Software Quality Assurance Salary in Montana

How much does a Software Quality Assurance make in Montana?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Assurance in Montana is $66,694 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,237
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,510 to $71,166
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,789

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Software Quality Assurance Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,166	$5,930	$1,369	$34
Average	$66,694	$5,558	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$61,510	$5,126	$1,183	$30

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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): $67,054
Early Career (1-2 years): $86,072
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,355
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $120,501
Expert (over 8 years): $140,862

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$67,054
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$86,072
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$104,355
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$120,501
Software ... Level Software Quality Assurance	$140,862

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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:

Absarokee: $67,323
Acton: $67,888
Ashland: $67,323

Absarokee, MT $67,323 Acton, MT $67,888 Ashland, MT $67,323 Ballantine, MT $67,606 Bearcreek, MT $67,323 Belfry, MT $67,323 Bighorn, MT $67,323 Big Timber, MT $67,323

Birney, MT $67,323 Boyd, MT $67,323 Bridger, MT $67,323 Broadview, MT $67,323 Busby, MT $67,323 Clyde Park, MT $60,365 Columbus, MT $67,323 Cooke City, MT $67,323

Crow Agency, MT $67,323 Custer, MT $67,323 Decker, MT $67,323 Edgar, MT $67,323 Emigrant, MT $60,365 Fishtail, MT $67,323 Fromberg, MT $67,323 Gardiner, MT $71,470

Garryowen, MT $67,323 Grass Range, MT $67,323 Greycliff, MT $67,323 Hardin, MT $67,323 Fort Smith, MT $67,323 Harlowton, MT $67,323 Huntley, MT $68,171 Hysham, MT $67,323

Ingomar, MT $67,323 Joliet, MT $67,323 Lame Deer, MT $67,323 Laurel, MT $68,030 Lavina, MT $67,323 Livingston, MT $63,840 Lodge Grass, MT $67,323 Mc Leod, MT $67,323

Martinsdale, MT $60,365 Melstone, MT $67,323 Melville, MT $67,323 Molt, MT $67,464 Mosby, MT $67,323 Musselshell, MT $67,323 Nye, MT $67,323 Otter, MT $67,323

Park City, MT $67,323 Pompeys Pillar, MT $67,323 Pray, MT $63,840 Pryor, MT $67,323 Rapelje, MT $67,323 Red Lodge, MT $67,323 Reed Point, MT $67,323 Roberts, MT $67,323

Roscoe, MT $67,323 Roundup, MT $67,323 Ryegate, MT $67,323 Saint Xavier, MT $67,323 Sanders, MT $67,323 Sand Springs, MT $67,323 Shawmut, MT $67,323 Shepherd, MT $67,676

Silver Gate, MT $67,323 Springdale, MT $67,323 Sumatra, MT $67,323 Teigen, MT $67,323 Two Dot, MT $63,219 Wilsall, MT $60,365 Winnett, MT $67,323 Worden, MT $67,323

Wyola, MT $67,323 Billings, MT $68,383 Baker, MT $65,501 Wolf Point, MT $67,323 Antelope, MT $69,195 Bainville, MT $69,195 Brockton, MT $69,195 Brockway, MT $67,323

Circle, MT $67,323 Crane, MT $69,195 Culbertson, MT $69,195 Dagmar, MT $69,195 Fairview, MT $69,195 Flaxville, MT $68,256 Fort Peck, MT $67,323 Frazer, MT $67,323

Froid, MT $69,195 Glasgow, MT $67,323 Saint Marie, MT $67,323 Glentana, MT $64,639 Hinsdale, MT $64,639 Homestead, MT $69,195 Lambert, MT $69,195 Larslan, MT $64,639

Medicine Lake, MT $69,195 Nashua, MT $67,323 Opheim, MT $64,639 Outlook, MT $69,195 Peerless, MT $67,323 Plentywood, MT $69,195 Poplar, MT $68,256 Raymond, MT $69,195

Redstone, MT $69,195 Reserve, MT $69,195 Richey, MT $68,256 Richland, MT $64,639 Saco, MT $64,639 Savage, MT $69,195 Scobey, MT $68,256 Sidney, MT $69,195

Vandalia, MT $64,639 Vida, MT $67,323 Westby, MT $69,195 Whitetail, MT $68,256 Miles City, MT $67,323 Alzada, MT $61,806 Angela, MT $67,323 Alberton, MT $60,365

Arlee, MT $60,365 Bonner, MT $60,365 Charlo, MT $60,365 Clinton, MT $60,365 Condon, MT $60,365 Conner, MT $60,365 Corvallis, MT $60,365 Darby, MT $60,365

De Borgia, MT $71,463 Dixon, MT $60,365 Drummond, MT $60,365 Florence, MT $60,365 Frenchtown, MT $60,365 Grantsdale, MT $60,365 Hall, MT $60,365 Hamilton, MT $60,365

Pinesdale, MT $60,365 Haugan, MT $71,463 Helmville, MT $60,365 Heron, MT $71,463 Hot Springs, MT $65,910 Huson, MT $60,365 Lolo, MT $60,365 Lonepine, MT $71,463

Milltown, MT $60,365 Noxon, MT $71,463 Ovando, MT $60,365 Pablo, MT $60,365 Paradise, MT $71,463 Philipsburg, MT $60,365 Plains, MT $71,463 Polson, MT $61,163

Ravalli, MT $60,365 Ronan, MT $60,365 Saint Ignatius, MT $60,365 Saint Regis, MT $71,463 Saltese, MT $71,463 Seeley Lake, MT $60,365 Stevensville, MT $60,365 Sula, MT $60,365

Superior, MT $71,463 Thompson Falls, MT $71,463 Trout Creek, MT $71,463 Victor, MT $60,365 Kalispell, MT $64,596 Big Arm, MT $64,596 Bigfork, MT $61,163 Columbia Falls, MT $66,709

Coram, MT $61,163 Dayton, MT $64,596 Elmo, MT $64,596 Essex, MT $61,961 Eureka, MT $71,463 Fortine, MT $71,463 Hungry Horse, MT $61,163 Kila, MT $71,463

Lake Mc Donald, MT $61,961 Lakeside, MT $64,596 Libby, MT $71,463 Marion, MT $71,463 Martin City, MT $61,961 Olney, MT $71,463 Polebridge, MT $66,709 Proctor, MT $64,596

Rexford, MT $71,463 Rollins, MT $61,163 Somers, MT $61,163 Stryker, MT $71,463 Trego, MT $71,463 Troy, MT $71,463 West Glacier, MT $61,961 Whitefish, MT $71,463

Bloomfield, MT $68,256 Boyes, MT $61,806 Broadus, MT $64,561 Brusett, MT $67,323 Capitol, MT $61,806 Cohagen, MT $67,323 Colstrip, MT $67,323 Ekalaka, MT $61,806

Fallon, MT $66,108 Forsyth, MT $67,323 Glendive, MT $68,256 Hammond, MT $61,806 Hathaway, MT $67,323 Ismay, MT $64,561 Jordan, MT $67,323 Kinsey, MT $67,323

Lindsay, MT $67,323 Mildred, MT $66,108 Olive, MT $64,561 Plevna, MT $65,501 Powderville, MT $64,561 Rosebud, MT $67,323 Terry, MT $67,323 Volborg, MT $67,323

Wibaux, MT $69,195 Willard, MT $61,806 Great Falls, MT $63,021 Malmstrom A F B, MT $63,021 Augusta, MT $61,961 Babb, MT $61,961 Belt, MT $61,961 Black Eagle, MT $63,021

Brady, MT $61,961 Browning, MT $61,961 Buffalo, MT $64,639 Bynum, MT $61,961 Carter, MT $61,961 Cascade, MT $61,481 Choteau, MT $61,961 Coffee Creek, MT $61,961

Conrad, MT $61,961 Cut Bank, MT $61,961 Denton, MT $61,961 Dupuyer, MT $61,961 Dutton, MT $61,961 East Glacier Park, MT $61,961 Ethridge, MT $61,961 Fairfield, MT $61,961

Floweree, MT $62,597 Forest Grove, MT $67,323 Fort Benton, MT $61,961 Fort Shaw, MT $62,315 Galata, MT $61,961 Geraldine, MT $61,961 Geyser, MT $61,961 Heart Butte, MT $61,961

Highwood, MT $62,032 Hilger, MT $61,961 Hobson, MT $61,961 Judith Gap, MT $67,323 Kevin, MT $61,961 Ledger, MT $61,961 Lewistown, MT $64,639 Loma, MT $61,961

Lothair, MT $61,961 Moccasin, MT $61,961 Monarch, MT $61,961 Moore, MT $64,639 Neihart, MT $61,961 Oilmont, MT $61,961 Pendroy, MT $61,961 Power, MT $62,244

Raynesford, MT $61,961 Roy, MT $64,639 Sand Coulee, MT $62,880 Shelby, MT $61,961 Simms, MT $61,961 Stanford, MT $61,961 Stockett, MT $62,173 Sunburst, MT $61,961

Sun River, MT $62,032 Sweet Grass, MT $61,961 Biddle, MT $61,806 Ulm, MT $62,597 Valier, MT $61,961 Vaughn, MT $62,526 Winifred, MT $61,961 Havre, MT $61,961

Big Sandy, MT $61,961 Box Elder, MT $61,961 Chester, MT $61,961 Chinook, MT $61,961 Dodson, MT $61,961 Gildford, MT $61,961 Harlem, MT $61,961 Hays, MT $61,961

Hingham, MT $61,961 Hogeland, MT $61,961 Inverness, MT $61,961 Joplin, MT $61,961 Kremlin, MT $61,961 Lloyd, MT $61,961 Loring, MT $61,961 Malta, MT $64,639

Rudyard, MT $61,961 Turner, MT $61,961 Whitewater, MT $64,639 Whitlash, MT $61,961 Zortman, MT $64,639 Zurich, MT $61,961 Helena, MT $61,424 Basin, MT $60,365

Boulder, MT $60,365 Canyon Creek, MT $60,577 Clancy, MT $61,142 East Helena, MT $61,213 Fort Harrison, MT $61,424 Jefferson City, MT $60,647 Lincoln, MT $60,365 Marysville, MT $61,001

Radersburg, MT $60,365 Ringling, MT $60,365 Toston, MT $60,365 Townsend, MT $60,365 White Sulphur Springs, MT $60,365 Winston, MT $60,365 Wolf Creek, MT $60,365 Butte, MT $60,365

Alder, MT $61,686 Anaconda, MT $60,365 Avon, MT $60,365 Belgrade, MT $60,365 Bozeman, MT $60,365 Big Sky, MT $60,365 Cameron, MT $64,950 Cardwell, MT $60,365

Deer Lodge, MT $60,365 Dell, MT $63,014 Dillon, MT $61,686 Divide, MT $60,365 Elliston, MT $60,647 Ennis, MT $60,365 Gallatin Gateway, MT $60,365 Garrison, MT $60,365

Glen, MT $60,365 Gold Creek, MT $60,365 Harrison, MT $60,365 Jackson, MT $60,365 Lima, MT $63,014 Mc Allister, MT $60,365 Manhattan, MT $60,365 Melrose, MT $60,365

Norris, MT $60,365 Polaris, MT $60,365 Pony, MT $60,365 Ramsay, MT $60,365 Sheridan, MT $60,365 Silver Star, MT $60,365 Three Forks, MT $60,365 Twin Bridges, MT $60,365

Virginia City, MT $60,365 Warm Springs, MT $60,365 West Yellowstone, MT $67,238 Whitehall, MT $60,365 Willow Creek, MT $60,365 Wisdom, MT $60,365 Wise River, MT $60,365 Missoula, MT $60,365

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

$61,510

Average $66,694/year

$71,166

$5,126

Average $5,558/month

$5,930

$1,183

Average $1,283/week

$1,369

$30

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,166	$5,930	$1,369	$34
Average	$66,694	$5,558	$1,283	$32
25th Percentile	$61,510	$5,126	$1,183	$30

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