State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: California vs Missouri
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California earn a median of $128,740. In Missouri, $85,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.5% — not 50.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.5%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+23.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Missouri
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $85,530
- p25
- $71,190
- p75
- $109,400
- p10
- $55,030
- p90
- $141,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -48%
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.