Software Quality Engineer Salary in Oregon

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Oregon?

As of March 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Oregon is $73,652 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $83,086
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,926 to $78,590
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $62,713

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,590	$6,549	$1,511	$38
Average	$73,652	$6,138	$1,416	$35
25th Percentile	$67,926	$5,661	$1,306	$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): $74,049
Early Career (1-2 years): $95,051
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $115,241
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $133,072
Expert (over 8 years): $155,556

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$74,049
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$95,051
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$115,241
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$133,072
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$155,556

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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: $80,303.
California: $79,998.
Massachusetts: $78,932.

District of Columbia $80,303 California $79,998 Massachusetts $78,932 Washington $78,642 New Jersey $78,613 Alaska $78,511 Connecticut $77,510 New York $77,104

Hawaii $75,806 Rhode Island $75,197 Maryland $74,783 Minnesota $74,218 Colorado $74,000 Illinois $73,927 Oregon $73,652 Delaware $73,449

New Hampshire $73,321 Virginia $73,035 Pennsylvania $72,201 Nevada $71,781 North Dakota $71,643 Michigan $71,425 Wisconsin $71,345 Vermont $71,186

Texas $70,744 Maine $70,715 Arizona $70,671 Ohio $70,620 Georgia $69,953 Indiana $69,619 Wyoming $69,554 Utah $69,453

Iowa $69,409 Kansas $69,061 Louisiana $68,959 North Carolina $68,923 Missouri $68,909 Florida $68,626 Montana $68,473 Nebraska $68,328

Kentucky $68,249 South Carolina $67,958 Tennessee $67,777 Idaho $67,705 New Mexico $67,175 Oklahoma $67,059 Alabama $66,631 South Dakota $65,913

Arkansas $65,522 West Virginia $65,311 Mississippi $64,680

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:

Antelope: $74,921
Aurora: $73,956
Beaverton: $75,995

Antelope, OR $74,921 Aurora, OR $73,956 Beaverton, OR $75,995 Beavercreek, OR $74,355 Boring, OR $75,704 Bridal Veil, OR $75,509 Brightwood, OR $75,269 Canby, OR $74,029

Cascade Locks, OR $75,269 Clackamas, OR $75,900 Clatskanie, OR $75,269 Colton, OR $74,065 Columbia City, OR $75,269 Corbett, OR $75,414 Donald, OR $73,891 Dufur, OR $75,269

Eagle Creek, OR $75,015 Estacada, OR $75,269 Fairview, OR $75,944 Gervais, OR $72,803 Gladstone, OR $75,995 Government Camp, OR $75,269 Grass Valley, OR $74,957 Gresham, OR $75,900

Hood River, OR $75,269 Hubbard, OR $73,790 Kent, OR $74,957 Lake Oswego, OR $75,995 Marylhurst, OR $75,995 Maupin, OR $75,269 Molalla, OR $73,500 Moro, OR $74,957

Mosier, OR $75,269 Mount Hood Parkdale, OR $75,269 Mulino, OR $74,029 Odell, OR $75,269 Oregon City, OR $75,704 Rainier, OR $75,269 Rhododendron, OR $75,269 Rufus, OR $72,354

Saint Helens, OR $75,269 Warren, OR $75,364 Deer Island, OR $75,269 Sandy, OR $75,364 Scappoose, OR $75,320 Shaniko, OR $75,269 The Dalles, OR $75,269 Troutdale, OR $75,704

Tualatin, OR $75,900 Tygh Valley, OR $75,269 Vernonia, OR $75,269 Wasco, OR $74,116 Welches, OR $75,269 West Linn, OR $75,900 Wilsonville, OR $75,704 Woodburn, OR $72,607

Happy Valley, OR $75,995 Damascus, OR $75,849 Amity, OR $72,658 Arch Cape, OR $75,269 Astoria, OR $75,269 Banks, OR $75,269 Bay City, OR $73,746 Beaver, OR $72,223

Buxton, OR $75,269 Cannon Beach, OR $75,269 Carlton, OR $73,601 Cloverdale, OR $72,223 Cornelius, OR $75,610 Dayton, OR $72,513 Dundee, OR $73,739 Forest Grove, OR $74,798

Gales Creek, OR $75,124 Garibaldi, OR $73,746 Gaston, OR $74,312 Hammond, OR $75,799 Hebo, OR $72,223 Hillsboro, OR $75,755 Manning, OR $75,269 Lafayette, OR $73,608

Mcminnville, OR $73,347 Manzanita, OR $75,269 Nehalem, OR $75,269 Newberg, OR $75,509 North Plains, OR $75,509 Oceanside, OR $73,746 Pacific City, OR $72,223 Rockaway Beach, OR $73,746

Saint Paul, OR $72,513 Seaside, OR $75,269 Sherwood, OR $75,755 Tillamook, OR $73,746 Netarts, OR $73,746 Timber, OR $75,269 Tolovana Park, OR $75,269 Warrenton, OR $75,799

Wheeler, OR $75,269 Yamhill, OR $73,826 Neskowin, OR $72,223 Portland, OR $75,995 Salem, OR $72,948 Keizer, OR $72,948 Albany, OR $71,933 Alsea, OR $71,425

Aumsville, OR $72,898 Blodgett, OR $71,998 Brownsville, OR $71,679 Cascadia, OR $71,549 Corvallis, OR $71,904 Crabtree, OR $71,998 Crawfordsville, OR $71,657 Dallas, OR $72,658

Depoe Bay, OR $72,223 Detroit, OR $72,223 Eddyville, OR $72,064 Falls City, OR $72,223 Foster, OR $71,549 Gates, OR $72,223 Grand Ronde, OR $72,223 Halsey, OR $71,686

Idanha, OR $72,223 Independence, OR $72,898 Jefferson, OR $72,854 Lebanon, OR $71,715 Logsden, OR $72,223 Lyons, OR $72,223 Mill City, OR $72,223 Monmouth, OR $72,564

Mount Angel, OR $72,658 Neotsu, OR $72,223 Newport, OR $72,223 South Beach, OR $71,686 Lincoln City, OR $72,223 Otis, OR $72,223 Otter Rock, OR $72,223 Philomath, OR $71,839

Rickreall, OR $72,948 Rose Lodge, OR $72,223 Saint Benedict, OR $72,709 Scio, OR $72,143 Scotts Mills, OR $73,188 Seal Rock, OR $71,686 Shedd, OR $71,636 Sheridan, OR $72,702

Siletz, OR $72,223 Silverton, OR $72,709 Stayton, OR $72,607 Mehama, OR $72,317 Sublimity, OR $72,709 Sweet Home, OR $71,534 Gleneden Beach, OR $72,223 Tangent, OR $71,737

Tidewater, OR $71,433 Toledo, OR $72,223 Turner, OR $72,948 Waldport, OR $71,418 Willamina, OR $72,354 Eugene, OR $72,216 Agness, OR $71,171 Allegany, OR $71,418

Alvadore, OR $72,216 Azalea, OR $71,171 Bandon, OR $71,338 Blachly, OR $71,425 Blue River, OR $71,345 Broadbent, OR $71,171 Brookings, OR $71,171 Camas Valley, OR $71,171

Canyonville, OR $71,171 Cheshire, OR $71,926 Coos Bay, OR $71,418 Coquille, OR $71,338 Cottage Grove, OR $71,440 Crescent Lake, OR $71,418 Creswell, OR $72,020 Culp Creek, OR $71,411

Curtin, OR $71,469 Days Creek, OR $71,171 Deadwood, OR $71,425 Dexter, OR $71,781 Dillard, OR $71,338 Dorena, OR $71,418 Drain, OR $71,418 Elkton, OR $71,425

Elmira, OR $71,926 Fall Creek, OR $71,686 Florence, OR $71,462 Gardiner, OR $71,418 Glendale, OR $71,171 Glide, OR $71,418 Gold Beach, OR $71,171 Harrisburg, OR $72,071

Idleyld Park, OR $71,418 Junction City, OR $72,020 Lakeside, OR $71,418 Langlois, OR $71,171 Lorane, OR $71,708 Lowell, OR $71,491 Mapleton, OR $71,425 Marcola, OR $71,875

Pleasant Hill, OR $72,071 Monroe, OR $71,585 Myrtle Creek, OR $71,171 Myrtle Point, OR $71,331 North Bend, OR $71,418 Noti, OR $71,730 Oakland, OR $71,411 Oakridge, OR $71,411

Ophir, OR $71,171 Port Orford, OR $71,171 Powers, OR $71,171 Reedsport, OR $71,440 Riddle, OR $71,171 Roseburg, OR $71,338 Scottsburg, OR $71,418 Springfield, OR $72,071

Sixes, OR $71,171 Sutherlin, OR $71,411 Swisshome, OR $71,425 Tenmile, OR $71,171 Thurston, OR $72,071 Tiller, OR $71,171 Umpqua, OR $71,418 Veneta, OR $71,781

Vida, OR $71,411 Walterville, OR $71,636 Walton, OR $71,418 Wedderburn, OR $71,171 Westfir, OR $71,411 Westlake, OR $71,454 Wilbur, OR $71,418 Winchester, OR $71,418

Winston, OR $71,171 Wolf Creek, OR $71,171 Yachats, OR $71,491 Yoncalla, OR $71,418 Medford, OR $71,897 Central Point, OR $71,897 White City, OR $71,556 Ashland, OR $71,367

Butte Falls, OR $71,266 Cave Junction, OR $71,171 Eagle Point, OR $71,657 Gold Hill, OR $71,701 Grants Pass, OR $71,171 Jacksonville, OR $71,802 Kerby, OR $71,171 Merlin, OR $71,171

Murphy, OR $71,411 O Brien, OR $71,171 Phoenix, OR $71,897 Prospect, OR $71,171 Rogue River, OR $71,462 Selma, OR $71,171 Shady Cove, OR $71,367 Talent, OR $71,897

Trail, OR $71,171 Wilderville, OR $71,171 Williams, OR $71,171 Klamath Falls, OR $71,171 Crater Lake, OR $71,171 Adel, OR $71,171 Beatty, OR $71,171 Bly, OR $71,171

Bonanza, OR $71,171 Chiloquin, OR $71,171 Dairy, OR $71,171 Fort Klamath, OR $71,171 Keno, OR $71,171 Lakeview, OR $71,171 Malin, OR $71,171 Merrill, OR $71,171

Midland, OR $71,171 New Pine Creek, OR $71,171 Paisley, OR $71,171 Plush, OR $71,171 Silver Lake, OR $71,338 Sprague River, OR $71,171 Summer Lake, OR $71,171 Christmas Valley, OR $71,338

Bend, OR $71,418 Fields, OR $66,385 Ashwood, OR $72,948 Brothers, OR $71,418 Burns, OR $66,385 Princeton, OR $66,385 Diamond, OR $66,385 Camp Sherman, OR $71,686

Chemult, OR $71,338 Crane, OR $66,385 Crescent, OR $71,418 Culver, OR $72,578 Fort Rock, OR $71,338 Frenchglen, OR $66,385 Gilchrist, OR $71,418 Hines, OR $66,385

La Pine, OR $71,418 Madras, OR $72,578 Mitchell, OR $76,096 Paulina, OR $74,515 Post, OR $73,449 Powell Butte, OR $71,686 Prineville, OR $71,418 Redmond, OR $71,418

Riley, OR $71,382 Sisters, OR $71,418 Terrebonne, OR $71,686 Warm Springs, OR $73,746 Pendleton, OR $76,205 Adams, OR $76,321 Arlington, OR $74,849 Athena, OR $76,277

Baker City, OR $71,353 Bates, OR $76,096 Boardman, OR $76,125 Bridgeport, OR $66,385 Canyon City, OR $76,096 Condon, OR $76,096 Cove, OR $76,321 Dayville, OR $76,096

Echo, OR $76,161 Elgin, OR $76,321 Enterprise, OR $76,096 Fossil, OR $76,096 Haines, OR $76,096 Halfway, OR $66,385 Helix, OR $76,161 Heppner, OR $76,096

Hereford, OR $66,385 Hermiston, OR $76,176 Lexington, OR $76,321 Oxbow, OR $66,385 Imbler, OR $76,321 Imnaha, OR $72,861 Ione, OR $76,096 Irrigon, OR $76,111

John Day, OR $76,096 Joseph, OR $72,861 Kimberly, OR $76,096 La Grande, OR $76,321 Long Creek, OR $76,096 Lostine, OR $76,096 Meacham, OR $76,321 Mikkalo, OR $76,096

Milton Freewater, OR $76,321 Monument, OR $76,096 Mount Vernon, OR $76,096 North Powder, OR $76,321 Pilot Rock, OR $76,321 Prairie City, OR $72,861 Richland, OR $66,385 Seneca, OR $72,861

Spray, OR $76,096 Stanfield, OR $76,140 Summerville, OR $76,321 Sumpter, OR $76,096 Ukiah, OR $76,321 Umatilla, OR $76,205 Union, OR $76,321 Unity, OR $71,353

Wallowa, OR $76,096 Weston, OR $76,321 Adrian, OR $66,385 Arock, OR $66,385 Brogan, OR $66,385 Drewsey, OR $66,385 Durkee, OR $66,385 Harper, OR $66,385

Huntington, OR $66,385 Ironside, OR $66,385 Jamieson, OR $66,385 Jordan Valley, OR $66,385 Juntura, OR $66,385 Nyssa, OR $66,385 Ontario, OR $66,385 Riverside, OR $66,385

Vale, OR $66,385 Westfall, OR $66,385

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 March 01, 2026

$67,926

Average $73,652/year

$78,590

$5,661

Average $6,138/month

$6,549

$1,306

Average $1,416/week

$1,511

$33

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,590	$6,549	$1,511	$38
Average	$73,652	$6,138	$1,416	$35
25th Percentile	$67,926	$5,661	$1,306	$33

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