Median salary
$158,286
median over time
Typical range
$119k – $198.9k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
17.4%
1,018 of 5,844 roles
Live roles
5,844
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Research Engineer, Environment Scaling
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Data Engineer
Fullstack Software Engineer, Applied AI
Agent Engineer
Staff+ Software Engineer, Full-stack
Software Engineer, RL Data
Sr. Staff Engineer, Performance Ad Formats
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 113 |
Vast
|
$166,656 | 69 |
Air Apps
|
$68,094 | 55 |
Reddit
|
$260,450 | 49 |
Klaviyo
|
$175,000 | 39 |
Syska Hennessy Group
|
$121,979 | 36 |
Remote
|
$86,575 | 33 |
May Mobility
|
$188,000 | 28 |
QA Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Seattle | $225,000 | 27 |
| San Francisco | $217,500 | 151 |
| New York | $200,000 | 87 |
| Los Angeles | $180,000 | 19 |
| Austin | $179,750 | 12 |
| Boston | $171,875 | 50 |
| Chicago | $160,000 | 17 |
| Denver | $141,580 | 22 |
| Atlanta | $129,000 | 15 |
| Toronto | $118,635 | 18 |
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How much do QA Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for QA Engineer roles is $158,286 per year. Most pay falls between $118,963 (25th percentile) and $198,875 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $86,205 to $250,000.
These figures are computed live from 5,844 active QA Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 1,018 (17.4%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid QA Engineer roles include Anthropic, Mercor, Coframe and Pinterest.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.