State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: Alabama vs Washington
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Washington earn a median of $128,480. In Alabama, $101,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 4.8% — not 21%.
Nominal pay gap
-21%
Alabama vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-4.8%
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%
Washington
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $128,480
- p25
- $96,740
- p75
- $164,470
- p10
- $74,180
- p90
- $202,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -37%
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.