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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Salary

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Updated: 20 May 2013

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

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$43,716 - $100,939

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Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Job Listings

Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer

Apr 30

WorldCare Clinical - Boston, MA

SQA Engineer Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Engineer Department: Quality Assurance Reports to: Head of... day-to-day software quality assurance assignments of... - Indeed

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Software Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA)

May 20

Kforce - Seattle, WA

a Software Quality Assurance Engineer (SQA) for their... Core Quality Assurance team is looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to work on applications... - Indeed

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Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer - SQA - Boston, MA

May 03

Air Worldwide - Boston, MA

of managing software quality assurance teams for... on leader of a software quality assurance team Minimum of 5 years as quality assurance engineer A track... - 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	$44,213 - $96,480
Bonus	$0.00 - $10,766
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). )	$43,716 - $100,939
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 20 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 375

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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	$58,326 - $81,389
Cisco Systems Inc	$66,500 - $104,000

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	$40,630 - $88,579
Telecommunications	$45,004 - $93,234
Financial Services	$42,817 - $90,777
Biotechnology Research and Development	$42,555 - $92,501
Health Care	$42,450 - $91,478

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

Gender

	Female 27%			Male 73%
Salary:	$53,239 - $83,205			$53,841 - $82,931

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

46%

5-9 years

27%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$41,075 - $90,350
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$45,615 - $98,269
Master of Science (MS), Computer Science (CS)	$49,377 - $105,192
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: 89%		Dental: 84%
	Vision: 69%		None: 8%

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