Software Quality Engineer Salary in Vermont

How much does a Software Quality Engineer make in Vermont?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Quality Engineer in Vermont is $71,194 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $80,310
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $65,665 to $75,966
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,632

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Software Quality Engineer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,966	$6,330	$1,461	$37
Average	$71,194	$5,933	$1,369	$34
25th Percentile	$65,665	$5,472	$1,263	$32

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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): $71,578
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,869
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $111,382
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $128,620
Expert (over 8 years): $150,389

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$71,578
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$91,869
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$111,382
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$128,620
Software ... Level Software Quality Engineer	$150,389

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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:

Adamant: $72,873
Barre: $72,983
Cabot: $72,823

Adamant, VT $72,873 Barre, VT $72,983 Cabot, VT $72,823 Calais, VT $72,886 East Barre, VT $72,872 East Calais, VT $72,873 East Montpelier, VT $72,922 Eden, VT $72,826

Eden Mills, VT $72,760 Graniteville, VT $72,979 Hyde Park, VT $72,933 Johnson, VT $73,025 Lake Elmore, VT $72,852 Marshfield, VT $72,835 Moretown, VT $73,030 Morrisville, VT $73,021

Moscow, VT $73,058 Northfield, VT $72,941 Northfield Falls, VT $73,282 North Hyde Park, VT $72,928 North Montpelier, VT $72,855 Plainfield, VT $72,844 Roxbury, VT $72,721 South Barre, VT $73,068

Waterbury, VT $73,051 Stowe, VT $73,061 Waitsfield, VT $73,021 Warren, VT $72,884 Washington, VT $72,742 Waterbury Center, VT $73,049 Websterville, VT $72,967 Williamstown, VT $72,882

Wolcott, VT $72,842 Woodbury, VT $72,770 Worcester, VT $72,843 Rutland, VT $72,841 Belmont, VT $72,616 Benson, VT $72,615 Bomoseen, VT $72,730 Brandon, VT $72,783

Bridport, VT $72,791 Castleton, VT $72,744 Center Rutland, VT $72,794 Chittenden, VT $72,626 Cuttingsville, VT $72,601 Danby, VT $72,725 East Middlebury, VT $72,831 East Poultney, VT $72,733

East Wallingford, VT $72,654 Fair Haven, VT $72,680 Florence, VT $72,654 Forest Dale, VT $72,786 Gaysville, VT $72,324 Granville, VT $72,666 Hancock, VT $72,654 Hydeville, VT $72,738

Killington, VT $72,646 Middlebury, VT $72,944 Middletown Springs, VT $72,694 Mount Holly, VT $72,626 North Clarendon, VT $72,733 Orwell, VT $72,725 Pawlet, VT $72,751 Pittsfield, VT $72,688

Pittsford, VT $72,758 Poultney, VT $72,744 Proctor, VT $72,825 Ripton, VT $72,741 Rochester, VT $72,703 Rupert, VT $72,696 Salisbury, VT $72,812 Shoreham, VT $72,750

Stockbridge, VT $72,621 Wallingford, VT $72,660 Wells, VT $72,754 West Pawlet, VT $72,778 West Rupert, VT $72,761 West Rutland, VT $72,717 Whiting, VT $72,753 Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,831

Albany, VT $72,789 Barnet, VT $72,754 Barton, VT $72,781 Beebe Plain, VT $72,803 Concord, VT $72,685 Coventry, VT $72,888 Craftsbury, VT $72,810 Craftsbury Common, VT $72,814

Danville, VT $72,770 Derby, VT $72,803 Derby Line, VT $72,749 East Burke, VT $72,746 East Charleston, VT $72,754 East Hardwick, VT $72,793 East Haven, VT $72,588 East Saint Johnsbury, VT $72,830

Glover, VT $72,760 Granby, VT $72,498 Greensboro, VT $72,735 Greensboro Bend, VT $72,781 Hardwick, VT $72,862 Irasburg, VT $72,763 Island Pond, VT $72,644 Lowell, VT $72,738

Lower Waterford, VT $72,822 Lyndon, VT $72,809 Lyndon Center, VT $72,891 Lyndonville, VT $72,812 Morgan, VT $72,680 Newport, VT $72,847 Newport Center, VT $72,754 North Concord, VT $72,564

North Troy, VT $72,764 Orleans, VT $72,736 Passumpsic, VT $72,836 Peacham, VT $72,689 Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $72,838 Sheffield, VT $72,709 Sutton, VT $72,703 Troy, VT $72,771

West Burke, VT $72,752 West Charleston, VT $72,717 West Danville, VT $72,774 Westfield, VT $72,716 West Glover, VT $72,766 Averill, VT $72,342 Beecher Falls, VT $72,812 Canaan, VT $72,630

Gilman, VT $72,950 Guildhall, VT $72,535 Lunenburg, VT $72,693 Norton, VT $72,488 North Bennington, VT $73,297 North Pownal, VT $73,445 Pownal, VT $73,486 White River Junction, VT $72,822

Ascutney, VT $72,856 Barnard, VT $72,657 Bethel, VT $72,701 Bradford, VT $72,778 Bridgewater, VT $72,731 Bridgewater Corners, VT $72,587 Brookfield, VT $72,773 Brownsville, VT $72,733

Chelsea, VT $72,730 Corinth, VT $72,711 East Corinth, VT $72,741 East Randolph, VT $72,755 East Ryegate, VT $72,692 East Thetford, VT $72,782 Fairlee, VT $72,704 Groton, VT $72,723

Hartford, VT $73,011 Hartland, VT $72,756 Hartland Four Corners, VT $72,753 Mc Indoe Falls, VT $72,940 Newbury, VT $72,715 North Hartland, VT $72,807 North Pomfret, VT $72,683 North Thetford, VT $72,781

Norwich, VT $72,766 Plymouth, VT $72,535 Post Mills, VT $72,765 Quechee, VT $72,840 Randolph, VT $72,827 Randolph Center, VT $72,790 Reading, VT $72,595 Sharon, VT $72,700

South Pomfret, VT $72,630 South Royalton, VT $72,721 South Ryegate, VT $72,736 South Strafford, VT $72,717 South Woodstock, VT $72,613 Strafford, VT $72,654 Taftsville, VT $72,846 Thetford, VT $72,782

Thetford Center, VT $72,706 Topsham, VT $72,684 Tunbridge, VT $72,698 Vershire, VT $72,664 Wells River, VT $72,741 West Fairlee, VT $72,874 West Hartford, VT $72,684 West Newbury, VT $72,712

West Topsham, VT $72,742 Wilder, VT $73,015 Windsor, VT $72,786 Woodstock, VT $72,696 Bellows Falls, VT $72,962 Cambridgeport, VT $72,878 Cavendish, VT $72,636 Chester, VT $72,709

Chester Depot, VT $72,683 Grafton, VT $72,654 Londonderry, VT $72,784 Ludlow, VT $72,674 North Springfield, VT $72,928 Perkinsville, VT $72,730 Peru, VT $72,708 Proctorsville, VT $72,649

Saxtons River, VT $72,947 South Londonderry, VT $72,829 Springfield, VT $72,892 Westminster, VT $72,961 Westminster Station, VT $72,966 Weston, VT $72,633 Shaftsbury, VT $73,210 Brattleboro, VT $73,111

Bondville, VT $72,808 East Dover, VT $72,956 Jacksonville, VT $73,140 Jamaica, VT $72,810 Marlboro, VT $73,473 Newfane, VT $72,908 Putney, VT $72,893 Readsboro, VT $73,481

South Newfane, VT $72,934 Stamford, VT $73,428 Townshend, VT $72,842 Vernon, VT $73,334 Wardsboro, VT $72,895 West Dover, VT $73,015 West Dummerston, VT $72,926 West Halifax, VT $73,039

West Townshend, VT $72,744 West Wardsboro, VT $72,746 Whitingham, VT $73,113 Williamsville, VT $72,926 Wilmington, VT $73,069 Burlington, VT $73,269 South Burlington, VT $73,264 Winooski, VT $73,269

Colchester, VT $73,269 Alburgh, VT $72,903 Bakersfield, VT $73,011 Belvidere Center, VT $72,746 Bristol, VT $73,026 Cambridge, VT $73,113 Charlotte, VT $73,169 East Berkshire, VT $72,941

East Fairfield, VT $73,050 Enosburg Falls, VT $72,848 Essex, VT $73,213 Essex Junction, VT $73,218 Fairfax, VT $73,119 Fairfield, VT $73,048 Ferrisburgh, VT $73,088 Franklin, VT $72,852

Grand Isle, VT $73,126 Highgate Center, VT $72,914 Highgate Springs, VT $72,951 Hinesburg, VT $73,168 Huntington, VT $73,113 Isle La Motte, VT $72,994 Jeffersonville, VT $73,064 Jericho, VT $73,152

Jonesville, VT $73,167 Milton, VT $73,187 Monkton, VT $73,109 Montgomery, VT $72,848 Montgomery Center, VT $72,760 New Haven, VT $73,018 North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,121 North Hero, VT $73,048

Richford, VT $72,836 Richmond, VT $73,160 Saint Albans, VT $73,081 Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,071 Shelburne, VT $73,236 Sheldon, VT $72,994 Sheldon Springs, VT $73,173 South Hero, VT $73,192

Starksboro, VT $73,069 Swanton, VT $72,981 Underhill, VT $73,135 Underhill Center, VT $73,137 Vergennes, VT $72,995 Waterville, VT $73,020 Westford, VT $73,172 Williston, VT $73,227

Montpelier, VT $72,971 Bennington, VT $73,351 Arlington, VT $73,092 Dorset, VT $72,808 East Arlington, VT $72,781 East Dorset, VT $72,810 Manchester, VT $73,006 Manchester Center, VT $72,958

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

$65,665

Average $71,194/year

$75,966

$5,472

Average $5,933/month

$6,330

$1,263

Average $1,369/week

$1,461

$32

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,966	$6,330	$1,461	$37
Average	$71,194	$5,933	$1,369	$34
25th Percentile	$65,665	$5,472	$1,263	$32

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