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Average Ciena software test engineer salary

$109,783yearly

$41.03 hourly rate

Entry-level Ciena software test engineer salary
$81,000 yearly
Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Ciena pay software test engineers?

The average salary for Ciena software test engineers is $109,783 per year. Ciena software test engineer salaries range between $81,000 to $147,000 per year. Ciena software test engineers earn 29% more than the national average salary for software test engineers of $85,338.

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

How much does Ciena pay software test engineers by location?

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

Software test engineer Ciena salary by location

RankCityAvg. salaryHourly rate
1San Jose, CA$141,030$67.80
2Spokane Valley, WA$119,916$57.65
3Linthicum, MD$104,497$50.24
4Acton, MA$102,194$49.13
5Greenwood Village, CO$102,151$49.11
6Middletown, NJ$100,944$48.53
7New York, NY$98,053$47.14
8Austin, TX$97,235$46.75
9Morrisville, NC$89,909$43.23
10Alpharetta, GA$86,839$41.75

Highest-paid Ciena software test engineers by job level

RankJob titleAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Senior Software Engineer Manager$159,504$77-
2Principal Software Engineer$155,964$75-
3Software Development Manager$151,231$73-
4Principle Software Engineer$149,633$72-
5Manager, Software Quality Assurance$149,492$72-
6Staff Software Engineer$148,957$72-
7Software Engineer Lead$143,311$69-
8Senior Software Engineer Lead$141,066$68-
9Designation-Senior Software Engineer$141,018$68-
10Software Leader$140,914$68-

Software test engineer salary at Ciena competitors

RankCompanyAverage salaryHourly rateJob openings
1Tellabs$116,858$56-
2Netgear$114,744$55-
3SeaChange International$110,263$53-
4Solid Technologies$109,239$53-
5Nokia$108,978$5257
6Dialogic Corp.$108,481$52-
7CableLabs$106,771$51-
8Harmonic$106,515$514
9NextWave Wireless$106,482$51-
10Terayon$103,986$50-
11EXFO$99,982$48-
12Nokia Networks Inc$97,498$47-
13Sonus$95,891$46-
14Acme Packet$95,114$46-
15Ericsson$91,401$442
16Tekelec$90,680$44-
17ST Engineering iDirect$90,482$44-
18Cambium Networks$84,064$40-
19Zetron$80,540$396
20Lucent$66,942$32-

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