Software Quality Assurance Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Mississippi?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Mississippi is $63,007 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $71,075
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,114 to $67,230
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,659

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,230	$5,602	$1,293	$32
Average	$63,007	$5,251	$1,212	$30
25th Percentile	$58,114	$4,843	$1,118	$28

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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): $63,347
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,305
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $98,573
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,829
Expert (over 8 years): $133,095

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Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$63,347
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$81,305
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$98,573
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$113,829
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$133,095

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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:

Hillsboro: $61,830
Holly Bluff: $61,299
Kosciusko: $61,283

Hillsboro, MS $61,830 Holly Bluff, MS $61,299 Kosciusko, MS $61,283 Lake, MS $61,625 Lena, MS $61,868 Lexington, MS $61,175 Lorman, MS $61,328 Louise, MS $61,947

Ludlow, MS $62,004 Mc Adams, MS $61,228 Mc Cool, MS $61,159 Madden, MS $61,467 Madison, MS $62,568 Magee, MS $61,906 Mayersville, MS $61,667 Mendenhall, MS $62,126

Midnight, MS $61,949 Mize, MS $61,655 Morton, MS $62,148 Mount Olive, MS $61,658 Natchez, MS $61,486 Newhebron, MS $61,831 Pattison, MS $61,622 Pelahatchie, MS $62,346

Pickens, MS $61,667 Piney Woods, MS $62,448 Pinola, MS $62,089 Port Gibson, MS $61,611 Puckett, MS $62,208 Pulaski, MS $61,852 Raleigh, MS $61,686 Raymond, MS $62,544

Redwood, MS $61,700 Ridgeland, MS $62,728 Rolling Fork, MS $61,711 Sallis, MS $61,333 Sandhill, MS $62,489 Satartia, MS $62,014 Sharon, MS $62,079 Sibley, MS $61,635

Silver City, MS $61,604 Star, MS $62,534 Taylorsville, MS $61,499 Tchula, MS $61,227 Terry, MS $62,564 Thomastown, MS $61,472 Tinsley, MS $61,960 Tougaloo, MS $62,772

Utica, MS $62,199 Vaiden, MS $61,051 Valley Park, MS $61,416 Vaughan, MS $61,790 Vicksburg, MS $61,911 Walnut Grove, MS $61,584 Washington, MS $61,460 Wesson, MS $61,880

West, MS $61,044 Whitfield, MS $62,767 Yazoo City, MS $61,703 Jackson, MS $62,816 Pearl, MS $62,811 Richland, MS $62,816 Flowood, MS $62,799 Byram, MS $62,739

Lula, MS $62,492 Lyon, MS $61,329 Marks, MS $61,744 Michigan City, MS $62,957 Mount Pleasant, MS $64,470 Myrtle, MS $61,819 Nesbit, MS $65,536 New Albany, MS $61,708

Olive Branch, MS $65,440 Oxford, MS $61,921 Pope, MS $61,533 Potts Camp, MS $62,498 Red Banks, MS $64,438 Ripley, MS $61,629 Robinsonville, MS $64,651 Sarah, MS $63,726

Sardis, MS $62,610 Senatobia, MS $63,807 Sherard, MS $61,196 Sledge, MS $62,388 Southaven, MS $65,920 Taylor, MS $61,826 Tiplersville, MS $61,736 Tula, MS $61,480

Tunica, MS $63,895 University, MS $62,358 Victoria, MS $64,359 Walls, MS $65,778 Walnut, MS $61,758 Waterford, MS $62,727 Greenville, MS $62,809 Alligator, MS $61,001

Anguilla, MS $62,155 Arcola, MS $62,809 Avon, MS $62,809 Benoit, MS $62,222 Beulah, MS $61,648 Boyle, MS $61,943 Chatham, MS $62,701 Cleveland, MS $61,718

Doddsville, MS $61,378 Drew, MS $61,050 Parchman, MS $61,116 Dublin, MS $60,892 Duncan, MS $60,968 Glen Allan, MS $62,514 Grace, MS $62,361 Gunnison, MS $61,147

Hollandale, MS $62,809 Holly Ridge, MS $62,264 Indianola, MS $62,305 Inverness, MS $62,183 Isola, MS $62,323 Leland, MS $62,809 Merigold, MS $61,386 Metcalfe, MS $62,809

Moorhead, MS $61,702 Mound Bayou, MS $61,330 Pace, MS $61,691 Panther Burn, MS $62,536 Rena Lara, MS $60,983 Rome, MS $60,995 Rosedale, MS $61,545 Ruleville, MS $61,344

Scott, MS $62,436 Shaw, MS $62,131 Shelby, MS $61,183 Stoneville, MS $62,809 Sunflower, MS $61,586 Wayside, MS $62,809 Winstonville, MS $61,499 Winterville, MS $62,809

Tupelo, MS $61,991 Algoma, MS $61,820 Amory, MS $60,945 Baldwyn, MS $61,668 Becker, MS $60,788 Belden, MS $61,884 Belmont, MS $61,426 Blue Springs, MS $61,709

Booneville, MS $61,631 Burnsville, MS $61,583 Corinth, MS $61,816 Dennis, MS $61,356 Derma, MS $61,766 Ecru, MS $61,760 Fulton, MS $61,670 Gattman, MS $60,700

Glen, MS $61,644 Abbeville, MS $62,279 Arkabutla, MS $64,408 Ashland, MS $62,515 Batesville, MS $62,103 Belen, MS $61,554 Blue Mountain, MS $61,771 Byhalia, MS $64,724

Clarksdale, MS $61,151 Coahoma, MS $61,781 Coldwater, MS $64,509 Como, MS $62,965 Courtland, MS $61,780 Crenshaw, MS $62,638 Crowder, MS $61,566 Darling, MS $62,079

Dumas, MS $61,588 Dundee, MS $62,530 Etta, MS $61,752 Falcon, MS $62,228 Falkner, MS $62,046 Farrell, MS $61,330 Friars Point, MS $61,817 Hernando, MS $64,989

Hickory Flat, MS $62,222 Holly Springs, MS $63,227 Horn Lake, MS $65,849 Independence, MS $64,257 Jonestown, MS $61,837 Lake Cormorant, MS $65,502 Lamar, MS $63,261 Stennis Space Center, MS $62,766

Diamondhead, MS $62,238 Biloxi, MS $62,618 Diberville, MS $62,584 Escatawpa, MS $62,279 Gautier, MS $62,267 Hurley, MS $62,445 Kiln, MS $62,300 Lakeshore, MS $62,813

Long Beach, MS $62,161 Mc Henry, MS $61,988 Moss Point, MS $62,329 Ocean Springs, MS $62,361 Vancleave, MS $62,207 Pascagoula, MS $62,329 Pass Christian, MS $62,163 Pearlington, MS $63,627

Perkinston, MS $61,975 Saucier, MS $62,173 Waveland, MS $62,335 Wiggins, MS $61,764 Brookhaven, MS $61,870 Bogue Chitto, MS $61,554 Bude, MS $61,561 Centreville, MS $63,373

Chatawa, MS $62,118 Crosby, MS $61,925 Fernwood, MS $61,826 Gloster, MS $62,346 Jayess, MS $61,350 Kokomo, MS $61,378 Liberty, MS $62,518 Mc Call Creek, MS $61,504

Mccomb, MS $61,578 Magnolia, MS $61,898 Meadville, MS $61,321 Monticello, MS $61,715 Oak Vale, MS $61,404 Osyka, MS $62,327 Roxie, MS $61,285 Ruth, MS $61,443

Silver Creek, MS $61,660 Smithdale, MS $61,465 Sontag, MS $61,737 Summit, MS $61,441 Tylertown, MS $61,428 Union Church, MS $61,564 Woodville, MS $62,584 Columbus, MS $60,242

Aberdeen, MS $60,648 Ackerman, MS $61,186 Artesia, MS $60,330 Bellefontaine, MS $61,280 Brooksville, MS $60,561 Caledonia, MS $60,509 Cedarbluff, MS $60,656 Crawford, MS $60,420

Eupora, MS $61,263 French Camp, MS $61,170 Hamilton, MS $60,394 Kilmichael, MS $61,140 Maben, MS $61,022 Mantee, MS $61,103 Mathiston, MS $61,131 Mayhew, MS $60,246

Montpelier, MS $60,872 Pheba, MS $60,813 Prairie, MS $60,641 Starkville, MS $60,578 Mississippi State, MS $60,529 Steens, MS $60,275 Stewart, MS $61,148 Sturgis, MS $60,988

Walthall, MS $61,381 Weir, MS $61,246 West Point, MS $60,361 Woodland, MS $61,138 Thaxton, MS $61,597 Tishomingo, MS $61,308 Toccopola, MS $61,602 Trebloc, MS $60,937

Tremont, MS $61,529 Van Vleet, MS $61,410 Vardaman, MS $61,483 Verona, MS $61,978 Wheeler, MS $61,638 Grenada, MS $61,169 Banner, MS $61,434 Big Creek, MS $61,272

Bruce, MS $61,472 Calhoun City, MS $61,398 Carrollton, MS $60,880 Cascilla, MS $60,956 Charleston, MS $61,040 Coffeeville, MS $61,206 Coila, MS $60,887 Cruger, MS $61,027

Duck Hill, MS $61,120 Elliott, MS $61,188 Enid, MS $61,215 Glendora, MS $60,857 Gore Springs, MS $61,231 Greenwood, MS $60,863 Holcomb, MS $60,878 Itta Bena, MS $61,312

Mc Carley, MS $60,960 Minter City, MS $60,734 Money, MS $60,815 Morgan City, MS $61,420 North Carrollton, MS $61,210 Oakland, MS $61,145 Paris, MS $61,435 Philipp, MS $60,687

Pittsboro, MS $61,487 Schlater, MS $60,854 Scobey, MS $61,047 Sidon, MS $61,008 Slate Spring, MS $61,358 Sumner, MS $61,038 Swan Lake, MS $60,878 Swiftown, MS $61,582

Tie Plant, MS $61,171 Tillatoba, MS $61,077 Tippo, MS $60,781 Tutwiler, MS $61,006 Vance, MS $60,909 Water Valley, MS $61,371 Webb, MS $60,954 Winona, MS $61,119

Belzoni, MS $61,873 Benton, MS $61,778 Bentonia, MS $62,219 Bolton, MS $62,476 Brandon, MS $62,480 Braxton, MS $62,375 Camden, MS $61,618 Canton, MS $62,257

Carthage, MS $61,500 Cary, MS $61,775 Clinton, MS $62,673 Conehatta, MS $61,499 Crystal Springs, MS $62,349 Delta City, MS $62,532 D Lo, MS $62,246 Durant, MS $61,236

Edwards, MS $62,313 Ethel, MS $61,154 Fayette, MS $61,354 Flora, MS $62,447 Pocahontas, MS $62,752 Florence, MS $62,606 Meridian, MS $61,378 Bailey, MS $61,296

Buckatunna, MS $61,349 Chunky, MS $61,239 Clara, MS $61,305 Collinsville, MS $61,328 Daleville, MS $61,236 Decatur, MS $61,329 De Kalb, MS $61,250 Enterprise, MS $61,238

Hickory, MS $61,249 Lauderdale, MS $61,311 Lawrence, MS $61,460 Little Rock, MS $61,262 Louin, MS $61,365 Louisville, MS $61,247 Macon, MS $61,402 Marion, MS $61,511

Newton, MS $61,343 Noxapater, MS $61,276 Pachuta, MS $61,203 Paulding, MS $61,190 Philadelphia, MS $61,327 Porterville, MS $61,239 Preston, MS $61,257 Quitman, MS $61,282

Rose Hill, MS $61,155 Scooba, MS $61,381 Sebastopol, MS $61,648 Shubuta, MS $61,229 Shuqualak, MS $61,371 State Line, MS $61,463 Stonewall, MS $61,308 Toomsuba, MS $61,325

Union, MS $61,290 Vossburg, MS $61,215 Waynesboro, MS $61,309 Hattiesburg, MS $61,451 Bassfield, MS $61,405 Bay Springs, MS $61,411 Beaumont, MS $61,381 Brooklyn, MS $61,507

Carriere, MS $62,589 Carson, MS $61,432 Collins, MS $61,488 Columbia, MS $61,398 Eastabuchie, MS $61,335 Ellisville, MS $61,357 Heidelberg, MS $61,258 Laurel, MS $61,547

Leakesville, MS $61,855 Lucedale, MS $62,337 Lumberton, MS $61,674 Mc Lain, MS $61,621 Mc Neill, MS $62,512 Moselle, MS $61,335 Moss, MS $61,299 Neely, MS $61,508

New Augusta, MS $61,257 Nicholson, MS $62,899 Ovett, MS $61,253 Petal, MS $61,429 Picayune, MS $62,840 Poplarville, MS $62,105 Prentiss, MS $61,624 Purvis, MS $61,431

Richton, MS $61,244 Sandersville, MS $61,364 Sandy Hook, MS $61,421 Seminary, MS $61,322 Soso, MS $61,311 Stringer, MS $61,347 Sumrall, MS $61,352 Foxworth, MS $61,378

Gulfport, MS $62,124 Bay Saint Louis, MS $62,696 Plantersville, MS $61,637 Pontotoc, MS $61,805 Randolph, MS $61,576 Rienzi, MS $61,638 Saltillo, MS $61,831 Shannon, MS $61,658

Sherman, MS $61,903 Smithville, MS $61,326 Golden, MS $61,431 Greenwood Springs, MS $60,899 Guntown, MS $61,730 Houlka, MS $61,663 Houston, MS $61,331 Iuka, MS $61,361

Mantachie, MS $61,737 Marietta, MS $61,557 Mooreville, MS $61,853 Nettleton, MS $61,415 New Site, MS $61,424 Okolona, MS $61,275 Lambert, MS $61,078 Forest, MS $61,794

Gallman, MS $62,180 Georgetown, MS $62,218 Goodman, MS $61,554 Harperville, MS $61,745 Harriston, MS $61,381 Harrisville, MS $62,319 Hazlehurst, MS $61,937 Hermanville, MS $61,736

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

$58,114

Average $63,007/year

$67,230

$4,843

Average $5,251/month

$5,602

$1,118

Average $1,212/week

$1,293

$28

Average $30/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,230	$5,602	$1,293	$32
Average	$63,007	$5,251	$1,212	$30
25th Percentile	$58,114	$4,843	$1,118	$28

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