SQA Automated Testing - Philadelphia, PA - Average Experience
Salary Report
Information Technology Job
Software Quality Assurance:
Automated Testing
United States Location
Philadelphia - Wilmington -
- Atlantic City, PA - NJ - DE - MD
USA Metropolitan Area
Competitive Position® Salary Report
Data Observed 7/1/24 to 6/30/25
Salary Average
$115,818
Experience Requirement
6 Years and 1 Month
Raise +1 Year
$9,472 at 8.18%
Salary and Number of Jobs
About Salary and Jobs
Salary Range :
At required Experience of 6 Years & 1 Month: $115,818 is Salary average; 50% of Jobs pay between $96,532 & $135,104; and, 5% of Jobs top $163,438.
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% | $172,919 |
| 5% | $163,438 |
| 10% | $152,703 |
| 25% | $135,104 |
| 33% | $127,985 |
| 50% | $115,818 |
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% | $112,234 | $119,402 |
| 25% | $106,725 | $124,911 |
| 33% | $103,651 | $127,985 |
| 50% | $96,532 | $135,104 |
| 67% | $87,889 | $143,747 |
| 95% | $58,717 | $172,919 |
Salary Average =
$115,818
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 | $107,103 | $8,715 at 8.14% |
| 6 Years and 1 Month | $115,818 | $9,472 at 8.18% |
| 7 Years and 1 Month | $125,290 | $10,128 at 8.08% |
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: $111,072 at the low experience of Entry Level; $115,818 at the average experience of 6 Years and 1 Month; and, $189,970 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 | $111,072 | $-22,016 at -19.82% |
| Average | 6 Years and 1 Month | $115,818 | $9,472 at 8.18% |
| Top | 12 Years and 9 Months | $189,970 | $13,099 at 6.90% |
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
Philadelphia, PA
- Delaware,
- Claymont, Middletown, New Castle County, New Castle, Newark and Wilmington;
- Maryland,
- Cecil County;
- New Jersey,
- Absecon, Almonesson, Atlantic City, Atlantic County, Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Berlin, Blackwood, Bridgeton, Browns Mills, Burlington County, Burlington, Buena, Camden County, Camden, Cape May County, Cape May, Carneys Point, Cherry Hill, Cinnaminson, Clementon, Collingswood, Cumberland County, Deepwater, Delanco, Delran, Dentford, Edgewater Park, Egg Harbor City, Fairview, Gibbstown, Glassboro NJ, Gloucester City, Gloucester County, Grenloch, Haddonfield, Hammonton, Lindenwood, Magnolia, Maple Shade, Marlton, Medford, Merchantsville, Millville, Moorestown, Mount Laurel, National Park, North Wildwood, Palmyra, Paulsboro, Penns Grove, Pennsauken, Pennsville, Pine Hill, Pomona, Rancocas, Riverside, Runnemede, Salem County, Somerdale, South Jersey, Southern New Jersey, Stratford, Swedesboro, Turnersville, Villas, Vineland, West Berlin, Westville, Williamstown, Willingboro, Woodbury Heights and Woodbury;
- Pennsylvania,
- Abington, Ambler, Aston, Bala, Bala Cynwyd, Bensalem, Berwyn, Blue Bell, Bristol, Broomall, Bryn Mawr, Bucks County, Chadds Ford, Cheltenham, Chester County, Chester, Chesterbrook, Clifton Heights, Coatesville, Collegeville, Collingdale, Concordville, Conshohocken, Croydon, Darby, Delaware County, Devon, Downingtown, Doylestown, Drexel Heights, Essington, Exton, Folcroft, Folsom, Fort Washington, Frazer, Glenolden, Glenside, Harleysville, Hatboro, Hatfield, Haverford, Haverton, Horsham, Huntington Valley, Jamison, Jenkintown, Kennett Square, King of Prussia, Kulpsville, Lafayette Hill, Langhorne, Lansdale, Lansdowne, Levittown, Limerick, Malvern, Media, Melrose Park, Merion Station, Montgomery County, New Hope, Newtown, Newtown Square, Norristown, Norwood, Oreland, Paoli, Penn Valley, Penn Wynne, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia, Plymouth Meeting, Pottstown, Prospect Park, Quakertown, Radnor, Richboro, Ridley Park, Roslyn, Sellersville, Sharon Hill, Southampton, Spring House, Springfield, Swarthmore, Tredyffrin, Trevose, Upper Darby, Valley Forge, Villanova, Warminster, Washington Crossing, WaWa, Wayne, West Bristol, West Point, Willow Grove, Woodlyn, Wynnewood, Yardley and Yeadon.
These locations are all included in the Philadelphia, PA metropolitan area as defined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB).