Software Tester Salary Around The World in April-2024

Posted 1. May 2024 • ☕️ 1 min read.

We have curated 2100+ jobs on the platform as of 30th April-2024, let's dive in and see what's the Job market for software testing is like.

As of 30th April-2023, we have total of 358 Jobs in Automation, Manual, Performance and Security Testing. Here are the overall Job stats.

Total Jobs posted: 358

Jobs that disclosed Salary: 41 out of 358

Remote Jobs: 112 out of 358

Let's start by examining the distribution of job posts across different categories.

Job distribution by Testing categories:

Job category Total Jobs posted
Automation Testing Jobs 319
Functional (Manual) Testing Jobs 31
Performance Testing Jobs 5
Security Testing Jobs 3
Accessibility Testing Jobs 0

Salary Range Analysis

Metric Salary Lower Bound Salary Upper Bound
Salary Range 10th Percentile $28,000 $57,000
Salary Range 50th Percentile $87,000 $107,000
Salary Range 90th Percentile $137,000 $259,000
Average Salary Range $79,333 $141,666
Salary Standard Deviation $27,596 $54,145
Number of Salaries Quoted: *41

The average salary for software testers as of April 2024 appears to be between $79,333 and $141,666 per year (before tax).

Top 3 Highest Paying Jobs:

Rank Job Title Salary Range
1 Senior Software Engineer in Test $113,000 - $259,000
2 Senior Performance Test Engineer $120,000 - $220,000
3 Software Development Engineer in Test $120,000 - $193,000

Top 5 Job Locations in the Software testing Market.

  1. United States
  2. Europe
  3. India
  4. Fully Remote
  5. North and Latin America

Same as the previous month, jobs in Automation testing leads the way in terms of Higher salary ranges. but Testing Jobs in other fields are not far behind.

Important Note: This data is purely based on the jobs posted on TestDevJobs and Salary data may vary based on individual negotiations and other factors.

P.S. It's important to keep in mind that, most jobs that disclose salaries are based out in US, UK and Canada. North and South America along with few European locations come at close second.

Good Luck with you Job Hunting!