Test Engineer Salary in 2025
💰 The median Test Engineer Salary in 2025 is USD 130,212
✏️ This salary info is based on 56 individual salaries reported during 2025
Salary details
The average Test Engineer salary lies between USD 92,000 and USD 155,000 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.
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- Test Engineer
- Experience
- all levels
- Region
- global/worldwide
- Salary year
- 2025
- Sample size
- 56
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All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.
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Top 20 Job Tags for Test Engineer roles
The three most common job tag items assiciated with Test Engineer job listings are Clearance, Cloud and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:
Clearance | 37 jobs Cloud | 36 jobs Python | 27 jobs DoD | 26 jobs Linux | 24 jobs Pentesting | 24 jobs Scripting | 24 jobs Vulnerabilities | 23 jobs Automation | 22 jobs Computer Science | 22 jobs Agile | 21 jobs Security Clearance | 19 jobs Compliance | 18 jobs OSCP | 16 jobs Azure | 15 jobs CISSP | 15 jobs DevSecOps | 14 jobs Firewalls | 13 jobs DevOps | 13 jobs C | 13 jobsTop 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Test Engineer roles
The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Test Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Medical leave. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:
Career development | 46 jobs Health care | 31 jobs Medical leave | 18 jobs Flex hours | 17 jobs Competitive pay | 17 jobs Team events | 17 jobs Insurance | 17 jobs Equity / stock options | 16 jobs 401(k) matching | 15 jobs Flex vacation | 15 jobs Startup environment | 12 jobs Salary bonus | 11 jobs Parental leave | 9 jobs Flexible spending account | 5 jobs Transparency | 4 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Gear | 2 jobs Conferences | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobsRelated salaries
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