Median salary
$146,500
median over time
Typical range
$103.3k – $187.5k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
13%
2,653 of 20,418 roles
Live roles
20,418
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Sourcing Manager, Soft Home (LATAM)
Senior Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Research Engineer, Environment Scaling
Senior Staff Software Engineer
Fullstack Software Engineer, Applied AI
Data Engineer
Agent Engineer
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
Klaviyo
|
$152,000 | 160 |
Anduril Industries
|
$170,000 | 159 |
Reddit
|
$243,000 | 120 |
Vast
|
$166,656 | 110 |
Air Apps
|
$61,692 | 76 |
Flywheel Digital
|
$94,000 | 56 |
Box
|
$185,750 | 50 |
May Mobility
|
$146,500 | 45 |
Quality Assurance salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $198,000 | 356 |
| Austin | $176,400 | 33 |
| Boston | $162,500 | 172 |
| Los Angeles | $153,750 | 77 |
| New York | $143,769 | 343 |
| Sydney | $132,105 | 7 |
| Atlanta | $129,000 | 36 |
| Chicago | $128,152 | 112 |
| Seattle | $125,000 | 80 |
| Denver | $115,752 | 96 |
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How much do Quality Assurance roles pay?
The median salary for Quality Assurance roles is $146,500 per year. Most pay falls between $103,250 (25th percentile) and $187,500 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $72,500 to $237,100.
These figures are computed live from 20,418 active Quality Assurance roles on JobsRadar, of which 2,653 (13%) 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 Quality Assurance roles include Quince, Rain, Anthropic and Mercor.
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.