IBM quality assurance engineer salary

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Average IBM quality assurance engineer salary

$85,731yearly

$39.53 hourly rate

Entry-level IBM quality assurance engineer salary

$65,000 yearly

Updated April 5, 2024

How much does IBM pay quality assurance engineers?

The average salary for IBM quality assurance engineers is $85,731 per year. IBM quality assurance engineer salaries range between $65,000 to $111,000 per year. IBM quality assurance engineers earn 4% more than the national average salary for quality assurance engineers of $82,215.

Location impacts how much a quality assurance engineer at IBM can expect to make. Quality assurance engineers at IBM make the most in San Jose, CA, Bedford, NH, and Olympia, WA.

How much does IBM pay quality assurance engineers by location?

IBM pays quality assurance engineers the most in San Jose, CA, Bedford, NH, and Olympia, WA. Additionally, cities like Washington and Las Vegas also report highly competitive salaries for quality assurance engineers at IBM.

Quality assurance engineer IBM salary by location

Rank	City	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
1	San Jose, CA	$120,434	$57.90
2	Bedford, NH	$96,147	$46.22
3	Olympia, WA	$93,417	$44.91
4	Washington, DC	$91,042	$43.77
5	Las Vegas, NV	$90,695	$43.60
6	Bethesda, MD	$89,153	$42.86
7	Middletown, NJ	$88,567	$42.58
8	Phoenix, AZ	$87,418	$42.03
9	Cambridge, MA	$86,989	$41.82
10	New York, NY	$86,950	$41.80

Highest-paid IBM quality assurance engineers by job level

Rank	Job title	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Senior Quality Assurance Manager	$134,597	$65	-
2	Manager, Software Quality Assurance	$113,190	$54	-
3	Quality Assurance Engineering Manager	$112,759	$54	-
4	Software Engineer Lead	$105,436	$51	-
5	Advisory Software Engineer	$102,117	$49	-
6	Software Systems Engineer	$98,141	$47	-
7	Senior Performance Engineer	$96,560	$46	-
8	Senior Software Application Engineer	$95,536	$46	-
9	Project Engineer/Software Engineer	$94,273	$45	-
10	Senior Software Development Engineer	$92,944	$45	13

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Quality assurance engineer salary at IBM competitors

Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
1	Google	$129,076	$62	535
2	Microsoft	$121,433	$58	447
3	Cisco	$119,290	$57	182
4	Juniper Networks	$114,315	$55	-
5	Dell	$112,987	$54	3
6	HP	$108,174	$52	3
7	Xilinx	$107,017	$51	-
8	Oracle	$104,110	$50	4024
9	USU Solutions	$98,642	$47	-
10	Intel	$93,665	$45	11
11	NCR	$91,910	$44	4
12	Xerox	$90,464	$43	-
13	Akritiv	$90,429	$43	-
14	Promontory Financial Group	$88,309	$42	-
15	Red Hat	$87,757	$42	44
16	Lockheed Martin	$86,681	$42	634
17	Sterling Commerce	$85,087	$41	-
18	Computer Science Corporation	$82,398	$40	-
19	Cognizant	$80,144	$39	237
20	Netezza	$78,917	$38	-

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