QA / Test Engineer compensation
QA / Test Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The QA / Test Engineer salary range at AI startups runs from $52,000 to $237,500, with a median of $130,000 — based on 129 disclosed salaries from postings on Fast AI Jobs. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$52,000Minimum
$130,000Median
$237,500Maximum
Sample size: based on 129 disclosed salaries.
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Median QA / Test Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series C | $188,750 | 18 |
| Series F | $173,500 | 5 |
| Series B | $150,000 | 11 |
| Series A | $138,880 | 20 |
| Series D | $124,549 | 18 |
| Series G+ | $113,000 | 49 |
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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 129 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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