QA and test engineer salary outside the 35 listed cities
16 QA and test engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities, from 16 employers and posted Oct 20–26, 2026, list a yearly salary range. The median bottom of those ranges is $84K and the median top is $136K. The middle half of the bottoms runs from $68K to $102K, and the middle half of the tops from $119K to $157K.
These are the ranges employers published in their own postings. They are not offers, not what people are paid and not a market average. Of the 42 QA and test engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities RoleWeek lists, 16 are counted here. Roles of every level are counted together. Data as of .
How the posted ranges spread
| Measure | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bottom of the posted range | $68K | $84K | $102K |
| Top of the posted range | $119K | $136K | $157K |
Not counted: 21 roles list no salary, 3 list pay by the hour and 2 list a yearly range in Canadian dollars. Pay by the hour, week or month is never converted or mixed with yearly ranges, and each page uses one currency.
Roles that list a yearly salary
All 16, newest first. Show all QA and test engineer roles in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities that list a salary
Software QA Engineer
Applied MaterialsGloucester, MAOn-site$108K–$148.5K/yrSenior Software Testing Analyst
IDEXXWestbrook, MEHybrid$130K–$140K/yrPlaywrightPython3+ yrsQA Team Lead
Berkshire Hathaway Direct Insurance CompanyPittston, PARemote$100K–$120K/yrSQLPlaywrightNo account needed3+ yrsSenior Design Quality Engineer (Software/Electrical)
StrykerPortage, MI$77.7K–$129.5K/yr2+ yrsSenior/Staff Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET) (U.S. Air Force)
SkylightUSRemote$90K–$230K/yrSeleniumZephyrNo account neededCode Development & Testing Engineer
LeidosOrlando, FL$92.3K–$166.8K/yrActive Directory8+ yrsSoftware Quality Assurance Engineer
ItronLiberty Lake, WAHybrid$60K–$115K/yrLinuxDockerSDET II
DeloitteDes Moines, IA$71.3K–$118.9K/yr1+ yrsSoftware Test Engineer
MKSRochester, NY$71K–$118.4K/yr.NETPython2+ yrsSoftware Quality Engineer Associate
Lockheed MartinOrlando, FLOn-site$58.2K–$108.2K/yrC++PythonAssociate Software Test Engineer
Northrop GrummanBellevue, NE$59.9K–$89.9K/yrSeleniumPlaywright4+ yrsLead Prouduct Quality Assurance Engineer
LillyIndianapolis, IN$66K–$154K/yrSeleniumCypress5+ yrsSoftware Quality Engineer
RTXTucson, AZOn-site$68.9K–$131.1K/yrSoftware Test Engineer - Level IV
Augustine ConsultingAberdeen Proving Grounds, MDOn-site$121K–$150K/yrAndroidLinuxNo account needed20+ yrsQuality Assurance Lead - NNSA OST
AccentureAlbuquerque, NMOn-site$94K–$178.7K/yr.NETJavaNo account needed
How these numbers are made
- Source: the yearly salary ranges employers publish in their own job postings, for roles RoleWeek lists as posted in the last 7 days. They are what employers advertise, not offers, not what people are paid, and not a market average. RoleWeek lists a share of all developer roles, and an employer decides whether to post a range at all.
- One role is one card: an opening listed for several places counts once on a page. A role listed in several cities counts on each city’s page.
- Bottom and top of each posted range are summarised separately: the median, and the 25th and 75th percentiles (half of the roles fall between them). A role that posts a single figure counts as both its bottom and its top.
- Yearly ranges only, in one currency per page: CA$ for the Canadian cities, $ for US cities and remote roles. Pay by the hour, day, week or month is never converted or mixed in.
- A page exists only when 15 or more roles list a yearly range; a level gets a row at 10. The numbers are rebuilt every day from the roles posted in the last 7 days.
The roles themselves: QA and test engineer jobs in the US and Canada outside the 35 listed cities (42 posted in the last 7 days). Every city and role type: developer salary ranges by city.