Automotive Test Engineer Salary in Dallas, TX

How much does an Automotive Test Engineer make in Dallas, TX?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Automotive Test Engineer in Dallas, TX is $76,250. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $71,090 to $81,200, with most professionals earning between $66,392 and $85,707.

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What does an Automotive Test Engineer do?

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Hands-on skills to design, build and bring up test benches.

December 31, 2022

Document and track issues as appropriate and participate in triaging of issues with different teams to drive towards root cause identification and resolution.

February 05, 2023

Test experience on automotive product work independently with limit supervision.

February 13, 2023

Develop test automation, automate test tools, generate and improve automation scripts.

February 16, 2023

Run tests at various levels of integration, document and report test results.

February 20, 2023

Participate in the design of a world-class engineering effort to bring electric vehicles to a new level of refinement.

April 23, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Automotive Test Engineer in Dallas, TX

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What is the average salary for Automotive Test Engineer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Automotive Test Engineer in Dallas, TX. The base salary for Automotive Test Engineer ranges from $71,090 to $81,200 with the average base salary of $76,250. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $72,409 to $83,832 with the average total cash compensation of $78,159.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$76,250	$71,090 - $81,200
Bonus	$1,909	$1,319 - $2,632
Total Pay	$78,159	$72,409 - $83,832

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Automotive Test Engineer Salary Near Dallas, TX

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Garland, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,090 - $81,200	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Grand Prairie, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $70,939 - $81,028	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Irving, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,090 - $81,200	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Richardson, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,090 - $81,200	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX 0%
CITY, STATE Mesquite, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,011 - $81,110	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX
CITY, STATE Carrollton, TX	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,054 - $81,159	COMPARE TO Dallas, TX

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About Dallas, Texas

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