Software Quality Assurance Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Massachusetts is $76,890 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $86,735
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $70,919 to $82,043
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $65,483

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,043	$6,837	$1,578	$39
Average	$76,890	$6,408	$1,479	$37
25th Percentile	$70,919	$5,910	$1,364	$34

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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): $77,305
Early Career (1-2 years): $99,219
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $120,293
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $138,910
Expert (over 8 years): $162,421

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$77,305
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$99,219
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$120,293
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$138,910
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$162,421

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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:

Agawam: $72,882
Amherst: $73,415
Barre: $74,148

Agawam, MA $72,882 Amherst, MA $73,415 Barre, MA $74,148 Belchertown, MA $73,346 Blandford, MA $73,209 Bondsville, MA $73,359 Brimfield, MA $73,757 Chester, MA $72,905

Chesterfield, MA $72,914 Chicopee, MA $72,873 Cummington, MA $72,717 Easthampton, MA $73,044 East Longmeadow, MA $72,925 East Otis, MA $73,222 Feeding Hills, MA $72,922 Gilbertville, MA $73,947

Goshen, MA $72,908 Granby, MA $73,065 Granville, MA $73,456 Hadley, MA $73,220 Hampden, MA $73,075 Hardwick, MA $73,988 Hatfield, MA $73,234 Haydenville, MA $73,144

Holyoke, MA $72,939 Huntington, MA $73,005 Leeds, MA $73,052 Leverett, MA $73,507 Ludlow, MA $73,007 Monson, MA $73,363 North Amherst, MA $73,365 Northampton, MA $73,103

Florence, MA $73,059 North Hatfield, MA $73,200 Oakham, MA $74,120 Palmer, MA $73,449 Plainfield, MA $72,694 Russell, MA $73,198 Shutesbury, MA $73,620 Southampton, MA $73,004

South Barre, MA $74,118 South Hadley, MA $73,025 Southwick, MA $73,182 Thorndike, MA $73,355 Three Rivers, MA $73,254 Wales, MA $73,691 Ware, MA $73,697 Warren, MA $73,815

West Chesterfield, MA $72,906 Westfield, MA $73,028 West Hatfield, MA $73,160 West Springfield, MA $72,877 West Warren, MA $73,706 Whately, MA $73,204 Wheelwright, MA $74,071 Wilbraham, MA $73,042

Williamsburg, MA $72,993 Woronoco, MA $73,124 Worthington, MA $72,756 Springfield, MA $72,870 Longmeadow, MA $72,895 Indian Orchard, MA $72,902 Pittsfield, MA $72,481 Adams, MA $72,406

Ashley Falls, MA $73,379 Becket, MA $72,685 Berkshire, MA $72,474 Cheshire, MA $72,452 Dalton, MA $72,481 Glendale, MA $72,505 Great Barrington, MA $72,972 Hinsdale, MA $72,539

Housatonic, MA $72,517 Lanesboro, MA $72,424 Lee, MA $72,557 Lenox, MA $72,467 Lenox Dale, MA $72,478 Middlefield, MA $72,599 Mill River, MA $73,200 Monterey, MA $72,959

North Adams, MA $72,369 North Egremont, MA $72,887 Otis, MA $73,024 Richmond, MA $72,404 Sandisfield, MA $73,398 Savoy, MA $72,538 Sheffield, MA $73,261 South Egremont, MA $73,119

Southfield, MA $73,434 South Lee, MA $72,621 Stockbridge, MA $72,469 Tyringham, MA $72,769 West Stockbridge, MA $72,419 Williamstown, MA $72,147 Windsor, MA $72,526 Greenfield, MA $73,316

Ashfield, MA $72,871 Athol, MA $74,181 Bernardston, MA $73,442 Buckland, MA $72,878 Charlemont, MA $72,731 Colrain, MA $73,178 Conway, MA $73,129 Deerfield, MA $73,297

Drury, MA $72,582 Erving, MA $73,699 Heath, MA $72,820 Lake Pleasant, MA $73,556 Millers Falls, MA $73,622 Monroe Bridge, MA $72,472 Montague, MA $73,525 Gill, MA $73,565

New Salem, MA $73,826 Northfield, MA $73,615 Orange, MA $73,932 Petersham, MA $74,131 Rowe, MA $72,619 Royalston, MA $73,986 Shelburne Falls, MA $73,095 South Deerfield, MA $73,255

Sunderland, MA $73,434 Turners Falls, MA $73,516 Warwick, MA $73,655 Wendell, MA $73,723 Wendell Depot, MA $73,748 Fitchburg, MA $74,686 Ashburnham, MA $74,457 Ashby, MA $74,669

Ayer, MA $75,334 Devens, MA $75,163 Baldwinville, MA $74,248 East Templeton, MA $74,327 Gardner, MA $74,409 Westminster, MA $74,416 Groton, MA $75,392 Harvard, MA $75,251

Hubbardston, MA $74,340 Leominster, MA $74,703 Littleton, MA $75,518 Lunenburg, MA $74,939 Pepperell, MA $75,379 Shirley, MA $75,153 Still River, MA $75,064 Templeton, MA $74,325

Townsend, MA $75,104 West Groton, MA $75,254 West Townsend, MA $74,931 Winchendon, MA $74,195 Winchendon Springs, MA $74,262 Auburn, MA $74,036 North Dartmouth, MA $74,474 South Dartmouth, MA $74,479

North Attleboro, MA $74,107 Plainville, MA $74,618 Attleboro Falls, MA $74,212 North Dighton, MA $74,375 Norton, MA $75,373 Raynham, MA $75,774 Raynham Center, MA $75,697 Rehoboth, MA $73,615

Rochester, MA $74,654 Seekonk, MA $73,276 Swansea, MA $73,750 Berkley, MA $74,729 Taunton, MA $75,173 Westport, MA $74,450 Westport Point, MA $74,442 Berlin, MA $74,566

Cataumet, MA $74,819 Blackstone, MA $74,277 Boylston, MA $74,159 Brookfield, MA $74,002 Charlton, MA $74,094 Charlton City, MA $74,096 Charlton Depot, MA $74,096 Clinton, MA $74,468

East Brookfield, MA $74,063 Douglas, MA $74,190 East Princeton, MA $74,342 Fiskdale, MA $73,970 Grafton, MA $74,120 Holden, MA $74,051 Holland, MA $73,848 Jefferson, MA $74,115

Lancaster, MA $74,821 Leicester, MA $74,042 Linwood, MA $74,308 Manchaug, MA $74,135 Millbury, MA $74,041 Millville, MA $74,227 New Braintree, MA $74,043 Northborough, MA $74,271

Northbridge, MA $74,284 North Brookfield, MA $74,066 North Grafton, MA $74,077 North Oxford, MA $74,070 North Uxbridge, MA $74,242 Oxford, MA $74,107 Princeton, MA $74,332 Rochdale, MA $74,048

Rutland, MA $74,160 Shrewsbury, MA $74,051 Southbridge, MA $74,079 South Grafton, MA $74,166 South Lancaster, MA $74,645 Spencer, MA $74,068 Sterling, MA $74,426 Sturbridge, MA $74,026

Upton, MA $74,373 Uxbridge, MA $74,265 Webster, MA $74,163 Dudley, MA $74,137 Westborough, MA $74,331 West Boylston, MA $74,128 West Brookfield, MA $73,922 West Millbury, MA $74,049

Whitinsville, MA $74,262 Sutton, MA $74,126 Worcester, MA $74,022 East Walpole, MA $76,340 Cherry Valley, MA $74,030 Paxton, MA $74,054 Framingham, MA $75,748 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $75,624

Boxborough, MA $75,382 Acton, MA $75,621 Ashland, MA $75,287 Bedford, MA $75,934 Hanscom Afb, MA $76,348 Bolton, MA $74,953 Carlisle, MA $75,700 Concord, MA $75,890

Fayville, MA $75,148 Holliston, MA $75,267 Hopedale, MA $74,639 Hopkinton, MA $74,728 Hudson, MA $75,062 Marlborough, MA $74,939 Maynard, MA $75,598 Mendon, MA $74,505

Milford, MA $74,761 Natick, MA $76,677 Sherborn, MA $76,154 Southborough, MA $74,929 Foxboro, MA $75,734 Franklin, MA $74,925 Greenbush, MA $76,463 Green Harbor, MA $76,051

Hingham, MA $76,964 Hull, MA $77,739 Humarock, MA $76,145 Mansfield, MA $75,620 Marshfield, MA $76,091 Marshfield Hills, MA $76,218 Medfield, MA $76,304 Medway, MA $75,254

Millis, MA $75,814 Minot, MA $76,463 Norfolk, MA $75,594 North Marshfield, MA $76,051 North Scituate, MA $76,593 Norwell, MA $76,387 Norwood, MA $76,775 Ocean Bluff, MA $76,051

Scituate, MA $76,537 Sharon, MA $76,139 Sheldonville, MA $74,939 South Walpole, MA $75,863 Stoughton, MA $76,198 Walpole, MA $76,157 Westwood, MA $77,221 Wrentham, MA $74,927

Boston, MA $78,508 Roxbury, MA $78,502 Roxbury Crossing, MA $78,504 Dorchester, MA $78,481 Dorchester Center, MA $78,425 Mattapan, MA $78,377 Charlestown, MA $78,498 Jamaica Plain, MA $78,470

Roslindale, MA $78,362 West Roxbury, MA $78,247 Allston, MA $78,485 Brighton, MA $78,446 Hyde Park, MA $78,124 Readville, MA $78,078 Cambridge, MA $78,456 Somerville, MA $78,492

Malden, MA $78,338 Everett, MA $78,447 Chelsea, MA $78,456 Revere, MA $78,335 Winthrop, MA $78,404 Medford, MA $78,372 West Medford, MA $78,309 Quincy, MA $77,863

Melrose, MA $78,091 Stoneham, MA $77,731 Braintree, MA $77,043 Milton, MA $77,986 Milton Village, MA $78,239 Weymouth, MA $76,937 East Weymouth, MA $77,023 South Weymouth, MA $76,388

North Weymouth, MA $77,688 East Boston, MA $78,507 Brockton, MA $76,162 Avon, MA $76,196 Bridgewater, MA $75,992 Bryantville, MA $76,049 Carver, MA $75,269 Duxbury, MA $75,842

East Bridgewater, MA $76,135 Easton, MA $76,147 Elmwood, MA $76,102 Halifax, MA $75,978 Hanover, MA $76,228 Hanson, MA $76,085 Holbrook, MA $76,230 Middleboro, MA $75,175

Manomet, MA $75,397 Lakeville, MA $74,951 Monponsett, MA $76,004 Abington, MA $76,200 North Carver, MA $75,485 North Easton, MA $76,162 North Pembroke, MA $76,104 Pembroke, MA $76,071

Plymouth, MA $75,297 Kingston, MA $75,775 South Carver, MA $75,170 Plympton, MA $75,744 Randolph, MA $76,506 Rockland, MA $76,234 South Easton, MA $76,104 West Bridgewater, MA $76,157

White Horse Beach, MA $75,440 Whitman, MA $76,172 Lexington, MA $77,118 Brookline, MA $78,469 Brookline Village, MA $78,480 Waltham, MA $77,590 North Waltham, MA $78,023 New Town, MA $78,266

Babson Park, MA $77,570 Newton, MA $78,328 Newton Center, MA $78,276 Newtonville, MA $78,223 Newton Highlands, MA $78,208 Newton Lower Falls, MA $77,854 Newton Upper Falls, MA $78,117 West Newton, MA $78,097

Auburndale, MA $77,943 Chestnut Hill, MA $78,416 Waban, MA $78,065 Watertown, MA $78,395 Arlington, MA $78,201 Arlington Heights, MA $78,162 Belmont, MA $78,254 Waverley, MA $78,326

Wellesley Hills, MA $77,569 Wellesley, MA $77,291 Needham, MA $77,719 Weston, MA $77,252 Needham Heights, MA $77,990 Nonantum, MA $78,266 Buzzards Bay, MA $74,999 Lincoln, MA $76,652

Stow, MA $75,333 Sudbury, MA $75,943 Wayland, MA $76,584 Woodville, MA $74,669 Woburn, MA $77,034 Burlington, MA $76,330 Andover, MA $74,790 Billerica, MA $75,690

Chelmsford, MA $75,741 Dracut, MA $75,610 Dunstable, MA $75,578 Haverhill, MA $74,719 Georgetown, MA $74,840 Groveland, MA $74,767 Lawrence, MA $74,629 Methuen, MA $74,643

North Andover, MA $74,719 Lowell, MA $75,752 Merrimac, MA $74,681 North Billerica, MA $75,721 North Chelmsford, MA $75,732 North Reading, MA $75,460 Nutting Lake, MA $75,726 Pinehurst, MA $75,811

Reading, MA $76,194 Tewksbury, MA $75,463 Tyngsboro, MA $75,652 Wakefield, MA $77,129 West Boxford, MA $74,855 Westford, MA $75,657 Wilmington, MA $75,528 Winchester, MA $77,886

Lynn, MA $77,789 Saugus, MA $77,888 Swampscott, MA $77,413 Nahant, MA $78,020 Amesbury, MA $74,639 Beverly, MA $76,034 Boxford, MA $74,823 Byfield, MA $74,889

Danvers, MA $75,886 Essex, MA $75,449 Gloucester, MA $75,531 Hamilton, MA $75,596 Hathorne, MA $75,632 Chilmark, MA $74,715 East Falmouth, MA $74,854 East Sandwich, MA $75,172

East Wareham, MA $74,982 Edgartown, MA $74,949 Falmouth, MA $74,749 Woods Hole, MA $74,599 Menemsha, MA $74,742 Monument Beach, MA $74,871 Nantucket, MA $75,377 North Falmouth, MA $74,775

Oak Bluffs, MA $74,874 Onset, MA $74,889 Pocasset, MA $74,843 Sagamore, MA $75,105 Sagamore Beach, MA $75,141 Sandwich, MA $75,115 Siasconset, MA $75,300 Silver Beach, MA $74,742

Vineyard Haven, MA $74,799 Wareham, MA $74,827 West Chop, MA $74,821 West Falmouth, MA $74,728 West Tisbury, MA $74,780 West Wareham, MA $74,795 Hyannis, MA $75,432 Barnstable, MA $75,268

Brewster, MA $75,372 Centerville, MA $75,242 Chatham, MA $75,423 Cotuit, MA $75,091 Ipswich, MA $75,180 Cummaquid, MA $75,290 Lynnfield, MA $76,463 Manchester, MA $75,907

Marblehead, MA $76,802 Middleton, MA $75,300 Newburyport, MA $74,742 Newbury, MA $74,878 Salisbury, MA $74,583 Peabody, MA $76,576 Prides Crossing, MA $76,081 Rockport, MA $75,379

Rowley, MA $75,006 Salem, MA $76,552 South Hamilton, MA $75,474 Topsfield, MA $75,233 Wenham, MA $75,661 West Newbury, MA $74,766 Accord, MA $76,439 Bellingham, MA $74,618

Brant Rock, MA $75,897 Canton, MA $76,554 Cohasset, MA $76,949 Dedham, MA $77,860 Dover, MA $76,894 East Mansfield, MA $75,919 Dennis, MA $75,353 Dennis Port, MA $75,502

East Dennis, MA $75,298 Eastham, MA $75,269 East Orleans, MA $74,990 Forestdale, MA $75,014 Harwich, MA $75,435 Harwich Port, MA $75,470 Hyannis Port, MA $75,293 Marstons Mills, MA $75,158

Mashpee, MA $74,993 North Chatham, MA $75,408 North Eastham, MA $75,269 North Truro, MA $75,136 Orleans, MA $75,336 Osterville, MA $75,167 Provincetown, MA $75,252 South Chatham, MA $75,440

South Dennis, MA $75,440 South Harwich, MA $75,451 South Orleans, MA $75,360 South Wellfleet, MA $75,111 South Yarmouth, MA $75,482 Truro, MA $75,080 Wellfleet, MA $75,170 West Barnstable, MA $75,255

West Chatham, MA $75,434 West Dennis, MA $75,453 West Harwich, MA $75,471 West Hyannisport, MA $75,338 West Yarmouth, MA $75,421 Yarmouth Port, MA $75,386 Assonet, MA $74,544 Attleboro, MA $73,879

Chartley, MA $75,442 Cuttyhunk, MA $74,564 Dartmouth, MA $74,476 Dighton, MA $74,131 East Freetown, MA $74,559 East Taunton, MA $75,120 Fairhaven, MA $74,477 Fall River, MA $74,348

Somerset, MA $73,986 Marion, MA $74,640 Mattapoisett, MA $74,515 New Bedford, MA $74,474 Acushnet, MA $74,499

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

$70,919

Average $76,890/year

$82,043

$5,910

Average $6,408/month

$6,837

$1,364

Average $1,479/week

$1,578

$34

Average $37/hour

$39

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$82,043	$6,837	$1,578	$39
Average	$76,890	$6,408	$1,479	$37
25th Percentile	$70,919	$5,910	$1,364	$34

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