SOC 15-1253 · Mobile, AL metro

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary in Mobile, AL

The average salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Mobile, Alabama is $90,890 a year ($43.70 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $87,910: half of the 90 people in this job in the Mobile, AL metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($114,142).

$90,890average per year

$43.70 / hourMedian $87,910Take-home ≈ $69,025

  • $47K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $127K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

90people in this job
-20%vs U.S. metro average
#3 of 4Alabama metros
88cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers pay range in Mobile

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,490 a year or less, while the top 10% make $126,720 or more. The middle half of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Mobile earn between $66,820 and $114,330.

  • $47K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $88KMedian
  • $114K75th
  • $127K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$90,890$7,574$43.70
Median$87,910$7,326$42.26
Entry level (25th percentile)$66,820$5,568$32.12
Experienced (75th percentile)$114,330$9,528$54.97

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary after taxes in Mobile

On the average salary of $90,890, a single filer in Mobile takes home about $69,025 a year, or $5,752 a month and $2,655 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

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Is Mobile a good place for software quality assurance analysts and testers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Mobile area are 12% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 88.1), so the average $90,890 buys what about $103,169 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Mobile ($47,000). A typical home costs $197,857, or 2.2 years of this average salary before tax.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in other Alabama cities

Mobile ranks 3rd of 4 Alabama metro areas for this job; Huntsville pays the most ($116,140).

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in Alabama

Highest-paying cities for software quality assurance analysts and testers

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($160,040).

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary by city

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Mobile: questions

How much do software quality assurance analysts and testers make an hour in Mobile?

$43.70 an hour on average, and $42.27 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level software quality assurance analysts and testers salary in Mobile?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $47,490 a year and the 25th percentile is $66,820, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the software quality assurance analysts and testers take-home pay in Mobile?

About $69,025 a year ($5,752 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $90,890. City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.

Do software quality assurance analysts and testers earn more in Mobile than elsewhere?

The average here is 20% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($114,142).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 15-1253; area Mobile, AL (33660). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.3%.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). City occupational taxes (for example in Birmingham and Gadsden) are not included.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.42, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.42).

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