Software Quality Assurance Salary in Connecticut

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Connecticut?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Connecticut is $75,505 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): $85,173
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $69,642 to $80,566
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $64,303

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,566	$6,714	$1,549	$39
Average	$75,505	$6,292	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$69,642	$5,803	$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): $75,912
Early Career (1-2 years): $97,432
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $118,126
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $136,409
Expert (over 8 years): $159,496

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$75,912
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$97,432
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$118,126
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$136,409
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$159,496

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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: $78,225.
California: $77,929.
Massachusetts: $76,890.

District of Columbia $78,225 California $77,929 Massachusetts $76,890 Washington $76,607 New Jersey $76,579 Alaska $76,480 Connecticut $75,505 New York $75,110

Hawaii $73,845 Rhode Island $73,251 Maryland $72,849 Minnesota $72,298 Colorado $72,086 Illinois $72,015 Oregon $71,747 Delaware $71,549

New Hampshire $71,424 Virginia $71,146 Pennsylvania $70,334 Nevada $69,924 North Dakota $69,790 Michigan $69,578 Wisconsin $69,500 Vermont $69,344

Texas $68,913 Maine $68,885 Arizona $68,843 Ohio $68,793 Georgia $68,143 Indiana $67,818 Wyoming $67,755 Utah $67,656

Iowa $67,613 Kansas $67,274 Louisiana $67,175 North Carolina $67,140 Missouri $67,126 Florida $66,850 Montana $66,702 Nebraska $66,561

Kentucky $66,483 South Carolina $66,200 Tennessee $66,024 Idaho $65,953 New Mexico $65,437 Oklahoma $65,324 Alabama $64,908 South Dakota $64,208

Arkansas $63,827 West Virginia $63,622 Mississippi $63,007

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: $74,308
Oneco: $74,116
Avon: $74,450

Old Mystic, CT $74,308 Oneco, CT $74,116 Avon, CT $74,450 Bloomfield, CT $74,492 Windsor, CT $74,494 Bristol, CT $74,486 Burlington, CT $74,482 Broad Brook, CT $74,078

Canaan, CT $74,129 Canton, CT $74,414 Canton Center, CT $74,392 Colebrook, CT $74,131 Collinsville, CT $74,408 East Berlin, CT $74,368 East Canaan, CT $74,212 East Glastonbury, CT $74,493

East Granby, CT $74,088 East Hartland, CT $73,899 East Windsor Hill, CT $74,436 Ellington, CT $73,916 Farmington, CT $74,369 Falls Village, CT $74,383 Glastonbury, CT $74,496 Granby, CT $73,936

Berlin, CT $74,362 Lakeville, CT $74,446 Manchester, CT $74,486 Bolton, CT $74,390 New Britain, CT $74,340 New Hartford, CT $74,470 Norfolk, CT $74,314 North Canton, CT $74,336

North Granby, CT $73,718 Pine Meadow, CT $74,403 Plainville, CT $74,368 Barkhamsted, CT $74,254 Poquonock, CT $74,436 Riverton, CT $74,163 Vernon Rockville, CT $74,289 Rocky Hill, CT $74,412

Salisbury, CT $73,946 Sharon, CT $75,010 Simsbury, CT $74,384 Somers, CT $73,308 Somersville, CT $73,294 South Glastonbury, CT $74,476 South Windsor, CT $74,465 North Windham, CT $74,291

Pomfret Center, CT $74,212 Putnam, CT $74,170 Quinebaug, CT $74,193 Rogers, CT $74,167 Scotland, CT $74,294 South Willington, CT $74,107 South Windham, CT $74,310 South Woodstock, CT $74,205

Storrs Mansfield, CT $74,250 Thompson, CT $74,185 Ashford, CT $74,120 Willington, CT $74,097 Windham, CT $74,299 Woodstock, CT $74,183 Woodstock Valley, CT $74,153 New London, CT $74,311

Baltic, CT $74,294 Canterbury, CT $74,262 Central Village, CT $74,204 East Lyme, CT $74,335 Bozrah, CT $74,302 Gales Ferry, CT $74,306 Gilman, CT $74,317 Mashantucket, CT $74,299

Ledyard, CT $74,305 Groton, CT $74,311 Hanover, CT $74,293 Jewett City, CT $74,289 Montville, CT $74,309 Moosup, CT $74,168 Mystic, CT $74,307 Niantic, CT $74,331

North Stonington, CT $74,271 Norwich, CT $74,290 Preston, CT $74,290 Oakdale, CT $74,329 Old Lyme, CT $74,473 Stafford, CT $73,793 Stafford Springs, CT $73,830 Staffordville, CT $73,723

Suffield, CT $73,238 Taconic, CT $74,217 Tariffville, CT $74,253 Enfield, CT $73,223 Tolland, CT $74,070 Unionville, CT $74,432 East Windsor, CT $73,982 Weatogue, CT $74,453

West Granby, CT $74,094 West Hartland, CT $73,925 West Simsbury, CT $74,375 West Suffield, CT $73,251 Winchester Center, CT $74,383 Windsor Locks, CT $73,984 Winsted, CT $74,376 Hartford, CT $74,559

West Hartford, CT $74,495 East Hartford, CT $74,553 Wethersfield, CT $74,491 Newington, CT $74,354 Plainfield, CT $74,236 Quaker Hill, CT $74,311 South Lyme, CT $74,380 Sterling, CT $74,097

Stonington, CT $74,292 Pawcatuck, CT $74,252 Taftville, CT $74,290 Uncasville, CT $74,306 Versailles, CT $74,286 Voluntown, CT $74,232 Waterford, CT $74,313 Wauregan, CT $74,198

West Mystic, CT $74,308 Yantic, CT $74,295 Ansonia, CT $75,793 Beacon Falls, CT $75,591 Botsford, CT $76,984 Branford, CT $75,081 Cheshire, CT $74,943 Centerbrook, CT $74,704

Chester, CT $74,704 Clinton, CT $75,029 Cobalt, CT $74,501 Colchester, CT $74,429 Cromwell, CT $74,409 Deep River, CT $74,748 Derby, CT $76,139 Killingworth, CT $74,935

Salem, CT $74,373 Durham, CT $74,751 East Haddam, CT $74,537 East Hampton, CT $74,524 Essex, CT $74,638 Guilford, CT $75,148 Haddam, CT $74,680 Hadlyme, CT $74,577

Hawleyville, CT $76,790 Higganum, CT $74,698 Ivoryton, CT $74,719 Madison, CT $75,057 Marion, CT $74,737 Marlborough, CT $74,477 Meriden, CT $74,538 Middlefield, CT $74,593

Middle Haddam, CT $74,552 Middletown, CT $74,506 Milford, CT $77,204 Milldale, CT $74,616 Monroe, CT $77,975 Moodus, CT $74,557 Newtown, CT $76,940 North Branford, CT $75,059

Northford, CT $75,047 North Haven, CT $74,991 North Westchester, CT $74,421 Old Saybrook, CT $74,668 Orange, CT $75,338 Oxford, CT $76,187 Plantsville, CT $74,612 Portland, CT $74,468

Rockfall, CT $74,510 Sandy Hook, CT $76,873 Seymour, CT $75,833 Shelton, CT $77,732 South Britain, CT $76,467 Southbury, CT $76,441 Southington, CT $74,419 Stevenson, CT $78,141

Wallingford, CT $74,918 Stratford, CT $79,219 Westbrook, CT $74,855 New Haven, CT $74,884 East Haven, CT $74,919 Hamden, CT $74,985 West Haven, CT $74,949 Bethany, CT $75,268

Woodbridge, CT $75,107 Willimantic, CT $74,311 Abington, CT $74,202 Amston, CT $74,388 Andover, CT $74,356 Ballouville, CT $74,138 Brooklyn, CT $74,202 Chaplin, CT $74,265

Columbia, CT $74,363 Coventry, CT $74,316 Danielson, CT $74,113 Dayville, CT $74,117 Eastford, CT $74,169 East Killingly, CT $74,043 East Woodstock, CT $74,196 Fabyan, CT $74,197

Grosvenor Dale, CT $74,197 Hampton, CT $74,241 Hebron, CT $74,402 Lebanon, CT $74,336 Mansfield Center, CT $74,271 Mansfield Depot, CT $74,274 North Franklin, CT $74,302 North Grosvenordale, CT $74,202

Pomfret, CT $74,207 Bridgeport, CT $79,426 Trumbull, CT $78,999 Easton, CT $78,954 Waterbury, CT $75,186 Prospect, CT $75,167 Wolcott, CT $74,749 Bantam, CT $75,455

Bethlehem, CT $75,621 Cornwall, CT $75,095 Cornwall Bridge, CT $75,531 Gaylordsville, CT $76,216 Goshen, CT $74,905 Kent, CT $75,683 Lakeside, CT $75,538 Litchfield, CT $75,185

Middlebury, CT $75,711 Morris, CT $75,416 Naugatuck, CT $75,522 New Milford, CT $76,446 New Preston Marble Dale, CT $75,818 Northfield, CT $74,933 Oakville, CT $75,239 Pequabuck, CT $74,662

Plymouth, CT $74,908 Roxbury, CT $76,389 Sherman, CT $76,535 South Kent, CT $75,857 Terryville, CT $74,719 Thomaston, CT $75,022 Torrington, CT $74,694 Harwinton, CT $74,715

Washington, CT $75,979 Washington Depot, CT $76,029 Watertown, CT $75,343 West Cornwall, CT $74,867 Woodbury, CT $75,933 Bethel, CT $76,879 Brookfield, CT $76,757 Cos Cob, CT $80,107

Danbury, CT $76,769 New Fairfield, CT $76,769 Darien, CT $80,083 Fairfield, CT $79,378 Georgetown, CT $78,744 Greenwich, CT $80,047 Greens Farms, CT $79,332 New Canaan, CT $79,749

Norwalk, CT $79,800 Old Greenwich, CT $80,107 Redding Center, CT $77,994 Redding Ridge, CT $77,994 Ridgefield, CT $77,308 Riverside, CT $80,103 Westport, CT $79,333 Weston, CT $79,007

Southport, CT $79,360 Redding, CT $77,820 Wilton, CT $79,087 Stamford, CT $80,126 Bridgewater, CT $76,650

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 May 01, 2026

$69,642

Average $75,505/year

$80,566

$5,803

Average $6,292/month

$6,714

$1,339

Average $1,452/week

$1,549

$33

Average $36/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$80,566	$6,714	$1,549	$39
Average	$75,505	$6,292	$1,452	$36
25th Percentile	$69,642	$5,803	$1,339	$33

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