You can start your career as a trainee tester. The average salary of a junior trainee tester generally ranges from $43,551 and $79,890.
After that, you’ll emerge into a software tester with 1-3 years of experience. The average salary of a software tester ranges from $77,493 to $81,676 per year.
Then comes the esteemed role of a QA Analyst with an experience of 3-4 years. The average salary of a QA Analyst ranges from $42K-$175K per year.
Then you’ll transition into the role of a Software Test Engineer having experience of 3-5 years. The average salary: $96,344 per year- $107,115 p.a.
This is the next stop when you reach an experience of almost 5 to 6 years. The salary is similar to a senior software test engineer.
This is one of the senior and responsible roles where the experience is about 8 to 11 years. The salary of a test manager ranges from $119,578 and $138,897 per annum.
The last in our list is the senior most role, i.e. senior test manager with 14+ years of experience. The average salary of this role is as high as $170,500.