QA Engineer salary in US

Average Base Salary in US

$98,369
$19,873
Additional Cash Compensation
$118,242
Total Compensation
Median: 92,000
Min: $40K
Max: $210K

How Much Does a QA Engineer Make in US?

The average salary for a QA Engineer in US is $98,369. The average additional cash compensation for a QA Engineer in US is $19,873. The average total compensation for a QA Engineer in US is $118,242. QA Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous QA Engineer employees in US.

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QA Engineer jobs in US

Quality Assurance Analyst

North Suburbs
12 hours ago
$90,000 - $100,000
Annually
Job Summary: The Quality Assurance (QA) Analyst will conduct testing on software, websites, and other technical products to identify and resolve bugs, defects, and other potential issues. Responsibilities: Reviews design specifications to understand the scope, requirements, and function of the software product. Identifies appropriate parameters, functions, and data to test and validate; parameters may include general function, validity of results

Supply Chain Quality Assurance Manager

New York City, NY
1 week ago
This is Adyen Adyen provides payments, data, and financial products in a single solution for customers like Facebook, Uber, H&M, and Microsoft - making us the financial technology platform of choice. At Adyen, everything we do is engineered for ambition.  For our teams, we create an environment with opportunities for our people to succeed, backed by the culture and support to ensure they are enabled to truly own their careers. We are motivated

Quality Assurance Manager, Test Engineering

Austin, TX
1 week ago
As passionate about our people as we are about our mission. What We’re All About: Q2 is proud of delivering our mobile banking platform and technology solutions, globally, to more than 22 million end users across our 1,300 financial institutions and fintech clients. At Q2, our mission is simple: Build strong, diverse communities by strengthening their financial institutions. We accomplish that by investing in the communities where both our

Quality Assurance Lead - Technical Project Lead

Pittsburgh, PA
4 days ago
Job Profile Position Overview At PNC, our people are our greatest differentiator and competitive advantage in the markets we serve. We are all united in delivering the best experience for our customers. We work together each day to foster an inclusive workplace culture where all of our employees feel respected, valued and have an opportunity to contribute to the company’s success. This position is primarily based in a location within PNC's

Field Quality Assurance (QA) Technician

Greater Denver Area
1 week ago
$57,400 - $82,000
Annually
Department SummaryDISH is a Fortune 200 company with more than $15 billion in annual revenue that continues to redefine the communications industry. Our legacy is innovation and a willingness to challenge the status quo, including reinventing ourselves. We disrupted the pay-TV industry in the mid-90s with the launch of the DISH satellite TV service, taking on some of the largest U.S. corporations in the process, and grew to be the fourth-largest

Director of Quality Assurance (QA)

Remote
3 weeks ago
At Forge (NYSE: FRGE), we know our team is our greatest asset. As technology innovators in the private market, our vision is to deliver a richer future for everyone. We live that vision through our values of being bold, humble and accountable. We experience the value that our vision brings to the world every day, helping the teams behind the greatest innovations of our generation, from space travel to planet-saving, plant-based nutrition and more

Senior Manager, QA

Orange County
6 days ago
$124,000 - $150,000
Annually
Summary *This position is a hybrid role in Aliso Viejo, CA* Metagenics is seeking a Senior Manager, QA. This role will lead a team of QA automation developers distributed across multiple cross-functional scrum teams to help ensure quality automation code is delivered each sprint and release. As a functional manager, you will help define and champion automation testing best practices and guide the efforts of multiple teams towards improved code

Project Manager, QA - Playback Services

New York City, NY
21 hours ago
$120,000 - $145,000
Annually
Company DescriptionNBCUniversal owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment television networks, a premier motion picture company, significant television production operations, a leading television stations group, world-renowned theme parks and a premium ad-supported streaming service.Here you can be your authentic self. As a company uniquely positioned to educate

Quality Assurance

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
1 week ago
Job Description The Chief Technology Office (CTO) provides solutions to guide technology across the firm globally, removing inefficiencies and streamlining how we deliver quality solutions. We're continuing to evolve from building next-gen platforms to guiding architectures that unlock their capabilities, automating how we take code from inception to production. We're focused on optimizing how apps are designed for the future, targeting solutions

Analyst, Quality Assurance

About Restaurant Brands International: Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with more than $35 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 28,000 restaurants in more than 100 countries. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands – TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been

Quality Assurance - ServiceNow

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
1 week ago
Job Description The Chief Technology Office (CTO) provides solutions to guide technology across the firm globally, removing inefficiencies and streamlining how we deliver quality solutions. We're continuing to evolve from building next-gen platforms to guiding architectures that unlock their capabilities, automating how we take code from inception to production. We're focused on optimizing how apps are designed for the future, targeting solutions

Quality Assurance Program Manager

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
1 week ago
Our Opportunity: Chewy is continuing to build an outstanding team that strives to be the most trusted and convenient destination for pet parents (and partners) everywhere! We are looking for a passionate Customer and People centric Program Manager to come join our Customer Service Quality Experience & Enablement team! We are looking for a Quality Program Manager to provide proactive leadership and development to a team of Quality Assurance Agents

QA Engineer Salary ranges

The most common QA Engineer salary in US is between $90k - $100k.

Average QA Engineer Salary by Company Size

People with the job title QA Engineer make the most at companies with 1,000+ employees, earning $106,332 on average.

QA Engineer Salary by gender

The average QA Engineer salary for women is $100,431 and the average QA Engineer salary for men is $95,664.

QA Engineer Salary by Years of Experience

The average salary for a QA Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $113,916. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $69,619.

Average Dev + Engineer salaries in US

Job TitleAverage SalarySalary Range
Implementation Specialist$79,061
Min: $38K
Max: $235K
QA Analyst$84,154
Min: $42K
Max: $175K
Junior Software Engineer$90,223
Min: $42K
Max: $165K
QA Engineer$98,369
Min: $40K
Max: $210K
Software Test Engineer$100,557
Min: $55K
Max: $175K
Front End Developer$109,064
Min: $37K
Max: $330K
Android Developer$111,527
Min: $60K
Max: $310K
Automation Engineer$111,668
Min: $57K
Max: $240K
Salesforce Developer$113,227
Min: $55K
Max: $221K
Game Developer$116,715
Min: $65K
Max: $214K
iOS Developer$118,440
Min: $52K
Max: $391K
Systems Engineer$123,246
Min: $65K
Max: $221K
Data Engineer$124,208
Min: $55K
Max: $275K
Sales Engineer$125,442
Min: $55K
Max: $305K
Security Engineer$126,808
Min: $61K
Max: $280K
Site Reliability Engineer$129,322
Min: $70K
Max: $300K
QA Manager$131,198
Min: $78K
Max: $260K
Database Administrator$131,426
Min: $70K
Max: $260K
DevOps Engineer$133,099
Min: $73K
Max: $325K
Hardware Engineer$135,657
Min: $76K
Max: $253K
Senior Data Engineer$136,631
Min: $90K
Max: $254K
Software Engineer$141,267
Min: $65K
Max: $325K
Data Architect$145,230
Min: $70K
Max: $279K
Senior Software Engineer$150,790
Min: $75K
Max: $366K
Lead Software Engineer$152,659
Min: $44K
Max: $450K
Machine Learning Engineer$153,151
Min: $87K
Max: $278K
Data Engineering Manager$162,386
Min: $110K
Max: $279K
Engineering Manager$168,071
Min: $77K
Max: $531K
Principal Software Engineer$168,685
Min: $86K
Max: $375K
Director of Software Engineering$191,825
Min: $111K
Max: $420K
Vice President of Engineering$221,799
Min: $144K
Max: $500K
CTO (Chief Technology Officer)$222,147
Min: $80K
Max: $575K
CIO (Chief Information Officer)$226,467
Min: $96K
Max: $400K

Skills that affect QA Engineer salaries in US

1
QA
1% have this skill
2
Java
1% have this skill
3
Javascript
0% have this skill
4
Python
0% have this skill
5
SQL
0% have this skill
6
.NET
0% have this skill

Recent QA Engineer salaries in US

$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Principal QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $135,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
201-500 Employees
Washington DC
$70,000
Yearly Salary
A QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $70,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Columbus, OH
1-5 Reports
$140,000
Yearly Salary
A QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $140,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
San Francisco, CA
$65,000
Yearly Salary
A QA Software Engineer reported a yearly salary of $65,000
< 1 Year of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Salt Lake City, UT
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A Team Lead, QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $135,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
201-500 Employees
Los Angeles, CA
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Development Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Chicago, IL
$137,700
Yearly Salary
A Sr. Software Quality Engineer reported a yearly salary of $137,700 with +$20,655 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Austin, TX
$150,000
Yearly Salary
A QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $150,000
7+ Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Remote
$210,000
Yearly Salary
A Staff QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $210,000 with +$31,500 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Los Angeles, CA
$135,000
Yearly Salary
A clinical quality specialist reported a yearly salary of $135,000 with +$15,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Boston, MA

Frequently Asked Questions

Q.

What is a quality assurance (QA) engineer?

A.
QA engineers test and debug products throughout the product development process, ensuring a product is meeting quality requirements before its launch.
Q.

How to become a quality assurance (QA) engineer?

A.
QA engineers usually hold a bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or a related field. QA engineers will also have two or more years of experience in software development, software testing or similar roles. Knowledge of manual and automated software testing, testing analysis tools, product development and quality assurance tools and methodologies are also recommended.
Q.

How much does a quality assurance (QA) engineer make?

A.
The salary range for a QA engineer is $40K-$210K.
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