QA Engineer salary in Jackson, MS

Based on 24 certified H-1B filings in the Jackson, MS metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Flowood, Ridgeland, Byram, Canton, Clinton.

Also listed as: Software Tester, Test Automation Engineer

Median salary$83,956
Middle 50%$66.6k–$100k
vs. national median−20%comparison median $105,602
Filings24FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $57,670 and $727,100.
PercentileSalary
10th$60,901
25th$66,600
50th (median)$83,956
75th$100,000
90th$140,035

Cost of living

Jackson's median QA Engineer salary of $83,956 is worth about $94,300 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Jackson = 89.0).

Compared with all workers here

All Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in the Jackson, MS area earned a median of $71,530 in May 2025 (130 employed). The H-1B median here is $83,956, 17% higher.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippitoo few4
Infinite Computer Solutionstoo few4
Everest Consulting Grouptoo few3
Gokatechtoo few3

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 2
Mid-level · Level II $83,478 10
Senior · Level III too few 5
Expert · Level IV – 0

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.

Minimum H-1B salary by level

Wage levelPrevailing wage (most common)Median offered salaryFilings
Mid-level · Level II$63,898$83,47810

The prevailing wage is the minimum an employer must pay for this job and area. Amounts vary by county within a metro and by wage source.