Software Test Manager Salary in Colorado

How much does a Software Test Manager make in Colorado?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Manager in Colorado is $142,849 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $69.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $163,868
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $131,011 to $153,851
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $120,232

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Software Test Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,851	$12,821	$2,959	$74
Average	$142,849	$11,904	$2,747	$69
25th Percentile	$131,011	$10,918	$2,519	$63

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Key Factors That Influence Software Test Manager Salaries

A Software Test Manager'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 Manager Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Software Test Manager'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): $182,215
Early Career (1-2 years): $124,465
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $142,040
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $171,657
Expert (over 8 years): $197,295

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$182,215
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$124,465
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$142,040
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$171,657
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$197,295

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

District of Columbia: $155,016.
California: $154,428.
Massachusetts: $152,370.

District of Columbia $155,016 California $154,428 Massachusetts $152,370 Washington $151,810 New Jersey $151,754 Alaska $151,558 Connecticut $149,625 New York $148,841

Hawaii $146,335 Rhode Island $145,159 Maryland $144,361 Minnesota $143,269 Colorado $142,849 Illinois $142,709 Oregon $142,177 Delaware $141,785

New Hampshire $141,539 Virginia $140,987 Pennsylvania $139,377 Nevada $138,565 North Dakota $138,299 Michigan $137,879 Wisconsin $137,725 Vermont $137,417

Texas $136,563 Maine $136,507 Arizona $136,423 Ohio $136,325 Georgia $135,037 Indiana $134,393 Wyoming $134,267 Utah $134,071

Iowa $133,987 Kansas $133,315 Louisiana $133,119 North Carolina $133,049 Missouri $133,021 Florida $132,475 Montana $132,181 Nebraska $131,901

Kentucky $131,747 South Carolina $131,187 Tennessee $130,837 Idaho $130,697 New Mexico $129,674 Oklahoma $129,450 Alabama $128,624 South Dakota $127,238

Arkansas $126,482 West Virginia $126,076 Mississippi $124,858

Top Paying Cities for Software Test Managers

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:

Glen Haven: $137,893
Hygiene: $146,755
Johnstown: $141,057

Glen Haven, CO $137,893 Hygiene, CO $146,755 Johnstown, CO $141,057 Laporte, CO $138,733 Livermore, CO $138,453 Loveland, CO $138,551 Lyons, CO $146,657 Masonville, CO $138,733

Mead, CO $141,757 Milliken, CO $140,945 Niwot, CO $146,937 Red Feather Lakes, CO $134,603 Severance, CO $138,271 Timnath, CO $138,733 Wellington, CO $138,733 Windsor, CO $138,453

Brighton, CO $141,995 Ault, CO $137,795 Briggsdale, CO $134,477 Carr, CO $131,929 Eastlake, CO $142,555 Eaton, CO $137,011 Evans, CO $139,979 Fort Lupton, CO $142,233

Galeton, CO $135,905 Gilcrest, CO $140,945 Gill, CO $136,983 Greeley, CO $139,545 Henderson, CO $142,359 Hudson, CO $142,149 Keenesburg, CO $141,995 Kersey, CO $138,929

La Salle, CO $140,399 Lucerne, CO $137,613 Nunn, CO $137,893 Orchard, CO $137,333 Pierce, CO $137,893 Ohio City, CO $143,647 Parlin, CO $143,647 Penrose, CO $136,031

Pitkin, CO $143,647 Poncha Springs, CO $143,647 Powderhorn, CO $143,647 Rockvale, CO $135,877 Sargents, CO $143,647 Twin Lakes, CO $144,109 Westcliffe, CO $134,099 Wetmore, CO $134,981

Durango, CO $136,927 Cahone, CO $143,647 Cortez, CO $143,647 Dolores, CO $143,647 Dove Creek, CO $143,647 Egnar, CO $143,647 Hesperus, CO $136,927 Lewis, CO $143,647

Mancos, CO $143,647 Marvel, CO $134,463 Mesa Verde National Park, CO $134,463 Pleasant View, CO $143,647 Rico, CO $143,647 Towaoc, CO $134,463 Yellow Jacket, CO $143,647 Montrose, CO $143,647

Austin, CO $143,647 Bedrock, CO $143,647 Cedaredge, CO $143,647 Cory, CO $143,647 Crawford, CO $143,647 Delta, CO $143,647 Eckert, CO $143,647 Hotchkiss, CO $143,647

Lazear, CO $143,647 Naturita, CO $143,647 Norwood, CO $143,647 Nucla, CO $143,647 Olathe, CO $143,647 Ophir, CO $143,647 Ouray, CO $143,647 Paonia, CO $143,647

Paradox, CO $143,647 Placerville, CO $143,647 Redvale, CO $143,647 Ridgway, CO $143,647 Silverton, CO $143,647 Somerset, CO $143,647 Telluride, CO $143,647 Grand Junction, CO $143,647

Platteville, CO $141,547 Roggen, CO $140,763 Weldona, CO $139,335 Wiggins, CO $139,335 Fort Morgan, CO $139,335 Log Lane Village, CO $139,335 Akron, CO $136,451 Amherst, CO $134,001

Atwood, CO $134,001 Brush, CO $136,451 Crook, CO $130,669 Eckley, CO $136,451 Fleming, CO $134,001 Grover, CO $130,669 Haxtun, CO $134,001 Hereford, CO $130,669

Hillrose, CO $136,451 Holyoke, CO $134,001 Idalia, CO $137,921 Iliff, CO $130,669 Julesburg, CO $130,669 Lindon, CO $141,337 Merino, CO $134,001 New Raymer, CO $134,001

Otis, CO $136,451 Ovid, CO $130,669 Padroni, CO $130,669 Paoli, CO $134,001 Peetz, CO $130,669 Sedgwick, CO $130,669 Snyder, CO $136,451 Sterling, CO $134,001

Stoneham, CO $134,001 Vernon, CO $136,913 Woodrow, CO $141,337 Wray, CO $138,649 Yuma, CO $136,451 Anton, CO $141,337 Arapahoe, CO $136,213 Arriba, CO $138,341

Bethune, CO $137,921 Burlington, CO $137,921 Calhan, CO $138,341 Cascade, CO $139,741 Cheyenne Wells, CO $136,213 Cope, CO $139,839 Cripple Creek, CO $138,803 Divide, CO $138,803

Flagler, CO $137,921 Florissant, CO $138,341 Fountain, CO $139,363 Genoa, CO $138,341 Green Mountain Falls, CO $139,461 Guffey, CO $138,341 Hugo, CO $138,341 Joes, CO $139,839

Karval, CO $136,213 Kirk, CO $139,839 Kit Carson, CO $136,213 Limon, CO $138,341 Lake George, CO $138,341 Manitou Springs, CO $139,741 Matheson, CO $138,341 Peyton, CO $138,523

Ramah, CO $138,341 Rush, CO $137,361 Seibert, CO $137,921 Simla, CO $138,341 Stratton, CO $137,921 U S A F Academy, CO $139,643 Victor, CO $138,901 Vona, CO $137,921

Wild Horse, CO $136,213 Woodland Park, CO $139,083 Yoder, CO $137,151 Colorado Springs, CO $139,741 Clifton, CO $143,647 Fruita, CO $143,647 Gateway, CO $143,647 Glade Park, CO $143,647

Loma, CO $143,647 Mack, CO $143,647 Palisade, CO $143,647 Whitewater, CO $143,647 Glenwood Springs, CO $143,647 Dinosaur, CO $137,557 Aspen, CO $145,047 Snowmass Village, CO $145,047

Avon, CO $143,941 Basalt, CO $144,487 Carbondale, CO $143,535 Collbran, CO $143,647 Craig, CO $142,541 De Beque, CO $143,647 Eagle, CO $143,101 Edwards, CO $143,843

Parachute, CO $143,647 Battlement Mesa, CO $143,647 Gypsum, CO $143,045 Hamilton, CO $142,541 Hayden, CO $142,541 Maybell, CO $143,101 Meeker, CO $143,101 Meredith, CO $144,669

Mesa, CO $143,647 Minturn, CO $143,941 Molina, CO $143,647 New Castle, CO $143,647 Rangely, CO $143,101 Red Cliff, CO $143,941 Rifle, CO $143,647 Silt, CO $143,647

Slater, CO $129,226 Snowmass, CO $144,767 Wolcott, CO $143,381 Woody Creek, CO $145,047 Vail, CO $143,941 Pueblo, CO $135,499 Colorado City, CO $134,099 Aguilar, CO $134,099

Arlington, CO $134,099 Avondale, CO $135,219 Beulah, CO $134,099 Boncarbo, CO $134,099 Boone, CO $134,757 Branson, CO $134,099 Campo, CO $130,151 Cheraw, CO $134,099

Crowley, CO $134,099 Eads, CO $134,099 Fort Lyon, CO $134,099 Fowler, CO $134,099 Gardner, CO $134,099 Granada, CO $134,099 Hartman, CO $134,099 Hasty, CO $134,099

Haswell, CO $134,099 Hoehne, CO $134,099 Holly, CO $134,099 Kim, CO $134,099 La Junta, CO $134,099 Lamar, CO $134,099 Las Animas, CO $134,099 La Veta, CO $134,099

Mc Clave, CO $134,099 Manzanola, CO $134,099 Model, CO $134,099 Olney Springs, CO $134,099 Ordway, CO $134,099 Pritchett, CO $134,099 Rocky Ford, CO $134,099 Rye, CO $134,099

Sheridan Lake, CO $134,099 Springfield, CO $134,099 Sugar City, CO $134,099 Swink, CO $134,099 Trinchera, CO $134,099 Trinidad, CO $134,099 Two Buttes, CO $134,099 Vilas, CO $134,099

Walsenburg, CO $134,099 Walsh, CO $130,151 Weston, CO $134,099 Wiley, CO $134,099 Alamosa, CO $134,099 Antonito, CO $130,207 Arboles, CO $130,207 Arvada, CO $142,737

Aurora, CO $142,639 Bayfield, CO $136,927 Broomfield, CO $144,417 Commerce City, CO $142,737 Dupont, CO $142,737 Eldorado Springs, CO $146,937 Lafayette, CO $146,755 Louisville, CO $146,937

Westminster, CO $142,737 Wheat Ridge, CO $142,737 Agate, CO $139,839 Bennett, CO $141,337 Byers, CO $141,337 Castle Rock, CO $140,259 Deer Trail, CO $141,337 Elbert, CO $139,055

Elizabeth, CO $140,119 Englewood, CO $142,737 Franktown, CO $140,245 Kiowa, CO $139,839 Larkspur, CO $139,237 Littleton, CO $142,639 Lone Tree, CO $142,639 Louviers, CO $141,897

Monument, CO $139,083 Palmer Lake, CO $138,803 Parker, CO $141,659 Sedalia, CO $141,449 Strasburg, CO $141,337 Watkins, CO $142,541 Denver, CO $142,737 Thornton, CO $142,737

Boulder, CO $146,937 Golden, CO $142,639 Alma, CO $142,891 Bailey, CO $142,387 Black Hawk, CO $146,097 Bond, CO $142,821 Breckenridge, CO $142,989 Buffalo Creek, CO $141,533

Burns, CO $142,695 Central City, CO $145,999 Clark, CO $135,877 Climax, CO $143,101 Coalmont, CO $141,799 Como, CO $142,541 Conifer, CO $142,891 Cowdrey, CO $129,226

Dillon, CO $143,101 Dumont, CO $143,689 Evergreen, CO $141,799 Empire, CO $143,591 Fairplay, CO $142,835 Fraser, CO $144,039 Frisco, CO $143,283 Georgetown, CO $143,521

Granby, CO $144,361 Grand Lake, CO $143,563 Grant, CO $142,723 Hartsel, CO $141,505 Hot Sulphur Springs, CO $143,535 Idaho Springs, CO $143,633 Idledale, CO $142,359 Indian Hills, CO $142,275

Jamestown, CO $146,937 Jefferson, CO $142,541 Kittredge, CO $141,995 Kremmling, CO $142,541 Leadville, CO $143,087 Mc Coy, CO $142,541 Morrison, CO $142,555 Nederland, CO $146,755

Oak Creek, CO $142,541 Parshall, CO $143,045 Phippsburg, CO $142,541 Pine, CO $142,359 Pinecliffe, CO $146,937 Rand, CO $141,799 Rollinsville, CO $146,657 Shawnee, CO $142,653

Silver Plume, CO $143,493 Steamboat Springs, CO $142,541 Tabernash, CO $144,221 Toponas, CO $142,541 Walden, CO $133,273 Ward, CO $146,839 Winter Park, CO $143,885 Yampa, CO $142,541

Silverthorne, CO $143,283 Longmont, CO $146,559 Allenspark, CO $146,377 Estes Park, CO $141,435 Bellvue, CO $138,733 Berthoud, CO $141,813 Dacono, CO $143,815 Drake, CO $138,173

Erie, CO $146,559 Firestone, CO $142,331 Fort Collins, CO $138,733 Frederick, CO $145,999 Blanca, CO $134,099 Capulin, CO $132,153 Center, CO $134,099 Chama, CO $134,099

Chimney Rock, CO $136,927 Chromo, CO $130,207 Conejos, CO $130,207 Creede, CO $143,647 Crestone, CO $134,099 Del Norte, CO $138,691 Fort Garland, CO $134,099 San Luis, CO $130,207

Homelake, CO $134,099 Hooper, CO $134,099 Ignacio, CO $130,207 Jaroso, CO $130,207 La Jara, CO $132,153 Manassa, CO $132,153 Moffat, CO $134,099 Monte Vista, CO $134,099

Mosca, CO $134,099 Pagosa Springs, CO $130,207 Romeo, CO $132,153 Saguache, CO $138,691 Sanford, CO $132,153 San Pablo, CO $134,099 South Fork, CO $143,647 Villa Grove, CO $138,691

Salida, CO $141,001 Almont, CO $143,647 Buena Vista, CO $143,647 Canon City, CO $136,367 Cimarron, CO $143,647 Coal Creek, CO $135,821 Coaldale, CO $136,213 Cotopaxi, CO $136,213

Crested Butte, CO $143,745 Florence, CO $135,919 Monarch, CO $143,647 Granite, CO $143,297 Gunnison, CO $143,647 Hillside, CO $136,213 Howard, CO $138,341 Lake City, CO $143,647

Nathrop, CO $143,647

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

Understanding how a Software Test Manager'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 April 01, 2026

$131,011

Average $142,849/year

$153,851

$10,918

Average $11,904/month

$12,821

$2,519

Average $2,747/week

$2,959

$63

Average $69/hour

$74

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$153,851	$12,821	$2,959	$74
Average	$142,849	$11,904	$2,747	$69
25th Percentile	$131,011	$10,918	$2,519	$63

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