State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: California vs North Carolina
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California earn a median of $128,740. In North Carolina, $100,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.2% — not 28.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.2%
California vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+9.2%
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%
North Carolina
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $100,390
- p25
- $74,250
- p75
- $128,190
- p10
- $61,190
- p90
- $148,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -38%
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.