Software QA Analyst Salary in Montana

How much does a Software QA Analyst make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software QA Analyst in Montana is $71,395 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $34.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $81,145
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,372 to $76,498
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,799

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Software QA Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,498	$6,375	$1,471	$37
Average	$71,395	$5,950	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$66,372	$5,531	$1,276	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Software QA Analyst Salaries

A Software QA Analyst'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 QA Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software QA Analyst'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): $71,019
Early Career (1-2 years): $91,152
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $110,512
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $127,616
Expert (over 8 years): $149,215

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software QA Analyst	$71,019
Software ... Level Software QA Analyst	$91,152
Software ... Level Software QA Analyst	$110,512
Software ... Level Software QA Analyst	$127,616
Software ... Level Software QA Analyst	$149,215

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How Do Software QA Analyst 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 QA Analysts. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $83,728.
California: $83,411.
Massachusetts: $82,299.

District of Columbia $83,728 California $83,411 Massachusetts $82,299 Washington $81,997 New Jersey $81,966 Alaska $81,861 Connecticut $80,817 New York $80,394

Hawaii $79,040 Rhode Island $78,405 Maryland $77,974 Minnesota $77,384 Colorado $77,157 Illinois $77,081 Oregon $76,794 Delaware $76,582

New Hampshire $76,449 Virginia $76,151 Pennsylvania $75,282 Nevada $74,843 North Dakota $74,699 Michigan $74,472 Wisconsin $74,389 Vermont $74,223

Texas $73,762 Maine $73,731 Arizona $73,686 Ohio $73,633 Georgia $72,937 Indiana $72,589 Wyoming $72,521 Utah $72,415

Iowa $72,370 Kansas $72,007 Louisiana $71,901 North Carolina $71,863 Missouri $71,848 Florida $71,553 Montana $71,395 Nebraska $71,243

Kentucky $71,160 South Carolina $70,858 Tennessee $70,669 Idaho $70,593 New Mexico $70,041 Oklahoma $69,920 Alabama $69,474 South Dakota $68,725

Arkansas $68,317 West Virginia $68,097 Mississippi $67,440

Top Paying Cities for Software QA Analysts

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:

Absarokee: $70,960
Acton: $72,678
Ashland: $70,905

Absarokee, MT $70,960 Acton, MT $72,678 Ashland, MT $70,905 Ballantine, MT $72,567 Bearcreek, MT $70,950 Belfry, MT $71,022 Bighorn, MT $70,789 Big Timber, MT $70,901

Birney, MT $70,855 Boyd, MT $71,599 Bridger, MT $71,321 Broadview, MT $72,276 Busby, MT $70,936 Clyde Park, MT $70,914 Columbus, MT $71,497 Cooke City, MT $70,775

Crow Agency, MT $70,996 Custer, MT $71,015 Decker, MT $70,923 Edgar, MT $72,408 Emigrant, MT $70,908 Fishtail, MT $70,847 Fromberg, MT $72,122 Gardiner, MT $70,910

Garryowen, MT $70,968 Grass Range, MT $70,836 Greycliff, MT $70,905 Hardin, MT $71,586 Fort Smith, MT $71,364 Harlowton, MT $70,876 Huntley, MT $72,924 Hysham, MT $70,825

Ingomar, MT $70,691 Joliet, MT $72,130 Lame Deer, MT $70,977 Laurel, MT $72,903 Lavina, MT $71,074 Livingston, MT $70,992 Lodge Grass, MT $71,008 Mc Leod, MT $70,753

Martinsdale, MT $70,799 Melstone, MT $70,825 Melville, MT $70,771 Molt, MT $72,474 Mosby, MT $70,728 Musselshell, MT $70,801 Nye, MT $70,839 Otter, MT $70,907

Park City, MT $72,403 Pompeys Pillar, MT $72,116 Pray, MT $70,871 Pryor, MT $72,157 Rapelje, MT $71,323 Red Lodge, MT $70,965 Reed Point, MT $70,877 Roberts, MT $71,264

Roscoe, MT $70,824 Roundup, MT $70,959 Ryegate, MT $70,812 Saint Xavier, MT $71,299 Sanders, MT $70,911 Sand Springs, MT $70,735 Shawmut, MT $70,790 Shepherd, MT $72,605

Silver Gate, MT $70,966 Springdale, MT $70,861 Sumatra, MT $70,735 Teigen, MT $70,838 Two Dot, MT $70,782 Wilsall, MT $70,845 Winnett, MT $70,787 Worden, MT $72,027

Wyola, MT $71,039 Billings, MT $72,988 Baker, MT $71,152 Wolf Point, MT $70,908 Antelope, MT $70,995 Bainville, MT $71,239 Brockton, MT $70,873 Brockway, MT $70,774

Circle, MT $70,828 Crane, MT $71,288 Culbertson, MT $71,029 Dagmar, MT $71,062 Fairview, MT $71,268 Flaxville, MT $70,818 Fort Peck, MT $70,784 Frazer, MT $70,865

Froid, MT $70,933 Glasgow, MT $70,903 Saint Marie, MT $71,204 Glentana, MT $70,784 Hinsdale, MT $70,768 Homestead, MT $70,933 Lambert, MT $70,890 Larslan, MT $70,774

Medicine Lake, MT $70,923 Nashua, MT $70,866 Opheim, MT $70,763 Outlook, MT $70,870 Peerless, MT $70,777 Plentywood, MT $70,982 Poplar, MT $70,921 Raymond, MT $70,929

Redstone, MT $70,779 Reserve, MT $70,849 Richey, MT $70,808 Richland, MT $70,768 Saco, MT $70,809 Savage, MT $71,019 Scobey, MT $70,873 Sidney, MT $71,286

Vandalia, MT $70,802 Vida, MT $70,824 Westby, MT $71,048 Whitetail, MT $70,767 Miles City, MT $70,914 Alzada, MT $70,853 Angela, MT $70,725 Alberton, MT $70,830

Arlee, MT $70,857 Bonner, MT $70,833 Charlo, MT $70,877 Clinton, MT $70,881 Condon, MT $70,754 Conner, MT $70,894 Corvallis, MT $70,988 Darby, MT $70,758

De Borgia, MT $70,611 Dixon, MT $70,815 Drummond, MT $70,853 Florence, MT $70,971 Frenchtown, MT $70,942 Grantsdale, MT $70,950 Hall, MT $70,839 Hamilton, MT $70,951

Pinesdale, MT $71,114 Haugan, MT $70,594 Helmville, MT $70,700 Heron, MT $70,621 Hot Springs, MT $70,749 Huson, MT $70,849 Lolo, MT $70,929 Lonepine, MT $70,775

Milltown, MT $71,108 Noxon, MT $70,592 Ovando, MT $70,693 Pablo, MT $71,131 Paradise, MT $70,855 Philipsburg, MT $70,839 Plains, MT $70,799 Polson, MT $70,910

Ravalli, MT $70,864 Ronan, MT $70,919 Saint Ignatius, MT $70,901 Saint Regis, MT $70,750 Saltese, MT $70,566 Seeley Lake, MT $70,873 Stevensville, MT $70,985 Sula, MT $70,733

Superior, MT $70,802 Thompson Falls, MT $70,701 Trout Creek, MT $70,635 Victor, MT $70,942 Kalispell, MT $70,971 Big Arm, MT $70,877 Bigfork, MT $70,874 Columbia Falls, MT $70,964

Coram, MT $70,873 Dayton, MT $70,887 Elmo, MT $70,804 Essex, MT $70,758 Eureka, MT $70,894 Fortine, MT $70,824 Hungry Horse, MT $71,046 Kila, MT $70,817

Lake Mc Donald, MT $70,881 Lakeside, MT $70,933 Libby, MT $70,787 Marion, MT $70,777 Martin City, MT $70,931 Olney, MT $70,767 Polebridge, MT $70,643 Proctor, MT $70,784

Rexford, MT $70,836 Rollins, MT $70,827 Somers, MT $70,924 Stryker, MT $70,754 Trego, MT $70,807 Troy, MT $70,592 West Glacier, MT $70,665 Whitefish, MT $70,929

Bloomfield, MT $70,846 Boyes, MT $70,869 Broadus, MT $70,890 Brusett, MT $70,777 Capitol, MT $70,721 Cohagen, MT $70,750 Colstrip, MT $71,038 Ekalaka, MT $70,874

Fallon, MT $70,948 Forsyth, MT $70,855 Glendive, MT $71,089 Hammond, MT $70,824 Hathaway, MT $70,903 Ismay, MT $70,846 Jordan, MT $70,792 Kinsey, MT $70,877

Lindsay, MT $70,787 Mildred, MT $70,948 Olive, MT $70,802 Plevna, MT $71,009 Powderville, MT $70,732 Rosebud, MT $70,767 Terry, MT $70,814 Volborg, MT $70,768

Wibaux, MT $71,061 Willard, MT $71,032 Great Falls, MT $67,855 Malmstrom A F B, MT $67,855 Augusta, MT $70,765 Babb, MT $70,791 Belt, MT $68,688 Black Eagle, MT $67,855

Brady, MT $70,093 Browning, MT $70,886 Buffalo, MT $70,832 Bynum, MT $70,823 Carter, MT $69,034 Cascade, MT $69,988 Choteau, MT $70,824 Coffee Creek, MT $70,830

Conrad, MT $70,889 Cut Bank, MT $70,841 Denton, MT $70,813 Dupuyer, MT $70,758 Dutton, MT $69,291 East Glacier Park, MT $70,728 Ethridge, MT $70,749 Fairfield, MT $70,266

Floweree, MT $67,998 Forest Grove, MT $70,802 Fort Benton, MT $70,315 Fort Shaw, MT $68,784 Galata, MT $70,768 Geraldine, MT $70,799 Geyser, MT $70,289 Heart Butte, MT $70,885

Highwood, MT $68,786 Hilger, MT $70,830 Hobson, MT $70,840 Judith Gap, MT $70,827 Kevin, MT $70,815 Ledger, MT $70,784 Lewistown, MT $70,955 Loma, MT $70,798

Lothair, MT $70,792 Moccasin, MT $70,845 Monarch, MT $70,061 Moore, MT $70,883 Neihart, MT $70,583 Oilmont, MT $70,778 Pendroy, MT $70,758 Power, MT $68,518

Raynesford, MT $69,979 Roy, MT $70,765 Sand Coulee, MT $67,855 Shelby, MT $70,890 Simms, MT $69,319 Stanford, MT $70,836 Stockett, MT $68,554 Sunburst, MT $70,840

Sun River, MT $68,428 Sweet Grass, MT $70,796 Biddle, MT $70,915 Ulm, MT $67,888 Valier, MT $70,830 Vaughn, MT $68,136 Winifred, MT $70,805 Havre, MT $70,939

Big Sandy, MT $70,819 Box Elder, MT $70,960 Chester, MT $70,829 Chinook, MT $70,842 Dodson, MT $70,815 Gildford, MT $70,803 Harlem, MT $70,901 Hays, MT $70,929

Hingham, MT $70,804 Hogeland, MT $70,792 Inverness, MT $70,787 Joplin, MT $70,804 Kremlin, MT $70,802 Lloyd, MT $70,698 Loring, MT $70,765 Malta, MT $70,853

Rudyard, MT $70,820 Turner, MT $70,808 Whitewater, MT $70,777 Whitlash, MT $70,728 Zortman, MT $70,860 Zurich, MT $70,763 Helena, MT $67,659 Basin, MT $69,137

Boulder, MT $69,894 Canyon Creek, MT $68,414 Clancy, MT $67,774 East Helena, MT $67,613 Fort Harrison, MT $67,613 Jefferson City, MT $68,260 Lincoln, MT $70,821 Marysville, MT $68,330

Radersburg, MT $70,006 Ringling, MT $70,742 Toston, MT $70,275 Townsend, MT $69,233 White Sulphur Springs, MT $70,535 Winston, MT $68,401 Wolf Creek, MT $69,844 Butte, MT $70,818

Alder, MT $70,794 Anaconda, MT $70,975 Avon, MT $69,087 Belgrade, MT $71,060 Bozeman, MT $71,105 Big Sky, MT $71,052 Cameron, MT $70,747 Cardwell, MT $70,901

Deer Lodge, MT $70,388 Dell, MT $70,554 Dillon, MT $70,849 Divide, MT $70,829 Elliston, MT $68,512 Ennis, MT $70,944 Gallatin Gateway, MT $70,903 Garrison, MT $70,040

Glen, MT $70,826 Gold Creek, MT $70,507 Harrison, MT $70,920 Jackson, MT $70,644 Lima, MT $70,604 Mc Allister, MT $70,930 Manhattan, MT $71,039 Melrose, MT $70,834

Norris, MT $70,833 Polaris, MT $70,748 Pony, MT $70,936 Ramsay, MT $70,973 Sheridan, MT $70,960 Silver Star, MT $70,958 Three Forks, MT $70,983 Twin Bridges, MT $70,899

Virginia City, MT $70,924 Warm Springs, MT $70,965 West Yellowstone, MT $70,885 Whitehall, MT $70,973 Willow Creek, MT $70,952 Wisdom, MT $70,662 Wise River, MT $70,786 Missoula, MT $71,215

Software QA Analyst Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Software QA Analyst'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

$66,372

Average $71,395/year

$76,498

$5,531

Average $5,950/month

$6,375

$1,276

Average $1,373/week

$1,471

$32

Average $34/hour

$37

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$76,498	$6,375	$1,471	$37
Average	$71,395	$5,950	$1,373	$34
25th Percentile	$66,372	$5,531	$1,276	$32

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