Software Quality Engineer Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in South Dakota is $65,921 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,361
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,802 to $70,339
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $56,141

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,339	$5,862	$1,353	$34
Average	$65,921	$5,493	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$60,802	$5,067	$1,169	$29

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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): $66,276
Early Career (1-2 years): $85,065
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $103,132
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $119,093
Expert (over 8 years): $139,250

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$66,276
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$85,065
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$103,132
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$119,093
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$139,250

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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:

Alcester: $66,608
Aurora: $66,962
Baltic: $66,241

Alcester, SD $66,608 Aurora, SD $66,962 Baltic, SD $66,241 Beresford, SD $66,437 Brandon, SD $66,106 Brookings, SD $67,085 Burbank, SD $66,371 Canistota, SD $66,469

Canton, SD $66,281 Centerville, SD $66,442 Chancellor, SD $66,273 Chester, SD $66,437 Colman, SD $66,653 Colton, SD $66,376 Crooks, SD $66,205 Davis, SD $66,360

Dell Rapids, SD $66,363 Egan, SD $66,541 Elk Point, SD $66,161 Elkton, SD $67,003 Fairview, SD $66,378 Flandreau, SD $66,757 Freeman, SD $66,685 Garretson, SD $66,254

Gayville, SD $66,796 Harrisburg, SD $66,148 Hartford, SD $66,249 Hudson, SD $66,431 Humboldt, SD $66,344 Hurley, SD $66,444 Irene, SD $66,630 Jefferson, SD $65,914

Lennox, SD $66,273 Lesterville, SD $66,747 Lyons, SD $66,267 Madison, SD $66,785 Marion, SD $66,489 Menno, SD $66,712 Mission Hill, SD $66,762 Monroe, SD $66,417

Belle Fourche, SD $66,674 Black Hawk, SD $64,634 Box Elder, SD $64,717 Buffalo, SD $66,553 Buffalo Gap, SD $66,029 Camp Crook, SD $66,616 Caputa, SD $65,030 Custer, SD $65,887

Deadwood, SD $65,481 Edgemont, SD $66,519 Enning, SD $66,000 Fairburn, SD $65,278 Fort Meade, SD $65,272 Hermosa, SD $65,017 Hill City, SD $65,457 Hot Springs, SD $66,468

Howes, SD $66,146 Interior, SD $66,252 Keystone, SD $64,952 Kyle, SD $66,394 Lead, SD $66,081 Ludlow, SD $66,814 Manderson, SD $66,501 Mud Butte, SD $66,187

Nemo, SD $65,044 Newell, SD $66,315 New Underwood, SD $65,033 Nisland, SD $66,462 Oelrichs, SD $66,331 Oglala, SD $66,447 Oral, SD $66,270 Owanka, SD $65,353

Piedmont, SD $64,682 Pine Ridge, SD $66,571 Porcupine, SD $66,371 Pringle, SD $66,092 Quinn, SD $66,157 Redig, SD $66,078 Saint Onge, SD $66,266 Scenic, SD $65,796

Smithwick, SD $66,354 Spearfish, SD $66,565 Sturgis, SD $65,064 Union Center, SD $66,044 Vale, SD $65,836 Wall, SD $66,061 Wasta, SD $65,726 White Owl, SD $66,177

Whitewood, SD $65,987 Wounded Knee, SD $66,505 Leola, SD $66,899 Long Lake, SD $67,001 Mansfield, SD $66,859 Mellette, SD $66,922 Northville, SD $66,850 Onaka, SD $66,590

Orient, SD $66,691 Pierpont, SD $66,917 Redfield, SD $67,026 Rockham, SD $66,770 Roscoe, SD $66,652 Selby, SD $66,537 Seneca, SD $66,548 Stratford, SD $66,925

Tolstoy, SD $66,553 Tulare, SD $66,933 Turton, SD $66,936 Warner, SD $67,003 Westport, SD $66,911 Pierre, SD $61,112 Agar, SD $62,702 Belvidere, SD $66,155

Blunt, SD $61,112 Burke, SD $66,673 Colome, SD $66,592 Dallas, SD $66,571 Draper, SD $64,517 Fort Pierre, SD $61,291 Gregory, SD $66,643 Hamill, SD $66,477

Harrold, SD $61,469 Hayes, SD $65,474 Herrick, SD $66,635 Holabird, SD $62,855 Ideal, SD $66,460 Kadoka, SD $66,231 Kennebec, SD $65,489 Long Valley, SD $66,228

Lower Brule, SD $65,403 Martin, SD $66,388 Midland, SD $66,014 Milesville, SD $66,056 Mission, SD $66,530 Murdo, SD $65,605 Norris, SD $66,331 Okaton, SD $66,164

Okreek, SD $66,492 Onida, SD $61,712 Parmelee, SD $66,450 Philip, SD $66,153 Presho, SD $65,000 Reliance, SD $66,515 Rosebud, SD $66,603 Saint Charles, SD $66,708

Saint Francis, SD $66,475 Tuthill, SD $66,308 Vivian, SD $64,717 Wanblee, SD $66,352 White River, SD $66,323 Winner, SD $66,530 Witten, SD $66,411 Wood, SD $66,315

Mobridge, SD $66,550 Bison, SD $66,384 Bullhead, SD $66,893 Cherry Creek, SD $66,212 Dupree, SD $66,227 Eagle Butte, SD $66,296 Faith, SD $66,207 Glencross, SD $66,263

Glenham, SD $66,574 Herreid, SD $66,829 Isabel, SD $66,250 Keldron, SD $66,570 Lantry, SD $66,327 Lemmon, SD $66,819 Little Eagle, SD $66,883 Lodgepole, SD $66,639

Mc Intosh, SD $66,670 Mc Laughlin, SD $66,611 Meadow, SD $66,232 Morristown, SD $66,738 Mound City, SD $66,709 Pollock, SD $66,960 Prairie City, SD $66,471 Ralph, SD $66,688

Reva, SD $66,474 Ridgeview, SD $66,328 Timber Lake, SD $66,362 Trail City, SD $66,341 Wakpala, SD $66,613 Walker, SD $66,719 Watauga, SD $66,568 Whitehorse, SD $66,399

Rapid City, SD $64,622 Ellsworth Afb, SD $64,622 Allen, SD $66,387 Batesland, SD $66,415 Montrose, SD $66,470 North Sioux City, SD $65,810 Nunda, SD $66,752 Oldham, SD $66,899

Olivet, SD $66,743 Parker, SD $66,381 Ramona, SD $66,781 Renner, SD $66,164 Rowena, SD $66,119 Rutland, SD $66,693 Salem, SD $66,698 Scotland, SD $66,847

Sinai, SD $67,111 Springfield, SD $66,927 Tabor, SD $66,883 Tea, SD $66,200 Trent, SD $66,452 Tyndall, SD $66,864 Utica, SD $66,748 Valley Springs, SD $66,159

Vermillion, SD $66,763 Viborg, SD $66,613 Volga, SD $66,954 Volin, SD $66,687 Wakonda, SD $66,619 Wentworth, SD $66,669 Winfred, SD $66,702 Worthing, SD $66,263

Yankton, SD $67,018 Sioux Falls, SD $66,102 Vienna, SD $67,075 Wallace, SD $67,034 Waubay, SD $67,003 Webster, SD $67,019 White, SD $67,123 Willow Lake, SD $67,150

Wilmot, SD $67,068 Mitchell, SD $67,079 Alexandria, SD $66,833 Alpena, SD $66,946 Armour, SD $66,808 Artesian, SD $66,936 Avon, SD $66,826 Bonesteel, SD $66,696

Bridgewater, SD $66,653 Canova, SD $66,743 Carpenter, SD $67,101 Carthage, SD $66,951 Cavour, SD $67,039 Chamberlain, SD $66,737 Corsica, SD $66,820 Dante, SD $66,787

Delmont, SD $66,790 Dimock, SD $66,864 Emery, SD $66,764 Ethan, SD $66,899 Fairfax, SD $66,708 Fedora, SD $66,878 Fort Thompson, SD $65,953 Fulton, SD $66,886

Gann Valley, SD $66,599 Geddes, SD $66,724 Harrison, SD $66,774 Highmore, SD $65,489 Stephan, SD $65,779 Hitchcock, SD $66,986 Howard, SD $66,911 Huron, SD $67,214

Iroquois, SD $67,055 Kaylor, SD $66,936 Kimball, SD $66,734 Lake Andes, SD $66,831 Lane, SD $67,086 Letcher, SD $66,905 Marty, SD $67,045 Miller, SD $66,796

Mount Vernon, SD $66,862 New Holland, SD $66,961 Oacoma, SD $66,677 Parkston, SD $66,891 Pickstown, SD $66,933 Plankinton, SD $66,851 Platte, SD $66,737 Pukwana, SD $66,690

Ree Heights, SD $66,357 Saint Lawrence, SD $66,799 Spencer, SD $66,735 Stickney, SD $66,807 Tripp, SD $66,826 Virgil, SD $66,889 Wagner, SD $66,839 Wessington, SD $66,839

Wessington Springs, SD $66,829 White Lake, SD $66,763 Wolsey, SD $66,971 Woonsocket, SD $66,941 Yale, SD $67,094 Aberdeen, SD $67,100 Akaska, SD $66,501 Amherst, SD $66,997

Andover, SD $66,901 Ashton, SD $66,888 Barnard, SD $66,981 Bath, SD $66,960 Bowdle, SD $66,627 Brentford, SD $67,010 Britton, SD $67,186 Claremont, SD $66,941

Columbia, SD $66,860 Conde, SD $66,932 Cresbard, SD $66,767 Doland, SD $67,075 Eureka, SD $66,862 Faulkton, SD $66,761 Ferney, SD $67,176 Frankfort, SD $67,071

Frederick, SD $66,998 Gettysburg, SD $66,134 Groton, SD $66,967 Hecla, SD $67,094 Hosmer, SD $66,756 Houghton, SD $66,810 Hoven, SD $66,573 Ipswich, SD $66,825

Java, SD $66,532 Langford, SD $66,907 Lebanon, SD $66,245 Watertown, SD $67,214 Arlington, SD $67,036 Astoria, SD $67,142 Badger, SD $67,153 Big Stone City, SD $67,250

Bradley, SD $67,013 Brandt, SD $67,097 Bristol, SD $66,960 Bruce, SD $67,024 Bryant, SD $67,121 Castlewood, SD $67,079 Claire City, SD $67,181 Clark, SD $67,129

Clear Lake, SD $67,103 Corona, SD $67,182 De Smet, SD $67,094 Eden, SD $66,975 Erwin, SD $67,052 Estelline, SD $67,068 Florence, SD $67,047 Garden City, SD $67,058

Gary, SD $67,146 Goodwin, SD $67,018 Grenville, SD $66,957 Hayti, SD $67,105 Hazel, SD $67,074 Henry, SD $67,076 Kranzburg, SD $67,325 Labolt, SD $67,025

Lake City, SD $67,086 Lake Norden, SD $67,137 Lake Preston, SD $67,072 Marvin, SD $66,953 Milbank, SD $67,240 New Effington, SD $67,324 Ortley, SD $66,968 Peever, SD $67,057

Raymond, SD $67,091 Revillo, SD $67,065 Rosholt, SD $67,308 Roslyn, SD $66,944 Sisseton, SD $67,098 South Shore, SD $66,973 Stockholm, SD $66,974 Strandburg, SD $66,967

Summit, SD $66,971 Toronto, SD $67,071 Twin Brooks, SD $66,949 Veblen, SD $67,214

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

$60,802

Average $65,921/year

$70,339

$5,067

Average $5,493/month

$5,862

$1,169

Average $1,268/week

$1,353

$29

Average $32/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,339	$5,862	$1,353	$34
Average	$65,921	$5,493	$1,268	$32
25th Percentile	$60,802	$5,067	$1,169	$29

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