QA & Test salary

35 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 24, 2026

The best-evidenced figure here is for QA & test roles at mid level across the United States: 332 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $94,590 and $145,000, with a median of $113,850.

Pay rises with seniority across the United States: the medians run entry-level $83,250, mid-level $113,850 and senior $140,625. Moving from entry-level to senior is worth roughly 69% more.

Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 20 of the 35 ranges in the table rest on fewer than 10 postings and are marked hint: treat those as hints rather than benchmarks.

Every measured range

35 by market and level

Market	Level	Market range	Median	Sample
United States · country-wide	Entry	$71,419 – $97,125	$83,250	24
United States · country-wide	Mid	$94,590 – $145,000	$113,850	332
Canada · country-wide	Mid	CA$82,875 – CA$109,313	CA$96,250	36
United Kingdom · country-wide	Mid	£45,000 – £54,966	£48,052	10
United States · country-wide	Senior	$120,000 – $170,000	$140,625	257
Canada · country-wide	Senior	CA$100,000 – CA$139,800	CA$110,000	21
United Kingdom · country-wide	Senior	£52,150 – £68,550	£62,500	11
United States · country-wide	Lead	$151,150 – $199,375	$167,500	7hint
Remote · United States	Mid	$88,250 – $127,250	$105,200	39
Remote · United States	Senior	$110,000 – $155,000	$140,075	30
Annapolis Junction	Mid	$144,438 – $181,125	$162,500	6hint
Austin	Mid	$99,320 – $203,863	$108,140	6hint
Austin	Senior	$142,750 – $160,000	$142,750	5hint
Boston	Mid	$93,500 – $118,875	$101,500	6hint
Boston	Senior	$124,825 – $140,750	$140,000	7hint
Chicago	Mid	$93,275 – $128,717	$105,000	7hint
Chicago	Senior	$132,738 – $173,825	$139,425	7hint
Irvine	Mid	$115,000 – $150,000	$120,000	5hint
New York	Mid	$102,000 – $130,361	$105,000	5hint
New York	Senior	$111,250 – $175,625	$147,938	8hint
Ottawa	Mid	CA$91,000 – CA$96,250	CA$96,250	5hint
San Diego	Mid	$106,400 – $175,375	$142,288	10
San Diego	Senior	$129,950 – $179,256	$138,250	8hint
San Francisco	Mid	$126,850 – $190,000	$162,500	21
San Francisco	Senior	$183,663 – $209,750	$198,000	10
San Jose	Mid	$101,875 – $190,080	$120,438	10
San Jose	Senior	$137,825 – $210,063	$174,825	6hint
Santa Clara	Mid	$120,000 – $147,500	$147,500	5hint
Santa Clara	Senior	$159,000 – $227,500	$180,500	6hint
Sunnyvale	Mid	$126,250 – $176,250	$163,500	11
Sunnyvale	Senior	$143,675 – $186,875	$177,500	6hint
Toronto	Mid	CA$74,300 – CA$105,000	CA$90,000	13
Toronto	Senior	CA$96,900 – CA$145,797	CA$100,000	9hint
Vancouver	Mid	CA$78,750 – CA$96,875	CA$92,500	6hint
Washington	Mid	$94,100 – $134,200	$116,000	5hint

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.

by the team behind remoteroles