What are the main factors that influence a Performance Tester's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Performance Tester's salary?

A Performance Tester's salary grows with experience: a Performance Tester (0-1 years)earns $48,572, a Software Quality Assurance Tester II (1-3 years)earns $55,094, a Software Quality Assurance Tester III (3-5 years)earns $65,734, a Software Quality Assurance Tester IV (5-7 years)earns $73,882, a Software Quality Assurance Supervisor (7+ years)earns $122,565,

What are the highest paying states for a Performance Tester?

Performance Tester salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Performance Tester roles are District of Columbia $54,283, California $54,078, Massachusetts $53,357. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Performance Tester roles make?

Salaries for Performance Tester level roles vary by specialization: Performance Architect: $143,479; Performance Manager: $121,040; Performance Engineer: $84,318; Performance Director: $77,029; Performance Analyst: $70,231.

How do different companies affect a Performance Tester's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Performance Tester roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Performance Tester Salary in the United States

How much does a Performance Tester make in the United States?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Performance Tester in the United States is $49,028 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $24.

However, a Performance Tester's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $60,860
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $43,256 to $55,221
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $38,001

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Performance Tester Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,221	$4,602	$1,062	$27
Average	$49,028	$4,086	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$43,256	$3,605	$832	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Performance Tester Salaries

A Performance Tester's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Performance Tester Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Performance Tester's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $48,572
Early Career (1-2 years): $55,094
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $65,734
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $73,882
Expert (over 8 years): $122,565

Levels	Salary
Performan... Level Performance Tester	$48,572
Software ... Level Performance Tester	$55,094
Software ... Level Performance Tester	$65,734
Software ... Level Performance Tester	$73,882
Software ... Level Performance Tester	$122,565

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How Do Performance Tester Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Performance Testers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,283.
California: $54,078.
Massachusetts: $53,357.

District of Columbia $54,283 California $54,078 Massachusetts $53,357 Washington $53,161 New Jersey $53,141 Alaska $53,072 Connecticut $52,396 New York $52,121

Hawaii $51,244 Rhode Island $50,832 Maryland $50,552 Minnesota $50,170 Colorado $50,023 Illinois $49,974 Oregon $49,788 Delaware $49,650

New Hampshire $49,564 Virginia $49,371 Pennsylvania $48,807 Nevada $48,523 North Dakota $48,430 Michigan $48,282 Wisconsin $48,229 Vermont $48,121

Texas $47,822 Maine $47,802 Arizona $47,773 Ohio $47,738 Georgia $47,287 Indiana $47,062 Wyoming $47,018 Utah $46,949

Iowa $46,920 Kansas $46,684 Louisiana $46,616 North Carolina $46,591 Missouri $46,581 Florida $46,390 Montana $46,287 Nebraska $46,189

Kentucky $46,135 South Carolina $45,939 Tennessee $45,816 Idaho $45,767 New Mexico $45,409 Oklahoma $45,331 Alabama $45,042 South Dakota $44,556

Arkansas $44,292 West Virginia $44,149 Mississippi $43,723

Top Paying Cities for Performance Testers

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $61,839
San Francisco: $61,162
Oakland: $59,873

San Jose, CA $61,839

San Francisco, CA $61,162

Oakland, CA $59,873

New York, NY $56,450

Paramus, NJ $55,764

Queens Village, NY $55,761

Passaic, NJ $55,715

Bergenfield, NJ $55,710

Stamford, CT $55,602

Huntington, NY $55,582

Newark, NJ $55,220

Bridgeport, CT $55,116

Vallejo, CA $55,019

New Brunswick, NJ $54,999

Petaluma, CA $54,970

Middlesex, NJ $54,877

Somerset, NJ $54,842

Santa Cruz, CA $54,779

Boston, MA $54,480

Monterey, CA $54,307

Seattle, WA $54,195

Santa Rosa, CA $54,185

Los Angeles, CA $54,171

Juneau, AK $54,043

Washington, DC $53,989

Orange, CA $53,815

Santa Ana, CA $53,685

Long Beach, CA $53,636

Anaheim, CA $53,626

Anchorage, AK $53,602

Santa Maria, CA $53,455

Everett, WA $53,445

Danbury, CT $53,273

Bremerton, WA $53,205

Tacoma, WA $53,028

New Suffolk, NY $53,027

Sacramento, CA $53,014

Santa Barbara, CA $52,960

Trenton, NJ $52,906

San Diego, CA $52,906

Brockton, MA $52,852

Fairbanks, AK $52,732

Lompoc, CA $52,607

Lowell, MA $52,567

Ventura, CA $52,558

Nashua, NH $52,548

Stockton, CA $52,543

Modesto, CA $52,185

Poughkeepsie, NY $52,077

Olympia, WA $51,984

Kennewick, WA $51,984

New Haven, CT $51,964

Lawrence, MA $51,788

Hartford, CT $51,739

Riverside, CA $51,729

New Bedford, MA $51,680

Richland, WA $51,680

Bakersfield, CA $51,611

San Bernardino, CA $51,592

New Britain, CT $51,587

Atlantic City, NJ $51,587

New London, CT $51,567

Norwich, CT $51,553

Portsmouth, NH $51,543

Boulder, CO $51,439

Portland, OR $51,371

Worcester, MA $51,366

Minneapolis, MN $51,214

Philadelphia, PA $51,146

Honolulu, HI $50,984

Saint Paul, MN $50,960

Vineland, NJ $50,950

Providence, RI $50,807

Chicago, IL $50,665

Bellingham, WA $50,606

Springfield, MA $50,567

Baltimore, MD $50,552

Chico, CA $50,430

Pittsfield, MA $50,298

Manchester, NH $50,204

Spokane, WA $49,989

Denver, CO $49,984

Albany, NY $49,753

Troy, NY $49,734

Nassau, NY $49,681

Schenectady, NY $49,631

Wilmington, DE $49,592

Burlington, VT $49,523

Salem, OR $49,503

Portland, ME $49,351

Yakima, WA $49,302

Rochester, MN $49,150

Reno, NV $49,126

Fresno, CA $49,126

Milwaukee, WI $49,082

Detroit, MI $49,033

Ann Arbor, MI $49,024

Allentown, PA $49,018

Colorado Springs, CO $48,935

Syracuse, NY $48,910

Carson City, NV $48,910

Houston, TX $48,841

Eugene, OR $48,817

Gary, IN $48,758

Springfield, OR $48,719

Bismarck, ND $48,709

Galveston, TX $48,675

Medford, OR $48,601

Fort Collins, CO $48,582

Concord, NH $48,557

Austin, TX $48,542

Mesa, AZ $48,439

Reading, PA $48,434

Phoenix, AZ $48,430

Dallas, TX $48,415

Saint Cloud, MN $48,368

Madison, WI $48,302

Utica, NY $48,170

Rochester, NY $48,091

Des Moines, IA $48,086

Raleigh, NC $48,081

Atlanta, GA $48,008

Battle Creek, MI $47,993

Salt Lake City, UT $47,979

Lancaster, PA $47,905

Harrisburg, PA $47,836

Kansas City, MO $47,787

Champaign, IL $47,777

Kansas City, KS $47,777

Fort Worth, TX $47,773

Columbus, OH $47,764

Boca Raton, FL $47,753

Pittsburgh, PA $47,733

Richmond, VA $47,714

Indianapolis, IN $47,704

Cleveland, OH $47,699

Las Vegas, NV $47,640

Cincinnati, OH $47,640

Petersburg, VA $47,567

Huntsville, AL $47,493

Lansing, MI $47,460

Lebanon, PA $47,454

Pueblo, CO $47,449

Appleton, WI $47,434

Buffalo, NY $47,415

Dayton, OH $47,400

Racine, WI $47,390

Charlotte, NC $47,385

Saint Louis, MO $47,371

York, PA $47,341

Elkhart, IN $47,341

Gastonia, NC $47,332

Billings, MT $47,320

Beaumont, TX $47,307

Lorain, OH $47,297

Benton Harbor, MI $47,287

Toledo, OH $47,277

Binghamton, NY $47,253

Rock Hill, SC $47,248

Rockford, IL $47,223

Springfield, IL $47,204

Elyria, OH $47,199

Fargo, ND $47,199

Flagstaff, AZ $47,165

Fort Lauderdale, FL $47,135

Duluth, MN $47,106

Miami, FL $47,106

Cheyenne, WY $47,071

Grand Forks, ND $47,071

Bangor, ME $46,964

Cedar Rapids, IA $46,910

Durham, NC $46,889

Louisville, KY $46,885

Grand Rapids, MI $46,875

Hialeah, FL $46,870

Casper, WY $46,802

Scranton, PA $46,743

New Orleans, LA $46,728

Virginia Beach, VA $46,723

Akron, OH $46,699

Peoria, IL $46,635

Sarasota, FL $46,625

Nashville, TN $46,591

Omaha, NE $46,591

Green Bay, WI $46,591

Baton Rouge, LA $46,567

Charleston, SC $46,557

Jamestown, NY $46,532

Davenport, IA $46,532

Tucson, AZ $46,508

Saint Petersburg, FL $46,478

Tampa, FL $46,468

Evansville, IN $46,439

Port Arthur, TX $46,439

Bradenton, FL $46,419

Santa Fe, NM $46,331

Orlando, FL $46,243

Clearwater, FL $46,228

Canton, OH $46,125

La Crosse, WI $46,125

Albuquerque, NM $46,096

Newport News, VA $46,091

High Point, NC $46,076

Ogden, UT $46,057

Corpus Christi, TX $46,017

Norfolk, VA $45,988

Laramie, WY $45,988

Rock Island, IL $45,959

Saginaw, MI $45,949

Jacksonville, FL $45,944

Salisbury, NC $45,934

Boise, ID $45,924

Moline, IL $45,900

Fort Myers, FL $45,885

Memphis, TN $45,875

Tulsa, OK $45,851

Waterloo, IA $45,821

Spartanburg, SC $45,772

Lincoln, NE $45,748

Fort Wayne, IN $45,738

Provo, UT $45,733

Cedar Falls, IA $45,674

San Antonio, TX $45,655

Greensboro, NC $45,635

South Bend, IN $45,630

Savannah, GA $45,576

Muskegon, MI $45,557

Birmingham, AL $45,552

Winston Salem, NC $45,528

Lake Charles, LA $45,409

Anderson, IN $45,400

Lexington, KY $45,385

Augusta, GA $45,370

Greenville, SC $45,370

Lima, OH $45,331

Wichita, KS $45,326

Tuscaloosa, AL $45,326

Columbia, SC $45,282

Springfield, OH $45,272

Asheville, NC $45,194

Bloomington, IN $45,159

Knoxville, TN $44,983

Shreveport, LA $44,978

Wilmington, NC $44,914

Roanoke, VA $44,914

Topeka, KS $44,826

Frankfort, KY $44,821

Oklahoma City, OK $44,787

Chillicothe, OH $44,767

Longview, TX $44,762

Melbourne, FL $44,757

Sioux Falls, SD $44,679

Mobile, AL $44,674

Terre Haute, IN $44,654

Altoona, PA $44,625

Amarillo, TX $44,591

Killeen, TX $44,576

Fayetteville, AR $44,537

Chattanooga, TN $44,522

Sioux City, IA $44,478

Idaho Falls, ID $44,468

Lynchburg, VA $44,429

Gainesville, FL $44,365

Portsmouth, OH $44,341

Little Rock, AR $44,331

Lafayette, LA $44,311

Youngstown, OH $44,311

Daytona Beach, FL $44,282

Clarksville, TN $44,277

Pensacola, FL $44,272

Temple, TX $44,269

Hopkinsville, KY $44,125

Erie, PA $44,115

Florence, SC $44,096

Charleston, WV $44,017

Great Falls, MT $43,993

Macon, GA $43,924

Tallahassee, FL $43,919

Fayetteville, NC $43,909

Waco, TX $43,899

Helena, MT $43,865

Pine Bluff, AR $43,846

Vincennes, IN $43,787

Lubbock, TX $43,767

Alamogordo, NM $43,738

Twin Falls, ID $43,693

Rapid City, SD $43,679

Jackson, MS $43,591

Huntington, WV $43,587

Greenville, MS $43,586

Parkersburg, WV $43,536

Montgomery, AL $43,527

Wichita Falls, TX $43,478

Springfield, MO $43,478

Biloxi, MS $43,453

Monroe, LA $43,404

Johnstown, PA $43,370

Sumter, SC $43,350

Columbus, GA $43,345

Pascagoula, MS $43,252

Abilene, TX $43,252

Kingsport, TN $43,125

Albany, GA $43,125

Gulfport, MS $43,110

Alexandria, LA $42,948

Fort Smith, AR $42,826

El Paso, TX $42,693

Las Cruces, NM $42,473

Harlingen, TX $42,348

Pocatello, ID $42,340

Florence, AL $42,277

Brownsville, TX $42,267

Mcallen, TX $42,164

Dothan, AL $42,095

Columbus, MS $41,804

Altus, OK $41,575

Lawton, OK $41,482

Pierre, SD $41,306

What Skills Can Increase a Performance Tester's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.23% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Computer Science (Mentioned in 3.9% Job Postings): Computer science is the study of computation, automation, and information. Computer science spans theoretical disciplines (such as algorithms, theory of computation, information theory, and automation) to practical disciplines.
Python (Mentioned in 2.13% Job Postings): Applying the concepts and algorithms of Python to design, develop and maintain software applications to comply with business requirements.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.23%
Computer Science	3.9%
Python	2.13%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Performance Tester's salary.

Debugging: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Android: Can increase your salary by up to 20%.
Time Management: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Debugging	$59,324	21%
Android	$58,833	20%
Time Management	$57,853	18%
Software Development	$57,362	17%
Test Automation	$56,872	16%
Python	$56,872	16%

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Performance Tester Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Performance Tester's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$43,256

Average $49,028/year

$55,221

$3,605

Average $4,086/month

$4,602

$832

Average $943/week

$1,062

$21

Average $24/hour

$27

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$55,221	$4,602	$1,062	$27
Average	$49,028	$4,086	$943	$24
25th Percentile	$43,256	$3,605	$832	$21

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Salary Trends for Performance Tester

Salaries for a Performance Tester can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $50,149 in 2023 to around $49,919 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Performance Tester salary trends, .

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2024

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