QA Engineer Salary

Based on 93 current qa engineer listings that disclose pay (nationwide, refreshed daily). We show only what employers actually post.

National median

$105,000/yr

Typical range

$77,500 – $129,000

from 93 disclosed ranges

QA Engineer pay by experience level

Entry level

$60,000/yr

6 disclosed

Mid-level

$100,000/yr

$75,500 – $119,500

61 disclosed

Senior / Lead

$129,000/yr

$111,500 – $135,000

26 disclosed

Grouped by seniority keywords in the job title (e.g. “senior”, “intern”). Only levels with enough disclosed pay show a figure.

Shield AIup to $310,000

Booz Allen Hamiltonup to $225,000

AeroVironmentup to $208,750

Butler Aerospace & Defenseup to $208,000

Cisco Systemsup to $203,000

S&P Globalup to $200,000

Highest disclosed figure per employer in the current feed.

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