Software Quality Assurance Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Connecticut?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Connecticut is $75,497 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $85,167
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,628 to $80,558
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,284

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,558	$6,713	$1,549	$39
Average	$75,497	$6,291	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$69,628	$5,802	$1,339	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Assurance Salaries

A Software Quality Assurance'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 Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Assurance'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): $75,904
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,431
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,127
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,405
Expert (over 8 years): $159,452

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$75,904
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$97,431
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$118,127
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$136,405
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$159,452

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How Do Software Quality Assurance 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 Assurances. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $78,216.
California: $77,920.
Massachusetts: $76,881.

District of Columbia $78,216 California $77,920 Massachusetts $76,881 Washington $76,599 New Jersey $76,570 Alaska $76,471 Connecticut $75,497 New York $75,101

Hawaii $73,836 Rhode Island $73,243 Maryland $72,840 Minnesota $72,289 Colorado $72,077 Illinois $72,007 Oregon $71,738 Delaware $71,541

New Hampshire $71,416 Virginia $71,138 Pennsylvania $70,326 Nevada $69,916 North Dakota $69,782 Michigan $69,570 Wisconsin $69,492 Vermont $69,336

Texas $68,906 Maine $68,877 Arizona $68,835 Ohio $68,785 Georgia $68,136 Indiana $67,811 Wyoming $67,747 Utah $67,648

Iowa $67,606 Kansas $67,267 Louisiana $67,168 North Carolina $67,132 Missouri $67,118 Florida $66,843 Montana $66,694 Nebraska $66,553

Kentucky $66,475 South Carolina $66,193 Tennessee $66,016 Idaho $65,946 New Mexico $65,430 Oklahoma $65,317 Alabama $64,900 South Dakota $64,201

Arkansas $63,819 West Virginia $63,614 Mississippi $63,000

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Assurances

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:

Old Mystic: $74,889
Oneco: $74,748
Avon: $75,228

Old Mystic, CT $74,889 Oneco, CT $74,748 Avon, CT $75,228 Bloomfield, CT $75,228 Windsor, CT $75,228 Bristol, CT $75,002 Burlington, CT $74,953 Broad Brook, CT $75,179

Canaan, CT $73,914 Canton, CT $75,066 Canton Center, CT $75,158 Colebrook, CT $73,858 Collinsville, CT $75,044 East Berlin, CT $75,002 East Canaan, CT $74,063 East Glastonbury, CT $75,228

East Granby, CT $75,207 East Hartland, CT $73,003 East Windsor Hill, CT $75,228 Ellington, CT $75,136 Farmington, CT $75,002 Falls Village, CT $74,388 Glastonbury, CT $75,228 Granby, CT $74,126

Berlin, CT $75,002 Lakeville, CT $74,543 Manchester, CT $75,228 Bolton, CT $75,158 New Britain, CT $75,002 New Hartford, CT $74,953 Norfolk, CT $74,048 North Canton, CT $75,136

North Granby, CT $73,123 Pine Meadow, CT $74,960 Plainville, CT $75,002 Barkhamsted, CT $75,016 Poquonock, CT $75,228 Riverton, CT $74,176 Vernon Rockville, CT $75,158 Rocky Hill, CT $75,002

Salisbury, CT $74,013 Sharon, CT $74,960 Simsbury, CT $75,228 Somers, CT $73,194 Somersville, CT $73,194 South Glastonbury, CT $75,101 South Windsor, CT $75,228 North Windham, CT $74,748

Pomfret Center, CT $73,978 Putnam, CT $73,886 Quinebaug, CT $73,872 Rogers, CT $73,964 Scotland, CT $74,847 South Willington, CT $74,119 South Windham, CT $74,818 South Woodstock, CT $73,865

Storrs Mansfield, CT $74,232 Thompson, CT $73,928 Ashford, CT $74,055 Willington, CT $74,161 Windham, CT $74,818 Woodstock, CT $73,858 Woodstock Valley, CT $73,957 New London, CT $74,889

Baltic, CT $74,868 Canterbury, CT $74,847 Central Village, CT $74,847 East Lyme, CT $74,889 Bozrah, CT $74,868 Gales Ferry, CT $74,868 Gilman, CT $74,868 Mashantucket, CT $74,889

Ledyard, CT $74,868 Groton, CT $74,889 Hanover, CT $74,868 Jewett City, CT $74,868 Montville, CT $74,889 Moosup, CT $74,776 Mystic, CT $74,889 Niantic, CT $74,889

North Stonington, CT $74,868 Norwich, CT $74,868 Preston, CT $74,868 Oakdale, CT $74,889 Old Lyme, CT $74,840 Stafford, CT $73,024 Stafford Springs, CT $73,024 Staffordville, CT $73,052

Suffield, CT $73,215 Taconic, CT $73,900 Tariffville, CT $75,228 Enfield, CT $73,215 Tolland, CT $73,907 Unionville, CT $75,002 East Windsor, CT $75,228 Weatogue, CT $75,228

West Granby, CT $74,070 West Hartland, CT $73,928 West Simsbury, CT $75,207 West Suffield, CT $73,215 Winchester Center, CT $74,352 Windsor Locks, CT $75,207 Winsted, CT $74,331 Hartford, CT $75,228

West Hartford, CT $75,228 East Hartford, CT $75,228 Wethersfield, CT $75,228 Newington, CT $75,002 Plainfield, CT $74,868 Quaker Hill, CT $74,889 South Lyme, CT $74,889 Sterling, CT $74,748

Stonington, CT $74,868 Pawcatuck, CT $74,818 Taftville, CT $74,868 Uncasville, CT $74,889 Versailles, CT $74,868 Voluntown, CT $74,868 Waterford, CT $74,889 Wauregan, CT $74,748

West Mystic, CT $74,889 Yantic, CT $74,868 Ansonia, CT $75,567 Beacon Falls, CT $75,546 Botsford, CT $77,263 Branford, CT $75,567 Cheshire, CT $75,214 Centerbrook, CT $74,748

Chester, CT $74,698 Clinton, CT $75,355 Cobalt, CT $74,960 Colchester, CT $74,727 Cromwell, CT $75,002 Deep River, CT $74,727 Derby, CT $75,567 Killingworth, CT $75,355

Salem, CT $74,818 Durham, CT $74,910 East Haddam, CT $74,684 East Hampton, CT $74,960 Essex, CT $74,769 Guilford, CT $75,497 Haddam, CT $74,684 Hadlyme, CT $74,818

Hawleyville, CT $77,263 Higganum, CT $74,840 Ivoryton, CT $74,727 Madison, CT $75,377 Marion, CT $74,981 Marlborough, CT $75,108 Meriden, CT $75,002 Middlefield, CT $74,953

Middle Haddam, CT $74,960 Middletown, CT $74,981 Milford, CT $79,855 Milldale, CT $75,002 Monroe, CT $79,806 Moodus, CT $74,734 Newtown, CT $77,263 North Branford, CT $75,567

Northford, CT $75,567 North Haven, CT $75,567 North Westchester, CT $74,727 Old Saybrook, CT $74,797 Orange, CT $75,567 Oxford, CT $75,518 Plantsville, CT $75,002 Portland, CT $75,002

Rockfall, CT $75,002 Sandy Hook, CT $77,213 Seymour, CT $75,567 Shelton, CT $79,855 South Britain, CT $77,192 Southbury, CT $77,171 Southington, CT $75,002 Stevenson, CT $79,855

Wallingford, CT $75,546 Stratford, CT $79,855 Westbrook, CT $74,698 New Haven, CT $75,567 East Haven, CT $75,567 Hamden, CT $75,567 West Haven, CT $75,567 Bethany, CT $75,567

Woodbridge, CT $75,567 Willimantic, CT $74,776 Abington, CT $74,006 Amston, CT $74,847 Andover, CT $75,087 Ballouville, CT $73,921 Brooklyn, CT $74,727 Chaplin, CT $74,677

Columbia, CT $74,705 Coventry, CT $75,016 Danielson, CT $74,656 Dayville, CT $73,964 Eastford, CT $73,985 East Killingly, CT $72,975 East Woodstock, CT $73,844 Fabyan, CT $73,872

Grosvenor Dale, CT $73,858 Hampton, CT $74,727 Hebron, CT $74,847 Lebanon, CT $74,797 Mansfield Center, CT $74,705 Mansfield Depot, CT $74,677 North Franklin, CT $74,868 North Grosvenordale, CT $73,851

Pomfret, CT $73,900 Bridgeport, CT $79,855 Trumbull, CT $79,855 Easton, CT $79,855 Waterbury, CT $74,861 Prospect, CT $75,497 Wolcott, CT $74,981 Bantam, CT $75,694

Bethlehem, CT $77,030 Cornwall, CT $75,066 Cornwall Bridge, CT $75,327 Gaylordsville, CT $77,143 Goshen, CT $74,896 Kent, CT $77,030 Lakeside, CT $75,885 Litchfield, CT $75,475

Middlebury, CT $76,217 Morris, CT $75,779 Naugatuck, CT $75,475 New Milford, CT $77,241 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $77,030 Northfield, CT $74,811 Oakville, CT $74,840 Pequabuck, CT $74,953

Plymouth, CT $74,910 Roxbury, CT $77,213 Sherman, CT $77,241 South Kent, CT $77,072 Terryville, CT $74,953 Thomaston, CT $74,882 Torrington, CT $74,931 Harwinton, CT $74,861

Washington, CT $77,100 Washington Depot, CT $77,100 Watertown, CT $74,811 West Cornwall, CT $74,847 Woodbury, CT $77,100 Bethel, CT $77,263 Brookfield, CT $77,263 Cos Cob, CT $80,526

Danbury, CT $77,263 New Fairfield, CT $77,263 Darien, CT $80,526 Fairfield, CT $79,855 Georgetown, CT $78,499 Greenwich, CT $80,526 Greens Farms, CT $79,855 New Canaan, CT $80,526

Norwalk, CT $80,526 Old Greenwich, CT $80,526 Redding Center, CT $77,263 Redding Ridge, CT $77,263 Ridgefield, CT $77,241 Riverside, CT $80,526 Westport, CT $79,855 Weston, CT $79,855

Southport, CT $79,855 Redding, CT $77,263 Wilton, CT $80,166 Stamford, CT $80,526 Bridgewater, CT $77,263

Software Quality Assurance Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Quality Assurance'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

$69,628

Average $75,497/year

$80,558

$5,802

Average $6,291/month

$6,713

$1,339

Average $1,452/week

$1,549

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,558	$6,713	$1,549	$39
Average	$75,497	$6,291	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$69,628	$5,802	$1,339	$33

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