Test Engineer Salary in Ireland

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Test Engineers?

Early Career

▼3%

Mid Career

▲16%

Late Career

▲22%

Experienced

▲23%

What Do Test Engineers Do?

Test engineers are involved in creating and designing processes or experiments to test the quality of a product to be manufactured. Test engineers mainly deal with the inner workings of computer hardware and software; however, many test engineers work with a variety of different fields and test a wide range of equipment and products, from medical equipment such as X-ray machines to commercial transportation vehicles like airplanes. Some independence is expected of test engineers, so they must …Read more

Test Engineer Tasks

Understand complex systems to create test plans and cases.
Automate tests and interpret results.
Provide test result information to other teams to improve product quality.
Create tests to inform debugging, root cause analysis, and improvement recommendations.

The average salary for a Test Engineer in Ireland is €40,528.

10%

€31k

MEDIAN

€41k

90%

€53k

Salary

€31k - €53k

Bonus

€250 - €6k

Profit Sharing

€0 - €2k

Total Pay

€32k - €53k

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What Do Test Engineers Do?

Test Engineer Tasks

Understand complex systems to create test plans and cases.
Automate tests and interpret results.
Provide test result information to other teams to improve product quality.
Create tests to inform debugging, root cause analysis, and improvement recommendations.

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Popular Employer Salaries for Test Engineer

Valeo

€45k

Alps Electric

€39k

Career Paths

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What Are Popular Skills for Test Engineers?

Test Engineering

€38,642

33 responses

System Testing

€42,489

19 responses

Test Automation

€39,909

16 responses

Test Planning

€40,445

9 responses

Regression Testing

€36,355

9 responses

Skills in System Testing are correlated to pay that is above average. Skills that pay less than market rate include Regression Testing, Test Planning, Test Automation and Test Engineering.

What is the Pay by Experience Level for Test Engineers?

An early career Test Engineer with 1-4 years of experience earns an average total compensation (includes tips, bonus, and overtime pay) of €39,212 based on 55 salaries. A mid-career Test Engineer with 5-9 years of experience earns an average total compensation of €47,089 based on 12 salaries. An experienced Test Engineer with 10-19 years of experience earns an average total compensation of €49,435 based on 10 salaries. In their late career (20 years and higher), employees earn an average total compensation of €50,000.

Pay Difference by Location

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▲23%

▲11%

▲2%

▼1%

▼6%

Employees with Test Engineer in their job title in Galway, Galway earn an average of 22.6% more than the national average. These job titles also find higher than average salaries in Tuam, Galway (10.9% more) and Limerick, Limerick (2.3% more). The lowest salaries can be found in Cork, Cork (5.7% less) and Dublin, Dublin (1.1% less).