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Salary Explorer · QA Engineer Salary in the US

QA Engineer Salary in the US (2026)

Computed from 259 live job postings where the employer disclosed pay — not self-reported surveys. Refreshed daily.

Median

$145,824

Typical range (25th–75th percentile)

$120k$179k

Postings with disclosed pay

259

Top-paying companies

Median of disclosed midpoints; companies with at least 3 disclosed salaries.

CompanyMedian payDisclosed postings
Openai$274,5003
Vaxcyte$248,5003
Asteralabs$209,3004
Captivation$200,0003
Heartflowinc$185,0003
Oura$182,5003
Forgeglobal$179,5003
Skydio$178,7503

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Methodology

Figures are computed from base-salary ranges that employers disclose directly on live job postings tracked by ForgeApply (as of 2026-07-14). For each posting we take the midpoint of the disclosed range, then report the median and the 25th–75th percentile band across all matching postings. Postings without disclosed pay are excluded, which can skew results toward companies and states with pay transparency requirements. This is marketplace data about current openings, not an estimate of total compensation or of any individual offer.

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