SOC 15-1253 · Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary in Bridgeport, CT

The average salary for software quality assurance analysts and testers in Bridgeport, Connecticut is $103,210 a year ($49.62 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $102,090: half of the 220 people in this job in the Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 10% less than the U.S. metro average for this job ($114,142).

$103,210average per year

$49.62 / hourMedian $102,090Take-home ≈ $76,246

  • $52K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $158K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

220people in this job
-10%vs U.S. metro average
#1 of 5Connecticut metros
107cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers pay range in Bridgeport

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,070 a year or less, while the top 10% make $157,540 or more. The middle half of software quality assurance analysts and testers in Bridgeport earn between $77,320 and $130,260.

  • $52K10th
  • $77K25th
  • $102KMedian
  • $130K75th
  • $158K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$103,210$8,601$49.62
Median$102,090$8,508$49.08
Entry level (25th percentile)$77,320$6,443$37.17
Experienced (75th percentile)$130,260$10,855$62.62

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

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary after taxes in Bridgeport

On the average salary of $103,210, a single filer in Bridgeport takes home about $76,246 a year, or $6,354 a month and $2,933 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

Prices in the Bridgeport area are 7% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.9), so the average $103,210 buys what about $96,581 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.7 times the median wage of all jobs in Bridgeport ($61,470). A typical home costs $689,914, or 6.7 years of this average salary before tax.

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in other Connecticut cities

Bridgeport ranks 1st of 5 Connecticut metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in Connecticut

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

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Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salary in Bridgeport: questions

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

$49.62 an hour on average, and $49.08 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

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

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $52,070 a year and the 25th percentile is $77,320, a fair guide to starting pay.

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

About $76,246 a year ($6,354 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $103,210. Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).

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

The average here is 10% 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 Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT (14860). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
  • 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). Connecticut tax is computed with the Department of Revenue Services' 2026 withholding rules (exemption, credit and recapture tables).
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.46, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.46).

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