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QA Engineer salary
The median salary in QA Engineer job ads that pay in USD is $138,750 a year (about $11,563 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $122,331 to $186,085, based on 34 salaries from 20 employers, updated 22 Oct 2026.
Range in job ads
$122,331–$186,085
Median in job ads: $138,750 / year
Based on 34 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
How these figures are built →Analyze my salary →- Median in job ads
- $138,750
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $132,000
- Sep 2026
- Low $132,000 · Sep 2026
- Salaries
- 34
- from 20 employers
- Last updated
- 22 Oct 2026
- 12-month window to 22 Oct 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $81,175
- 25th percentile
- $122,331
- Median
- $138,750
- 75th percentile
- $186,085
- 90th percentile
- $210,000
Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Salary by experience
How QA Engineer pay changes with experience
Pay by the experience level employers state in their job posts, from salaries listed in the last 12 months. A level appears only with at least 8 salaries.
| Experience level | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Mid level$71,175–$132,500 · 9 salaries | $122,275 | |
| Senior level$133,500–$203,500 · 11 salaries | $167,500 |
One shared scale, $65.9K to $208.8K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Salary by place
QA Engineer salary by city
Cities with at least 8 salaries listed in USD. Each place is its own group of salaries in one currency. Places in another currency are listed separately, never converted.
Salary by company
What companies pay a QA Engineer
Employers with at least 5 listed salaries for this role; those with 8 or more link to their own salary page. The sparkline is the company's monthly median where it has enough salaries.
| Company | Pay range chart | Median pay |
|---|---|---|
| Zoox$178,750–$196,750 · 6 salaries | $181,000 | |
| Mach Industries$122,500–$132,500 · 5 salaries | $122,500 |
One shared scale, $119.5K to $199.7K. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median.
Skills and pay
Skills linked to higher QA Engineer pay
How much higher or lower the median is for job posts that mention a skill. It shows an association, not a guarantee: better-paid jobs often bundle several scarce skills with senior scope. Skills with fewer than 8 salaries are left out.
| Skill | Pay premium chart | Pay premium |
|---|---|---|
| linuxmedian $191,500 · 8 salaries | up +38.0% | |
| pythonmedian $163,930 · 22 salaries | up +18.1% | |
| aimedian $160,360 · 15 salaries | up +15.6% | |
| excelmedian $122,500 · 10 salaries | down −11.7% |
Pay listed by employers
Latest QA Engineer jobs that show their pay
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- System Test EngineerZoox · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$153,000 – $209,000
- System Test EngineerZoox · Mid level · posted 17 Oct 2026$153,000 – $209,000
- Senior Platform System Vehicle Test EngineerZoox · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$184,000 – $250,000
- Manufacturing Test EngineerZoox · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$131,000 – $204,000
- Senior Manufacturing Test EngineerZoox · Senior level · posted 17 Oct 2026$170,000 – $234,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
34 salaries from 20 employers, posted between 22 Oct 2025 and 22 Oct 2026. Last updated 22 Oct 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
- Employer hiring-system feeds 79%
- Pay read from posting text 18%
- Other sources 3%
Live jobs
QA Engineer jobs
QA Engineer (World of Tanks)
Vilnius
€3.5K – €5K/mo
Listed salary · employer/source provided
QA Engineer II
Toronto, Ottawa
C$85K – C$100K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
Manufacturing Test Engineer
Foster City, California, United States
$131K – $204K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
Senior Platform System Vehicle Test Engineer
Foster City, California, United States
$184K – $250K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
Senior Manufacturing Test Engineer
Foster City, California, United States
$170K – $234K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
System Test Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$153K – $209K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
System Test Engineer
San Diego, California, United States
$153K – $209K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
Systems Test Engineer, System Behavior Analysis
San Diego, California, United States
$148K – $208K/yr
Listed salary · employer/source provided
How Jobiba calculates this
Real postings first, estimates second
- • Uses salary-listed Jobiba job posts from the last 12 months, including posts that have since closed.
- • A post counts only when it states a salary, a currency and a pay period.
- • Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay becomes a yearly figure; no currency is converted or mixed.
- • Impossible values and extreme outliers are removed, and title variants are grouped into one role.
- • Reports the median (the middle value, not the average) and the middle half, only when enough posts back them.
- • Pay Jobiba works out for a job without a stated salary is labelled a Jobiba estimate, never shown as employer-provided pay.
Based on 34 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 22 Oct 2026
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Frequently asked questions
QA Engineer salary: common questions
What is the average QA Engineer salary in 2026?
Job ads for QA Engineer on Jobiba list a median salary of $138,750 a year, based on 34 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $122,331 and $186,085 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How much does an entry-level QA Engineer earn compared with experienced hires?
By experience level in the postings Jobiba could classify: Mid level: $122,275 median (9 postings); Senior level: $167,500 median (11 postings). Bands with too few postings are not shown.
How does Jobiba calculate QA Engineer salary?
From 34 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.