Software Quality Engineer Salary in Illinois

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Illinois?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Illinois is $73,936 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $36.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,403
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,194 to $78,891
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,967

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,891	$6,574	$1,517	$38
Average	$73,936	$6,161	$1,422	$36
25th Percentile	$68,194	$5,683	$1,311	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Software Quality Engineer Salaries

A Software Quality Engineer'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 Engineer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Quality Engineer'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): $74,335
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,407
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,671
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,574
Expert (over 8 years): $156,181

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Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$74,335
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$95,407
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$115,671
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$133,574
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$156,181

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

District of Columbia: $80,312.
California: $80,007.
Massachusetts: $78,941.

District of Columbia $80,312 California $80,007 Massachusetts $78,941 Washington $78,651 New Jersey $78,622 Alaska $78,520 Connecticut $77,519 New York $77,113

Hawaii $75,815 Rhode Island $75,205 Maryland $74,792 Minnesota $74,226 Colorado $74,009 Illinois $73,936 Oregon $73,660 Delaware $73,457

New Hampshire $73,330 Virginia $73,044 Pennsylvania $72,210 Nevada $71,789 North Dakota $71,651 Michigan $71,434 Wisconsin $71,354 Vermont $71,194

Texas $70,752 Maine $70,723 Arizona $70,679 Ohio $70,628 Georgia $69,961 Indiana $69,627 Wyoming $69,562 Utah $69,461

Iowa $69,417 Kansas $69,069 Louisiana $68,967 North Carolina $68,931 Missouri $68,917 Florida $68,634 Montana $68,481 Nebraska $68,336

Kentucky $68,256 South Carolina $67,966 Tennessee $67,785 Idaho $67,712 New Mexico $67,183 Oklahoma $67,067 Alabama $66,639 South Dakota $65,921

Arkansas $65,529 West Virginia $65,319 Mississippi $64,688

Top Paying Cities for Software Quality Engineers

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:

Effingham: $68,154
Saint Peter: $68,061
Salem: $68,320

Effingham, IL $68,154 Saint Peter, IL $68,061 Salem, IL $68,320 Sandoval, IL $68,536 Scheller, IL $68,237 Sesser, IL $68,245 Shobonier, IL $68,280 Harwood Heights, IL $74,880

Elmwood Park, IL $74,909 Lincolnwood, IL $74,893 Niles, IL $74,813 Alsip, IL $74,210 Cicero, IL $74,926 Evergreen Park, IL $74,658 Riverdale, IL $73,518 Kankakee, IL $69,958

Aroma Park, IL $69,917 Ashkum, IL $68,663 Beaverville, IL $69,529 Bone Gap, IL $67,420 Bonnie, IL $68,114 Broughton, IL $68,103 Browns, IL $67,620 Buckner, IL $68,231

Burnt Prairie, IL $67,913 Carmi, IL $68,387 Christopher, IL $68,396 Cisne, IL $68,035 Clay City, IL $67,800 Coello, IL $68,284 Crossville, IL $68,093 Dahlgren, IL $68,090

Dale, IL $68,239 Dix, IL $68,288 Du Bois, IL $68,402 Du Quoin, IL $68,380 Ellery, IL $67,783 Emma, IL $68,418 Enfield, IL $68,142 Ewing, IL $68,098

Fairfield, IL $68,029 Farina, IL $68,000 Flora, IL $68,140 Frankfort Heights, IL $68,278 Freeman Spur, IL $68,330 Geff, IL $67,963 Golden Gate, IL $67,792 Grayville, IL $67,913

Ina, IL $68,217 Irvington, IL $68,647 Iuka, IL $68,039 Johnsonville, IL $68,017 Keenes, IL $68,010 Keensburg, IL $67,510 Kell, IL $68,201 Kinmundy, IL $68,022

Lancaster, IL $66,557 Logan, IL $68,284 Loogootee, IL $68,022 Louisville, IL $68,013 Mc Leansboro, IL $68,178 Macedonia, IL $68,070 Maunie, IL $68,442 Mill Shoals, IL $68,029

Mount Carmel, IL $67,148 Mount Vernon, IL $68,260 Mulkeytown, IL $68,138 Nason, IL $68,131 New Haven, IL $68,405 Noble, IL $67,559 Norris City, IL $68,283 Odin, IL $68,423

Omaha, IL $68,222 Opdyke, IL $68,143 Orient, IL $68,273 Patoka, IL $68,408 Radom, IL $68,526 Richview, IL $68,473 Rinard, IL $67,987 Sailor Springs, IL $68,054

Allendale, IL $65,812 Altamont, IL $68,071 Annapolis, IL $67,086 Beecher City, IL $68,012 Bridgeport, IL $65,571 Brownstown, IL $68,106 Calhoun, IL $66,634 Casey, IL $67,500

Claremont, IL $66,385 Cowden, IL $68,133 Dennison, IL $66,147 Dieterich, IL $68,022 Dundas, IL $67,158 Edgewood, IL $68,021 Flat Rock, IL $65,642 Greenup, IL $67,739

Herrick, IL $68,223 Hidalgo, IL $67,675 Hutsonville, IL $66,649 Ingraham, IL $67,758 Janesville, IL $67,979 Jewett, IL $67,868 Lakewood, IL $68,185 Lawrenceville, IL $65,145

Lerna, IL $68,045 Marshall, IL $66,465 Martinsville, IL $66,932 Alden, IL $69,874 Antioch, IL $70,296 Arlington Heights, IL $73,275 Elk Grove Village, IL $73,755 Rolling Meadows, IL $73,334

Barrington, IL $71,903 Crystal Lake, IL $70,342 Cary, IL $70,975 Deerfield, IL $73,175 Des Plaines, IL $74,269 Fox Lake, IL $70,287 Fox River Grove, IL $71,265 Glencoe, IL $74,040

Glenview, IL $74,463 Mansfield, IL $70,051 Milmine, IL $69,548 Monticello, IL $69,903 Muncie, IL $69,627 Oakwood, IL $69,324 Ogden, IL $70,034 Penfield, IL $69,860

Pesotum, IL $70,069 Philo, IL $70,276 Potomac, IL $69,548 Rantoul, IL $70,128 Ridge Farm, IL $68,211 Royal, IL $70,098 Sadorus, IL $70,129 Saint Joseph, IL $70,289

Savoy, IL $70,614 Seymour, IL $70,385 Sidell, IL $68,980 Sidney, IL $70,187 Thomasboro, IL $70,319 Tolono, IL $70,356 Weldon, IL $69,396 Westville, IL $68,748

White Heath, IL $70,195 Arcola, IL $68,949 Arthur, IL $69,335 Ashmore, IL $68,122 Atwood, IL $69,710 Bethany, IL $68,581 Brocton, IL $68,166 Camargo, IL $69,378

Charleston, IL $68,307 Chrisman, IL $67,553 Dalton City, IL $68,595 Gays, IL $68,228 Hammond, IL $69,405 Hindsboro, IL $68,737 Humboldt, IL $68,598 Hume, IL $68,555

Kansas, IL $67,409 La Place, IL $68,998 Lovington, IL $68,877 Mattoon, IL $68,375 Metcalf, IL $68,293 Murdock, IL $69,355 Newman, IL $69,194 Oakland, IL $68,458

Paris, IL $66,714 Redmon, IL $67,695 Oquawka, IL $68,191 Homer, IL $69,934 Indianola, IL $68,680 Ivesdale, IL $70,133 Longview, IL $69,842 Sullivan, IL $68,681

Tuscola, IL $69,589 Vermilion, IL $66,319 Villa Grove, IL $69,767 Windsor, IL $68,216 Alhambra, IL $69,327 Alton, IL $69,557 Batchtown, IL $68,832 Benld, IL $69,040

Bethalto, IL $69,569 Bingham, IL $68,204 Brighton, IL $69,344 Brussels, IL $69,262 Bunker Hill, IL $69,261 Butler, IL $68,537 Carrollton, IL $68,674 Coffeen, IL $68,546

Cottage Hills, IL $69,593 Donnellson, IL $68,616 Dorsey, IL $69,397 Dow, IL $69,390 Eagarville, IL $68,981 East Alton, IL $69,658 Edwardsville, IL $69,623 Eldred, IL $68,592

Elsah, IL $69,454 Fidelity, IL $69,107 Fieldon, IL $69,070 Fillmore, IL $68,351 Gillespie, IL $68,962 Glen Carbon, IL $69,772 Godfrey, IL $69,511 Golden Eagle, IL $69,291

Grafton, IL $69,292 Granite City, IL $69,974 Greenfield, IL $68,548 Hamburg, IL $68,518 Hamel, IL $69,428 Hardin, IL $68,852 Hartford, IL $69,894 Hillsboro, IL $68,659

Hillview, IL $68,251 Irving, IL $68,496 Jerseyville, IL $69,176 Kampsville, IL $68,451 Kane, IL $68,817 Litchfield, IL $68,766 Livingston, IL $69,220 Dover, IL $68,584

Eldena, IL $68,915 Grand Ridge, IL $68,433 Granville, IL $68,452 Hennepin, IL $68,433 Kasbeer, IL $68,374 Ladd, IL $68,597 La Moille, IL $68,395 Lee Center, IL $69,151

Leonore, IL $68,600 Long Point, IL $68,526 Lostant, IL $68,409 Mc Nabb, IL $68,440 Magnolia, IL $68,420 Malden, IL $68,402 Manlius, IL $68,369 Mark, IL $68,637

Marseilles, IL $68,953 Mendota, IL $68,660 Mineral, IL $68,242 Neponset, IL $68,253 New Bedford, IL $68,449 Oglesby, IL $68,521 Depue, IL $68,573 Ohio, IL $68,326

Ottawa, IL $68,544 Paw Paw, IL $69,198 Peru, IL $68,560 Princeton, IL $68,387 Rutland, IL $68,487 Seatonville, IL $68,579 Seneca, IL $69,242 Sheffield, IL $68,260

Spring Valley, IL $68,550 Standard, IL $68,608 Streator, IL $68,661 Sublette, IL $68,553 Tiskilwa, IL $68,340 Toluca, IL $68,592 Tonica, IL $68,437 Triumph, IL $68,740

Troy Grove, IL $68,571 Utica, IL $68,381 Van Orin, IL $68,401 Varna, IL $68,606 Walnut, IL $68,329 Wenona, IL $68,494 West Brooklyn, IL $68,863 Wyanet, IL $68,317

Galesburg, IL $68,379 Abingdon, IL $68,288 Adair, IL $68,122 Alexis, IL $68,175 Alpha, IL $68,173 Altona, IL $68,211 Avon, IL $68,213 Bardolph, IL $68,351

Berwick, IL $68,082 Biggsville, IL $68,084 Bishop Hill, IL $68,204 Blandinsville, IL $68,004 Bradford, IL $68,300 Bushnell, IL $68,259 Cameron, IL $68,146 Camp Grove, IL $68,524

Carman, IL $68,029 Castleton, IL $68,428 Cuba, IL $68,564 Dahinda, IL $68,341 East Galesburg, IL $68,439 Ellisville, IL $68,286 Fairview, IL $68,476 Fiatt, IL $68,599

Galva, IL $68,229 Gerlaw, IL $68,171 Gilson, IL $68,241 Gladstone, IL $68,085 Good Hope, IL $68,088 Henderson, IL $68,191 Industry, IL $68,065 Ipava, IL $68,304

Keithsburg, IL $68,155 Kewanee, IL $68,231 Kirkwood, IL $68,146 Knoxville, IL $68,325 La Fayette, IL $68,283 La Harpe, IL $68,036 Laura, IL $68,529 Littleton, IL $67,949

Little York, IL $68,145 Lomax, IL $68,050 Macomb, IL $68,219 Maquon, IL $68,394 Marietta, IL $68,217 Media, IL $68,042 Monmouth, IL $68,258 New Windsor, IL $68,170

North Henderson, IL $68,177 Oneida, IL $68,204 Ophiem, IL $68,159 Bloomington, IL $69,012 Anchor, IL $68,876 Armington, IL $68,769 Arrowsmith, IL $69,286 Atlanta, IL $68,737

Bellflower, IL $69,759 Carlock, IL $68,728 Chenoa, IL $68,510 Clinton, IL $68,763 Colfax, IL $68,667 Congerville, IL $68,742 Cooksville, IL $68,541 Cropsey, IL $68,795

Danvers, IL $68,776 Deer Creek, IL $68,840 Delavan, IL $68,776 Dewitt, IL $69,184 Downs, IL $68,696 Ellsworth, IL $68,674 El Paso, IL $68,589 Fairbury, IL $68,640

Flanagan, IL $68,518 Forrest, IL $68,733 Goodfield, IL $68,786 Graymont, IL $68,502 Gridley, IL $68,573 Heyworth, IL $68,645 Hopedale, IL $68,777 Hudson, IL $68,691

Kenney, IL $68,698 Lane, IL $69,175 Lawndale, IL $68,716 Le Roy, IL $68,896 Lexington, IL $68,581 Mc Lean, IL $68,734 Mackinaw, IL $68,804 Maroa, IL $68,686

Merna, IL $68,623 Minier, IL $68,753 Minonk, IL $68,558 Normal, IL $68,942 Pontiac, IL $68,596 Saunemin, IL $68,365 Saybrook, IL $69,471 Secor, IL $68,688

Shirley, IL $68,621 Sibley, IL $69,020 Stanford, IL $68,761 Strawn, IL $68,835 Towanda, IL $68,631 Wapella, IL $68,598 Waynesville, IL $68,555 Urbana, IL $70,686

Allerton, IL $69,395 Alvin, IL $68,841 Armstrong, IL $69,955 Bement, IL $69,739 Bismarck, IL $68,788 Bondville, IL $70,507 Broadlands, IL $69,764 Catlin, IL $68,957

Cerro Gordo, IL $69,336 Champaign, IL $70,686 Cisco, IL $69,490 Collison, IL $69,634 Danville, IL $69,042 Tilton, IL $69,070 De Land, IL $69,763 Dewey, IL $70,191

Fairmount, IL $69,405 Farmer City, IL $69,581 Fisher, IL $70,074 Fithian, IL $69,728 Foosland, IL $69,886 Georgetown, IL $68,447 Gifford, IL $69,952 Henning, IL $69,167

Prairie City, IL $68,211 Raritan, IL $68,382 Rio, IL $68,182 Roseville, IL $68,082 Saint Augustine, IL $68,178 Sciota, IL $67,969 Seaton, IL $68,162 Smithfield, IL $68,305

Smithshire, IL $68,053 Speer, IL $68,647 Stronghurst, IL $68,072 Table Grove, IL $68,213 Toulon, IL $68,376 Vermont, IL $68,182 Victoria, IL $68,286 Viola, IL $68,178

Wataga, IL $68,196 Williamsfield, IL $68,431 Woodhull, IL $68,182 Wyoming, IL $68,526 Astoria, IL $68,266 Benson, IL $68,643 Brimfield, IL $68,780 Bryant, IL $68,627

Canton, IL $68,701 Chillicothe, IL $68,790 Dunfermline, IL $68,676 Dunlap, IL $68,867 Edelstein, IL $68,775 Edwards, IL $68,924 Elmwood, IL $68,711 Eureka, IL $68,786

Farmington, IL $68,623 Forest City, IL $68,734 Glasford, IL $68,846 Green Valley, IL $68,797 Groveland, IL $68,936 Hanna City, IL $68,912 Henry, IL $68,485 Kingston Mines, IL $68,880

Lacon, IL $68,675 La Rose, IL $68,640 Lewistown, IL $68,515 Liverpool, IL $68,682 London Mills, IL $68,370 Lowpoint, IL $68,784 Manito, IL $68,779 Mapleton, IL $68,912

Metamora, IL $68,861 Morton, IL $68,912 Mossville, IL $68,915 Norris, IL $68,660 Pekin, IL $68,918 Princeville, IL $68,713 Putnam, IL $68,400 Roanoke, IL $68,717

Rome, IL $68,840 Saint David, IL $68,666 South Pekin, IL $68,867 Sparland, IL $68,600 Topeka, IL $68,704 Tremont, IL $68,861 Trivoli, IL $68,791 Washburn, IL $68,734

Washington, IL $68,919 Yates City, IL $68,568 Peoria, IL $68,996 Creve Coeur, IL $68,997 East Peoria, IL $68,996 Peoria Heights, IL $68,996 Sims, IL $68,035 Andalusia, IL $68,269

Springerton, IL $68,045 Tamaroa, IL $68,381 Texico, IL $68,070 Thompsonville, IL $68,116 Valier, IL $68,369 Vernon, IL $68,315 Walnut Hill, IL $68,373 Waltonville, IL $68,214

Wayne City, IL $68,066 West Frankfort, IL $68,265 Whittington, IL $68,125 Woodlawn, IL $68,359 Xenia, IL $68,018 Carbondale, IL $68,354 Alto Pass, IL $68,026 Anna, IL $68,204

Ava, IL $68,280 Belknap, IL $67,957 Boles, IL $68,074 Brookport, IL $67,759 Buncombe, IL $68,085 Cairo, IL $68,072 Cambria, IL $68,405 Campbell Hill, IL $68,468

Carrier Mills, IL $68,184 Carterville, IL $68,280 Cave In Rock, IL $67,926 Cobden, IL $68,129 Colp, IL $68,341 Ridott, IL $69,643 Rochelle, IL $69,626 Rock City, IL $69,645

Rock Falls, IL $68,556 Rockton, IL $69,836 Roscoe, IL $69,836 Savanna, IL $68,370 Scales Mound, IL $68,391 Seward, IL $69,766 Shannon, IL $68,999 Shirland, IL $69,794

South Beloit, IL $69,764 Sterling, IL $68,594 Stillman Valley, IL $69,748 Stockton, IL $68,651 Warren, IL $68,854 Winnebago, IL $69,871 Winslow, IL $69,030 Woosung, IL $68,790

Rockford, IL $69,867 Loves Park, IL $69,881 Machesney Park, IL $69,882 Rock Island, IL $67,995 Albany, IL $68,214 Aledo, IL $68,187 Dana, IL $68,450 Chandlerville, IL $68,812

Bluford, IL $68,085 Mahomet, IL $70,232 Andover, IL $68,157 Chapin, IL $68,539 Chatham, IL $69,626 Chesterfield, IL $68,670 Concord, IL $68,598 Easton, IL $68,676

Elkhart, IL $69,298 Emden, IL $68,746 Franklin, IL $69,078 Frederick, IL $68,222 Girard, IL $69,074 Greenview, IL $69,168 Hartsburg, IL $68,737 Havana, IL $68,556

Hettick, IL $68,607 Jacksonville, IL $68,922 Kilbourne, IL $68,726 Lincoln, IL $68,925 Lincolns New Salem, IL $69,220 Literberry, IL $68,954 Loami, IL $69,500 Lowder, IL $69,275

Manchester, IL $68,774 Mason City, IL $68,774 Meredosia, IL $68,379 Middletown, IL $69,190 Modesto, IL $69,032 Murrayville, IL $68,688 New Berlin, IL $69,474 New Holland, IL $68,906

Nilwood, IL $69,015 Oakford, IL $68,927 Palmyra, IL $68,782 Petersburg, IL $69,233 Pleasant Plains, IL $69,500 Rushville, IL $68,181 San Jose, IL $68,761 Scottville, IL $68,745

Sherman, IL $69,656 Shipman, IL $69,087 Tallula, IL $69,313 Thayer, IL $69,304 Virden, IL $69,246 Virginia, IL $68,677 Waverly, IL $69,236 Williamsville, IL $69,490

Winchester, IL $68,404 Woodson, IL $68,990 Springfield, IL $69,838 Bonfield, IL $69,746 Creal Springs, IL $68,140 Annawan, IL $68,225 Atkinson, IL $68,202 Barstow, IL $68,095

Buffalo Prairie, IL $68,233 Cambridge, IL $68,180 Carbon Cliff, IL $68,042 Coal Valley, IL $68,037 Colona, IL $68,106 Cordova, IL $68,222 Deer Grove, IL $68,309 East Moline, IL $68,074

Erie, IL $68,209 Fenton, IL $68,244 Fulton, IL $68,254 Geneseo, IL $68,176 Hampton, IL $68,145 Hillsdale, IL $68,187 Hooppole, IL $68,231 Illinois City, IL $68,243

Joy, IL $68,192 Lyndon, IL $68,304 Lynn Center, IL $68,155 Matherville, IL $68,175 Milan, IL $68,149 Moline, IL $67,908 Morrison, IL $68,351 New Boston, IL $68,204

Orion, IL $68,110 Osco, IL $68,140 Port Byron, IL $68,191 Preemption, IL $68,164 Prophetstown, IL $68,262 Rapids City, IL $68,170 Reynolds, IL $68,209 Sherrard, IL $68,156

Silvis, IL $68,013 Tampico, IL $68,303 Taylor Ridge, IL $68,247 Thomson, IL $68,362 La Salle, IL $68,515 Amboy, IL $68,680 Ancona, IL $68,460 Arlington, IL $68,281

Blackstone, IL $68,402 Buda, IL $68,254 Bureau, IL $68,539 Cedar Point, IL $68,587 Cherry, IL $68,551 Compton, IL $68,974 Cornell, IL $68,548 Dalzell, IL $68,636

Cypress, IL $68,074 De Soto, IL $68,172 Dongola, IL $68,089 Dowell, IL $68,378 Eddyville, IL $68,018 Eldorado, IL $68,296 Elizabethtown, IL $67,945 Elkville, IL $68,150

Energy, IL $68,317 Equality, IL $68,159 Galatia, IL $68,152 Golconda, IL $67,920 Goreville, IL $68,168 Gorham, IL $68,027 Grand Chain, IL $67,971 Grand Tower, IL $67,998

Grantsburg, IL $68,059 Harrisburg, IL $68,235 Herod, IL $67,954 Herrin, IL $68,343 Hurst, IL $68,315 Jacob, IL $68,024 Johnston City, IL $68,258 Jonesboro, IL $68,062

Joppa, IL $68,189 Junction, IL $68,138 Karbers Ridge, IL $68,027 Karnak, IL $68,024 Mc Clure, IL $67,939 Makanda, IL $68,136 Marion, IL $68,252 Metropolis, IL $68,050

Millcreek, IL $68,215 Miller City, IL $67,691 Mound City, IL $68,108 Mounds, IL $68,055 Muddy, IL $68,297 Murphysboro, IL $68,209 New Burnside, IL $68,124 Olive Branch, IL $68,024

Olmsted, IL $67,982 Oraville, IL $68,301 Ozark, IL $68,088 Perks, IL $68,044 Pittsburg, IL $68,169 Pomona, IL $67,992 Pulaski, IL $68,050 Raleigh, IL $68,198

Ridgway, IL $68,302 Rosiclare, IL $68,031 Royalton, IL $68,175 Shawneetown, IL $68,220 Simpson, IL $68,035 Stonefort, IL $68,050 Tamms, IL $68,029 Thebes, IL $67,987

Ullin, IL $68,069 Unity, IL $68,037 Vergennes, IL $68,227 Vienna, IL $68,140 Villa Ridge, IL $67,983 Willisville, IL $68,830 Wolf Lake, IL $67,901 Zeigler, IL $68,353

Centralia, IL $68,612 Hoyleton, IL $68,628 Akin, IL $68,075 Albion, IL $67,783 Alma, IL $68,185 Ashley, IL $68,436 Barnhill, IL $68,020 Belle Rive, IL $68,069

Bellmont, IL $67,762 Benton, IL $68,228 Bourbonnais, IL $70,339 Bradley, IL $70,330 Buckingham, IL $69,002 Buckley, IL $69,073 Cabery, IL $68,675 Campus, IL $68,865

Chatsworth, IL $68,828 Chebanse, IL $69,347 Cissna Park, IL $69,060 Claytonville, IL $68,944 Clifton, IL $68,925 Crescent City, IL $68,765 Cullom, IL $68,478 Danforth, IL $68,589

Donovan, IL $69,138 East Lynn, IL $69,260 Elliott, IL $69,677 Emington, IL $68,322 Essex, IL $69,730 Gibson City, IL $69,637 Gilman, IL $68,787 Goodwine, IL $68,971

Grant Park, IL $71,118 Herscher, IL $69,187 Hoopeston, IL $68,921 Hopkins Park, IL $70,000 Iroquois, IL $68,990 Kempton, IL $68,352 Loda, IL $69,421 Ludlow, IL $69,881

Manteno, IL $70,821 Martinton, IL $69,151 Melvin, IL $69,360 Milford, IL $68,672 Momence, IL $70,721 Onarga, IL $68,860 Papineau, IL $69,677 Paxton, IL $69,708

Pembroke Township, IL $69,996 Piper City, IL $68,748 Rankin, IL $69,438 Reddick, IL $69,265 Roberts, IL $69,045 Rossville, IL $68,873 Saint Anne, IL $69,720 Sheldon, IL $68,545

Stockland, IL $68,445 Thawville, IL $68,879 Union Hill, IL $69,578 Watseka, IL $68,693 Wellington, IL $68,753 Woodland, IL $68,771 Apple River, IL $68,599 Ashton, IL $69,239

Baileyville, IL $69,471 Belvidere, IL $69,801 Byron, IL $69,722 Caledonia, IL $69,812 Capron, IL $69,829 Cedarville, IL $69,495 Chadwick, IL $68,360 Chana, IL $69,493

Cherry Valley, IL $69,809 Dakota, IL $69,580 Davis, IL $69,686 Davis Junction, IL $69,772 Dixon, IL $68,869 Durand, IL $69,766 East Dubuque, IL $68,318 Eleroy, IL $69,346

Elizabeth, IL $68,338 Forreston, IL $69,211 Franklin Grove, IL $69,017 Freeport, IL $69,475 Galena, IL $68,364 Galt, IL $68,661 Garden Prairie, IL $69,836 German Valley, IL $69,608

Hanover, IL $68,277 Harmon, IL $68,365 Holcomb, IL $69,707 Kent, IL $68,796 Lanark, IL $68,691 Leaf River, IL $69,639 Lena, IL $69,033 Lindenwood, IL $69,694

Mc Connell, IL $69,417 Milledgeville, IL $68,565 Monroe Center, IL $69,759 Mount Carroll, IL $68,426 Mount Morris, IL $69,434 Nachusa, IL $68,848 Nora, IL $68,960 Orangeville, IL $69,552

Oregon, IL $69,433 Pearl City, IL $68,837 Pecatonica, IL $69,794 Polo, IL $68,895 Poplar Grove, IL $69,807 Midlothian, IL $73,613 Mason, IL $68,008 Romeoville, IL $72,844

Minooka, IL $71,277 Mokena, IL $72,724 Monee, IL $71,770 Morris, IL $70,006 New Lenox, IL $72,411 Oak Forest, IL $73,405 Oak Lawn, IL $74,643 Bridgeview, IL $74,739

Hometown, IL $74,719 Hickory Hills, IL $74,545 Justice, IL $74,762 Burbank, IL $74,765 Odell, IL $68,307 Olympia Fields, IL $72,305 Orland Park, IL $73,594 Palos Heights, IL $74,038

Palos Park, IL $73,946 Palos Hills, IL $74,355 Park Forest, IL $71,987 Peotone, IL $71,291 Posen, IL $73,481 Ransom, IL $68,451 Richton Park, IL $72,107 Robbins, IL $73,753

South Holland, IL $72,559 South Wilmington, IL $69,664 Steger, IL $71,885 Thornton, IL $72,292 Tinley Park, IL $73,055 Country Club Hills, IL $72,762 Verona, IL $69,045 Willow Springs, IL $74,309

Wilmington, IL $70,435 Worth, IL $74,316 University Park, IL $71,819 Homer Glen, IL $73,120 Bedford Park, IL $74,801 Summit Argo, IL $74,821 Aurora, IL $72,393 Batavia, IL $72,099

Big Rock, IL $70,277 Bristol, IL $71,130 Brookfield, IL $74,848 Clarendon Hills, IL $74,269 Downers Grove, IL $73,937 Woodridge, IL $73,641 Earlville, IL $68,960 Eola, IL $72,488

Hinckley, IL $69,688 Hinsdale, IL $74,485 Oak Brook, IL $74,437 La Grange, IL $74,785 La Grange Park, IL $74,817 Willowbrook, IL $74,237 Lee, IL $69,617 Leland, IL $69,095

Lisle, IL $73,511 Lyons, IL $74,860 Millbrook, IL $70,270 Millington, IL $70,026 Montgomery, IL $71,798 Mooseheart, IL $71,919 Naperville, IL $73,071 Newark, IL $69,990

North Aurora, IL $71,827 Oswego, IL $71,738 Plainfield, IL $72,258 Plano, IL $70,414 Riverside, IL $74,882 Sandwich, IL $69,862 Serena, IL $69,075 Shabbona, IL $69,496

Sheridan, IL $69,389 Somonauk, IL $69,554 Steward, IL $69,580 Sugar Grove, IL $71,088 Warrenville, IL $72,913 Waterman, IL $69,540 Wedron, IL $68,953 Western Springs, IL $74,653

Westmont, IL $74,243 Yorkville, IL $70,985 Darien, IL $73,987 Mode, IL $67,956 Montrose, IL $67,936 Mount Erie, IL $67,717 Neoga, IL $68,069 Newton, IL $67,622

Oblong, IL $67,144 Olney, IL $67,292 Palestine, IL $66,108 Parkersburg, IL $67,160 Robinson, IL $66,457 Saint Elmo, IL $68,052 Sainte Marie, IL $67,335 Saint Francisville, IL $65,518

Shumway, IL $67,986 Sigel, IL $67,998 Stewardson, IL $68,011 Stoy, IL $67,048 Strasburg, IL $68,047 Sumner, IL $65,977 Teutopolis, IL $68,069 Toledo, IL $67,963

Trilla, IL $68,002 Vandalia, IL $68,435 Watson, IL $68,077 Westfield, IL $67,924 West Liberty, IL $67,076 West Salem, IL $67,355 West Union, IL $66,459 West York, IL $66,629

Wheeler, IL $67,908 Willow Hill, IL $67,234 Yale, IL $67,406 Argenta, IL $68,930 Assumption, IL $68,652 Beason, IL $68,626 Blue Mound, IL $69,100 Boody, IL $69,021

Buffalo, IL $69,405 Bulpitt, IL $69,333 Chestnut, IL $68,953 Cornland, IL $69,382 Dawson, IL $69,585 Decatur, IL $68,936 Divernon, IL $69,392 Edinburg, IL $69,379

Elwin, IL $68,909 Farmersville, IL $69,147 Findlay, IL $68,354 Forsyth, IL $69,010 Glenarm, IL $69,541 Harristown, IL $68,998 Harvel, IL $68,936 Illiopolis, IL $69,221

Kincaid, IL $69,302 Lake Fork, IL $69,301 Latham, IL $69,000 Macon, IL $68,761 Mechanicsburg, IL $69,456 Morrisonville, IL $69,046 Mount Auburn, IL $69,250 Mount Pulaski, IL $69,160

Mt Zion, IL $68,894 Moweaqua, IL $68,723 Niantic, IL $69,086 Oconee, IL $68,363 Oreana, IL $68,893 Owaneco, IL $68,737 Palmer, IL $69,072 Pana, IL $68,651

Pawnee, IL $69,421 Raymond, IL $68,733 Riverton, IL $69,630 Rochester, IL $69,605 Shelbyville, IL $68,318 Stonington, IL $69,104 Taylorville, IL $69,102 Tovey, IL $69,323

Tower Hill, IL $68,396 West Point, IL $67,956 Fox Valley, IL $72,592 Golf, IL $74,690 Lovejoy, IL $70,084 Waggoner, IL $68,967 Warrensburg, IL $68,859 Alexander, IL $69,237

Alsey, IL $68,448 Arenzville, IL $68,475 Ashland, IL $69,129 Athens, IL $69,499 Auburn, IL $69,416 Bath, IL $68,426 Beardstown, IL $68,512 Bluffs, IL $68,373

Bluff Springs, IL $68,509 Browning, IL $68,257 Cantrall, IL $69,680 Carlinville, IL $68,714 Kingston, IL $69,780 Kirkland, IL $69,724 Lafox, IL $71,257 Lombard, IL $74,011

Malta, IL $69,713 Maple Park, IL $69,926 Marengo, IL $69,944 Maywood, IL $74,881 Westchester, IL $74,823 Broadview, IL $74,862 Lake In The Hills, IL $70,662 Medinah, IL $73,575

Schaumburg, IL $73,184 Melrose Park, IL $74,867 Hillside, IL $74,809 Berkeley, IL $74,770 Stone Park, IL $74,849 Hoffman Estates, IL $72,823 Plato Center, IL $70,752 River Grove, IL $74,885

Roselle, IL $73,327 Saint Charles, IL $71,959 Schiller Park, IL $74,834 South Elgin, IL $71,728 Sycamore, IL $69,996 Union, IL $70,034 Villa Park, IL $74,342 Wasco, IL $71,130

Wayne, IL $72,251 West Chicago, IL $72,621 Wheaton, IL $73,359 Winfield, IL $73,050 Wood Dale, IL $74,128 Evanston, IL $74,832 Chicago, IL $74,959 Oak Park, IL $74,919

River Forest, IL $74,904 Beecher, IL $71,495 Berwyn, IL $74,903 Crest Hill, IL $72,404 Shorewood, IL $71,747 Blue Island, IL $73,848 Braceville, IL $69,914 Braidwood, IL $70,306

Calumet City, IL $72,352 Channahon, IL $71,333 Chicago Heights, IL $71,972 Chicago Ridge, IL $74,506 Grayslake, IL $70,707 Gurnee, IL $70,616 Harvard, IL $69,907 Hebron, IL $69,530

Highland Park, IL $73,353 Fort Sheridan, IL $73,038 Palatine, IL $72,938 Highwood, IL $73,075 Ingleside, IL $70,340 Island Lake, IL $70,768 Kenilworth, IL $74,607 Lake Bluff, IL $71,804

Lake Forest, IL $72,449 Lake Villa, IL $70,406 Lake Zurich, IL $72,089 Libertyville, IL $71,442 Mchenry, IL $70,110 Morton Grove, IL $74,804 Mount Prospect, IL $73,901 Mundelein, IL $71,406

Vernon Hills, IL $72,137 Northbrook, IL $73,872 North Chicago, IL $71,226 Park Ridge, IL $74,756 Lincolnshire, IL $72,723 Prospect Heights, IL $73,632 Richmond, IL $70,021 Ringwood, IL $69,986

Round Lake, IL $70,445 Russell, IL $70,234 Skokie, IL $74,857 Waukegan, IL $70,734 Spring Grove, IL $70,185 Techny, IL $74,190 Wadsworth, IL $70,394 Wauconda, IL $71,053

Kaneville, IL $70,651 Pocahontas, IL $69,112 Great Lakes, IL $71,526 Coal City, IL $70,240 Crete, IL $71,753 Crestwood, IL $73,842 Dolton, IL $72,907 Dwight, IL $68,839

Elwood, IL $71,572 Flossmoor, IL $72,443 Frankfort, IL $72,225 Gardner, IL $69,351 Glenwood, IL $72,137 Harvey, IL $73,062 Markham, IL $73,116 Hazel Crest, IL $72,786

Homewood, IL $72,528 Joliet, IL $71,841 Kinsman, IL $68,625 Lansing, IL $72,086 Lemont, IL $73,602 Bolingbrook, IL $73,304 Lockport, IL $72,781 Manhattan, IL $71,614

Matteson, IL $72,335 Mazon, IL $69,503 Prairie Du Rocher, IL $69,097 Red Bud, IL $69,285 Renault, IL $69,170 Rockwood, IL $68,267 Saint Jacob, IL $69,530 Saint Libory, IL $69,265

Smithboro, IL $68,613 Smithton, IL $69,638 Sparta, IL $68,868 Steeleville, IL $68,700 Summerfield, IL $69,501 Tilden, IL $69,113 Trenton, IL $69,416 Troy, IL $69,667

Valmeyer, IL $69,402 Walsh, IL $68,745 Waterloo, IL $69,536 Quincy, IL $68,335 Augusta, IL $67,991 Barry, IL $67,994 Basco, IL $67,967 Baylis, IL $67,933

Bowen, IL $67,995 Camden, IL $67,895 Camp Point, IL $68,037 Carthage, IL $68,037 Chambersburg, IL $68,064 Clayton, IL $67,978 Coatsburg, IL $68,025 Colchester, IL $68,042

Colusa, IL $68,020 Dallas City, IL $68,024 Elvaston, IL $68,178 Ferris, IL $68,259 Fowler, IL $68,072 Golden, IL $68,042 Griggsville, IL $68,074 Hamilton, IL $68,110

Hull, IL $67,902 Huntsville, IL $67,863 Kinderhook, IL $67,935 La Prairie, IL $67,895 Liberty, IL $68,012 Lima, IL $68,086 Loraine, IL $67,992 Mendon, IL $68,037

Milton, IL $68,316 Mount Sterling, IL $68,032 Nauvoo, IL $68,050 Nebo, IL $68,214 New Canton, IL $67,894 New Salem, IL $67,953 Niota, IL $68,004 Paloma, IL $68,074

Payson, IL $68,037 Pearl, IL $68,171 Perry, IL $68,116 Pittsfield, IL $68,085 Plainville, IL $68,008 Pleasant Hill, IL $68,096 Plymouth, IL $67,953 Rockport, IL $67,864

Sutter, IL $67,898 Tennessee, IL $67,979 Timewell, IL $67,926 Ursa, IL $67,990 Versailles, IL $68,145 Warsaw, IL $67,982 Buffalo Grove, IL $72,849 Wheeling, IL $73,520

Wilmette, IL $74,698 Winnetka, IL $74,379 Winthrop Harbor, IL $70,266 Wonder Lake, IL $69,772 Woodstock, IL $69,923 Zion, IL $70,335 Addison, IL $74,026 Algonquin, IL $70,927

Bartlett, IL $72,535 Bellwood, IL $74,851 Bensenville, IL $74,497 Streamwood, IL $72,538 Bloomingdale, IL $73,398 Burlington, IL $70,102 Carpentersville, IL $71,301 Clare, IL $69,751

Cortland, IL $69,963 Creston, IL $69,666 Dekalb, IL $69,861 Carol Stream, IL $73,217 Dundee, IL $71,257 Elburn, IL $70,929 Elgin, IL $72,041 Elmhurst, IL $74,566

Esmond, IL $69,678 Forest Park, IL $74,899 Franklin Park, IL $74,840 Hanover Park, IL $72,945 Geneva, IL $71,717 Genoa, IL $69,871 Gilberts, IL $70,765 Glen Ellyn, IL $73,702

Glendale Heights, IL $73,576 Hampshire, IL $70,142 Hines, IL $74,880 Huntley, IL $70,106 Itasca, IL $73,824 Madison, IL $70,072 Marine, IL $69,467 Maryville, IL $69,791

Medora, IL $69,009 Michael, IL $68,573 Moro, IL $69,510 Mount Olive, IL $68,962 Mozier, IL $68,430 National Stock Yards, IL $70,084 New Douglas, IL $69,150 Nokomis, IL $68,622

Ohlman, IL $68,692 Panama, IL $68,850 Patterson, IL $68,472 Piasa, IL $69,205 Ramsey, IL $68,188 Rockbridge, IL $68,691 Roodhouse, IL $68,542 Rosamond, IL $68,532

Roxana, IL $69,725 Sawyerville, IL $69,068 Sorento, IL $68,843 South Roxana, IL $69,776 Staunton, IL $69,182 Taylor Springs, IL $68,753 Venice, IL $70,084 Walshville, IL $68,727

White Hall, IL $68,497 Wilsonville, IL $69,134 Witt, IL $68,562 Wood River, IL $69,690 Worden, IL $69,377 Wrights, IL $68,513 East Saint Louis, IL $70,084 Fairview Heights, IL $69,897

Addieville, IL $69,143 Albers, IL $69,236 Aviston, IL $69,269 Baldwin, IL $69,128 Bartelso, IL $68,927 Beckemeyer, IL $69,150 Belleville, IL $69,766 Mascoutah, IL $69,506

Scott Air Force Base, IL $69,635 Breese, IL $69,157 Carlyle, IL $68,757 Caseyville, IL $69,907 Chester, IL $68,712 Collinsville, IL $69,852 Columbia, IL $69,785 Coulterville, IL $68,781

Cutler, IL $68,536 Dupo, IL $69,975 East Carondelet, IL $69,933 Ellis Grove, IL $68,748 Evansville, IL $69,060 Freeburg, IL $69,560 Fults, IL $69,284 Germantown, IL $69,207

Greenville, IL $68,831 Hagarstown, IL $68,479 Hecker, IL $69,474 Highland, IL $69,332 Hoffman, IL $68,903 Huey, IL $68,711 Keyesport, IL $68,648 Lebanon, IL $69,616

Lenzburg, IL $69,293 Maeystown, IL $69,342 Marissa, IL $69,193 Menard, IL $68,726 Millstadt, IL $69,827 Modoc, IL $68,654 Mulberry Grove, IL $68,516 Nashville, IL $68,734

New Athens, IL $69,416 New Baden, IL $69,356 New Memphis, IL $69,308 Oakdale, IL $68,778 O Fallon, IL $69,759 Okawville, IL $69,076 Percy, IL $68,618 Pierron, IL $69,186

Pinckneyville, IL $68,563

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

Understanding how a Software Quality Engineer'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

$68,194

Average $73,936/year

$78,891

$5,683

Average $6,161/month

$6,574

$1,311

Average $1,422/week

$1,517

$33

Average $36/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,891	$6,574	$1,517	$38
Average	$73,936	$6,161	$1,422	$36
25th Percentile	$68,194	$5,683	$1,311	$33

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