Automotive Test Engineer Salary in Fresno, CA

How much does an Automotive Test Engineer make in Fresno, CA?

As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for an Automotive Test Engineer in Fresno, CA is $77,203. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $71,975 to $82,213, with most professionals earning between $67,216 and $86,775.

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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 Fresno, CA

Average Base Salary

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77203

Average Total Cash Compensation

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79133

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 Fresno, CA. The base salary for Automotive Test Engineer ranges from $71,975 to $82,213 with the average base salary of $77,203. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $73,312 to $84,878 with the average total cash compensation of $79,133.

View Average Salary for Automotive Test Engineer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$77,203	$71,975 - $82,213
Bonus	$1,930	$1,337 - $2,665
Total Pay	$79,133	$73,312 - $84,878

* 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 Fresno, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Visalia, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $71,544 - $81,721	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Modesto, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,242 - $87,087	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Salinas, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,585 - $90,905	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Monterey, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $79,758 - $91,102	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE Bakersfield, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,932 - $87,875	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA
CITY, STATE San Jose, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $90,149 - $102,972	COMPARE TO Fresno, CA

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About Fresno, California

Fresno (/ˈfrɛznoʊ/ FREZ-noh; Spanish for "ash tree") is a city in California, United States, and the county seat of Fresno County. It covers about 112 square miles (290 km2) in the center of the San Joaquin Valley, the southern portion of California's Central Valley. Named for the abundant ash trees lining the San Joaquin River, Fresno was founded in 1872 as a railway station of the Central Pacific Railroad before it was incorporated in 1885. The city has since become an economic hub of Fresno County and the San Joaquin Valley, with much of the surrounding areas in the Metropolitan Fresno regi...

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