Functional Tester Salary in Saint Louis, Missouri

How much does a Functional Tester make in Saint Louis, MO?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Functional Tester in Saint Louis, MO is $47,296. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $40,438 to $51,051, with most professionals earning between $34,194 and $54,470.

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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 Saint Louis, MO

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51051

47296

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51849

47540

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 Saint Louis, MO. The base salary for Functional Tester ranges from $40,438 to $51,051 with the average base salary of $47,296. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $40,588 to $51,849 with the average total cash compensation of $47,540.

View Average Salary for Functional Tester as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$47,296	$40,438 - $51,051
Bonus	$244	$150 - $798
Total Pay	$47,540	$40,588 - $51,849

* 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 Saint Louis, MO

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE Florissant, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,371 - $50,966	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE Chesterfield, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,191 - $50,739	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE Saint Charles, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,216 - $50,771	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE Saint Peters, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,124 - $50,655	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE O Fallon, MO	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,103 - $50,628	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO
CITY, STATE Springfield, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $40,421 - $51,030	COMPARE TO Saint Louis, MO

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About Saint Louis, Missouri

St. Louis (/seɪnt ˈluːɪs/) is an independent city and major inland port in the U.S. state of Missouri. It is situated along the western bank of the Mississippi River, which marks Missouri's border with Illinois. The Missouri River merges with the Mississippi River just north of the city. These two rivers combined form the fourth longest river system in the world. The city had an estimated 2017 population of 308,626 and is the cultural and economic center of the St. Louis metropolitan area (home to nearly 3,000,000 people), which is the largest metropolitan area in Missouri, the second-largest ...

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