QA Automation
QA Automation finds release risk early and improves how the team prevents regressions.
Published signal
Automation QAHiring Ask for risk-based test choices, defect prevention, and ownership beyond executing cases.
Candidate Show how testing changed release quality or cycle time.
Data Net monthly DOU survey medians; a small Lead+ group may have lifted the overall result. Senior QA figures include more than Automation-only respondents.
Independent salary benchmark
DOU salary survey
Salary range history
| Survey | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1688 | $2735 | $3700 | 596 | |
| $2000 | $3000 | $4100 | 610 | |
| $2000 | $3300 | $4500 | 531 | |
| $1850 | $3100 | $4475 | 542 | |
| $1900 | $3200 | $4500 | 433 | |
| $1855 | $3200 | $4274 | 410 | |
| $2110 | $3400 | $4500 | 538 | |
| $2238 | $3300 | $4400 | 392 | |
| $2350 | $3500 | $4700 | 413 | |
| $2350 | $3725 | $4948 | 524 |
Automation QA and SDET roles · monthly net base salary in USD; bonuses excluded; all locations in the published CSV.
Derived from the shortened public salary-survey data published by DOU. Jobnote and DOU vacancy salaries are separate datasets.
Most wanted skills
Counts of active jobs now and salaries.