How much does an Automation Tester make hourly in the United States? The average hourly wage for an Automation Tester in the United States is $35 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $32 and $37. Hourly rate 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.

Based on HR-reported data: a national average with a geographic differential
Automation Tester Salaries by Percentile
Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Automation Tester Salary $30 US March 26, 2024
25th Percentile Automation Tester Salary $32 US March 26, 2024
50th Percentile Automation Tester Salary $35 US March 26, 2024
75th Percentile Automation Tester Salary $37 US March 26, 2024
90th Percentile Automation Tester Salary $39 US March 26, 2024
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Cognizant Technology Solutions - Guadalajara , Jalisco
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place To Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a Test Lead What you’ll do: -Test Scenario preparation, review & Test strategy preparation for all the projects for all releases. - Ensures the Quality process to provide defect free environment to business. - Explore opportunities to automate manual tasks / improve application performance / Show productivity results. Preferred experience: - 8+ years of experience as a Test Lead - Should work in both Manual + Automation testing. - Expertise in Functional and Regression Te
- 4 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Guadalajara , Jalisco
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place to Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a Automation Tester. What you’ll do: · Should work in Functional + Automation testing. · Agile Test management process, create test scenarios and test cases as per business requirement. · Ability to work independently and handle multiple priorities. · Contribute effectively in Agile ceremonies and team meetings. · Good communication skills and client handling capabilities. Minimum Qualifications: Since 10 years of experience. Java/Selenium automation skill set is required
- 6 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Escazu , San José
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place To Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a QA Automation tester. Requirement: Must have to 5 to 6 Years experience in building automation framework using JavaScript and design automation test scripts. Indepth knowledge on Java script or typescript Ability to independently develop automation framework from scratch and work with Developer to build Unit test scripts. Strong leadership skill to lead automation program and provide technical solutions to customer on frameworks/Tools & technologies. Minimum of 5 to 6 Y
- 9 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Mexico City , CDMX
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place To Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as an Automation Tester Responsibilities: Lead the design and implementation of comprehensive test strategies to ensure the quality of software applications. - Develop automated test scripts using Selenium, Cucumber, and Karate to enhance testing efficiency. - Utilize Core Java skills to write robust test code and improve test coverage. - Conduct REST/API Service Testing to ensure seamless integration and functionality of applications. - Collaborate with development teams to
- 11 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Mexico City , CDMX
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place to Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as a Automation Tester. What you’ll do: · Responsible for leading a team of quality engineers. · Developing and implementing quality assurance strategies · Conducting test planning and execution · Identifying and documenting defects and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality software delivery. · Involved in test automation, performance testing, and continuous improvement of QA processes. Minimum Qualifications: · Quality Engineer with 7-10 years of
- 16 days ago
Cognizant Technology Solutions - Guadalajara , Jalisco
We’re hiring! At Cognizant we have an ideal opportunity for you to be part of one of the largest companies in the digital sector worldwide. A Great Place To Work where we look for people who contribute new ideas, experiencing a dynamic and growing environment. At Cognizant we promote an inclusive culture, where we value different perspectives providing career growth and development opportunities. #WelcomeToCognizant! We have an exciting opportunity for an exceptional individual to work supporting one of our clients as an Automation Tester Preferred experience: Minimum 4+ Years of Hands on Experience in Automation testing Selenium+Java expertise Devops intergation experiencez, Maven, Jenkins, BDD framework. Experience on Agile related tools like Jira, RTC, QuickBase etc Experience in automating applications and projects involving multiple technologies Experience in automating, Web, desktop app, APIs & Mainframe applications Working experience with different automation framework. Contrib
- 16 days ago

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  1. This Job:

    Automation Tester

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

  2. Up a level:

    Test Engineer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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