State comparison · 2025
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary: South Carolina vs Washington
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Washington earn a median of $128,480. In South Carolina, $97,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
South Carolina vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
-13.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
South Carolina
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
- Median
- $97,500
- p25
- $79,990
- p75
- $108,340
- p10
- $50,070
- p90
- $135,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -35%
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.