QA Engineer salary
4 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for QA engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 39 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $95,000 and $128,625, with a median of $105,830.
Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run mid-level $105,830 and senior $123,445. Moving from mid-level to senior is worth roughly 17% more.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 2 of the 4 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.
QA Engineer pay by specialization
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Live QA engineer roles by software function. A title spans functions; each link opens that function's own benchmark.
Every measured range
4 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $95,000 – $128,625 | $105,830 | 39 |
| Canada · country-wide | Mid | CA$91,250 – CA$121,500 | CA$101,034 | 6hint |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $113,125 – $161,108 | $123,445 | 34 |
| Remote · United States | Mid | $92,500 – $105,200 | $102,500 | 7hint |
Entry is junior titles. Mid is mid-level and manager titles. Senior is senior titles. Lead is director, VP and above. Rows marked hint rest on fewer than 10 postings: read them as a hint, not a benchmark.
Ranges span the 25th to 75th percentile of employer-stated base pay for the market and level. Median is the 50th percentile. Sample is the number of postings measured.
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