How much does a Quality Assurance Engineer I make in the United States? The average Quality Assurance Engineer I salary in the United States is $75,044 as of October 01, 2024, but the range typically falls between $67,097 and $81,435. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target. 

Quality Assurance Engineer I Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Salary Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Quality Assurance Engineer I Salary $59,861 US October 01, 2024
25th Percentile Quality Assurance Engineer I Salary $67,097 US October 01, 2024
50th Percentile Quality Assurance Engineer I Salary $75,044 US October 01, 2024
75th Percentile Quality Assurance Engineer I Salary $81,435 US October 01, 2024
90th Percentile Quality Assurance Engineer I Salary $87,253 US October 01, 2024
25% $67,097 10% $59,861 90% $87,253 75% $81,435 $75,044 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What skills does a Quality Assurance Engineer I need?

Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.

1.

Analysis: Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.

2.

Software Development: Software development is the process of conceiving, specifying, designing, programming, documenting, testing, and bug fixing involved in creating and maintaining applications, frameworks, or other software components. Software development is a process of writing and maintaining the source code, but in a broader sense, it includes all that is involved between the conception of the desired software through to the final manifestation of the software, sometimes in a planned and structured process. Therefore, software development may include research, new development, prototyping, modification, reuse, re-engineering, maintenance, or any other activities that result in software products. Software can be developed for a variety of purposes, the three most common being to meet specific needs of a specific client/business (the case with custom software), to meet a perceived need of some set of potential users (the case with commercial and open source software), or for personal use (e.g. a scientist may write software to automate a mundane task). Embedded software development, that is, the development of embedded software, such as used for controlling consumer products, requires the development process to be integrated with the development of the controlled physical product. System software underlies applications and the programming process itself, and is often developed separately.

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Scrum: Using an agile process for managing the lifecycle development of software products.

Analysis 3.98%
Software Development 2.83%
Scrum 1.97%
Others 91.22%
What skills can make your compensation higher?
Mastering certain skills can make the compensation of a Quality Assurance Engineer I higher. Salary.com's Real-time Job Posting Salary Data provides you the latest highly compensated skills to help you get a higher pay. For example, if you master Scrum, you can get a 31% salary raise. If you are good at Software Testing, your salary will increase by 22%. If you are expert in Jenkins, your salary will rise by 18%.
Skill Salary Demand
Scrum
$98,307
31%
Software Testing
$91,553
22%
Jenkins
$88,552
18%
Agile
$85,550
14%
Linux
$84,799
13%
QA Automation
$84,049
12%
Last Updated on October 01, 2024
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Job Description for Quality Assurance Engineer I

Quality Assurance Engineer I performs inspections and sets quality assurance testing models for analysis of raw materials, materials in process, and finished products. Assists in developing quality control policies and evaluates production limitations. Being a Quality Assurance Engineer I requires a bachelor's degree. Typically reports to a supervisor or manager. To be a Quality Assurance Engineer I typically requires 0-2 years of related experience. Works on projects/matters of limited complexity in a support role. Work is closely managed. (Copyright 2024 Salary.com)... View full job description

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For Quality Assurance Engineer I, the upper level is Quality Assurance Engineer II and then progresses to Quality Assurance Engineer IV.

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Quality Assurance Engineer I salary varies from city to city. Compared with national average salary of Quality Assurance Engineer I, the highest Quality Assurance Engineer I salary is in San Francisco, CA, where the Quality Assurance Engineer I salary is 25.0% above. The lowest Quality Assurance Engineer I salary is in Miami, FL, where the Quality Assurance Engineer I salary is 3.5% lower than national average salary.

City, State Compared to national average
City, State San Francisco, CA Compared to national average
+ 25.0%
City, State Washington, DC Compared to national average
+ 11.3%
City, State Miami, FL Compared to national average
-3.5%
City, State Chicago, IL Compared to national average
+ 4.9%
City, State Boston, MA Compared to national average
+ 12.1%
City, State New York, NY Compared to national average
+ 16.8%
City, State Dallas, TX Compared to national average
-1.3%

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