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Salary Information for Software QA Engineer
Sarlary Information by payscale
Test / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Computer Software) (United States)
California $65000
Washington $59000
Massachusetts $57500
Virginia $60000
Texas $55000
Colorado $57500
Illinois $54000
New Jersey $52000
Sr. Test / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, (Computer Software) (United States)
California $82500
Washington $70000
Massachusetts $75000
Texas $70000
New York $73500
Illinois $70500
Virginia $69500
Florida $60000
Test / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer (Computer Software) (Canada)
Toronto $35459
Vancouver $40893
Ottawa $42566
Montreal-Centre-Ville $30404
Calgary $33824
Ottawa-Kanata $49407
Toronto-York $34205
Testing / Quality Assurance (QA), Computer Software or Hardware (Canada)
Toronto $38005
Vancouver $38385
Montreal $32304
Ottawa $45606
London $25615
Winnipeg $31544
Edmonton $36371
Ottawa-Kanata $38005
Sr. Test / Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer, (Computer Software) (Canada)
Vancouver $41806
Toronto $39981
Sarlary Information by itjobswatch
Software Testing Average Salaries (UK region)
England £34,382
Scotland £28,880
Wales £28,776
Northern Ireland £35,000
Isle of Man £26,000
QA Engineer Average Salaries (UK region)
England £34,439
Scotland £29,095
Wales £27,500
QA Analyst Average Salaries (UK region)
England £33,120
Scotland £27,000
Wales £23,500
Sarlary Information by salary
Entry Level Test Engineer 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $46,277 $50,935 $57,279
Intermediate Level Test Engineer 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $54,252 $59,507 $64,816
Senior Test Engineer 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $63,920 $69,102 $77,434
Software Quality Assurance 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $51,388 $59,450 $71,309
Senior Software Quality Assurance 25th%ile Median 75th%ile
the United States $80,645 $84,859 $100,675
Sarlary Information by softwaretestinginstitute
http://www.softwaretestinginstitute.com/salaries.html
The information contained herein will be updated in the fall of 2002,
using information gathered in the
2002 Software Testing Institute Salary Survey. In the interim,
here is a brief overview of the
Quality Progress (Published by American Society
for Quality, or ASQ) salary survey conducted in December, 2001:
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Without ASQ
Certification
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With ASQ
Certification
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Reliability Engineer
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$68,684.00
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$76,769.00
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Software Quality Engineer
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$72,130.00
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$74,297.00
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Quality Manager
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$66,058.00
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$71,163.00
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Quality Engineer
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$56,180.00
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$61,544.00
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Quality Auditor
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$48,800.00
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$53,830.00
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Quality Technician
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$37,291.00
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$38,400.00
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Do you want to know how to fairly compensate a software tester? Perhaps you are more interested in learning how much you can reasonably expect to get paid for your own testing job, or for the one you have your sights on. Whatever your motivation, following is a summary of software tester salary information that will help you on your way.
The Big Picture
The average salary for a tester with 3-6 years of relevant experience is approximately $85,000 per year, with a median of approximately $70,000. A tester with 7+ years of experience, on the other hand, makes an average of $98,000 with a median of approximately $82,000 per year. The highest paid testers in the 7+ experience group are working in the New York computer software industry for an annual salary of $135,000. The lowest paid testers in this experience group are those in the Southeast academia industry who make around $63,000.
The table below shows representative salary ranges which were obtained
from the online Pencom guide by selecting the Computer/Sofware Development industry with NT/95/Unix operating system skills, client/server knowledge and some test automation tool experience.
| City/Area |
Years of Experience |
| Less than 1 |
1-2 |
3-6 |
7+ |
Midwest |
$44,000 |
$54,000 |
$64,000 |
$74,000 |
| Texas |
$49,000 |
$59,000 |
$69,000 |
$79,000 |
| Silicon Valley |
$52,000 |
$62,000 |
$94,000 |
$104,000 |
| Greater NY Area |
$53,000 |
$63,000 |
$110,000 |
$135,000 |
Location, Location, Location
The greater New York metropolitan area reports the highest software
tester salaries, with Silicon Valley close behind. Chicago testers make
slightly less than those living in Texas, but the cost of living is so
much lower in Texas that the difference in expendable income is much more
for Texans than the salary comparisons can show. In fact, Texas' lower
costs make it bottom-line competitive with New York and San Jose, in
addition to Chicago. By comparing salaries using the Homefair Salary Calculator, a $135,000 position in New York, NY is equal to a $54,500 position in Dallas, Texas. In reality the similarly experienced Texan is making about $79,000, a gain of about $25,000. The same Texan tester would realize a gain of about $13,000 over a peer making $104,000 in San Jose, and a whopping $31,000 over his or her counterpart making $74,000 in Chicago.
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