Median salary
$170,500
median over time
Typical range
$139.1k – $207.6k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
21.5%
3,436 of 16,016 roles
Live roles
16,016
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Electro-Mechanical Test Engineer
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Machine Learning Systems Engineer, RL Engineering
Research Engineer, Machine Learning (Reinforcement Learning)
Staff+ Software Engineer, Developer Productivity
Product Manager, Developer Productivity
Founding Engineer
Research Engineer / Research Scientist, Post-Training
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Anduril Industries
|
$183,000 | 648 |
Relativity Space
|
$156,750 | 133 |
Snowflake
|
$233,750 | 126 |
Rocket Lab Corporation
|
$131,250 | 68 |
Air Apps
|
$65,184 | 55 |
Vast
|
$166,656 | 51 |
Apex Technology, Inc.
|
$158,250 | 46 |
Zone 5 Technologies
|
$166,500 | 45 |
Test Engineer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $198,938 | 448 |
| Seattle | $195,000 | 109 |
| New York | $190,391 | 226 |
| Austin | $187,891 | 50 |
| Chicago | $185,000 | 26 |
| Boston | $184,500 | 131 |
| Los Angeles | $162,000 | 106 |
| Atlanta | $158,000 | 42 |
| Singapore | $157,589 | 9 |
| Denver | $149,000 | 32 |
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How much do Test Engineer roles pay?
The median salary for Test Engineer roles is $170,500 per year. Most pay falls between $139,058 (25th percentile) and $207,625 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $107,720 to $245,000.
These figures are computed live from 16,016 active Test Engineer roles on JobsRadar, of which 3,436 (21.5%) 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 Test Engineer roles include Anduril Industries, Anthropic, coreflow and OpenAI.
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.