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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved titles
1
RAPIDS codes
Shortest term
4,000 h
minimum on the list
National median pay
$104,300
a year, BLS May 2025
Jobs nationally
186,740
BLS May 2025
Approved apprenticeship titles
- Training approaches
- competency-based, hybrid, time-based
- Shortest approved term
- 4,000 hours, Software Quality Assurance Tester (NOF) (competency-based)
- State medians
- $128,740 in California to $61,690 in Puerto Rico (47 states publish one)
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Software Quality Assurance Tester (NOF) | 3070 | Competency-Based: 4,000 hours Hybrid: 4,000 to 6,000 hours Time-Based: 4,000 hours |
What software quality assurance analysts and testers earn, by state
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | $128,740 | $61.89 | 27,710 |
| Washington | $128,480 | $61.77 | 7,970 |
| Colorado | $123,690 | $59.47 | 5,110 |
| Massachusetts | $122,210 | $58.76 | 6,640 |
| Virginia | $121,590 | $58.46 | 10,160 |
| New York | $121,240 | $58.29 | 10,460 |
| New Jersey | $119,470 | $57.44 | 6,550 |
| New Mexico | $116,580 | $56.05 | 450 |
| Maryland | $111,100 | $53.41 | 5,880 |
| Oregon | $108,440 | $52.13 | 1,840 |
| New Hampshire | $107,100 | $51.49 | 770 |
| Delaware | $106,060 | $50.99 | 520 |
| Illinois | $104,910 | $50.44 | 6,530 |
| Montana | $103,930 | $49.97 | 150 |
| District of Columbia | $103,340 | $49.68 | 760 |
| Georgia | $103,040 | $49.54 | 7,110 |
| Hawaii | $102,930 | $49.49 | Not published |
| Texas | $101,850 | $48.97 | 19,590 |
| Rhode Island | $101,790 | $48.94 | 400 |
| Minnesota | $101,700 | $48.89 | 2,630 |
| Alabama | $101,500 | $48.80 | 1,760 |
| Arizona | $100,650 | $48.39 | 3,890 |
| North Carolina | $100,390 | $48.27 | 8,890 |
| Florida | $100,210 | $48.18 | 10,320 |
| Michigan | $98,720 | $47.46 | 3,480 |
| Nebraska | $98,010 | $47.12 | 1,240 |
| Ohio | $98,000 | $47.12 | 4,400 |
| Connecticut | $97,740 | $46.99 | 1,160 |
| South Carolina | $97,500 | $46.88 | 1,740 |
| Kansas | $94,490 | $45.43 | 1,140 |
| Pennsylvania | $93,030 | $44.73 | 4,530 |
| Tennessee | $91,040 | $43.77 | 1,530 |
| Wisconsin | $89,400 | $42.98 | 3,800 |
| Iowa | $88,590 | $42.59 | 1,000 |
| Indiana | $87,020 | $41.84 | 1,610 |
| Maine | $86,050 | $41.37 | 390 |
| Missouri | $85,530 | $41.12 | 2,930 |
| North Dakota | $83,920 | $40.35 | 200 |
| Utah | $82,100 | $39.47 | 2,600 |
| Mississippi | $79,890 | $38.41 | 350 |
| Kentucky | $79,100 | $38.03 | 890 |
| Oklahoma | $77,700 | $37.36 | 1,620 |
| Vermont | $76,580 | $36.82 | 170 |
| South Dakota | $68,120 | $32.75 | 220 |
| Louisiana | $66,810 | $32.12 | 450 |
| West Virginia | $62,300 | $29.95 | 390 |
| Puerto Rico | $61,690 | $29.66 | 270 |
Finding a program
How to find a sponsor that trains this title · Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
- Approved titles and terms: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list, Last-Modified October 8, 2026, read October 8, 2026.
- Pay and jobs: BLS OEWS, May 2025, all industries, read October 8, 2026.