How much do Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, the published 10th percentile is $47,190 and the 90th percentile is $126,110. The difference is $78,920, which is 99.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $63,850 to the 75th at $102,340, covers $38,490.

The mean annual wage is $85,620, which sits above the median of $79,040. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 24.2% lower than the national median of $104,300 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,922, which is 18.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Kentucky median of $79,100.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $79,040 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers at $84,922 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

12 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 11th of 13 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Elizabethtown, KY is 41 miles away, with a median of $65,710 and employment of 40. That median is 16.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,550, against $84,922 here.
• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $78,800. That median is 0.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,832, against $84,922 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $87,940 and employment of 920. That median is 11.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $92,209, against $84,922 here.