The median annual wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $121,520 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $125,780.
Pay spans roughly $68,400 at the 10th percentile to $179,990 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $58.42 per hour. An estimated 13,140 people work as software quality assurance analysts and testers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $121,520 |
| Mean (annual) | $125,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $58.42 |
| 10th percentile | $68,400 |
| 90th percentile | $179,990 |
| Employment | 13,140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.