Software Quality Engineer Salary in Minnesota

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Minnesota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Minnesota is $74,226 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): $83,730
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,462 to $79,201
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $63,214

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,201	$6,600	$1,523	$38
Average	$74,226	$6,186	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$68,462	$5,705	$1,317	$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): $74,626
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,782
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $116,125
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $134,098
Expert (over 8 years): $156,794

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$74,626
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$95,782
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$116,125
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$134,098
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$156,794

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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:

Conger: $71,066
Courtland: $70,985
Darfur: $70,620

Conger, MN $71,066 Courtland, MN $70,985 Darfur, MN $70,620 Delavan, MN $70,631 Eagle Lake, MN $71,655 Easton, MN $70,658 Ellendale, MN $71,656 Elmore, MN $70,293

Elysian, MN $72,012 Emmons, MN $70,506 Essig, MN $70,713 Fairmont, MN $70,482 Freeborn, MN $71,166 Frost, MN $70,406 Garden City, MN $70,625 Geneva, MN $71,835

Glenville, MN $70,813 Good Thunder, MN $70,752 Granada, MN $70,413 Hanska, MN $70,414 Hartland, MN $71,227 Hayward, MN $71,222 Henderson, MN $72,455 Hollandale, MN $71,524

Hope, MN $71,874 Huntley, MN $70,577 Janesville, MN $71,513 Kasota, MN $71,782 Kiester, MN $70,519 Kilkenny, MN $72,357 Lafayette, MN $71,126 Lake Crystal, MN $70,739

La Salle, MN $70,547 Le Center, MN $72,505 Le Sueur, MN $72,348 Lewisville, MN $70,474 Madelia, MN $70,528 Madison Lake, MN $71,854 Mapleton, MN $70,788 Minnesota Lake, MN $70,825

Montgomery, MN $72,765 New Prague, MN $73,666 New Richland, MN $71,398 New Ulm, MN $70,703 Nicollet, MN $71,371 Northrop, MN $70,914 Pemberton, MN $71,148 Saint Clair, MN $71,605

Saint James, MN $70,476 Saint Peter, MN $71,944 Sanborn, MN $70,195 Searles, MN $70,591 Sleepy Eye, MN $70,361 Springfield, MN $70,294 Truman, MN $70,496 Twin Lakes, MN $70,697

Vernon Center, MN $70,578 Waldorf, MN $70,986 Waseca, MN $71,639 Waterville, MN $72,136 Wells, MN $70,831 Winnebago, MN $70,620 Windom, MN $70,377 Adrian, MN $68,546

Alpha, MN $70,171 Arco, MN $70,075 Avoca, MN $70,034 Balaton, MN $69,899 Beaver Creek, MN $66,789 Bigelow, MN $69,198 Bingham Lake, MN $70,272 Brewster, MN $70,068

Butterfield, MN $70,352 Ceylon, MN $70,227 Chandler, MN $68,929 Currie, MN $70,164 Dovray, MN $70,438 Dunnell, MN $70,120 Starbuck, MN $70,127 Morris, MN $70,171

Crane Lake, MN $69,447 Cromwell, MN $69,710 Grand Rapids, MN $69,730 Ely, MN $69,548 Embarrass, MN $69,450 Esko, MN $69,691 Eveleth, MN $69,555 Finlayson, MN $69,901

Floodwood, MN $69,514 Forbes, MN $69,328 Gilbert, MN $69,536 Goodland, MN $69,429 Hibbing, MN $69,380 Hill City, MN $69,651 Holyoke, MN $69,704 Hoyt Lakes, MN $69,548

Iron, MN $69,345 Jacobson, MN $69,472 Keewatin, MN $69,692 Kerrick, MN $69,825 Kettle River, MN $69,822 Kinney, MN $69,453 Mcgregor, MN $69,718 Makinen, MN $69,463

Marble, MN $69,649 Meadowlands, MN $69,480 Melrude, MN $69,453 Moose Lake, MN $69,974 Afton, MN $74,389 Almelund, MN $72,537 Bayport, MN $74,267 Bethel, MN $73,634

Braham, MN $71,514 Brook Park, MN $70,395 Cambridge, MN $72,337 Cannon Falls, MN $72,662 Castle Rock, MN $73,835 Cedar, MN $73,971 Center City, MN $73,008 Chisago City, MN $73,643

Circle Pines, MN $74,941 Cottage Grove, MN $74,579 Dalbo, MN $71,503 Wirt, MN $69,529 Thief River Falls, MN $69,943 Alvarado, MN $69,728 Angle Inlet, MN $69,697 Argyle, MN $69,813

Badger, MN $69,859 Brooks, MN $69,876 Crookston, MN $69,759 Donaldson, MN $69,844 East Grand Forks, MN $69,642 Euclid, MN $69,690 Fisher, MN $69,646 Gatzke, MN $69,738

Goodridge, MN $69,788 Greenbush, MN $69,862 Grygla, MN $69,707 Hallock, MN $70,032 Halma, MN $69,841 Humboldt, MN $69,992 Karlstad, MN $69,888 Kennedy, MN $69,877

Lake Bronson, MN $69,827 Lancaster, MN $69,832 Mentor, MN $69,854 Middle River, MN $69,820 Newfolden, MN $69,838 Noyes, MN $70,054 Oak Island, MN $69,694 Oklee, MN $69,891

Oslo, MN $69,748 Plummer, MN $69,862 Red Lake Falls, MN $69,825 Roseau, MN $69,903 Saint Hilaire, MN $69,868 Saint Vincent, MN $69,998 Salol, MN $69,842 Stephen, MN $69,813

Strandquist, MN $69,792 Strathcona, MN $69,783 Viking, MN $69,757 Wannaska, MN $69,819 Warren, MN $69,730 Warroad, MN $69,925 Edgerton, MN $68,554 Georgetown, MN $69,875

Glyndon, MN $69,867 Morton, MN $70,249 Murdock, MN $70,105 New London, MN $70,721 Norcross, MN $69,909 Odessa, MN $69,857 Olivia, MN $70,238 Ortonville, MN $70,003

Pennock, MN $70,383 Porter, MN $69,989 Prinsburg, MN $70,266 Raymond, MN $70,168 Redwood Falls, MN $70,241 Renville, MN $70,163 Sacred Heart, MN $70,122 Seaforth, MN $70,327

Spicer, MN $70,785 Sunburg, MN $70,327 Taunton, MN $70,100 Vesta, MN $70,093 Wabasso, MN $70,170 Wanda, MN $70,426 Watson, MN $70,137 Wheaton, MN $69,992

Wood Lake, MN $70,110 Saint Cloud, MN $71,560 Albany, MN $71,146 Alexandria, MN $70,258 Ashby, MN $70,085 Avon, MN $71,355 Barrett, MN $70,039 Belgrade, MN $70,651

Bock, MN $71,502 Bowlus, MN $71,060 Brandon, MN $70,102 Brooten, MN $70,425 Buckman, MN $71,180 Burtrum, MN $70,776 Carlos, MN $70,112 Cold Spring, MN $71,428

Collegeville, MN $71,439 Cyrus, MN $70,092 Dalton, MN $70,055 Elrosa, MN $71,004 Waltham, MN $72,045 Evansville, MN $70,064 Farwell, MN $70,097 Flensburg, MN $70,810

Foley, MN $71,370 Foreston, MN $71,384 Freeport, MN $71,009 Garfield, MN $70,114 Gilman, MN $71,349 Glenwood, MN $70,258 Greenwald, MN $70,975 Grey Eagle, MN $70,741

Hillman, MN $70,699 Hoffman, MN $70,099 Holdingford, MN $71,155 Holmes City, MN $70,092 Isle, MN $69,939 Kensington, MN $70,076 Lastrup, MN $70,710 Little Falls, MN $70,766

Long Prairie, MN $70,491 Lowry, MN $70,113 Mc Grath, MN $69,735 Melrose, MN $70,871 Milaca, MN $71,281 Miltona, MN $70,110 Nelson, MN $70,129 New Munich, MN $70,974

Oak Park, MN $71,434 Ogilvie, MN $71,014 Onamia, MN $70,480 Osakis, MN $70,340 Parkers Prairie, MN $70,037 Paynesville, MN $71,206 Pease, MN $71,511 Pierz, MN $70,750

Rice, MN $71,322 Richmond, MN $71,312 Rockville, MN $71,482 Roscoe, MN $71,260 Royalton, MN $71,201 Saint Joseph, MN $71,521 Saint Stephen, MN $71,385 Saint Martin, MN $71,230

Sartell, MN $71,481 Sauk Centre, MN $70,618 Sauk Rapids, MN $71,444 Nashua, MN $69,996 Naytahwaush, MN $70,056 New York Mills, MN $70,026 Nielsville, MN $69,857 Ogema, MN $69,899

Osage, MN $69,954 Ottertail, MN $70,087 Pelican Rapids, MN $70,015 Perham, MN $70,087 Perley, MN $69,908 Ponsford, MN $69,894 Richville, MN $70,026 Richwood, MN $69,932

Rochert, MN $69,959 Rothsay, MN $69,931 Sabin, MN $69,884 Shelly, MN $69,934 Tintah, MN $69,948 Twin Valley, MN $69,891 Ulen, MN $69,883 Underwood, MN $70,069

Vergas, MN $70,013 Vining, MN $70,009 Waubun, MN $69,904 Wendell, MN $69,976 White Earth, MN $70,124 Winger, MN $69,904 Wolf Lake, MN $69,957 Wolverton, MN $69,979

Bemidji, MN $70,044 Bagley, MN $69,956 Baudette, MN $69,784 Bena, MN $69,685 Big Falls, MN $69,474 Bigfork, MN $69,542 Birchdale, MN $69,556 Blackduck, MN $69,793

Bowstring, MN $69,623 Cass Lake, MN $69,899 Clearbrook, MN $69,928 Deer River, MN $69,677 Talmoon, MN $69,646 Effie, MN $69,484 Federal Dam, MN $69,803 Gonvick, MN $69,898

Gully, MN $69,846 Hines, MN $69,829 International Falls, MN $69,791 Kelliher, MN $69,749 Lengby, MN $69,924 Leonard, MN $69,877 Littlefork, MN $69,603 Loman, MN $69,590

Longville, MN $69,853 Marcell, MN $69,564 Margie, MN $69,528 Max, MN $69,630 Mizpah, MN $69,643 Northome, MN $69,634 Outing, MN $69,754 Pennington, MN $69,770

Ponemah, MN $69,900 Puposky, MN $69,849 Ranier, MN $70,072 Kabetogama, MN $69,533 Redby, MN $69,981 Redlake, MN $69,888 Remer, MN $69,701 Roosevelt, MN $69,780

Shevlin, MN $69,894 Solway, MN $69,912 South International Falls, MN $69,801 Spring Lake, MN $69,646 Squaw Lake, MN $69,636 Swift, MN $69,785 Tenstrike, MN $69,866 Trail, MN $69,820

Swanville, MN $70,736 Moorhead, MN $69,837 Upsala, MN $70,964 Villard, MN $70,295 Wahkon, MN $70,328 Waite Park, MN $71,558 West Union, MN $70,546 Brainerd, MN $70,200

Baxter, MN $70,285 Ah Gwah Ching, MN $69,957 Aitkin, MN $69,886 Akeley, MN $69,925 Aldrich, MN $69,997 Backus, MN $69,918 Benedict, MN $69,889 Bertha, MN $70,046

Browerville, MN $70,232 Clarissa, MN $70,143 Crosby, MN $69,957 Crosslake, MN $70,005 Cushing, MN $70,263 Deerwood, MN $70,013 Eagle Bend, MN $70,044 Emily, MN $69,817

Fifty Lakes, MN $69,820 Fort Ripley, MN $70,385 Garrison, MN $70,264 Hackensack, MN $69,907 Hewitt, MN $70,014 Ironton, MN $70,033 Jenkins, MN $70,007 Lake George, MN $69,950

Lake Hubert, MN $70,064 Laporte, MN $69,906 Menahga, MN $69,982 Merrifield, MN $70,010 Motley, MN $69,973 Nevis, MN $69,957 Nisswa, MN $70,071 Palisade, MN $69,658

Park Rapids, MN $70,001 Pequot Lakes, MN $70,019 Pillager, MN $70,051 Pine River, MN $69,925 Randall, MN $70,506 Sebeka, MN $69,944 Nimrod, MN $69,937 Staples, MN $70,026

Verndale, MN $69,978 Wadena, MN $70,084 Walker, MN $69,951 Detroit Lakes, MN $70,094 Ada, MN $69,885 Audubon, MN $70,001 Barnesville, MN $69,919 Battle Lake, MN $70,080

Bejou, MN $69,820 Beltrami, MN $69,875 Bluffton, MN $70,015 Borup, MN $69,878 Breckenridge, MN $70,155 Callaway, MN $69,926 Campbell, MN $69,992 Climax, MN $69,758

Clitherall, MN $70,035 Comstock, MN $69,910 Deer Creek, MN $70,015 Dent, MN $70,031 Dilworth, MN $69,832 Elbow Lake, MN $70,058 Elizabeth, MN $70,015 Erhard, MN $69,996

Erskine, MN $69,937 Felton, MN $69,865 Fergus Falls, MN $70,131 Fertile, MN $69,905 Flom, MN $69,873 Fosston, MN $69,959 Foxhome, MN $69,939 Frazee, MN $70,018

Gary, MN $69,823 Halstad, MN $69,928 Wabasha, MN $71,877 Hawley, MN $69,876 Hendrum, MN $69,910 Henning, MN $70,044 Hitterdal, MN $69,881 Kent, MN $69,954

Lake Park, MN $69,894 Mcintosh, MN $69,935 Mahnomen, MN $69,933 Wilton, MN $69,894 Waskish, MN $69,607 Williams, MN $69,791 Mountain Iron, MN $69,407 Cotton, MN $69,553

Wayzata, MN $75,057 Navarre, MN $75,065 Young America, MN $73,341 Winsted, MN $72,591 Winthrop, MN $71,336 Zimmerman, MN $72,276 Minneapolis, MN $75,771 Nashwauk, MN $69,415

Orr, MN $69,440 Nett Lake, MN $69,889 Pengilly, MN $69,449 Virginia, MN $69,532 Saginaw, MN $69,661 Sawyer, MN $69,669 Side Lake, MN $69,420 Soudan, MN $69,627

Sturgeon Lake, MN $69,939 Swan River, MN $69,432 Swatara, MN $69,608 Taconite, MN $69,683 Tamarack, MN $69,595 Tower, MN $69,521 Twig, MN $69,682 Warba, MN $69,498

Willow River, MN $70,000 Winton, MN $69,951 Wrenshall, MN $69,688 Wright, MN $69,644 Duluth, MN $69,693 Rochester, MN $72,717 Adams, MN $71,273 Altura, MN $71,434

Austin, MN $71,689 Blooming Prairie, MN $72,107 Brownsdale, MN $71,950 Brownsville, MN $68,561 Dundas, MN $72,997 Elko New Market, MN $73,982 Faribault, MN $72,332 Farmington, MN $74,181

Forest Lake, MN $74,323 Frontenac, MN $71,975 Goodhue, MN $72,378 Grandy, MN $72,136 Grasston, MN $70,950 Hampton, MN $73,746 Harris, MN $72,266 Hastings, MN $73,943

Henriette, MN $70,970 Hinckley, MN $70,051 Hugo, MN $74,602 Isanti, MN $73,100 Lake City, MN $72,195 Lake Elmo, MN $74,701 Lakeland, MN $74,228 Lakeville, MN $74,352

Lindstrom, MN $73,303 Lonsdale, MN $73,234 Marine On Saint Croix, MN $74,038 Medford, MN $72,097 Mora, MN $70,586 Morristown, MN $72,082 Nerstrand, MN $72,168 Newport, MN $74,966

North Branch, MN $73,011 Northfield, MN $73,298 Owatonna, MN $72,075 Pine City, MN $71,002 Randolph, MN $73,531 Red Wing, MN $72,229 Rock Creek, MN $71,492 Rosemount, MN $74,611

Rush City, MN $71,745 Saint Francis, MN $73,510 Saint Paul Park, MN $74,795 Sandstone, MN $70,029 Scandia, MN $73,800 Shafer, MN $73,056 South Saint Paul, MN $75,133 Inver Grove Heights, MN $74,954

Waverly, MN $72,677 Byron, MN $72,723 Caledonia, MN $68,867 Canton, MN $70,248 Chatfield, MN $71,934 Claremont, MN $72,281 Dakota, MN $68,721 Dexter, MN $72,075

Dodge Center, MN $72,389 Dover, MN $72,094 Eitzen, MN $68,868 Elgin, MN $72,535 Elkton, MN $71,814 Eyota, MN $72,479 Fountain, MN $71,416 Grand Meadow, MN $72,042

Harmony, MN $70,484 Hayfield, MN $72,276 Hokah, MN $68,388 Homer, MN $69,210 Houston, MN $69,006 Kasson, MN $72,556 Kellogg, MN $71,747 Kenyon, MN $72,416

La Crescent, MN $68,373 Lanesboro, MN $70,500 Lansing, MN $71,824 Le Roy, MN $71,023 Lewiston, MN $70,585 Lyle, MN $70,993 Mabel, MN $70,051 Mantorville, MN $72,548

Mazeppa, MN $72,447 Millville, MN $72,377 Minnesota City, MN $70,624 Oronoco, MN $72,723 Ostrander, MN $71,690 Peterson, MN $70,374 Pine Island, MN $72,549 Plainview, MN $72,123

Preston, MN $70,828 Racine, MN $72,288 Reads Landing, MN $71,866 Rollingstone, MN $70,928 Rose Creek, MN $71,323 Rushford, MN $69,888 Saint Charles, MN $71,744 Sargeant, MN $72,163

Spring Grove, MN $69,439 Spring Valley, MN $71,909 Stewartville, MN $72,478 Taopi, MN $71,125 Utica, MN $71,101 Ellsworth, MN $67,884 Fulda, MN $69,927 Garvin, MN $70,142

Hardwick, MN $67,671 Hendricks, MN $69,892 Heron Lake, MN $70,253 Hills, MN $66,697 Holland, MN $69,026 Ihlen, MN $67,732 Iona, MN $69,291 Ivanhoe, MN $70,036

Jackson, MN $70,243 Jasper, MN $67,408 Jeffers, MN $70,248 Kanaranzi, MN $67,706 Kenneth, MN $68,132 Lake Benton, MN $69,527 Lakefield, MN $70,142 Lake Wilson, MN $69,310

Lamberton, MN $70,185 Leota, MN $68,750 Lismore, MN $68,687 Luverne, MN $67,386 Lynd, MN $70,180 Magnolia, MN $67,823 Mountain Lake, MN $70,370 Odin, MN $70,354

Okabena, MN $70,229 Ormsby, MN $70,389 Pipestone, MN $68,640 Reading, MN $69,348 Revere, MN $70,151 Round Lake, MN $70,013 Rushmore, MN $68,917 Russell, MN $70,138

Ruthton, MN $69,401 Sherburn, MN $70,335 Slayton, MN $69,721 Steen, MN $67,180 Storden, MN $70,226 Tracy, MN $70,213 Trimont, MN $70,428 Trosky, MN $67,896

Tyler, MN $69,803 Walnut Grove, MN $70,166 Welcome, MN $70,430 Westbrook, MN $70,229 Wilmont, MN $69,112 Woodstock, MN $68,955 Worthington, MN $69,732 Beaver Bay, MN $69,654

Brimson, MN $69,426 Finland, MN $69,551 Grand Marais, MN $69,694 Grand Portage, MN $69,638 Hovland, MN $69,618 Isabella, MN $69,401 Knife River, MN $69,677 Lutsen, MN $69,658

Schroeder, MN $69,616 Silver Bay, MN $69,658 Tofte, MN $69,586 Two Harbors, MN $69,683 Adolph, MN $69,693 Alborn, MN $69,597 Angora, MN $69,368 Askov, MN $70,079

Aurora, MN $69,572 Babbitt, MN $69,562 Barnum, MN $69,696 Biwabik, MN $69,646 Bovey, MN $69,535 Britt, MN $69,415 Brookston, MN $69,636 Bruno, MN $69,920

Buhl, MN $69,460 Calumet, MN $69,690 Canyon, MN $69,612 Carlton, MN $69,680 Chisholm, MN $69,453 Cloquet, MN $69,672 Cohasset, MN $69,731 Coleraine, MN $69,870

Cook, MN $69,436 Albertville, MN $73,553 Annandale, MN $71,674 Anoka, MN $74,130 Andover, MN $74,599 Hopkins, MN $75,488 Burnsville, MN $74,843 Arlington, MN $72,174

Becker, MN $71,794 Big Lake, MN $72,189 Bird Island, MN $70,215 Osseo, MN $74,962 Brownton, MN $71,585 Buffalo, MN $72,877 Buffalo Lake, MN $70,757 Carver, MN $74,088

Champlin, MN $74,922 Chanhassen, MN $74,867 Chaska, MN $74,455 Clear Lake, MN $71,487 Clearwater, MN $71,473 Cokato, MN $71,818 Cologne, MN $73,813 Crystal Bay, MN $74,870

Darwin, MN $71,510 Dassel, MN $71,770 Dayton, MN $74,571 Delano, MN $73,742 Eden Valley, MN $71,318 Elk River, MN $73,359 Excelsior, MN $74,743 Fairfax, MN $70,332

Franklin, MN $70,216 Gaylord, MN $71,851 Gibbon, MN $70,749 Glencoe, MN $72,178 Green Isle, MN $72,554 Hamburg, MN $73,066 Hamel, MN $74,783 Hanover, MN $74,078

Hector, MN $70,393 Eden Prairie, MN $75,265 Minnetonka, MN $75,229 Maple Plain, MN $74,556 Howard Lake, MN $72,198 Hutchinson, MN $71,522 Jordan, MN $74,104 Kimball, MN $71,419

Lester Prairie, MN $72,695 Litchfield, MN $71,246 Long Lake, MN $74,879 Loretto, MN $74,256 Maple Lake, MN $71,923 Mayer, MN $73,366 Dennison, MN $72,322 Stacy, MN $73,650

Stanchfield, MN $71,822 Stillwater, MN $74,417 Taylors Falls, MN $72,489 Vermillion, MN $74,057 Warsaw, MN $72,256 Webster, MN $73,681 Welch, MN $72,784 Willernie, MN $74,867

Wyoming, MN $73,974 Saint Paul, MN $75,395 Mendota, MN $75,470 Minnetonka Beach, MN $74,894 Monticello, MN $72,157 Montrose, MN $73,141 Mound, MN $74,505 New Auburn, MN $72,165

New Germany, MN $73,104 Norwood Young America, MN $73,316 Plato, MN $72,829 Princeton, MN $71,804 Prior Lake, MN $74,527 Rockford, MN $74,072 Rogers, MN $74,376 Saint Bonifacius, MN $74,260

Saint Michael, MN $73,667 Santiago, MN $71,711 Savage, MN $74,933 Shakopee, MN $74,630 Silver Creek, MN $71,787 Silver Lake, MN $72,065 South Haven, MN $71,488 Norwood, MN $73,271

Spring Park, MN $74,696 Stewart, MN $71,088 Victoria, MN $74,458 Waconia, MN $73,977 Watertown, MN $73,689 Watkins, MN $71,381 Wanamingo, MN $72,430 West Concord, MN $72,387

Winona, MN $69,545 Stockton, MN $70,472 Wykoff, MN $71,719 Zumbro Falls, MN $72,458 Zumbrota, MN $72,422 Mankato, MN $71,465 Albert Lea, MN $71,291 Alden, MN $70,758

Amboy, MN $70,593 Belle Plaine, MN $73,515 Blue Earth, MN $70,478 Bricelyn, MN $70,520 Clarks Grove, MN $71,407 Cleveland, MN $72,123 Comfrey, MN $70,278 Willmar, MN $70,648

Alberta, MN $70,027 Appleton, MN $70,108 Atwater, MN $70,833 Barry, MN $70,063 Beardsley, MN $69,766 Bellingham, MN $69,883 Belview, MN $70,094 Benson, MN $70,171

Blomkest, MN $70,203 Boyd, MN $70,076 Browns Valley, MN $69,796 Canby, MN $69,952 Chokio, MN $70,030 Clara City, MN $70,192 Clarkfield, MN $70,128 Clements, MN $70,192

Clinton, MN $69,886 Clontarf, MN $70,060 Correll, MN $69,939 Cosmos, MN $70,811 Cottonwood, MN $70,153 Danube, MN $70,167 Danvers, MN $70,034 Dawson, MN $70,123

Donnelly, MN $70,026 Dumont, MN $69,933 Echo, MN $70,077 Ghent, MN $70,187 Graceville, MN $69,897 Granite Falls, MN $70,189 Grove City, MN $70,993 Hancock, MN $70,111

Hanley Falls, MN $70,108 Herman, MN $70,001 Holloway, MN $70,026 Kandiyohi, MN $70,699 Kerkhoven, MN $70,171 Lake Lillian, MN $70,488 Lucan, MN $70,134 Madison, MN $69,976

Marietta, MN $69,733 Marshall, MN $70,287 Maynard, MN $70,115 Milan, MN $70,123 Milroy, MN $70,118 Minneota, MN $70,166 Montevideo, MN $70,201 Morgan, MN $70,246

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

$68,462

Average $74,226/year

$79,201

$5,705

Average $6,186/month

$6,600

$1,317

Average $1,427/week

$1,523

$33

Average $36/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$79,201	$6,600	$1,523	$38
Average	$74,226	$6,186	$1,427	$36
25th Percentile	$68,462	$5,705	$1,317	$33

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