Ciena quality assurance engineer salary

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Average Ciena quality assurance engineer salary

$112,990yearly

$39.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Ciena quality assurance engineer salary

$83,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Ciena pay quality assurance engineers?

The average salary for Ciena quality assurance engineers is $112,990 per year. Ciena quality assurance engineer salaries range between $83,000 to $152,000 per year. Ciena quality assurance engineers earn 37% more than the national average salary for quality assurance engineers of $82,215.

Location impacts how much a quality assurance engineer at Ciena can expect to make. Quality assurance engineers at Ciena make the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Linthicum, MD.

How much does Ciena pay quality assurance engineers by location?

Ciena pays quality assurance engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Spokane Valley, WA, and Linthicum, MD. Additionally, cities like Middletown and Acton also report highly competitive salaries for quality assurance engineers at Ciena.

Quality assurance engineer Ciena salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$138,311	$66.50
2	Spokane Valley, WA	$119,970	$57.68
3	Linthicum, MD	$104,315	$50.15
4	Middletown, NJ	$102,997	$49.52
5	Acton, MA	$101,645	$48.87
6	New York, NY	$101,259	$48.68
7	Greenwood Village, CO	$100,490	$48.31
8	Austin, TX	$97,900	$47.07
9	Morrisville, NC	$90,578	$43.55
10	Alpharetta, GA	$87,138	$41.89

Highest-paid Ciena quality assurance engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Manager, Software Quality Assurance	$149,492	$72	-
2	Software Engineer Lead	$143,311	$69	-
3	Senior Software Development Engineer	$136,330	$66	-
4	Senior Quality Assurance Manager	$136,000	$65	-
5	Quality Assurance Engineering Manager	$135,836	$65	-
6	Senior Software Engineer/Senior Tester	$135,226	$65	-
7	Lead Software Quality Assurance	$134,647	$65	-
8	Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead	$134,617	$65	-
9	Software Quality Assurance	$133,965	$64	-
10	Engineer Lead Quality Assurance Lead	$131,915	$63	-

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Quality assurance engineer salary at Ciena competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Netgear	$124,526	$60	-
2	Tellabs	$119,702	$58	-
3	SeaChange International	$113,445	$55	-
4	Solid Technologies	$112,108	$54	-
5	Nokia	$111,962	$54	34
6	CableLabs	$111,720	$54	-
7	Dialogic Corp.	$110,286	$53	-
8	Harmonic	$110,228	$53	1
9	NextWave Wireless	$109,101	$52	-
10	Terayon	$104,803	$50	-
11	EXFO	$102,874	$49	-
12	Acme Packet	$97,286	$47	-
13	Tekelec	$97,112	$47	-
14	Nokia Networks Inc	$96,487	$46	-
15	Sonus	$94,889	$46	-
16	Ericsson	$92,748	$45	1
17	ST Engineering iDirect	$88,554	$43	-
18	Cambium Networks	$81,881	$39	-
19	Zetron	$80,288	$39	6
20	Lucent	$68,910	$33	-

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