Cisco quality assurance engineer salary

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Average Cisco quality assurance engineer salary

$119,290yearly

$39.53 hourly rate

Entry-level Cisco quality assurance engineer salary

$97,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does Cisco pay quality assurance engineers?

The average salary for Cisco quality assurance engineers is $119,290 per year. Cisco quality assurance engineer salaries range between $97,000 to $146,000 per year. Cisco quality assurance engineers earn 45% more than the national average salary for quality assurance engineers of $82,215.

Location impacts how much a quality assurance engineer at Cisco can expect to make. Quality assurance engineers at Cisco make the most in San Jose, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Fulton, MD.

How much does Cisco pay quality assurance engineers by location?

Cisco pays quality assurance engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Bellevue, WA, and Fulton, MD. Additionally, cities like Iselin and Boxborough also report highly competitive salaries for quality assurance engineers at Cisco.

Quality assurance engineer Cisco salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$140,120	$67.37
2	Bellevue, WA	$128,011	$61.54
3	Fulton, MD	$110,259	$53.01
4	Iselin, NJ	$108,373	$52.10
5	Boxborough, MA	$107,639	$51.75
6	Centennial, CO	$107,208	$51.54
7	New York, NY	$106,554	$51.23
8	Herndon, VA	$106,444	$51.17
9	Richardson, TX	$105,937	$50.93
10	Chicago, IL	$100,191	$48.17

Highest-paid Cisco quality assurance engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Quality Assurance Engineering Manager	$156,782	$75	-
2	Software Engineer Lead	$154,272	$74	4
3	Manager, Software Quality Assurance	$152,575	$73	-
4	Senior Quality Assurance Manager	$147,991	$71	-
5	Senior Software Development Engineer	$145,376	$70	-
6	Senior Software Application Engineer	$143,322	$69	-
7	Senior Software Engineer	$141,266	$68	14
8	Project Engineer/Software Engineer	$138,889	$67	-
9	Senior Quality Assurance Analyst/Lead	$136,894	$66	-
10	Quality Control Expert	$133,537	$64	-

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Recent salaries for quality assurance engineers at cisco

Job	Location	Date added	Salary
Software QA Engineer	San Francisco, CA	03/10/2025	$157,400
Software QA Engineer	Austin, TX	02/20/2025	$121,700
Software QA Engineer	Austin, TX	01/23/2025	$121,700

Quality assurance engineer salary at Cisco competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Meta	$132,364	$64	1025
2	Google	$129,076	$62	705
3	NVIDIA	$126,537	$61	199
4	Microsoft	$121,433	$58	568
5	Adobe	$117,165	$56	118
6	NetApp	$114,593	$55	73
7	Salesforce	$113,303	$54	148
8	Dell	$112,987	$54	12
9	HP	$108,174	$52	10
10	Oracle	$104,110	$50	4190
11	Intel	$93,665	$45	34
12	Collins Aerospace	$89,175	$43	2
13	Lancope	$87,182	$42	3
14	Lockheed Martin	$86,681	$42	664
15	IBM	$85,731	$41	50
16	L3Harris	$84,163	$40	208
17	Raytheon Technologies	$82,760	$40	172
18	Computer Science Corporation	$82,398	$40	-
19	Northrop Grumman	$80,255	$39	230
20	Cognizant	$80,144	$39	137

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