Manual QA Tester Salary in San Jose, California

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As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Manual QA Tester in San Jose, CA is $87,218. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $78,350 to $96,439, with most professionals earning between $70,276 and $104,835.

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Common responsibilities of a Manual QA Tester

Develop test scripts, test conditions, input test data, and expected results for one or more test streams, including unit, assembly, application product, integration product, performance, user acceptance, operational acceptance and technical architecture tests.

February 02, 2023

Create detailed, comprehensive and well-structured technical and functional test plans and test cases.

March 14, 2023

Assist in the maintenance of appropriate processing flow charts, diagrams, tables, and other supporting documentation to convey proposed or updated testing approaches.

April 20, 2023

Designs testing scenarios and test cases that will demonstrate conformance to all functional and non-functional requirements, relative to the test level, as defined in business or technical specifications.

March 08, 2023

Review the requirements, develop extensive Unit Test cases and System Test cases to cover all requirements, including expected results.

March 20, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Manual QA Tester in San Jose, CA

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78350

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87218

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100650

90068

What is the average salary for Manual QA Tester in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Manual QA Tester in San Jose, CA. The base salary for Manual QA Tester ranges from $78,350 to $96,439 with the average base salary of $87,218. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $80,514 to $100,650 with the average total cash compensation of $90,068.

View Average Salary for Manual QA Tester as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$87,218	$78,350 - $96,439
Bonus	$2,849	$2,164 - $4,210
Total Pay	$90,068	$80,514 - $100,650

* 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.

Manual QA Tester Salary Near San Jose, CA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Santa Clara, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,350 - $96,439	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA 0%
CITY, STATE Santa Cruz, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $69,441 - $85,474	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Fremont, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,200 - $96,255	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Hayward, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,040 - $93,596	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Oakland, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $76,165 - $93,750	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA
CITY, STATE Daly City, CA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $78,038 - $96,055	COMPARE TO San Jose, CA

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About San Jose, California

San Jose is located at 37°20′07″N 121°53′31″W / 37.335278°N 121.891944°W / 37.335278; -121.891944. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 180.0 sq mi (466 km2), of which 3.4 sq mi (8.8 km2) (1.91%) is water, making it the fourth-largest California city by land area (after Los Angeles, San Diego and California City). San Jose lies between the San Andreas Fault, the source of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, and the Calaveras Fault. San Jose is shaken by moderate earthquakes on average one or two times a year. These quakes originate just east of the city on...

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