San Francisco · United States
QA Engineer salary in San Francisco
The median salary in QA Engineer job ads in San Francisco, United States is $162,500 a year (about $13,542 a month before tax). The middle half of those ads list $127,000 to $187,500, based on 15 salaries from 8 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
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- Median in job ads
- $162,500
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $129,000
- Oct 2026
- Low $129,000 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 15
- from 8 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where pay sits in San Francisco
- 10th percentile
- $108,060
- 25th percentile
- $127,000
- Median
- $162,500
- 75th percentile
- $187,500
- 90th percentile
- $194,440
15 salaries · 18 live local jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Compared with the United States median of 283 salaries: up +16.1%
Based on 15 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Pay listed by employers
Latest QA Engineer jobs that show their pay in San Francisco
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- R&D Test Engineer, InstrumentationGridware · Mid level · posted 6 Nov 2026$125,000 – $145,000
- Senior Quality Assurance EngineerHayden AI · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$141,000 – $184,000
- Senior Test EngineerAstro Mechanica · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$150,000 – $225,000
- Senior Propulsion Test EngineerAstro Mechanica · Senior level · posted 4 Nov 2026$150,000 – $225,000
- QA EngineerAir Apps · Mid level · posted 29 Oct 2026$95,000 – $163,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
15 salaries from 8 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Frequently asked questions
QA Engineer salary in San Francisco: common questions
What is the average QA Engineer salary in San Francisco in 2026?
Job ads for QA Engineer in San Francisco on Jobiba list a median salary of $162,500 a year, based on 15 salary-listed job postings. The middle half of those job ads pay between $127,000 and $187,500 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does QA Engineer pay in San Francisco compare with the United States median?
The QA Engineer median in San Francisco is +16.1% versus the United States median for the same role on Jobiba.
How does Jobiba calculate QA Engineer salary in San Francisco?
From 15 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.