QA Manual
QA Manual finds release risk early and improves how the team prevents regressions.
Published signal
Manual QA + QA familyHiring 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; title and experience still change the benchmark. Broad DOU QA category; not an exact testing speciality figure.
Independent salary benchmark
DOU salary survey
Salary range history
| Survey | Lower quartile | Median | Upper quartile | Respondents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $760 | $1300 | $2100 | 1181 | |
| $850 | $1570 | $2500 | 1127 | |
| $900 | $1500 | $2500 | 1467 | |
| $900 | $1500 | $2488 | 1710 | |
| $950 | $1550 | $2500 | 1355 | |
| $1021 | $1650 | $2500 | 1133 | |
| $1100 | $1700 | $2500 | 1431 | |
| $1148 | $1800 | $2585 | 1164 | |
| $1250 | $1930 | $2700 | 1135 | |
| $1300 | $2000 | $2800 | 1197 |
Manual QA specialization · 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.