May 2025 OEWS estimate
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Tester Salary in Charlotte, NC
The median annual salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Charlotte, NC is $81,990 based on May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates.
That is $22,310 (21.4%) less than the national median of $104,300.
These employer-survey estimates describe a group, not an individual offer.
Wage overview
Official BLS estimates; hourly values are shown only when BLS publishes them.
Median annual salary
$81,990
$22,310 (21.4%) lower compared with the U.S. median
Mean annual salary
$95,350
Employment estimate
3,900
Annual salary percentiles
BLS wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. Values are annual, the scale starts at $0, and P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $64,990 |
| P25 — lower quartile | $74,250 |
| P50 — median | $81,990 |
| P75 — upper quartile | $124,200 |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $133,940 |
Median hourly wage
$39.42/hr
Mean hourly wage
$45.84/hr
Employment estimate
3,900
Hourly wage percentiles
BLS hourly wage thresholds from the 10th to the 90th percentile. The scale starts at $0; P50 is the median.
| Percentile | Hourly wage |
|---|---|
| P10 — 10th percentile | $31.25/hr |
| P25 — lower quartile | $35.70/hr |
| P50 — median | $39.42/hr |
| P75 — upper quartile | $59.71/hr |
| P90 — 90th percentile | $64.40/hr |
- Salary rank
- #39 of 41covered metros
- Employment rank
- #11 of 39metros with published employment
Compared with the U.S.
Local and national annual medians on the same zero-based scale.
| Geography | Annual salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte, NC | $81,990 |
| United States | $104,300 |
- Charlotte, NC median
- $81,990
- U.S. median
- $104,300
- Difference
- $22,310 (21.4%) lower
What the data shows
- Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Charlotte, NC earn 21.4% ($22,310) less than the national median.
- The 25th–75th percentile annual salary range is $74,250–$124,200, a spread of $49,950.
- The broader 10th–90th percentile annual salary range is $64,990–$133,940, a spread of $68,950.
- BLS estimates employment at 3,900 workers in this metro area.
Understanding this salary data
These are May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates, not individual salary offers.
Median and mean
The median is the midpoint: half of estimated workers earn less and half earn more. The mean is the arithmetic average and can be influenced by very high or low wages.
Salary percentiles
A percentile estimates the wage below which that share of workers falls. For example, the 25th percentile is not a recommended starting salary or a guarantee.
Employment estimate
Employment is the BLS estimate for workers in this occupation and metro area. It is not a count of current job openings.
Missing and suppressed values
BLS may suppress or omit an estimate. This site treats suppressed markers and blank cells as unavailable, never as zero, and excludes incomplete records from rankings and salary pages.
Read the full methodology and data source details.