What are the main factors that influence a Software Test Analyst's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change a Software Test Analyst's salary?

A Software Test Analyst's salary grows with experience: starting around $89,718 for beginners, reaching about $92,983 at mid-level, and approach $96,337 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Software Test Analyst?

Software Test Analyst salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Software Test Analyst roles are District of Columbia $102,951, California $102,560, Massachusetts $101,194. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Software Test Analyst roles make?

Salaries for Software Test Analyst level roles vary by specialization: Senior Software Engineer in Test: $153,542; Software Test Manager: $139,993; Software Test Specialist: $133,629; Software Test Lead: $105,656; Software Engineer In Test: $89,013.

How do different companies affect a Software Test Analyst's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Software Test Analyst roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Software Test Analyst Salary in the United States

How much does a Software Test Analyst make in the United States?

As of January 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Analyst in the United States is $92,983 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $107,504
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,921 to $100,584
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,581

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Software Test Analyst Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,584	$8,382	$1,934	$48
Average	$92,983	$7,749	$1,788	$45
25th Percentile	$84,921	$7,077	$1,633	$41

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Key Factors That Influence Software Test Analyst Salaries

A Software Test 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Software Test Analyst Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Test 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): $89,718
Early Career (1-2 years): $89,964
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,983
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $96,113
Expert (over 8 years): $96,337

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Software Test Analyst	$89,718
Intermediate Level Software Test Analyst	$89,964
Senior Level Software Test Analyst	$92,983
Specialist Level Software Test Analyst	$96,113
Expert Level Software Test Analyst	$96,337

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

District of Columbia: $102,951.
California: $102,560.
Massachusetts: $101,194.

District of Columbia $102,951 California $102,560 Massachusetts $101,194 Washington $100,822 New Jersey $100,784 Alaska $100,654 Connecticut $99,371 New York $98,850

Hawaii $97,186 Rhode Island $96,405 Maryland $95,875 Minnesota $95,150 Colorado $94,871 Illinois $94,778 Oregon $94,424 Delaware $94,164

New Hampshire $94,000 Virginia $93,634 Pennsylvania $92,565 Nevada $92,025 North Dakota $91,849 Michigan $91,570 Wisconsin $91,468 Vermont $91,263

Texas $90,696 Maine $90,659 Arizona $90,603 Ohio $90,538 Georgia $89,682 Indiana $89,255 Wyoming $89,171 Utah $89,041

Iowa $88,985 Kansas $88,539 Louisiana $88,408 North Carolina $88,362 Missouri $88,343 Florida $87,981 Montana $87,785 Nebraska $87,599

Kentucky $87,497 South Carolina $87,125 Tennessee $86,893 Idaho $86,800 New Mexico $86,121 Oklahoma $85,972 Alabama $85,424 South Dakota $84,503

Arkansas $84,001 West Virginia $83,731 Mississippi $82,922

Top Paying Cities for Software Test 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:

San Jose: $117,280
San Francisco: $116,127
Oakland: $113,551

San Jose, CA $117,280

San Francisco, CA $116,127

Oakland, CA $113,551

New York, NY $107,758

Queens Village, NY $107,061

Paramus, NJ $106,317

Passaic, NJ $106,224

Bergenfield, NJ $106,131

Stamford, CT $105,992

Huntington, NY $105,899

Newark, NJ $105,294

Bridgeport, CT $105,108

New Brunswick, NJ $104,801

Vallejo, CA $104,606

Middlesex, NJ $104,550

Somerset, NJ $104,467

Petaluma, CA $104,253

Santa Cruz, CA $103,890

Boston, MA $103,704

Monterey, CA $103,239

Fairbanks, AK $103,174

Los Angeles, CA $102,997

Washington, DC $102,951

Seattle, WA $102,784

Santa Rosa, CA $102,765

Juneau, AK $102,495

Orange, CA $102,189

Anchorage, AK $102,021

Anaheim, CA $101,956

Santa Ana, CA $101,817

Nassau, NY $101,761

Long Beach, CA $101,724

Danbury, CT $101,696

Santa Maria, CA $101,380

Everett, WA $101,361

Bremerton, WA $100,905

Trenton, NJ $100,729

Sacramento, CA $100,692

San Diego, CA $100,645

Brockton, MA $100,608

Tacoma, WA $100,571

Santa Barbara, CA $100,440

Lowell, MA $100,069

New Suffolk, NY $100,031

Nashua, NH $99,920

Lompoc, CA $99,771

Ventura, CA $99,678

Stockton, CA $99,650

New Haven, CT $99,464

Atlantic City, NJ $99,222

Hartford, CT $99,018

Modesto, CA $98,971

Poughkeepsie, NY $98,767

New Britain, CT $98,720

Olympia, WA $98,590

Kennewick, WA $98,590

New London, CT $98,571

Norwich, CT $98,544

Lawrence, MA $98,497

Bakersfield, CA $98,237

Riverside, CA $98,107

New Bedford, MA $98,107

Richland, WA $98,014

Portsmouth, NH $97,939

Vineland, NJ $97,921

San Bernardino, CA $97,846

Boulder, CO $97,586

Worcester, MA $97,511

Portland, OR $97,428

Saint Paul, MN $97,316

Minneapolis, MN $97,316

Philadelphia, PA $97,186

Honolulu, HI $96,693

Springfield, MA $96,368

Providence, RI $96,358

Chicago, IL $96,089

Bellingham, WA $95,977

Baltimore, MD $95,875

Chico, CA $95,643

Wilmington, DE $95,484

Pittsfield, MA $95,391

Manchester, NH $95,215

Spokane, WA $94,806

Denver, CO $94,796

Albany, NY $94,359

Troy, NY $94,322

Schenectady, NY $94,127

Burlington, VT $93,922

Portland, ME $93,597

Salem, OR $93,523

Yakima, WA $93,504

Ann Arbor, MI $93,476

Rochester, MN $93,216

Fresno, CA $93,169

Reno, NV $93,169

Milwaukee, WI $93,085

Detroit, MI $92,992

Allentown, PA $92,965

Carson City, NV $92,955

Houston, TX $92,816

Colorado Springs, CO $92,807

Syracuse, NY $92,760

Eugene, OR $92,583

Bismarck, ND $92,472

Gary, IN $92,472

Galveston, TX $92,472

Springfield, OR $92,397

Medford, OR $92,174

Fort Collins, CO $92,137

Austin, TX $92,063

Mesa, AZ $91,867

Phoenix, AZ $91,849

Dallas, TX $91,821

Reading, PA $91,765

Saint Cloud, MN $91,728

Concord, NH $91,644

Madison, WI $91,607

Utica, NY $91,356

Raleigh, NC $91,282

Las Vegas, NV $91,272

Rochester, NY $91,207

Des Moines, IA $91,198

Atlanta, GA $91,049

Battle Creek, MI $91,021

Salt Lake City, UT $90,993

Lancaster, PA $90,854

Champaign, IL $90,835

Harrisburg, PA $90,724

Durham, NC $90,640

Kansas City, MO $90,631

Kansas City, KS $90,612

Fort Worth, TX $90,603

Boca Raton, FL $90,566

Cleveland, OH $90,556

Columbus, OH $90,538

Pittsburgh, PA $90,528

Richmond, VA $90,491

Indianapolis, IN $90,473

Cincinnati, OH $90,352

Petersburg, VA $90,212

Billings, MT $90,008

Lansing, MI $90,008

Huntsville, AL $90,008

Lebanon, PA $89,998

Dayton, OH $89,989

Pueblo, CO $89,989

Appleton, WI $89,961

Buffalo, NY $89,924

Racine, WI $89,878

Charlotte, NC $89,868

Saint Louis, MO $89,840

Springfield, IL $89,803

Elkhart, IN $89,785

York, PA $89,785

Gastonia, NC $89,775

Benton Harbor, MI $89,775

Beaumont, TX $89,719

Lorain, OH $89,701

Toledo, OH $89,664

Binghamton, NY $89,617

Rock Hill, SC $89,608

Rockford, IL $89,561

Fargo, ND $89,515

Elyria, OH $89,515

Flagstaff, AZ $89,450

Fort Lauderdale, FL $89,394

Miami, FL $89,338

Duluth, MN $89,189

Bangor, ME $89,069

Cedar Rapids, IA $88,966

Louisville, KY $88,920

Grand Rapids, MI $88,901

Hialeah, FL $88,892

Casper, WY $88,762

Scranton, PA $88,650

New Orleans, LA $88,622

Virginia Beach, VA $88,613

Akron, OH $88,566

Peoria, IL $88,446

Sarasota, FL $88,427

Green Bay, WI $88,362

Baton Rouge, LA $88,315

Charleston, SC $88,297

Nashville, TN $88,269

Jamestown, NY $88,250

Davenport, IA $88,250

Tucson, AZ $88,204

Cheyenne, WY $88,176

Saint Petersburg, FL $88,148

Tampa, FL $88,129

Omaha, NE $88,111

Port Arthur, TX $88,074

Evansville, IN $88,074

Bradenton, FL $88,036

Santa Fe, NM $87,869

Orlando, FL $87,776

Clearwater, FL $87,674

Canton, OH $87,479

La Crosse, WI $87,479

Grand Forks, ND $87,451

Albuquerque, NM $87,423

Tulsa, OK $87,423

Newport News, VA $87,414

High Point, NC $87,386

Ogden, UT $87,348

Corpus Christi, TX $87,274

Laramie, WY $87,218

Norfolk, VA $87,218

Rock Island, IL $87,162

Saginaw, MI $87,144

Jacksonville, FL $87,135

Salisbury, NC $87,116

Memphis, TN $87,097

Moline, IL $87,051

Fort Myers, FL $87,023

Waterloo, IA $86,902

Spartanburg, SC $86,809

Lincoln, NE $86,763

Fort Wayne, IN $86,744

Birmingham, AL $86,642

Cedar Falls, IA $86,623

Provo, UT $86,614

Springfield, OH $86,605

San Antonio, TX $86,586

Greensboro, NC $86,549

South Bend, IN $86,539

Winston Salem, NC $86,530

Boise, ID $86,502

Savannah, GA $86,437

Muskegon, MI $86,270

Lima, OH $86,158

Lake Charles, LA $86,121

Anderson, IN $86,102

Lexington, KY $86,075

Augusta, GA $86,047

Greenville, SC $86,047

Wichita, KS $85,963

Tuscaloosa, AL $85,963

Columbia, SC $85,879

Bloomington, IN $85,647

Roanoke, VA $85,591

Asheville, NC $85,470

Knoxville, TN $85,312

Shreveport, LA $85,303

Wilmington, NC $85,182

Frankfort, KY $85,005

Oklahoma City, OK $84,940

Chillicothe, OH $84,903

Longview, TX $84,894

Topeka, KS $84,866

Mobile, AL $84,726

Terre Haute, IN $84,689

Erie, PA $84,680

Altoona, PA $84,633

Melbourne, FL $84,605

Amarillo, TX $84,568

Killeen, TX $84,540

Fayetteville, AR $84,466

Sioux Falls, SD $84,401

Chattanooga, TN $84,345

Idaho Falls, ID $84,336

Gainesville, FL $84,140

Portsmouth, OH $84,094

Little Rock, AR $84,075

Lynchburg, VA $84,075

Lafayette, LA $84,038

Youngstown, OH $84,038

Temple, TX $84,001

Daytona Beach, FL $83,982

Clarksville, TN $83,973

Pensacola, FL $83,964

Hopkinsville, KY $83,685

Charleston, WV $83,676

Florence, SC $83,629

Sioux City, IA $83,573

Macon, GA $83,304

Tallahassee, FL $83,294

Fayetteville, NC $83,276

Waco, TX $83,257

Wichita Falls, TX $83,257

Pine Bluff, AR $83,220

Vincennes, IN $83,043

Lubbock, TX $83,006

Great Falls, MT $82,950

Alamogordo, NM $82,941

Abilene, TX $82,867

Rapid City, SD $82,746

Monroe, LA $82,746

Albany, GA $82,690

Huntington, WV $82,681

Jackson, MS $82,671

Greenville, MS $82,662

Parkersburg, WV $82,569

Montgomery, AL $82,550

Johnstown, PA $82,532

Springfield, MO $82,458

Biloxi, MS $82,411

Sumter, SC $82,216

Columbus, GA $82,206

Twin Falls, ID $82,151

Pascagoula, MS $82,030

Kingsport, TN $81,788

Gulfport, MS $81,760

Alexandria, LA $81,453

Fort Smith, AR $81,221

El Paso, TX $80,970

Helena, MT $80,849

Las Cruces, NM $80,551

Harlingen, TX $80,291

Pocatello, ID $80,207

Florence, AL $80,179

Brownsville, TX $80,161

Dothan, AL $80,012

Mcallen, TX $79,966

Columbus, MS $79,277

Altus, OK $78,850

Lawton, OK $78,673

Pierre, SD $78,338

What Skills Can Increase a Software Test Analyst's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 4.58% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Test Scripts (Mentioned in 2.95% Job Postings): A test script in software testing is a set of instructions that will be performed on the system under test to test that the system functions as expected. There are various means for executing test scripts. Manual testing. These are more commonly called test cases. Automated testing. Short program written in a programming language used to test part of the functionality of a software system. Test scripts written as a short program can either be written using a special automated functional GUI test tool (such as HP QuickTest Professional, Borland SilkTest, IBM TPNS and Rational Robot) or in a well-known programming language (such as C++, C#, Tcl, Expect, Java, PHP, Perl, Powershell, Python, or Ruby). As documented in IEEE, ISO and IEC. Extensively parameterized short programs a.k.a. Data-driven testing Reusable steps created in a table a.k.a. keyword-driven or table-driven testing.
Automated Testing (Mentioned in 1.83% Job Postings): Test automation is the use of software to control the execution of tests and the comparison of predicted to actual outcomes.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	4.58%
Test Scripts	2.95%
Automated Testing	1.83%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Software Test Analyst's salary.

Innovation: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Debugging: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Innovation	$95,773	3%
Collaboration	$94,843	2%
Debugging	$94,843	2%
Programming	$94,843	2%
Process Improvement	$94,843	2%
Quality Management	$94,843	2%

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How Education impacts a Software Test Analyst's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Software Test Analysts enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Software Test Analyst with a Bachelor's Degree is between $85,394 and $90,297).

Software Test Analyst Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Software Test Analyst

No Diploma 0.4%

High School 10.1%

Associates 8.3%

Bachelors 58.0%

Masters 22.4%

Doctorate 0.8%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.4%
High School	10.1%
Associates	8.3%
Bachelors	58.0%
Masters	22.4%
Doctorate	0.8%

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

Understanding how a Software Test 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.

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$84,921

Average $92,983/year

$100,584

$7,077

Average $7,749/month

$8,382

$1,633

Average $1,788/week

$1,934

$41

Average $45/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$100,584	$8,382	$1,934	$48
Average	$92,983	$7,749	$1,788	$45
25th Percentile	$84,921	$7,077	$1,633	$41

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Salary Trends for Software Test Analyst

Salaries for a Software Test Analyst can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $92,396 in 2023 to around $91,539 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Software Test Analyst salary trends, .

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