Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Salary

Updated: 28 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$30K	$60K	$90K
Salary	$43,288 - $86,006
Bonus	$0.00 - $8,194
Profit Sharing	$297.99 - $7,504
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$41,646 - $89,381
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 28 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 656

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Job Listings for Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Feb 23	QA Engineer - Software Test Engineer - Quality Assurance Tester	CyberCoders	San Diego, California
	QA Engineer - Software Test Engineer - Quality Assurance Tester, SQA Engineer, Quality Assurance Eng QA Engineer - Software Test Engineer - Quality Assurance... Indeed
Feb 17	QS11 - Senior Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer	Kelly IT Resources	San Diego, California
	standardized test approaches and consults with senior automation test engineers to determine best practices. Other responsibilities include specification... Indeed
Feb 23	QA Automation Engineer - QA Engineer - Quality Assurance - QA	CyberCoders	Tustin, California
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Feb 22	Principal QA Engineer - Lead Software Quality Assurance Engineer	CyberCoders	Del Mar, California
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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Aerospace and Defense	$43,448 - $88,279
Automotive Supplier	$44,941 - $72,522
Software Development	$38,000 - $83,116
Medical Device Manufacturing	$42,105 - $79,767
Software Applications	$35,661 - $85,559

Key Statistics for Quality Assurance (QA) Engineer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 26%			Male 74%
Salary:	$50,284 - $76,014			$51,927 - $70,395

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

37%

5-9 years

28%

10-19 years

19%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$41,724 - $86,321
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Mechanical Engineering (ME)	$38,771 - $74,064
Master of Business Administration (MBA)	$49,460 - $82,608
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Industrial Engineering (IE)	$39,594 - $85,810
Bachelor of Science (BS / BSc), Computer Science (CS)	$40,268 - $94,363

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 88%		Dental: 81%
	Vision: 67%		None: 10%

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