QA / Test Engineer compensation
QA / Test Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median QA / Test Engineer salary at AI startups is $135,000, based on 99 disclosed job postings ($52,000–$275,000 range). Updated September 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$52,000Minimum
$135,000Median
$275,000Maximum
Sample size: based on 99 disclosed salaries.
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Median QA / Test Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series D | $157,500 | 22 |
| Series C | $135,000 | 7 |
| Series B | $132,500 | 9 |
| Series G+ | $129,000 | 26 |
| Series A | $128,000 | 24 |
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How we calculate this
Roughly a quarter of AI-startup postings disclose pay. We extract the USD range from those that do, normalize each to a midpoint, and aggregate across distinct postings (deduplicated by posting ID). The minimum, median, and maximum above are based on 99 disclosed salaries. We publish aggregate ranges only, never a single company's salary, so the numbers stay representative rather than anecdotal.
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