Automation Test Engineer Salary in the United States

Automation Test Engineer Salary

How much does an Automation Test Engineer make in the United States? The average Automation Test Engineer salary in the United States is $73,685 as of September 27, 2021, but the salary range typically falls between $63,435 and $87,255. 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. 

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25% $63,435 10% $54,102 90% $99,610 75% $87,255 $73,685 50%(Median)

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QA Automation Engineer (Remote)
Liquibase - Richmond , VA
The ideal candidate has a passion for test engineering and automation with experience working in an Agile/Scrum development team. They are excited to work alongside developers to build, improve, and ...
LinkedIn - 34 days ago
QA Automation Engineer (Remote)
IT Associates - Richmond , VA
The QA Automation Engineer will personally create test frameworks and the environments in which they reside. This position is within our Solutions Engineering team and works in concert with ...
LinkedIn - 39 days ago
Automation Tester
Apex Systems - Reston , VA
... developers, functional testers, etc. to design and develop test automation solutions to validate data and metadata delivery pipelines You'll provide day-to-day support on testing related activities ...
Dice.com - 13 days ago
Sr. QA Automation Engineer (REMOTE)
Railsbank - Richmond , VA
... A Automation Engineer to join our team. Our automation engineers are an integral part of our ... Implement test automation of acceptance scenarios, by not just taking lead from the core automation ...
LinkedIn - 59 days ago
Software QA Automation Engineer (Remote)
Sohum Inc - Richmond , VA
We are actively seeking Senior level QA Automation Engineer, with good knowledge of SDLC and QA, as ... Develop Test strategies and cases to cover positive and negative feature testing, A/B testing ...
LinkedIn - 63 days ago
Automation QA (Remote)
Conexess Group - Richmond , VA
Automation QA & Testing Senior Advisor Responsibilities * Design, develop and implement test ... developers, Product Owners and QA at onsite and offshore) * Define test data conditions and ...
LinkedIn - 89 days ago

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  1. This Job:

    Automation Test Engineer

    1 - 3 years experience
    Associate's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Testing Technician, Sr.

    3 - 5 years experience
    Associate's Degree

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Automation Test Engineer in the United States. The base salary for Automation Test Engineer ranges from $63,435 to $87,255 with the average base salary of $73,685. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $64,706 to $89,714 with the average total cash compensation of $75,555.

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