Software Test Technician Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Software Test Technician make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Technician in Massachusetts is $59,100 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $28.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,711
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $51,227 to $67,271
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $44,059

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Software Test Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,271	$5,606	$1,294	$32
Average	$59,100	$4,925	$1,137	$28
25th Percentile	$51,227	$4,269	$985	$25

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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): $52,586
Early Career (1-2 years): $59,646
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $71,165
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $79,986
Expert (over 8 years): $132,692

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Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$52,586
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$59,646
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$71,165
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$79,986
Software ... Level Software Test Technician	$132,692

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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:

Agawam: $56,019
Amherst: $56,428
Barre: $56,992

Agawam, MA $56,019 Amherst, MA $56,428 Barre, MA $56,992 Belchertown, MA $56,376 Blandford, MA $56,270 Bondsville, MA $56,386 Brimfield, MA $56,691 Chester, MA $56,037

Chesterfield, MA $56,044 Chicopee, MA $56,012 Cummington, MA $55,892 Easthampton, MA $56,144 East Longmeadow, MA $56,052 East Otis, MA $56,280 Feeding Hills, MA $56,050 Gilbertville, MA $56,838

Goshen, MA $56,039 Granby, MA $56,160 Granville, MA $56,460 Hadley, MA $56,279 Hampden, MA $56,167 Hardwick, MA $56,869 Hatfield, MA $56,289 Haydenville, MA $56,220

Holyoke, MA $56,063 Huntington, MA $56,113 Leeds, MA $56,150 Leverett, MA $56,499 Ludlow, MA $56,115 Monson, MA $56,389 North Amherst, MA $56,390 Northampton, MA $56,189

Florence, MA $56,155 North Hatfield, MA $56,263 Oakham, MA $56,970 Palmer, MA $56,455 Plainfield, MA $55,875 Russell, MA $56,262 Shutesbury, MA $56,586 Southampton, MA $56,113

South Barre, MA $56,969 South Hadley, MA $56,129 Southwick, MA $56,250 Thorndike, MA $56,382 Three Rivers, MA $56,305 Wales, MA $56,641 Ware, MA $56,645 Warren, MA $56,736

West Chesterfield, MA $56,037 Westfield, MA $56,131 West Hatfield, MA $56,233 West Springfield, MA $56,015 West Warren, MA $56,652 Whately, MA $56,267 Wheelwright, MA $56,933 Wilbraham, MA $56,142

Williamsburg, MA $56,104 Woronoco, MA $56,205 Worthington, MA $55,922 Springfield, MA $56,010 Longmeadow, MA $56,029 Indian Orchard, MA $56,035 Pittsfield, MA $55,711 Adams, MA $55,653

Ashley Falls, MA $56,401 Becket, MA $55,867 Berkshire, MA $55,706 Cheshire, MA $55,689 Dalton, MA $55,711 Glendale, MA $55,730 Great Barrington, MA $56,088 Hinsdale, MA $55,755

Housatonic, MA $55,738 Lanesboro, MA $55,667 Lee, MA $55,769 Lenox, MA $55,700 Lenox Dale, MA $55,708 Middlefield, MA $55,801 Mill River, MA $56,263 Monterey, MA $56,078

North Adams, MA $55,625 North Egremont, MA $56,023 Otis, MA $56,128 Richmond, MA $55,651 Sandisfield, MA $56,416 Savoy, MA $55,755 Sheffield, MA $56,311 South Egremont, MA $56,201

Southfield, MA $56,443 South Lee, MA $55,819 Stockbridge, MA $55,701 Tyringham, MA $55,932 West Stockbridge, MA $55,663 Williamstown, MA $55,454 Windsor, MA $55,745 Greenfield, MA $56,352

Ashfield, MA $56,011 Athol, MA $57,017 Bernardston, MA $56,450 Buckland, MA $56,016 Charlemont, MA $55,903 Colrain, MA $56,247 Conway, MA $56,209 Deerfield, MA $56,338

Drury, MA $55,788 Erving, MA $56,647 Heath, MA $55,971 Lake Pleasant, MA $56,537 Millers Falls, MA $56,588 Monroe Bridge, MA $55,704 Montague, MA $56,513 Gill, MA $56,544

New Salem, MA $56,745 Northfield, MA $56,582 Orange, MA $56,826 Petersham, MA $56,979 Rowe, MA $55,817 Royalston, MA $56,867 Shelburne Falls, MA $56,183 South Deerfield, MA $56,306

Sunderland, MA $56,443 Turners Falls, MA $56,507 Warwick, MA $56,613 Wendell, MA $56,666 Wendell Depot, MA $56,685 Fitchburg, MA $57,406 Ashburnham, MA $57,230 Ashby, MA $57,392

Ayer, MA $57,903 Devens, MA $57,772 Baldwinville, MA $57,069 East Templeton, MA $57,130 Gardner, MA $57,193 Westminster, MA $57,198 Groton, MA $57,948 Harvard, MA $57,840

Hubbardston, MA $57,139 Leominster, MA $57,418 Littleton, MA $58,045 Lunenburg, MA $57,600 Pepperell, MA $57,938 Shirley, MA $57,764 Still River, MA $57,696 Templeton, MA $57,128

Townsend, MA $57,727 West Groton, MA $57,843 West Townsend, MA $57,594 Winchendon, MA $57,028 Winchendon Springs, MA $57,080 Auburn, MA $56,906 North Dartmouth, MA $57,243 South Dartmouth, MA $57,247

North Attleboro, MA $56,961 Plainville, MA $57,353 Attleboro Falls, MA $57,042 North Dighton, MA $57,166 Norton, MA $57,934 Raynham, MA $58,242 Raynham Center, MA $58,182 Rehoboth, MA $56,582

Rochester, MA $57,381 Seekonk, MA $56,322 Swansea, MA $56,686 Berkley, MA $57,439 Taunton, MA $57,780 Westport, MA $57,224 Westport Point, MA $57,218 Berlin, MA $57,314

Cataumet, MA $57,507 Blackstone, MA $57,092 Boylston, MA $57,000 Brookfield, MA $56,880 Charlton, MA $56,950 Charlton City, MA $56,952 Charlton Depot, MA $56,952 Clinton, MA $57,238

East Brookfield, MA $56,926 Douglas, MA $57,024 East Princeton, MA $57,141 Fiskdale, MA $56,855 Grafton, MA $56,971 Holden, MA $56,918 Holland, MA $56,762 Jefferson, MA $56,967

Lancaster, MA $57,510 Leicester, MA $56,911 Linwood, MA $57,115 Manchaug, MA $56,982 Millbury, MA $56,910 Millville, MA $57,053 New Braintree, MA $56,911 Northborough, MA $57,087

Northbridge, MA $57,097 North Brookfield, MA $56,929 North Grafton, MA $56,937 North Oxford, MA $56,932 North Uxbridge, MA $57,064 Oxford, MA $56,961 Princeton, MA $57,134 Rochdale, MA $56,915

Rutland, MA $57,001 Shrewsbury, MA $56,918 Southbridge, MA $56,939 South Grafton, MA $57,006 South Lancaster, MA $57,374 Spencer, MA $56,930 Sterling, MA $57,206 Sturbridge, MA $56,898

Upton, MA $57,165 Uxbridge, MA $57,082 Webster, MA $57,004 Dudley, MA $56,984 Westborough, MA $57,133 West Boylston, MA $56,977 West Brookfield, MA $56,818 West Millbury, MA $56,916

Whitinsville, MA $57,080 Sutton, MA $56,975 Worcester, MA $56,895 East Walpole, MA $58,677 Cherry Valley, MA $56,901 Paxton, MA $56,920 Framingham, MA $58,222 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $58,127

Boxborough, MA $57,941 Acton, MA $58,124 Ashland, MA $57,868 Bedford, MA $58,365 Hanscom Afb, MA $58,683 Bolton, MA $57,611 Carlisle, MA $58,185 Concord, MA $58,331

Fayville, MA $57,761 Holliston, MA $57,852 Hopedale, MA $57,370 Hopkinton, MA $57,438 Hudson, MA $57,694 Marlborough, MA $57,600 Maynard, MA $58,106 Mendon, MA $57,266

Milford, MA $57,463 Natick, MA $58,936 Sherborn, MA $58,534 Southborough, MA $57,593 Foxboro, MA $58,211 Franklin, MA $57,589 Greenbush, MA $58,772 Green Harbor, MA $58,455

Hingham, MA $59,156 Hull, MA $59,752 Humarock, MA $58,527 Mansfield, MA $58,124 Marshfield, MA $58,486 Marshfield Hills, MA $58,583 Medfield, MA $58,650 Medway, MA $57,842

Millis, MA $58,273 Minot, MA $58,772 Norfolk, MA $58,103 North Marshfield, MA $58,455 North Scituate, MA $58,871 Norwell, MA $58,713 Norwood, MA $59,011 Ocean Bluff, MA $58,455

Scituate, MA $58,829 Sharon, MA $58,522 Sheldonville, MA $57,600 South Walpole, MA $58,310 Stoughton, MA $58,568 Walpole, MA $58,537 Westwood, MA $59,354 Wrentham, MA $57,591

Boston, MA $60,343 Roxbury, MA $60,339 Roxbury Crossing, MA $60,340 Dorchester, MA $60,323 Dorchester Center, MA $60,280 Mattapan, MA $60,242 Charlestown, MA $60,336 Jamaica Plain, MA $60,314

Roslindale, MA $60,231 West Roxbury, MA $60,142 Allston, MA $60,325 Brighton, MA $60,295 Hyde Park, MA $60,048 Readville, MA $60,013 Cambridge, MA $60,303 Somerville, MA $60,331

Malden, MA $60,212 Everett, MA $60,297 Chelsea, MA $60,304 Revere, MA $60,210 Winthrop, MA $60,263 Medford, MA $60,238 West Medford, MA $60,190 Quincy, MA $59,847

Melrose, MA $60,023 Stoneham, MA $59,746 Braintree, MA $59,218 Milton, MA $59,942 Milton Village, MA $60,136 Weymouth, MA $59,136 East Weymouth, MA $59,202 South Weymouth, MA $58,714

North Weymouth, MA $59,713 East Boston, MA $60,343 Brockton, MA $58,540 Avon, MA $58,566 Bridgewater, MA $58,409 Bryantville, MA $58,453 Carver, MA $57,854 Duxbury, MA $58,294

East Bridgewater, MA $58,520 Easton, MA $58,529 Elmwood, MA $58,494 Halifax, MA $58,399 Hanover, MA $58,591 Hanson, MA $58,481 Holbrook, MA $58,592 Middleboro, MA $57,782

Manomet, MA $57,952 Lakeville, MA $57,610 Monponsett, MA $58,419 Abington, MA $58,569 North Carver, MA $58,020 North Easton, MA $58,540 North Pembroke, MA $58,495 Pembroke, MA $58,470

Plymouth, MA $57,875 Kingston, MA $58,243 South Carver, MA $57,778 Plympton, MA $58,219 Randolph, MA $58,804 Rockland, MA $58,596 South Easton, MA $58,496 West Bridgewater, MA $58,537

White Horse Beach, MA $57,985 Whitman, MA $58,547 Lexington, MA $59,275 Brookline, MA $60,313 Brookline Village, MA $60,322 Waltham, MA $59,638 North Waltham, MA $59,970 New Town, MA $60,157

Babson Park, MA $59,623 Newton, MA $60,205 Newton Center, MA $60,165 Newtonville, MA $60,124 Newton Highlands, MA $60,112 Newton Lower Falls, MA $59,840 Newton Upper Falls, MA $60,043 West Newton, MA $60,028

Auburndale, MA $59,909 Chestnut Hill, MA $60,273 Waban, MA $60,003 Watertown, MA $60,256 Arlington, MA $60,108 Arlington Heights, MA $60,078 Belmont, MA $60,148 Waverley, MA $60,203

Wellesley Hills, MA $59,622 Wellesley, MA $59,408 Needham, MA $59,737 Weston, MA $59,378 Needham Heights, MA $59,945 Nonantum, MA $60,157 Buzzards Bay, MA $57,646 Lincoln, MA $58,917

Stow, MA $57,903 Sudbury, MA $58,371 Wayland, MA $58,865 Woodville, MA $57,393 Woburn, MA $59,210 Burlington, MA $58,669 Andover, MA $57,485 Billerica, MA $58,178

Chelmsford, MA $58,217 Dracut, MA $58,116 Dunstable, MA $58,091 Haverhill, MA $57,431 Georgetown, MA $57,524 Groveland, MA $57,468 Lawrence, MA $57,362 Methuen, MA $57,372

North Andover, MA $57,431 Lowell, MA $58,225 Merrimac, MA $57,402 North Billerica, MA $58,201 North Chelmsford, MA $58,210 North Reading, MA $58,001 Nutting Lake, MA $58,205 Pinehurst, MA $58,270

Reading, MA $58,565 Tewksbury, MA $58,003 Tyngsboro, MA $58,148 Wakefield, MA $59,283 West Boxford, MA $57,536 Westford, MA $58,152 Wilmington, MA $58,053 Winchester, MA $59,865

Lynn, MA $59,790 Saugus, MA $59,866 Swampscott, MA $59,502 Nahant, MA $59,968 Amesbury, MA $57,370 Beverly, MA $58,442 Boxford, MA $57,511 Byfield, MA $57,562

Danvers, MA $58,328 Essex, MA $57,992 Gloucester, MA $58,055 Hamilton, MA $58,105 Hathorne, MA $58,133 Chilmark, MA $57,428 East Falmouth, MA $57,535 East Sandwich, MA $57,779

East Wareham, MA $57,633 Edgartown, MA $57,608 Falmouth, MA $57,454 Woods Hole, MA $57,339 Menemsha, MA $57,449 Monument Beach, MA $57,548 Nantucket, MA $57,937 North Falmouth, MA $57,474

Oak Bluffs, MA $57,550 Onset, MA $57,562 Pocasset, MA $57,526 Sagamore, MA $57,728 Sagamore Beach, MA $57,756 Sandwich, MA $57,735 Siasconset, MA $57,877 Silver Beach, MA $57,448

Vineyard Haven, MA $57,493 Wareham, MA $57,514 West Chop, MA $57,509 West Falmouth, MA $57,438 West Tisbury, MA $57,478 West Wareham, MA $57,489 Hyannis, MA $57,979 Barnstable, MA $57,853

Brewster, MA $57,933 Centerville, MA $57,833 Chatham, MA $57,972 Cotuit, MA $57,717 Ipswich, MA $57,786 Cummaquid, MA $57,870 Lynnfield, MA $58,771 Manchester, MA $58,344

Marblehead, MA $59,032 Middleton, MA $57,878 Newburyport, MA $57,448 Newbury, MA $57,553 Salisbury, MA $57,327 Peabody, MA $58,859 Prides Crossing, MA $58,478 Rockport, MA $57,938

Rowley, MA $57,651 Salem, MA $58,840 South Hamilton, MA $58,011 Topsfield, MA $57,826 Wenham, MA $58,155 West Newbury, MA $57,467 Accord, MA $58,753 Bellingham, MA $57,353

Brant Rock, MA $58,337 Canton, MA $58,841 Cohasset, MA $59,145 Dedham, MA $59,845 Dover, MA $59,103 East Mansfield, MA $58,353 Dennis, MA $57,919 Dennis Port, MA $58,033

East Dennis, MA $57,876 Eastham, MA $57,854 East Orleans, MA $57,639 Forestdale, MA $57,658 Harwich, MA $57,982 Harwich Port, MA $58,008 Hyannis Port, MA $57,872 Marstons Mills, MA $57,769

Mashpee, MA $57,642 North Chatham, MA $57,960 North Eastham, MA $57,853 North Truro, MA $57,752 Orleans, MA $57,905 Osterville, MA $57,775 Provincetown, MA $57,841 South Chatham, MA $57,985

South Dennis, MA $57,985 South Harwich, MA $57,994 South Orleans, MA $57,923 South Wellfleet, MA $57,732 South Yarmouth, MA $58,017 Truro, MA $57,708 Wellfleet, MA $57,777 West Barnstable, MA $57,843

West Chatham, MA $57,980 West Dennis, MA $57,995 West Harwich, MA $58,009 West Hyannisport, MA $57,907 West Yarmouth, MA $57,971 Yarmouth Port, MA $57,944 Assonet, MA $57,296 Attleboro, MA $56,785

Chartley, MA $57,986 Cuttyhunk, MA $57,312 Dartmouth, MA $57,244 Dighton, MA $56,979 East Freetown, MA $57,308 East Taunton, MA $57,739 Fairhaven, MA $57,245 Fall River, MA $57,146

Somerset, MA $56,867 Marion, MA $57,370 Mattapoisett, MA $57,274 New Bedford, MA $57,242 Acushnet, MA $57,262

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

$51,227

Average $59,100/year

$67,271

$4,269

Average $4,925/month

$5,606

$985

Average $1,137/week

$1,294

$25

Average $28/hour

$32

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$67,271	$5,606	$1,294	$32
Average	$59,100	$4,925	$1,137	$28
25th Percentile	$51,227	$4,269	$985	$25

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