The median annual wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA is $165,700 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $165,780.
Pay spans roughly $82,150 at the 10th percentile to $223,560 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $79.66 per hour. An estimated 7,590 people work as software quality assurance analysts and testers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.
| Median (annual) | $165,700 |
| Mean (annual) | $165,780 |
| Median (hourly) | $79.66 |
| 10th percentile | $82,150 |
| 90th percentile | $223,560 |
| Employment | 7,590 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.