Functional Tester Salary in Newport News, Virginia

How much does a Functional Tester make in Newport News, VA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Functional Tester in Newport News, VA is $46,018. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $39,345 to $49,672, with most professionals earning between $33,270 and $52,998.

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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 Newport News, VA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

39345

49672

46018

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

39491

50449

46255

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 Newport News, VA. The base salary for Functional Tester ranges from $39,345 to $49,672 with the average base salary of $46,018. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $39,491 to $50,449 with the average total cash compensation of $46,255.

View Average Salary for Functional Tester as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$46,018	$39,345 - $49,672
Bonus	$237	$146 - $777
Total Pay	$46,255	$39,491 - $50,449

* 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 Newport News, VA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA
CITY, STATE Hampton, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,345 - $49,672	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA 0%
CITY, STATE Norfolk, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,257 - $49,561	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA
CITY, STATE Portsmouth, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,257 - $49,561	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA
CITY, STATE Suffolk, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,195 - $49,482	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA
CITY, STATE Chesapeake, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,207 - $49,497	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA
CITY, STATE Virginia Beach, VA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $39,885 - $50,353	COMPARE TO Newport News, VA

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About Newport News, Virginia

Newport News is located at 37°4′15″N 76°29′4″W / 37.07083°N 76.48444°W / 37.07083; -76.48444 (37.071046, −76.484557). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 120 square miles (310 km2), of which 69 square miles (180 km2) is land and 51 square miles (130 km2) (42.4%) is water. The city is located at the Peninsula side of Hampton Roads in the Tidewater region of Virginia, bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The Hampton Roads Metropolitan Statistical Area (officially known as the Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC MSA) is the 37th largest in the nation with...

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