State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: California vs Pennsylvania
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California earn a median of $128,740. In Pennsylvania, $93,030. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 38.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+38.4%
California vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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%
Pennsylvania
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $93,030
- p25
- $69,720
- p75
- $113,190
- p10
- $58,970
- p90
- $133,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -34%
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.