Software Quality Manager Salary in San Jose, CA

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How much does a Software Quality Manager make in San Jose, CA? The average Software Quality Manager salary in San Jose, CA is $179,329 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $163,737 and $198,143. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Software Quality Assurance Manager

CAPSA HEALTHCARE - Portland , OR

We are seeking a full-time Software QA Engineering Manager who is part of a dynamic engineering team working to develop healthcare products that enhance patient care, safety and caregiver workflow

ZipRecruiter - 43 days ago

Senior Manager, Software Quality Engineering

ServiceNow - Kirkland , WA

... software product quality engineering experience including test planning, implementation and execution. * 5 + years of Experience in a management position for technical teams * Advanced working ...

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 49 days ago

Software Quality Engineer

Curtiss-Wright Corporation - Santa Clarita , CA

Software Quality Engineer-Onsite position We have an opportunity for a Software Quality Engineer to ... Assists with software configuration management activities (test scripts, source code control ...

LinkedIn - 13 days ago

Software Quality Assurance Tester

Anatomage, Inc. - Santa Clara , CA

About the Role We are seeking a dedicated Software QA Tester to join our dynamic team. This role ... manager of Anatomage, Inc. W

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 7 days ago

Sr. Software Quality Assurance Engineer

Cerbo - Portland , OR

As Software Quality Assurance Engineer, you will be responsible for testing our platform code ... Work together with internal teams (e.g. developers and product managers) on projects and teams

ZipRecruiter ATS Jobs for ZipSearch/ZipAlerts - 9 days ago

Software QA engineers (C++, Python, Linux)

Alignity Solutions - San Jose , CA

Employee Glassdoor Reviews If you are a Software QA engineers (C++, Python, Linux) and looking for ... Experience with Jira, Confluence, and other commercial test case management tools (e.g., qTest ...

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What does a Software Quality Manager do?

Common responsibilities of a Software Quality Manager

Review and approve software documentation for development and/ or manufacturing programs where KMC has software development or test engagement, and perform quality assurance testing across product specific and non-product specific software within KMC Systems.

January 03, 2023

Leading projects, initiatives, and teams involving defining innovative software processes that increase the velocity, quality, and transparency of software development processes for on-time delivery of reliable, maintainable, and reusable capabilities.

January 16, 2023

Assists with the design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation of new or modified software applications meet business requirements and enterprise performance and architecture standards.

February 25, 2023

Actively participate in release / project meetings with business users and development team members to coordinate the creation of end-to-end test plans.

February 25, 2023

Develop test cases, and a unit & stringtesting application suite with robust coding to validate major components oflarge, mission critical, real-time distributed applications to ensure properoperations and report on failed components between builds.

March 10, 2023

Demonstrated expertise to effectively communicate within all levels of the organization around regulatory requirements and concepts of quality management, including, internal audit, change management, document control, nonconforming event management including Corrective & Preventive Action (CAPA), etc.

March 30, 2023

Manages headcount, deliverables, schedules, and costs for multiple ongoing projects, ensuring that resources are appropriately allocated and that goals, objectives, timelines, and budgets are met in accordance with program and organizational roadmaps.

March 31, 2023

Drives the development and maintenance of solutions and participants in various phases of the development life cycle.

April 30, 2023

Create and maintain best practices for the planning, execution and evaluation of tests to ensure the conformance of the Velogicaâ”¬Â« system to business requirements and technical specifications, both for system enhancements and existing functionality.

May 08, 2023

Provides direct and ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors designing and implementing quality assurance and test processes and coordinating projects for end-user applications, systems software, and firmware running on hardware, local, networked, and Internet-based platforms.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Software Quality Manager in San Jose, CA

Average Base Salary

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163737

198143

179329

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

176082

219897

195963

What is the average salary for Software Quality Manager in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Software Quality Manager in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Software Quality Manager ranges from $163,737 to $198,143 with the average base salary of $179,329. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $176,082 to $219,897 with the average total cash compensation of $195,963.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$179,329	$163,737 - $198,143
Bonus	$16,634	$12,344 - $21,753
Total Pay	$195,963	$176,082 - $219,897

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Software Quality Manager Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $163,737 - $198,143	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $145,120 - $175,613	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $163,424 - $197,764	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $158,910 - $192,302	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $159,171 - $192,617	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $163,085 - $197,354	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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