State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: California vs New Jersey
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California earn a median of $128,740. In New Jersey, $119,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 5.9% — not 7.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+7.8%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+5.9%
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%
New Jersey
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $119,470
- p25
- $91,370
- p75
- $138,690
- p10
- $70,150
- p90
- $168,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- 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.