Software Test Engineer salary in US
Average Base Salary in US
$100,557
$11,482
Additional Cash Compensation
$112,039
Total Compensation
Median: 95,000
Min: $55K
Max: $175K
How Much Does a Software Test Engineer Make in US?
The average salary for a Software Test Engineer in US is $100,557. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Test Engineer in US is $11,482. The average total compensation for a Software Test Engineer in US is $112,039. Software Test Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Test Engineer employees in US.
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Software Test Engineer jobs in US

Senior Software Engineer in Test (QAE)
+15
The Disney team is seeking a Sr. Software Development in Test Engineer to join our team to build test automation and processes to ensure the quality of our systems. When our systems work properly, they are able to reliably deliver relevant ads to all of our viewers; driving higher revenue for our business and helping our customers to discover brands and products that are relevant to their interests. Defects in our ad systems can negatively impact

Senior SDET (Software Development Engineer in Test)
+55
Our Opportunity:
Are you an Senior SDET who loves pets? We’re looking for a “pawsome” addition to our team in Boston, MA or Minneapolis, MN or Plantation FL! You’ll have the “purr-fect” opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and services for our furry friends and their humans. We’re looking for someone who can “dig” deep into our systems, “unleash” their creativity to design and implement automated testing frameworks, and “sniff” out

Our Opportunity:
Are you an Senior SDET who loves pets? We’re looking for a “pawsome” addition to our team in Boston, MA or Minneapolis, MN or Plantation FL! You’ll have the “purr-fect” opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and services for our furry friends and their humans. We’re looking for someone who can “dig” deep into our systems, “unleash” their creativity to design and implement automated testing frameworks, and “sniff” out

Our Opportunity:
Are you an Senior SDET who loves pets? We’re looking for a “pawsome” addition to the team in Boston, MA or Minneapolis, MN or Plantation FL! You’ll have the “purr-fect” opportunity to ensure the quality of our products and services for our furry friends and their humans. We’re looking for someone who can “dig” deep into our systems, “unleash” their creativity to design and implement automated testing frameworks, and “sniff” out

Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)
+38
At Northwestern Mutual, we are strong, innovative and growing. We invest in our people. We care and make a positive difference. What's the role? As a technical, hands on Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET), your job is to participate in the manual and automation testing of our web-based application. You will be guided by an Engineer Manager on our well established team. Your role on our team will be that of a "Full-Stack" Test Engineer

Software Engineer in Test
+35
At Beyond Finance, we’ve made it our mission to help everyday Americans escape the endless cycle of crippling debt and step into a brighter financial future. Through compassionate, individualized care, supportive user-centric technology, and customized financial solutions, we’ve helped over 300,000 clients on their path to a debt-free life.
While we’re proud of what we’ve already accomplished (over $2 billion in resolved debt), we're searching for

Software Engineer in Test (SET)
+58
ABOUT ARTERA
Our Mission: Make healthcare #1 in customer service.
What We Deliver: Artera (formerly WELL Health®) is the patient communication platform that delivers happier staff, healthier patients, and more profitable organizations. We enable two-way conversations between patients and their healthcare teams through secure, multilingual messaging across multiple channels – including text, email, and telephone. By unifying disjointed touchpoints

DRW is a diversified trading firm with over 3 decades of experience bringing sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to operate in markets around the world. We value autonomy and the ability to quickly pivot to capture opportunities, so we operate using our own capital and trading at our own risk.
Headquartered in Chicago with offices throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and Asia, we trade a variety of asset classes including

Software Development Engineer in Test
+55
Iodine is an enterprise AI company that is championing a radical rethink of how to create value for healthcare professionals, leaders, and their organizations: automating complex clinical tasks, generating insights and empowering intelligent care. Powered by the largest set of clinical data and use cases available, our groundbreaking clinical machine-learning engine, Cognitive ML, constantly ingests the patient record to generate real-time

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is looking for Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) based in Boston, MA or Plantation, FL. In this role, you will help build the automated test infrastructure for one of the fastest growing e-commerce platforms.
As part of the E-commerce ClickStream Analytics team, you’ll actively enhance the quality of Site Instrumentation (ClickStream Tag) by defining best practices, managing testing infrastructure, and writing

Our Opportunity:
Chewy is looking for Lead Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) based in Boston, MA or Plantation, FL. In this role, you will help build the automated test infrastructure for one of the fastest growing e-commerce platforms.
As part of the E-commerce ClickStream Analytics team, you’ll actively enhance the quality of Site Instrumentation (ClickStream Tag) by defining best practices, managing testing infrastructure, and writing

DRW is a technology-driven, diversified principal trading firm. We trade our own capital at our own risk, across a broad range of asset classes, instruments and strategies, in financial markets around the world. As the markets have evolved over the past 25 years, so has DRW – maximizing opportunities to include real estate, cryptoassets and venture capital. With over 1200 employees at our Chicago headquarters and offices around the world, we work
Software Test Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Test Engineer salary in US is between $100k - $110k.
Average Software Test Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Test Engineer make the most at companies with 11-50 employees, earning $108,700 on average.
Software Test Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Test Engineer salary for women is $106,641 and the average Software Test Engineer salary for men is $99,530.
Software Test Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Test Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $119,213. The average salary for <1 year of experience is $88,000.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in US
Job Title | Average Salary | Salary 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 | $141,253 | 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 Software Test Engineer salaries in US
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Recent Software Test Engineer salaries in US
$78,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $78,500
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Atlanta, GA
$132,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $132,000 with +$10,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
51-200 Employees
New York City, NY
$120,000
Yearly Salary
A System Experience SDET reported a yearly salary of $120,000 with +$25,000 in additional cash compensation
< 1 Year of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
San Diego, CA
$152,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Development Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $152,000 with +$70,640 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Remote
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineering Manager reported a yearly salary of $175,000 with +$17,500 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
201-500 Employees
Orange County
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $175,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
San Francisco, CA
$110,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $110,000 with +$11,000 in additional cash compensation
1-3 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
1,000+ Employees
Remote
$96,000
Yearly Salary
A Test Engineer II reported a yearly salary of $96,000
3-5 Years of Experience
Female
1,000+ Employees
Greater Boulder Area
$110,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior QA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $110,000
5-7 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Greater Denver Area
$107,500
Yearly Salary
A Software Developer Engineer in Test reported a yearly salary of $107,500
3-5 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Remote