Software Test Manager Salary in Idaho

How much does a Software Test Manager make in Idaho?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Software Test Manager in Idaho is $130,697 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $63.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $149,927
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $119,865 to $140,762
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $110,004

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Software Test Manager Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,762	$11,730	$2,707	$68
Average	$130,697	$10,891	$2,513	$63
25th Percentile	$119,865	$9,989	$2,305	$58

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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): $166,714
Early Career (1-2 years): $113,877
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $129,956
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $157,053
Expert (over 8 years): $180,510

Levels	Salary
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$166,714
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$113,877
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$129,956
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$157,053
Software ... Level Software Test Manager	$180,510

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What Am I Worth?

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:

Pocatello: $120,770
Fort Hall: $120,490
Aberdeen: $118,670

Pocatello, ID $120,770 Fort Hall, ID $120,490 Aberdeen, ID $118,670 American Falls, ID $118,670 Arbon, ID $118,670 Arco, ID $121,778 Arimo, ID $118,670 Atomic City, ID $121,386

Bancroft, ID $119,174 Basalt, ID $126,286 Bern, ID $118,670 Blackfoot, ID $121,400 Bloomington, ID $124,186 Challis, ID $126,510 Clayton, ID $128,148 Clifton, ID $118,670

Cobalt, ID $128,148 Conda, ID $118,670 Dayton, ID $124,186 Dingle, ID $124,186 Downey, ID $118,670 Ellis, ID $126,510 Firth, ID $125,866 Franklin, ID $129,702

Geneva, ID $130,151 Georgetown, ID $118,670 Grace, ID $118,670 Holbrook, ID $118,670 Howe, ID $124,886 Inkom, ID $120,630 Lava Hot Springs, ID $118,670 Mccammon, ID $119,650

Mackay, ID $121,778 Malad City, ID $118,670 May, ID $124,886 Montpelier, ID $118,670 Moore, ID $121,778 Moreland, ID $121,540 Paris, ID $124,186 Pingree, ID $119,510

Preston, ID $118,670 Rockland, ID $118,670 Saint Charles, ID $124,186 Shelley, ID $126,846 Soda Springs, ID $118,670 Kamiah, ID $141,631 Garden City, ID $130,249 Athol, ID $141,631

Avery, ID $141,631 Bayview, ID $141,631 Blanchard, ID $141,631 Bonners Ferry, ID $141,631 Bovill, ID $141,631 Calder, ID $141,631 Careywood, ID $141,631 Cataldo, ID $141,631

Clark Fork, ID $141,631 Clarkia, ID $141,631 Cocolalla, ID $141,631 Coeur D Alene, ID $141,631 Coolin, ID $141,631 Oldtown, ID $141,631 Deary, ID $141,631 Desmet, ID $141,631

Dover, ID $141,631 Eastport, ID $141,631 Elk River, ID $141,631 Fernwood, ID $141,631 Genesee, ID $141,631 Harrison, ID $141,631 Harvard, ID $141,631 Hayden, ID $141,631

Hope, ID $141,631 Kellogg, ID $141,631 Kingston, ID $141,631 Kootenai, ID $141,631 Laclede, ID $141,631 Medimont, ID $141,631 Moscow, ID $141,631 Moyie Springs, ID $141,631

Mullan, ID $141,631 Naples, ID $141,631 Nordman, ID $141,631 Osburn, ID $141,631 Pinehurst, ID $141,631 Plummer, ID $141,631 Ponderay, ID $141,631 Porthill, ID $141,631

Post Falls, ID $141,925 Potlatch, ID $141,631 Priest River, ID $141,631 Princeton, ID $141,631 Rathdrum, ID $141,631 Sagle, ID $141,631 Saint Maries, ID $141,631 Sandpoint, ID $141,631

Colburn, ID $141,631 Santa, ID $141,631 Silverton, ID $141,631 Smelterville, ID $141,631 Spirit Lake, ID $141,631 Tensed, ID $141,631 Troy, ID $141,631 Viola, ID $141,631

Wallace, ID $141,631 Murray, ID $141,631 Worley, ID $141,631 Springfield, ID $119,650 Kendrick, ID $141,631 Kooskia, ID $141,631 Lapwai, ID $141,631 Lenore, ID $141,631

Lucile, ID $128,148 Nezperce, ID $141,631 Orofino, ID $141,631 Peck, ID $141,631 Pierce, ID $141,631 Pollock, ID $128,148 Reubens, ID $141,631 Riggins, ID $128,148

Stites, ID $141,631 Weippe, ID $141,631 White Bird, ID $140,889 Winchester, ID $141,631 Atlanta, ID $128,148 Banks, ID $128,148 Bruneau, ID $121,596 Caldwell, ID $128,708

Cambridge, ID $128,148 Cascade, ID $128,148 Council, ID $128,148 Donnelly, ID $128,148 Eagle, ID $129,688 Emmett, ID $128,148 Fruitland, ID $128,148 Garden Valley, ID $128,148

Glenns Ferry, ID $124,872 Grand View, ID $128,148 Greenleaf, ID $128,148 Hammett, ID $124,872 Homedale, ID $128,148 Horseshoe Bend, ID $128,848 Huston, ID $128,148 Idaho City, ID $128,148

Indian Valley, ID $128,148 King Hill, ID $121,596 Kuna, ID $129,548 Lake Fork, ID $128,148 Letha, ID $128,148 Lowman, ID $128,148 Mccall, ID $128,148 Marsing, ID $128,148

Melba, ID $128,148 Meridian, ID $130,109 Mesa, ID $128,148 Middleton, ID $128,848 Midvale, ID $128,148 Mountain Home, ID $128,148 Mountain Home A F B, ID $128,148 Murphy, ID $128,148

Nampa, ID $128,848 New Meadows, ID $128,148 New Plymouth, ID $128,148 Notus, ID $128,148 Ola, ID $128,148 Parma, ID $128,148 Payette, ID $128,148 Placerville, ID $128,288

Star, ID $129,408 Sweet, ID $128,148 Warren, ID $128,148 Weiser, ID $128,148 Wilder, ID $128,148 Yellow Pine, ID $128,148 Boise, ID $130,249 Stanley, ID $128,148

Swanlake, ID $118,670 Thatcher, ID $118,670 Wayan, ID $141,645 Weston, ID $129,702 Fish Haven, ID $129,702 Twin Falls, ID $123,696 Rogerson, ID $121,596 Albion, ID $121,596

Almo, ID $121,596 Bellevue, ID $121,596 Bliss, ID $121,596 Buhl, ID $122,436 Burley, ID $121,596 Carey, ID $118,670 Castleford, ID $122,576 Corral, ID $124,872

Declo, ID $120,126 Dietrich, ID $121,596 Eden, ID $122,716 Fairfield, ID $124,872 Filer, ID $123,696 Gooding, ID $121,596 Hagerman, ID $121,596 Hailey, ID $121,596

Hansen, ID $123,136 Hazelton, ID $121,596 Heyburn, ID $121,596 Hill City, ID $124,872 Jerome, ID $121,876 Ketchum, ID $128,148 Kimberly, ID $123,696 Malta, ID $120,126

Minidoka, ID $120,126 Murtaugh, ID $122,016 Oakley, ID $121,596 Paul, ID $121,596 Picabo, ID $121,596 Richfield, ID $121,596 Rupert, ID $121,596 Shoshone, ID $121,596

Sun Valley, ID $124,872 Wendell, ID $122,016 Idaho Falls, ID $126,986 Ashton, ID $141,645 Chester, ID $124,886 Driggs, ID $137,025 Dubois, ID $124,886 Felt, ID $139,545

Hamer, ID $124,886 Iona, ID $126,986 Irwin, ID $138,033 Island Park, ID $133,259 Lewisville, ID $126,426 Macks Inn, ID $133,259 Menan, ID $125,726 Monteview, ID $124,886

Newdale, ID $131,397 Parker, ID $124,886 Rexburg, ID $125,026 Rigby, ID $126,146 Ririe, ID $125,586 Roberts, ID $125,306 Saint Anthony, ID $124,886 Spencer, ID $124,886

Sugar City, ID $124,886 Swan Valley, ID $134,589 Terreton, ID $124,886 Teton, ID $124,886 Tetonia, ID $141,645 Ucon, ID $126,986 Victor, ID $136,717 Carmen, ID $119,636

Gibbonsville, ID $119,636 Leadore, ID $124,886 Lemhi, ID $124,886 North Fork, ID $119,636 Salmon, ID $124,228 Tendoy, ID $122,254 Shoup, ID $123,892 Lewiston, ID $145,145

Ahsahka, ID $141,631 Cottonwood, ID $145,145 Craigmont, ID $141,631 Culdesac, ID $141,631 Elk City, ID $129,800 Ferdinand, ID $141,631 Grangeville, ID $144,487 Fenn, ID $144,487

Greencreek, ID $141,631 Juliaetta, ID $141,631

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

$119,865

Average $130,697/year

$140,762

$9,989

Average $10,891/month

$11,730

$2,305

Average $2,513/week

$2,707

$58

Average $63/hour

$68

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$140,762	$11,730	$2,707	$68
Average	$130,697	$10,891	$2,513	$63
25th Percentile	$119,865	$9,989	$2,305	$58

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