Functional Tester Salary in Durham, North Carolina

How much does a Functional Tester make in Durham, NC?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Functional Tester in Durham, NC is $47,717. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $40,798 to $51,505, with most professionals earning between $34,498 and $54,955.

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What does a Functional Tester do?

Common responsibilities of a Functional Tester

Execute test cases to fully exercise desired functionality developed as part of a new release, defect remediation and application enhancements.

May 13, 2023

Seek clarification on requirements from the Test Architect if required Seek clarification on requirement and update the clarification tracker with the same Identify the preliminary test data requirements.

April 07, 2023

Test Planning-Only for select projects (Simple and Small sized where there is need for ~2 team members off-shore to support the assignment) Document the test plan based on the understanding of test strategy (covering project details, items under scope, items not of scope, type of testing, assumptions, dependencies, risks foreseen, entry/exit criteria) for each cycle Seek sign-off on the test plan.

May 19, 2023

Understand the highlevel requirements through review of documents (eg Component Design Document/ Requirements document).

February 02, 2023

Provide inputs to the test lead to create test strategy (that includes release date, types of testing, scope of the project, detail explanation of particular release, RAID Risk, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies etc).

February 07, 2023

Track and Monitor metrics (productivity, effort deviation, schedule deviation etc) to Cognizant 20.

April 16, 2023

Prepare Test summary Report and the same for review/ Review the test results/test reports submitted by the test analyst.

May 10, 2023

Develop execution plans to mimic production usage at a high capacity and gather performance metrics.

August 20, 2022

Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation (status reports, schedules, minutes, technical and production specs, and change orders.

February 26, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Functional Tester in Durham, NC

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

40798

51505

47717

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

40949

52311

47963

What is the average salary for Functional Tester in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Functional Tester in Durham, NC. The base salary for Functional Tester ranges from $40,798 to $51,505 with the average base salary of $47,717. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $40,949 to $52,311 with the average total cash compensation of $47,963.

View Average Salary for Functional Tester as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$47,717	$40,798 - $51,505
Bonus	$246	$151 - $806
Total Pay	$47,963	$40,949 - $52,311

* 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.

Functional Tester Salary Near Durham, NC

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Chapel Hill, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,279 - $50,850	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Cary, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,086 - $51,870	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Raleigh, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $41,086 - $51,870	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Burlington, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,780 - $48,959	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE High Point, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,333 - $49,656	COMPARE TO Durham, NC
CITY, STATE Greensboro, NC	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $38,956 - $49,180	COMPARE TO Durham, NC

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About Durham, North Carolina

Durham is a city in and the county seat of Durham County in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The U.S. Census Bureau estimated the city's population to be 251,893 as of July 1, 2014, making it the 4th-most populous city in North Carolina, and the 78th-most populous city in the United States. Durham is the core of the four-county Durham-Chapel Hill Metropolitan Area, which has a population of 542,710 as of U.S. Census 2014 Population Estimates. The US Office of Management and Budget also includes Durham as a part of the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill Combined Statistical Area, which has a populatio...

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