Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington

In Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (TX), the median pay for software quality assurance analysts and testers is $49.62 an hour ($103,210 a year). About 8,840 people work in this job there.

$49.62Median hourly pay
$81,980–$127,610Middle half of workers, yearly
8,840People in this job in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (TX)

That is about the same as the U.S. median ($104,300). It is about the same as the Texas median ($101,850).

Pay range for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (TX)

Earns more thanHourlyYearly
10% of workers$29.37$61,090
25% of workers$39.41$81,980
Half of workers (median)$49.62$103,210
75% of workers$61.35$127,610
90% of workers$74.04$154,010

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers pay in Texas metro areas

Metro areaMedian yearly payPeople in this job
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington (this page)$103,2108,840
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos$103,0703,340
Beaumont-Port Arthur$99,67050
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands$98,6902,420
Corpus Christi$96,53050
San Antonio-New Braunfels$95,9901,010
Midland$94,50060
El Paso$92,150180
College Station-Bryan$83,70090
Waco$83,15080
Abilene$81,99050
Killeen-Temple$81,39080
San Angelo$62,40040

Texas unemployment rate: 4.4% (August 2026), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Education, experience and outlook for software quality assurance analysts and testers

  • Typical education to start: Bachelor's degree (BLS)
  • Job outlook: +5.7% over ten years, faster than average · about 10,700 openings a year (BLS)

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Other job titles for this job

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