QA Engineer: salaries and requirements
As of September 28, 2026, the cvGO database holds 249 active jobs for “QA Engineer”. Median pay among jobs that state it: CIS — $14,900 per year (n = 48); US & Canada — $25,800 per year (n = 21). Most requested skills: SQL, тест-кейсы, Postman.
Pay by region
| Region | Median | 25–75% | Jobs with pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| US & Canada | $25,800 per year | $19,800 per year – $60,000 per year | 21 |
| CIS | $14,900 per year | $10,700 per year – $18,400 per year | 48 |
| Remote, region not specified | not enough data | 3 | |
Skills in requirements
- SQL — 46%
- тест-кейсы — 40%
- Postman — 38%
- регрессионное тестирование — 35%
- чек-листы — 30%
- ручное тестирование — 27%
- Jira — 25%
- REST API — 24%
- Git — 21%
- функциональное тестирование — 20%
- Python — 18%
- интеграционное тестирование — 18%
- Swagger — 17%
- баг-репорты — 17%
- тестовая документация — 17%
- CI/CD — 16%
- PostgreSQL — 14%
- DevTools — 12%
- клиент-серверная архитектура — 11%
- тест-дизайн — 11%
Levels
- Junior — 30
- Middle — 186
- Senior — 26
- Lead — 5
- Director — 1
FAQ
How much do “QA Engineer” jobs pay?
CIS: median $14,900 per year, half of jobs between $10,700 per year and $18,400 per year (n = 48). US & Canada: median $25,800 per year, half of jobs between $19,800 per year and $60,000 per year (n = 21). Pay is stated in 30% of jobs.
Which skills do “QA Engineer” jobs require?
SQL — 46%, тест-кейсы — 40%, Postman — 38%, регрессионное тестирование — 35%, чек-листы — 30%. Share of jobs with parsed requirements (n = 131).
How many “QA Engineer” jobs are remote?
Remote — 67%, hybrid — 9%, office — 24% (of 249 jobs that state the format).
Are there entry-level “QA Engineer” jobs?
Intern and junior — 30 jobs (12%).
What level of English is required?
The level is stated in 99% of jobs; most often: C1 — 51%, B1 — 34%, B2 — 10%.
How we count
- Source: jobs in the cvGO database as of September 28, 2026: HeadHunter 59%, Telegram 28%, Global 12%, LinkedIn 0%.
- A job belongs to a profession by its title; one job may belong to several professions.
- Some jobs in the database match no profession in our catalogue and are not counted on these pages.
- Pay is the midpoint of the stated range or the single stated amount, in US dollars at a fixed rate (90 RUB per USD, table v1). Yearly amounts are divided by 12; if the period is not stated, it is inferred from the currency and amount; amounts outside 300–60,000 USD per month are excluded.
- A median is shown when a region has at least 10 jobs with pay.
- Skills and English are counted only for jobs with the employer’s own text.
- Duplicates of one job across sources are not merged.