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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Salary

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Updated: 12 Jun 2013

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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer 2013 Total Pay (?

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$45,089 - $101,384

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MEDIAN: $69,205

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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Job Listings

Senior Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer

Jun 13

MMR Recruitment Group, Inc. - Nashua, NH

As a key member of the SQA team, the Senior Software Quality Assurance Engineer will implement strong testing and technical skills to improve software quality... - Indeed

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Sr. SQA Engineer / Software Quality Assurance

Jun 11

Lucas Group - Pasadena, CA

Senior Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer is... The SQA Engineer will plan and execute tests, report and manage defects, perform regress software fixes... - Indeed

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SQA Engineer, Software Quality Assurance, Test Cases, Web Tools

Jun 07

CyberCoders - Guadalupe, AZ

SQA Engineer, Software Quality Assurance, Test Cases, Web Tools Quality Assurance, QA, SQA, Software... are a Software QA Tester (software quality assurance... - Indeed

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$50K	$100K	$150K
Salary	$46,441 - $97,009
Bonus	$0.00 - $10,888
Profit Sharing	$1,007 - $10,365
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$45,089 - $101,384
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 12 Jun 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 367

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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Tasks

Find bugs, defects, and regressions.
Design, implement, execute and debug information technology test cases and scripts.
Validate and document completion of testing and development.
Automate test cases.
Verify fixes.

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Companies and Industries for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


Apple Computer, Inc	$88,437 - $104,144
Symantec Corporation	$60,000 - $91,500
Cisco Systems Inc	$66,500 - $104,000

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$40,738 - $88,764
Telecommunications	$45,112 - $93,429
Financial Services	$42,923 - $90,970
Biotechnology Research and Development	$42,665 - $92,699
Health Care	$42,563 - $91,673

Key Statistics for Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 27%			Male 73%
Salary:	$56,814 - $84,527			$54,294 - $83,812

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

46%

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$42,864 - $90,901
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$50,335 - $98,846
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$48,832 - $106,133
Master of Science (MS), Electrical Engineering (EE)	$60,496 - $90,000
Associate's Degree	$54,245 - $80,000

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 85%
	Vision: 70%		None: 7%

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