SQA Automated Testing - Austin, TX - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Quality Assurance:
Automated Testing
United States Location
Austin - San Marcos
TX
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$107,707
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$9,242 at 8.58%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 1 Month: $107,707 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $89,772 & $125,643; and, 5% of Jobs top $151,993.
Number of Jobs :
Most Jobs are available closest to the Salary Average.
Fewer Jobs are available at Lower and Higher Salaries.
Salary End Points :
$26,400 = annual salary at $15 per hour working between: 44 weeks at 40 hours a week, to, 52 weeks at 34 hours a week.
$442,461 = annual salary for the highest paying IT Job in the highest paying US City at the Top 2.5% Experience and Top 2.5% Salary.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Top Salaries
| Top Percentile of Job market | Top Salary |
|---|---|
| 2.5% | $160,810 |
| 5% | $151,993 |
| 10% | $142,009 |
| 25% | $125,643 |
| 33% | $119,022 |
| 50% | $107,707 |
Top Percentile of Job Market =
Number of Jobs Above the Top Salary
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary Range and Jobs
Percentage of Jobs within Salary Lows and Highs
| Percent of Job Market | Salary Range | |
|---|---|---|
| Low Salary | High Salary | |
| 10% | $104,374 | $111,041 |
| 25% | $99,251 | $116,164 |
| 33% | $96,393 | $119,022 |
| 50% | $89,772 | $125,643 |
| 67% | $81,734 | $133,681 |
| 95% | $54,605 | $160,810 |
Salary Average =
$107,707
Mid Point between each Low/High pair.
Percent of Job Market =
Number of Jobs with Salary between Low/High pair
÷
Number of all Jobs at 6 Years and 1 Month Experience.
Salary and Experience
Salary ±1 Year
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year |
|---|---|---|
| 5 Years and 1 Month | $99,178 | $8,529 at 8.60% |
| 6 Years and 1 Month | $107,707 | $9,242 at 8.58% |
| 7 Years and 1 Month | $116,950 | $9,865 at 8.44% |
About Salary and Experience
Salary by Year :
Salary changes negligibly in the first years, rises vigorously with greater experience and grows briskly into maturity.
Salary Growth Overall :
The increase in Salary average from low to high experience is equal to that in the USA IT job market as a whole.
Salary and Experience Range :
Salary average rises with experience: $99,002 at the low experience of Entry Level; $107,707 at the average experience of 6 Years and 1 Month; and, $179,873 at the top experience of 12 Years and 9 Months.
Experience End Points :
0 = Entry Level.
17 Years = Top 2.5% Experience in the IT Job with the highest required experience in the USA.
Job Market :
Job offers, publicly posted in want ads by employers, were observed and measured from 7/1/24 to 6/30/25.
View: Documentation and Methodology.
Salary by Year
Salary and Experience Range
95% of Jobs require Experience between the Low and Top
| Experience | Salary Average | Raise +1 Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Entry Level | $99,002 | $-18,753 at -18.94% |
| Average | 6 Years and 1 Month | $107,707 | $9,243 at 8.58% |
| Top | 12 Years and 9 Months | $179,873 | $12,740 at 7.08% |
Qualifications
Description
Software quality assurance for automated load, stress, performance, compliance and functional testing, is the position's primary responsibility.
Skills
The qualifications of this information technology Job:
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- Software Quality Assurance (SQA),
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Agile, Application (App), Back End, Front End, Software (SW), User Interface (UI) or Web,
and
Quality Assurance (QA) or Testing;
- Automated Testing Tools.
Characteristics
A+ Skills
Additional IT skills requested in some job descriptions:
- Master of Arts/Science or Ph.D. Graduate Degree,
- 28.6% of job descriptions;
- Bachelor of Arts/Science Degree,
- 77.6% of job descriptions;
- Security Clearance,
- 4.1% of job descriptions;
- Python,
- 30.6% of job descriptions;
- C++,
- 14.3% of job descriptions;
- JavaScript,
- 8.2% of job descriptions;
- Oracle,
- 18.4% of job descriptions;
- SAP,
- 12.2% of job descriptions;
- Jira,
- 44.9% of job descriptions;
- MATLAB,
- 14.3% of job descriptions;
- Scrum software methodology,
- 14.3% of job descriptions;
- AWS (Amazon Web Services),
- 28.6% of job descriptions.
Location
Austin, TX
- Texas,
- Austin, Bastrop, Caldwell, Georgetown, Hays, Lockhart, Round Rock, San Marcos, Taylor, Travis and Williamson.
These locations are all included in the Austin, TX metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).