Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers salaries in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA
Median $152,500 across 3,070 filings, Jul 2023 to Jun 2026.
Calculate take-home pay on the calculator pageMedian
$152,500
Middle 50%
$133,400–$179,000
Filings
3,070
- Median is 45% above the national median for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers ($105,000).
- Most filings are wage Level II (35%).
- Amazon.com Services LLC has the most filings (239), with a median of $159,500.
Top companies
| Company | Filings | Median |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 239 | $159,500 |
| Apple Inc. | 231 | $166,300 |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | 122 | $149,700 |
| Google LLC | 87 | $168,000 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | 80 | $180,800 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | 72 | $168,600 |
| Fortinet, Inc. | 60 | $151,500 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | 58 | $164,200 |
| ByteDance Inc. | 51 | $177,000 |
| HCL AMERICA INC | 48 | $133,400 |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | 44 | $182,600 |
| ETOUCH SYSTEMS CORPORATION | 42 | $131,000 |
| Adobe Inc. | 41 | $160,000 |
| TT Commerce & Global Services LLC | 36 | $223,500 |
| TikTok Inc. | 36 | $172,500 |
| Tesla, Inc. | 33 | $158,100 |
| Zscaler, Inc. | 31 | $165,000 |
| IBM Corporation | 30 | $200,400 |
| Apple Inc. | 28 | $164,100 |
| COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP | 28 | $141,100 |
| VERSA NETWORKS, INC. | 28 | $194,900 |
| Nutanix, Inc. | 27 | $194,900 |
| Arista Networks, Inc. | 25 | $129,500 |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | 25 | $178,700 |
| Sandisk Technologies, Inc. | 24 | $129,800 |
| Amazon.com Services LLC | 23 | $166,000 |
| Juniper Networks, Inc. | 23 | $141,100 |
| Applied Intuition, Inc. | 21 | $173,000 |
| VIRTUSA CORPORATION | 20 | $111,500 |
| L&T Technology Services Limited | 19 | $133,400 |
Level I 14%
Level II 35%
Level III 17%
Level IV 11%
Not stated 22%
Take-home pay
| Gross | $152,500 |
| Federal income tax | $25,300 |
| Social Security | $9,500 |
| Medicare | $2,200 |
| State income tax | $10,100 |
| Health insurance (employee share) | $1,400 |
| Take-home per year | $104,000 |
| Take-home per month | $8,700 |
Tax year 2026, single filer.
Local taxes, 401(k), and filing status other than single are not included.
Tax rates checked against IRS, Tax Foundation, and other original sources on Oct 28, 2026.
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