# Qa Engineer Salary Senior: $135k median (2026)

> senior qa engineer salary - based on 138 live postings across 30+ ATS sources.

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## Salary

- **Median:** $135k
- **25th-75th percentile:** $117k - $163k
- **Based on:** 33 disclosed salaries from live postings

## Hiring across industries (ISIC Rev.4)

- Computer programming, consultancy and related activities (division 62, 53 open)
- Employment activities (division 78, 17 open)
- Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding (division 64, 14 open)
- Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (division 26, 9 open)
- Food and beverage service activities (division 56, 4 open)
- Other professional, scientific and technical activities (division 74, 3 open)

## Top companies hiring

- Haystack (3 open)
- IQVIA (3 open)
- Binance (2 open)
- firstPRO US (2 open)
- Signature IT World Inc (2 open)
- Fragomen (2 open)
- Focal Systems (2 open)
- Outcome Logix ( A Tech 50 Finalist company  2025 and 2022, by Pittsburgh Technology Council ) (1 open)

## Sample live roles

- [Senior QA Engineer (Manual / Automation) - Business and Technology Insights](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-qa-engineer-manual-automation-business-and-technology-insights-at-gartner-4427403025) - Gartner - Irving, TX
- [Senior QA Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-qa-engineer-at-ladders-4442814948) - Ladders - United States - $130,000 – $140,000
- [Data QA Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/data-qa-engineer-at-interex-group-4417648300) - InterEx Group - California
- [QA Engineer](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/qa-engineer-at-haystack-4442813459) - Haystack - San Diego, CA
- [QA Engineer – Automation](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/qa-engineer-%E2%80%93-automation-at-bright-vision-technologies-4446103853) - Bright Vision Technologies - Richardson, TX - $115,000–$130,000
- [Sr. QA Engineer II](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/sr-qa-engineer-ii-at-yum%21-brands-4414369084) - Yum! Brands - Chicago, IL
- [Senior QA Engineer - Trading & Analytics](https://jobs.workable.com/view/3nPmGvaZLvavm51psBLCS6/remote-senior-qa-engineer---trading-%26-analytics-in-kazakhstan-at-freedx) - Freedx
- [Senior QA Engineer](https://jobs.workable.com/view/rmpbt7BMn7ehwnKnM1c2xY/senior-qa-engineer-in-bengaluru-at-mercari%2C-inc.-(india)) - Mercari, Inc. (India) - Bengaluru, Karnataka
- [Senior Backend QA Engineer – API & Data Testing](https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=ce36be64e2798caa) - Cognizant - Fort Lauderdale, FL
- [Senior QA Engineer -  Airvoyant](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/senior-qa-engineer-airvoyant-at-emm-group-inc-4444063599) - EMM Group, Inc. - Miami, FL
- [Senior QA Engineer](https://iqvia.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/IQVIA/job/Kathmandu-Nepal/Senior-QA-Engineer_R1553064) - IQVIA
- [QA Engineer for a Global Consumer Product Company in Cupertino, CA](https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/qa-engineer-for-a-global-consumer-product-company-in-cupertino-ca-at-osi-engineering-4444377393) - OSI Engineering - Cupertino, CA - $55/hr

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