QA / Test Engineer compensation
QA / Test Engineer Salary at AI Startups (2026)
The median QA / Test Engineer salary at AI startups is $140,000, based on 156 disclosed job postings ($52,000–$237,500 range). Updated July 2026. These are aggregate figures only; we never publish an individual company's offer.
$52,000Minimum
$140,000Median
$237,500Maximum
Sample size: based on 156 disclosed salaries.
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Median QA / Test Engineer salary by funding stage
| Funding stage | Median salary | Sample size |
|---|---|---|
| Series C | $187,500 | 18 |
| Series F | $161,750 | 6 |
| Series B | $141,250 | 14 |
| Series D | $140,000 | 27 |
| Series A | $137,760 | 25 |
| Series G+ | $129,000 | 57 |
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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 156 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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