QA Automation Engineer salary
2 market ranges · employer-stated pay · updated Oct 22, 2026
The best-evidenced figure here is for QA automation engineer roles at mid level across the United States: 17 postings where the employer stated pay put the middle half between $93,000 and $130,061, with a median of $114,875.
Every range here is counted from real postings, never modelled. 1 of the 2 ranges in the table rests on fewer than 10 postings and is marked hint: treat it as a hint rather than a benchmark.
Every measured range
2 by market and level| Market | Level | Market range | Median | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States · country-wide | Mid | $93,000 – $130,061 | $114,875 | 17 |
| United States · country-wide | Senior | $113,750 – $137,357 | $126,250 | 8hint |
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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Open QA automation engineer roles · 13 with stated pay
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QA Automation Engineer - Life & Annuities NTT DATA · Addison $100,000 3w ago Senior QA Automation Engineer - SDET MariaDB plc · Remote · Cyprus €69,000–€93,400 4w ago 
QA Automation Engineer – Agentic AI, UI, and API Vizient · Chicago $102,400–$179,000 4w ago 
QA Automation Engineer Fa Errt Saasfaprod1 · Charlotte $117,500–$143,500 5w ago Senior QA Automation Engineer - SDET MariaDB plc · Remote · Bulgaria €59,500–€80,500 5w ago 
QA Automation Engineer II, Officer Statestreet · Burlington Massachusetts $65,000–$113,750 2mo ago 
Senior QA Automation Engineer Lighthouseai · Remote · US $100,000–$120,000 2mo ago QA Automation Engineer - Dallas,TX Fa Ertb Saasfaprod1 · United States $37,000–$131,000 2mo ago QA Automation Engineer Rectangle Health · White Plains $90,000–$115,000 2mo ago 
QA Automation Engineer Air Apps · Remote · France €47,000–€59,000 6mo ago QA Automation Engineer Air Apps · Lisboa €47,000–€59,000 8mo ago QA Automation Engineer Air Apps · San Francisco $97,000–$170,000 1y ago 
QA Automation Engineer Ampa · Palo Alto $100,000–$160,000 1y ago