Bottom quarter
$95K
Software Quality Assurance Engineering Salary in Columbus
What you should make. What you should ask for. Calculated from 1M+ data points, refreshed monthly.
Median
$115K
Top quarter
$137K
Top 10%
$156K
Adjusted for Columbus at 1× the national baseline. See the math →
What this number means.
Software Quality Assurance Engineering in Columbus pulls a median of $114,800 at mid-career, with a top-quartile band reaching $136,600 and the top 10% at $156,200. Columbus's cost-of-living tilt is 1× — the band reflects that. $136,600 is what top-quartile Software Quality Assurance Engineering pay looks like in Columbus. Don't undersell.
How to negotiate this
- Anchor$136,600 — the top-quartile number. This is the number you say first.
- Target$125,700 — where a fair counter lands. Above the median, below the anchor.
- Floor$114,800 — below this, you're underpaid. Walking away gets cheaper than staying.
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