State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: Alabama vs California
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California earn a median of $128,740. In Alabama, $101,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.7% — not 21.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-21.2%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-1.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $101,500
- p25
- $78,520
- p75
- $130,320
- p10
- $62,670
- p90
- $162,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -58%
California
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $128,740
- p25
- $93,530
- p75
- $165,530
- p10
- $65,890
- p90
- $201,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.