Updated Sep 15, 2022

How much does a Software Quality Assurance Manager make?

Updated Sep 15, 2022

Experience

Industry

$150,049 / yrTotal Pay
$111,475 / yrBase Pay
$38,574 / yrAdditional Pay

$150,049

 / yr
$99K$233K
Most Likely Range
Possible Range

The estimated total pay for a Software Quality Assurance Manager is $150,049 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $111,475 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $38,574 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

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Total Pay Trajectory

For QA Manager

$112,572 /yr
QA Manager
$148,223 /yr
Senior QA Manager
$181,796 /yr
Lead QA Manager
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Some related job titles are Healthcare Quality Assurance Manager Salaries with median pay of $78,091, QA Manager Salaries with median pay of $112,572, Senior QA Manager/QA Manager Salaries with median pay of $148,223, Software Quality Assurance Engineer Salaries with median pay of $103,719.

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NVIDIA
4.6
Software QA ManagerSee 25 salaries from this location

$286,708

 / yr

$261,198

 / yr

$144,658

 / yr

$229,712

 / yr

$274,107

 / yr
Nova Gaming
1.9
Software Quality Assurance ManagerSee 4 salaries from this location

$120,673

 / yr

$301,284

 / yr

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$172,183

 / yr
Cengage Group
4.2
Software Quality Assurance ManagerSee 4 salaries from this location

$153,156

 / yr

$178,379

 / yr

$248,780

 / yr

$160,148

 / yr

$165,263

 / yr
IBM
4.0
Software Quality Assurance ManagerSee 3 salaries from this location

$161,722

 / yr

$279,652

 / yr
TIBCO Software
3.8
Software Quality Assurance ManagerSee 3 salaries from this location

$211,917

 / yr

$221,319

 / yr

$185,406

 / yr

$181,326

 / yr

$216,263

 / yr
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Location

Total Pay

Base Pay | Additional Pay

Total Years of Experience

Years at Recent Employer

Submitted

Date or Time

QA Manager

United States of America

 | 15+ years

$130,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

15+ years
Yesterday
Manager QA

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$90,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Quality Assurance Manager

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$103,500

/yr

$90K | $14K

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Quality Assurance Coordinator

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$53,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

1-3 years
Yesterday
Quality Assurance Manager

United States of America

 | 7-9 years

$93,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

7-9 years
Yesterday
QA Manager

United States of America

 | 4-6 years

$75,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

4-6 years
Yesterday
QA Manager

United States of America

 | 15+ years

$110,000

/yr

Submitted Yesterday

15+ years
Yesterday
QA Manager

United States of America

 | 1-3 years

$72,000

/yr

Submitted 2 days ago

1-3 years
2 days ago
Quality Assurance Manager

United States of America

 | 10-14 years

$220,000

/yr

$150K | $70K

Submitted 2 days ago

10-14 years
2 days ago

Software Quality Assurance Manager pay FAQ

The national average salary for a Software Quality Assurance Manager is $111,475 per year in United States. Filter by location to see a Software Quality Assurance Manager salaries in your area. Salaries estimates are based on 149 salaries submitted anonymously to Glassdoor by a Software Quality Assurance Manager employees.

The highest salary for a Software Quality Assurance Manager in United States is $162,330 per year.

The lowest salary for a Software Quality Assurance Manager in United States is $76,551 per year.

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