State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: Iowa vs Washington
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Washington earn a median of $128,480. In Iowa, $88,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16% — not 31%.
Nominal pay gap
-31%
Iowa vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-16%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Iowa
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $88,590
- p25
- $76,270
- p75
- $105,930
- p10
- $55,640
- p90
- $126,290
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.