Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers Salary — Lakeland, Florida

The average Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Lakeland, Florida earns $86,640 a year.

$86,640 / year, mean
↓ 24.1% below national average 12th percentile in Florida

Lakeland is among the lowest-paying cities in Florida for this specific role. That's noticeably below the national average for software quality assurance analysts and testers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Florida

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
130
Estimate confidence
RSE 3.1%
Cost of living 97 #82 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1340 #8 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $298,816 #103 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $63,644 #146 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Lakeland ranks #82 for cost of living and #103 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $160,040 Lexington Park $153,640 San Francisco $136,630 Seattle $135,140 Kiryas Joel $131,310 New York $130,580 Kennewick $130,470 Baltimore $129,400 Santa Cruz $127,490 Santa Rosa $122,460 Santa Maria $122,400 Vallejo $120,290 Los Angeles $119,570 Bremerton $119,140 San Diego $118,760 Oxnard $118,530 Crestview $118,160 Portland $117,300 Charlottesville $115,050 Palm Bay $114,120 Richmond $111,510 Trenton $111,220 Dover $110,410 Punta Gorda $110,010 Austin $109,660 Riverside $109,460 Chicago $109,300 Virginia Beach $109,080 Olympia $108,770 Sacramento $108,650 Bloomington $108,170 Dallas $107,270 Sarasota $107,020 Lynchburg $106,460 Midland $106,180 Utica $105,640 Philadelphia $105,390 Stockton $105,230 Tampa $104,970 Bellingham $104,800 Detroit $104,690 Naples $104,460 Roanoke $103,200 Salem $103,030 Albany $103,020 Orlando $102,960 Binghamton $102,830 Buffalo $102,310 Atlantic City $102,080 Spokane $101,940 Miami $101,310 Fort Myers $101,180 Port St. Lucie $100,360 Peoria $100,300 Blacksburg $100,150 Ithaca $99,610 Beaumont $99,420 Houston $99,080 Jacksonville $98,990 Bend $98,500 Rockford $98,350 Bakersfield $98,140 Rochester $97,950 Tallahassee $97,370 Panama City $97,200 Syracuse $97,170 San Antonio $96,420 Evansville $95,540 Corpus Christi $95,200 Eugene $95,190 Fresno $94,620 Indianapolis $94,480 State College $94,460 Springfield $93,980 Ann Arbor $93,960 Lancaster $93,150 Harrisburg $92,840 Allentown $92,650 Grand Rapids $92,540 Deltona $92,500 Champaign $92,080 Gainesville $90,990 Modesto $90,790 Pittsburgh $90,540 El Paso $90,190 Killeen $88,850 Waco $88,810 Paducah $88,690 College Station $87,750 Scranton $87,390 Lakeland $86,640 Reading $86,060 Louisville $85,620 Lexington $85,510 York $85,480 Ocala $83,380 South Bend $83,370 Fort Wayne $82,040 Hagerstown $81,650 Lansing $81,540 Abilene $79,710 San Angelo $72,610 Elizabethtown $67,560 Charleston $64,650 Morgantown $54,820
CityMean salaryvs. Lakeland
Abilene, Texas$79,710-8.0%
Albany, New York$103,020+18.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$92,650+6.9%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$93,960+8.4%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$102,080+17.8%
Austin, Texas$109,660+26.6%
Bakersfield, California$98,140+13.3%
Baltimore, Maryland$129,400+49.4%
Beaumont, Texas$99,420+14.8%
Bellingham, Washington$104,800+21.0%
Bend, Oregon$98,500+13.7%
Binghamton, New York$102,830+18.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$100,150+15.6%
Bloomington, Illinois$108,170+24.8%
Bremerton, Washington$119,140+37.5%
Buffalo, New York$102,310+18.1%
Fort Myers, Florida$101,180+16.8%
Champaign, Illinois$92,080+6.3%
Charleston, West Virginia$64,650-25.4%
Charlottesville, Virginia$115,050+32.8%
Chicago, Illinois$109,300+26.2%
College Station, Texas$87,750+1.3%
Corpus Christi, Texas$95,200+9.9%
Crestview, Florida$118,160+36.4%
Dallas, Texas$107,270+23.8%
Deltona, Florida$92,500+6.8%
Detroit, Michigan$104,690+20.8%
Dover, Delaware$110,410+27.4%
Elizabethtown, Kentucky$67,560-22.0%
El Paso, Texas$90,190+4.1%
Eugene, Oregon$95,190+9.9%
Evansville, Indiana$95,540+10.3%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$82,040-5.3%
Fresno, California$94,620+9.2%
Gainesville, Florida$90,990+5.0%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$92,540+6.8%
Hagerstown, Maryland$81,650-5.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$92,840+7.2%
Houston, Texas$99,080+14.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$94,480+9.0%
Ithaca, New York$99,610+15.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$98,990+14.3%
Kennewick, Washington$130,470+50.6%
Killeen, Texas$88,850+2.6%
Kiryas Joel, New York$131,310+51.6%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$93,150+7.5%
Lansing, Michigan$81,540-5.9%
Lexington, Kentucky$85,510-1.3%
Lexington Park, Maryland$153,640+77.3%
Los Angeles, California$119,570+38.0%
Louisville, Kentucky$85,620-1.2%
Lynchburg, Virginia$106,460+22.9%
Miami, Florida$101,310+16.9%
Midland, Texas$106,180+22.6%
Modesto, California$90,790+4.8%
Morgantown, West Virginia$54,820-36.7%
Naples, Florida$104,460+20.6%
New York, New York$130,580+50.7%
Sarasota, Florida$107,020+23.5%
Ocala, Florida$83,380-3.8%
Olympia, Washington$108,770+25.5%
Orlando, Florida$102,960+18.8%
Oxnard, California$118,530+36.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$88,690+2.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$114,120+31.7%
Panama City, Florida$97,200+12.2%
Peoria, Illinois$100,300+15.8%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$105,390+21.6%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$90,540+4.5%
Portland, Oregon$117,300+35.4%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$100,360+15.8%
Punta Gorda, Florida$110,010+27.0%
Reading, Pennsylvania$86,060-0.7%
Richmond, Virginia$111,510+28.7%
Riverside, California$109,460+26.3%
Roanoke, Virginia$103,200+19.1%
Rochester, New York$97,950+13.1%
Rockford, Illinois$98,350+13.5%
Sacramento, California$108,650+25.4%
Salem, Oregon$103,030+18.9%
San Angelo, Texas$72,610-16.2%
San Antonio, Texas$96,420+11.3%
San Diego, California$118,760+37.1%
San Francisco, California$136,630+57.7%
San Jose, California$160,040+84.7%
Santa Cruz, California$127,490+47.1%
Santa Maria, California$122,400+41.3%
Santa Rosa, California$122,460+41.3%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$87,390+0.9%
Seattle, Washington$135,140+56.0%
South Bend, Indiana$83,370-3.8%
Spokane, Washington$101,940+17.7%
Springfield, Illinois$93,980+8.5%
State College, Pennsylvania$94,460+9.0%
Stockton, California$105,230+21.5%
Syracuse, New York$97,170+12.2%
Tallahassee, Florida$97,370+12.4%
Tampa, Florida$104,970+21.2%
Trenton, New Jersey$111,220+28.4%
Utica, New York$105,640+21.9%
Vallejo, California$120,290+38.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$109,080+25.9%
Waco, Texas$88,810+2.5%
York, Pennsylvania$85,480-1.3%
Gross salary
86,640/yr
Estimated take-home
69,781/yr
Est. total withheld
19.5%

Single filer, federal income tax + FICA only, 2025 rates — Florida has no state income tax on wages. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 15-1253 SOC code
Official area Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 29460 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: fl_constitucion_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
Winter Haven
No additional caveats are attached to this row.
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Florida

Population (metro area)
760,961