Glencross, SD $78,711

Glenham, SD $78,711 Herreid, SD $93,170 Isabel, SD $78,711 Keldron, SD $93,170 Lantry, SD $78,711 Lemmon, SD $93,170 Little Eagle, SD $93,170 Lodgepole, SD $88,195

Mc Intosh, SD $93,170 Mc Laughlin, SD $93,170 Meadow, SD $88,195 Morristown, SD $93,170 Mound City, SD $85,940 Pollock, SD $93,170 Prairie City, SD $83,220 Ralph, SD $83,220

Reva, SD $83,220 Ridgeview, SD $78,711 Timber Lake, SD $78,711 Trail City, SD $78,711 Wakpala, SD $85,940 Walker, SD $93,170 Watauga, SD $93,170 Whitehorse, SD $78,711

Rapid City, SD $84,647 Ellsworth Afb, SD $84,647 Allen, SD $83,220 Batesland, SD $83,220 Montrose, SD $84,913 North Sioux City, SD $85,493 Nunda, SD $84,913 Oldham, SD $84,913

Olivet, SD $84,913 Parker, SD $84,913 Ramona, SD $84,913 Renner, SD $86,340 Rowena, SD $86,340 Rutland, SD $84,913 Salem, SD $84,913 Scotland, SD $84,913

Sinai, SD $84,913 Springfield, SD $84,770 Tabor, SD $84,770 Tea, SD $86,245 Trent, SD $84,913 Tyndall, SD $84,913 Utica, SD $84,913 Valley Springs, SD $86,245

Vermillion, SD $84,637 Viborg, SD $84,913 Volga, SD $84,913 Volin, SD $84,913 Wakonda, SD $84,913 Wentworth, SD $84,913 Winfred, SD $84,913 Worthing, SD $85,769

Yankton, SD $84,770 Sioux Falls, SD $86,340 Vienna, SD $84,913 Wallace, SD $84,913 Waubay, SD $90,145 Webster, SD $90,145 White, SD $84,913 Willow Lake, SD $84,913

Wilmot, SD $90,145 Mitchell, SD $84,913 Alexandria, SD $84,913 Alpena, SD $81,812 Armour, SD $84,913 Artesian, SD $84,913 Avon, SD $84,913 Bonesteel, SD $81,812

Bridgewater, SD $84,913 Canova, SD $84,913 Carpenter, SD $84,913 Carthage, SD $84,913 Cavour, SD $84,913 Chamberlain, SD $78,711 Corsica, SD $84,913 Dante, SD $84,913

Delmont, SD $84,913 Dimock, SD $84,913 Emery, SD $84,913 Ethan, SD $84,913 Fairfax, SD $81,812 Fedora, SD $84,913 Fort Thompson, SD $78,711 Fulton, SD $84,913

Gann Valley, SD $78,711 Geddes, SD $81,812 Harrison, SD $84,913 Highmore, SD $78,711 Stephan, SD $78,711 Hitchcock, SD $78,711 Howard, SD $84,913 Huron, SD $81,812

Iroquois, SD $84,913 Kaylor, SD $84,913 Kimball, SD $78,711 Lake Andes, SD $84,913 Lane, SD $81,812 Letcher, SD $84,913 Marty, SD $84,913 Miller, SD $78,711

Mount Vernon, SD $84,913 New Holland, SD $81,812 Oacoma, SD $78,711 Parkston, SD $84,913 Pickstown, SD $84,913 Plankinton, SD $81,812 Platte, SD $81,812 Pukwana, SD $78,711

Ree Heights, SD $78,711 Saint Lawrence, SD $78,711 Spencer, SD $84,913 Stickney, SD $84,913 Tripp, SD $84,913 Virgil, SD $78,711 Wagner, SD $84,913 Wessington, SD $78,711

Wessington Springs, SD $78,711 White Lake, SD $78,711 Wolsey, SD $78,711 Woonsocket, SD $84,913 Yale, SD $84,913 Aberdeen, SD $78,711 Akaska, SD $78,711 Amherst, SD $90,145

Andover, SD $90,145 Ashton, SD $78,711 Barnard, SD $84,428 Bath, SD $84,428 Bowdle, SD $78,711 Brentford, SD $78,711 Britton, SD $90,145 Claremont, SD $90,145

Columbia, SD $84,428 Conde, SD $78,711 Cresbard, SD $78,711 Doland, SD $81,812 Eureka, SD $85,940 Faulkton, SD $78,711 Ferney, SD $84,428 Frankfort, SD $78,711

Frederick, SD $90,145 Gettysburg, SD $78,711 Groton, SD $84,428 Hecla, SD $90,145 Hosmer, SD $78,711 Houghton, SD $90,145 Hoven, SD $78,711 Ipswich, SD $78,711

Java, SD $78,711 Langford, SD $90,145 Lebanon, SD $78,711 Watertown, SD $84,913 Arlington, SD $84,913 Astoria, SD $84,913 Badger, SD $84,913 Big Stone City, SD $89,346

Bradley, SD $84,913 Brandt, SD $84,913 Bristol, SD $90,145 Bruce, SD $84,913 Bryant, SD $84,913 Castlewood, SD $84,913 Claire City, SD $90,145 Clark, SD $84,913

Clear Lake, SD $84,913 Corona, SD $90,145 De Smet, SD $84,913 Eden, SD $90,145 Erwin, SD $84,913 Estelline, SD $84,913 Florence, SD $84,913 Garden City, SD $84,913

Gary, SD $84,913 Goodwin, SD $84,913 Grenville, SD $90,145 Hayti, SD $84,913 Hazel, SD $84,913 Henry, SD $84,913 Kranzburg, SD $84,913 Labolt, SD $84,913

Lake City, SD $90,145 Lake Norden, SD $84,913 Lake Preston, SD $84,913 Marvin, SD $87,529 Milbank, SD $89,346 New Effington, SD $90,145 Ortley, SD $90,145 Peever, SD $90,145

Raymond, SD $81,812 Revillo, SD $84,913 Rosholt, SD $90,145 Roslyn, SD $90,145 Sisseton, SD $90,145 South Shore, SD $84,913 Stockholm, SD $84,913 Strandburg, SD $84,913

Summit, SD $87,529 Toronto, SD $84,913 Twin Brooks, SD $87,529 Veblen, SD $90,145

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

$78,847

Average $86,445/year

$93,506

$6,571

Average $7,204/month

$7,792

$1,516

Average $1,662/week

$1,798

$38

Average $42/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,506	$7,792	$1,798	$45
Average	$86,445	$7,204	$1,662	$42
25th Percentile	$78,847	$6,571	$1,516	$38

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