Software Test Technician Salary in Idaho

How much does a Software Test Technician make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Technician in Idaho is $50,693 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $64,084
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,940 to $57,703
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $37,792

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Software Test Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,703	$4,809	$1,110	$28
Average	$50,693	$4,224	$975	$24
25th Percentile	$43,940	$3,662	$845	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Software Test Technician Salaries

A Software Test Technician'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 Test Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Test Technician'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): $45,106
Early Career (1-2 years): $51,162
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $61,043
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $68,609
Expert (over 8 years): $113,818

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$45,106
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$51,162
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$61,043
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$68,609
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$113,818

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How Do Software Test Technician 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 Test Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $60,126.
California: $59,898.
Massachusetts: $59,100.

District of Columbia $60,126 California $59,898 Massachusetts $59,100 Washington $58,882 New Jersey $58,861 Alaska $58,785 Connecticut $58,035 New York $57,731

Hawaii $56,759 Rhode Island $56,303 Maryland $55,993 Minnesota $55,570 Colorado $55,407 Illinois $55,353 Oregon $55,146 Delaware $54,994

New Hampshire $54,899 Virginia $54,685 Pennsylvania $54,060 Nevada $53,745 North Dakota $53,642 Michigan $53,479 Wisconsin $53,419 Vermont $53,300

Texas $52,969 Maine $52,947 Arizona $52,914 Ohio $52,876 Georgia $52,377 Indiana $52,127 Wyoming $52,078 Utah $52,002

Iowa $51,970 Kansas $51,709 Louisiana $51,633 North Carolina $51,606 Missouri $51,595 Florida $51,383 Montana $51,269 Nebraska $51,160

Kentucky $51,101 South Carolina $50,883 Tennessee $50,748 Idaho $50,693 New Mexico $50,297 Oklahoma $50,210 Alabama $49,890 South Dakota $49,352

Arkansas $49,059 West Virginia $48,901 Mississippi $48,429

Top Paying Cities for Software Test Technicians

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:

Pocatello: $46,897
Fort Hall: $47,068
Aberdeen: $47,865

Pocatello, ID $46,897 Fort Hall, ID $47,068 Aberdeen, ID $47,865 American Falls, ID $48,688 Arbon, ID $47,866 Arco, ID $49,156 Arimo, ID $47,753 Atomic City, ID $49,186

Bancroft, ID $48,042 Basalt, ID $49,092 Bern, ID $49,310 Blackfoot, ID $48,566 Bloomington, ID $49,421 Challis, ID $49,143 Clayton, ID $49,123 Clifton, ID $49,424

Cobalt, ID $49,050 Conda, ID $49,340 Dayton, ID $49,670 Dingle, ID $49,289 Downey, ID $48,962 Ellis, ID $49,178 Firth, ID $48,953 Franklin, ID $49,884

Geneva, ID $49,391 Georgetown, ID $49,412 Grace, ID $49,078 Holbrook, ID $49,210 Howe, ID $49,079 Inkom, ID $47,202 Lava Hot Springs, ID $47,910 Mccammon, ID $47,388

Mackay, ID $49,131 Malad City, ID $49,454 May, ID $49,140 Montpelier, ID $49,356 Moore, ID $49,198 Moreland, ID $48,220 Paris, ID $49,384 Pingree, ID $48,718

Preston, ID $49,444 Rockland, ID $48,857 Saint Charles, ID $49,346 Shelley, ID $49,197 Soda Springs, ID $49,479 Kamiah, ID $49,293 Garden City, ID $50,867 Athol, ID $51,817

Avery, ID $49,185 Bayview, ID $50,555 Blanchard, ID $53,028 Bonners Ferry, ID $49,404 Bovill, ID $49,259 Calder, ID $49,275 Careywood, ID $51,233 Cataldo, ID $51,311

Clark Fork, ID $49,564 Clarkia, ID $49,200 Cocolalla, ID $51,340 Coeur D Alene, ID $52,730 Coolin, ID $49,822 Oldtown, ID $52,103 Deary, ID $49,255 Desmet, ID $51,733

Dover, ID $50,700 Eastport, ID $49,350 Elk River, ID $49,281 Fernwood, ID $49,683 Genesee, ID $49,601 Harrison, ID $53,030 Harvard, ID $50,510 Hayden, ID $52,580

Hope, ID $49,294 Kellogg, ID $49,901 Kingston, ID $50,268 Kootenai, ID $50,177 Laclede, ID $51,275 Medimont, ID $51,546 Moscow, ID $49,884 Moyie Springs, ID $49,312

Mullan, ID $49,358 Naples, ID $49,285 Nordman, ID $49,550 Osburn, ID $49,565 Pinehurst, ID $50,224 Plummer, ID $52,956 Ponderay, ID $50,153 Porthill, ID $49,540

Post Falls, ID $54,285 Potlatch, ID $51,071 Priest River, ID $50,969 Princeton, ID $50,299 Rathdrum, ID $53,608 Sagle, ID $50,664 Saint Maries, ID $51,173 Sandpoint, ID $49,420

Colburn, ID $49,705 Santa, ID $50,187 Silverton, ID $49,423 Smelterville, ID $50,296 Spirit Lake, ID $53,053 Tensed, ID $51,643 Troy, ID $49,417 Viola, ID $50,523

Wallace, ID $49,309 Murray, ID $49,267 Worley, ID $53,819 Springfield, ID $47,574 Kendrick, ID $49,234 Kooskia, ID $49,385 Lapwai, ID $49,495 Lenore, ID $49,264

Lucile, ID $49,273 Nezperce, ID $49,234 Orofino, ID $49,299 Peck, ID $49,259 Pierce, ID $49,268 Pollock, ID $49,412 Reubens, ID $49,233 Riggins, ID $49,299

Stites, ID $49,266 Weippe, ID $49,260 White Bird, ID $49,243 Winchester, ID $49,275 Atlanta, ID $49,581 Banks, ID $50,166 Bruneau, ID $49,139 Caldwell, ID $50,439

Cambridge, ID $49,425 Cascade, ID $49,194 Council, ID $49,379 Donnelly, ID $49,332 Eagle, ID $50,678 Emmett, ID $50,337 Fruitland, ID $50,033 Garden Valley, ID $50,045

Glenns Ferry, ID $49,392 Grand View, ID $49,646 Greenleaf, ID $50,214 Hammett, ID $49,356 Homedale, ID $50,078 Horseshoe Bend, ID $50,507 Huston, ID $50,258 Idaho City, ID $50,286

Indian Valley, ID $49,319 King Hill, ID $49,208 Kuna, ID $50,675 Lake Fork, ID $49,334 Letha, ID $50,234 Lowman, ID $49,240 Mccall, ID $49,259 Marsing, ID $50,000

Melba, ID $50,257 Meridian, ID $50,774 Mesa, ID $49,378 Middleton, ID $50,490 Midvale, ID $49,550 Mountain Home, ID $49,973 Mountain Home A F B, ID $49,959 Murphy, ID $49,444

Nampa, ID $50,471 New Meadows, ID $49,345 New Plymouth, ID $50,063 Notus, ID $50,220 Ola, ID $49,754 Parma, ID $50,042 Payette, ID $49,949 Placerville, ID $50,343

Star, ID $50,629 Sweet, ID $50,296 Warren, ID $49,261 Weiser, ID $49,614 Wilder, ID $50,125 Yellow Pine, ID $49,059 Boise, ID $50,867 Stanley, ID $49,084

Swanlake, ID $49,285 Thatcher, ID $49,179 Wayan, ID $49,701 Weston, ID $49,750 Fish Haven, ID $49,621 Twin Falls, ID $48,396 Rogerson, ID $49,225 Albion, ID $49,210

Almo, ID $49,226 Bellevue, ID $49,246 Bliss, ID $49,219 Buhl, ID $49,399 Burley, ID $49,316 Carey, ID $49,169 Castleford, ID $49,438 Corral, ID $49,122

Declo, ID $49,229 Dietrich, ID $49,223 Eden, ID $49,091 Fairfield, ID $49,141 Filer, ID $48,452 Gooding, ID $49,297 Hagerman, ID $49,277 Hailey, ID $49,264

Hansen, ID $48,605 Hazelton, ID $49,253 Heyburn, ID $49,348 Hill City, ID $49,195 Jerome, ID $49,294 Ketchum, ID $49,234 Kimberly, ID $48,405 Malta, ID $49,196

Minidoka, ID $49,296 Murtaugh, ID $49,065 Oakley, ID $49,233 Paul, ID $49,246 Picabo, ID $49,184 Richfield, ID $49,233 Rupert, ID $49,297 Shoshone, ID $49,252

Sun Valley, ID $49,357 Wendell, ID $49,348 Idaho Falls, ID $49,254 Ashton, ID $49,331 Chester, ID $49,492 Driggs, ID $49,829 Dubois, ID $49,183 Felt, ID $49,713

Hamer, ID $49,286 Iona, ID $49,247 Irwin, ID $51,599 Island Park, ID $49,273 Lewisville, ID $49,244 Macks Inn, ID $49,467 Menan, ID $49,237 Monteview, ID $49,178

Newdale, ID $49,582 Parker, ID $49,634 Rexburg, ID $49,229 Rigby, ID $49,247 Ririe, ID $49,544 Roberts, ID $49,230 Saint Anthony, ID $49,436 Spencer, ID $49,188

Sugar City, ID $49,222 Swan Valley, ID $49,872 Terreton, ID $49,220 Teton, ID $49,595 Tetonia, ID $49,629 Ucon, ID $49,254 Victor, ID $51,350 Carmen, ID $49,332

Gibbonsville, ID $49,319 Leadore, ID $49,147 Lemhi, ID $49,192 North Fork, ID $49,279 Salmon, ID $49,310 Tendoy, ID $49,244 Shoup, ID $49,050 Lewiston, ID $49,713

Ahsahka, ID $49,279 Cottonwood, ID $49,272 Craigmont, ID $49,215 Culdesac, ID $49,320 Elk City, ID $49,149 Ferdinand, ID $49,244 Grangeville, ID $49,281 Fenn, ID $49,280

Greencreek, ID $49,242 Juliaetta, ID $49,360

Software Test Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software Test Technician'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

$43,940

Average $50,693/year

$57,703

$3,662

Average $4,224/month

$4,809

$845

Average $975/week

$1,110

$21

Average $24/hour

$28

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$57,703	$4,809	$1,110	$28
Average	$50,693	$4,224	$975	$24
25th Percentile	$43,940	$3,662	$845	$21

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