QA engineer pay in San Francisco

Pay stated on current job listings, in USD per year. Hourly rates count 2,080 hours.

$184,200median$148,525–214,750typical range, 25th to 75th percentile47jobs with stated pay69%of 68 listings state pay

  1. 1Under $50k
  2. 3$50k–100k
  3. 8$100k–150k
  4. 19$150k–200k, includes the median
  5. 12$200k–250k
  6. 2$250k–300k
  7. 2$300k and up
  1. Systems Test EngineerRethink RecruitSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$100,000–180,000
  2. Quality Lead, Gen AIScale AISan Francisco, NY + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$134,400–168,000
  3. Quality Lead, Gen AIScale AISan Francisco, NY + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$134,400–168,000
  4. Senior Manager, Software Test & ValidationRedwood MaterialsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$220,000–290,000
  5. Senior Test Automation EngineerRad AISan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote$150,000–185,000
  6. Software Validation Engineer, Energy StorageRedwood MaterialsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$152,500–342,500
  7. QA EngineerCleraSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$180,000–200,000
  8. Quality Engineering ManagerDealpathSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$180,000–230,000
  9. Software Engineer, Production TestZiplineSouth San Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$125,000–145,000
  10. Bank Platform Transformation - Testing Strategy & Planning Lead - ManagerPricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLCNew York City, NY + 8 moreFull-time · On-site$99,000–232,000
  11. Bank Platform Transformation - Test Execution Leader - ManagerPricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services LLCNew York City, NY + 9 moreFull-time · On-site$99,000–232,000
  12. Software Quality Assurance InternHP Inc.San Francisco, CA + 1 moreInternship · On-site$40–50 / hr
  13. Senior Quality Assurance EngineerHP IQSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$120,000–188,000
  14. Staff Software Engineer in Test (Modeling and Simulation)Code MetalSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$145,000–185,000
  15. Staff Engineer, Software TestThermo Fisher ScientificSouth San Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · On-site$125,000–166,700
  16. Staff Software Engineer - Autonomous Verification PlatformUberSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$232,000
  17. Head of Quality EngineeringRad AISan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$215,000–250,000
  18. Autonomous Vehicle Test Specialist – San FranciscoPolymath RoboticsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid, On-site$70,000–100,000
  19. Staff QA EngineerTatariSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$170,000–200,000
  20. QA EngineerHyperboundSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$120,000–140,000
  21. Senior Associate, QA Automation, Marketing Technology OperationsDoorDashNew York City, NY + 10 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$83,000–122,000
  22. Test ArchitectHeartflowSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$190,000–250,000
  23. Tech Lead, System ValidationPlanet Labs PBCSan Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid, On-site$144,500–180,600
  24. Lead SDET, Agentic AI ArchitectDocusignSan Francisco, CA + 1 moreFull-time · Hybrid$146,400–235,375
  25. AI Automation Engineer, Real-World Test LabNiantic SpatialSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$158,400–210,000
  26. Technical Lead - Autonomy EvaluationAtomsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$185,000–242,000
  27. Technical Lead - Autonomy EvaluationAtomsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$185,000–242,000
  28. Software Engineer - HILNeuralinkSouth San Francisco, TX + 2 moreFull-time · On-site$151,000–281,000
  29. Member of Technical Staff, Cekura (San Francisco, In-Person)CekuraSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–200,000
  30. Senior QA Engineer, PlatformAltruistSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$185,000–230,000
  31. Software Engineer - Vehicle TestAstranisSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$130,000–175,000
  32. Senior Software Engineer - Vehicle TestAstranisSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$150,000–215,000
  33. QA Engineer II (Cloud Logistics)Nimble RoboticsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$110,000–130,000
  34. Software Engineer, Code QualityDoorDashSan Francisco, NY + 3 moreFull-time · Remote, Hybrid, On-site$159,800–235,000
  35. Senior Software Engineer, SimulationAtomsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$195,000–246,000
  36. Senior Software Engineer, SimulationAtomsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$195,000–246,000
  37. 2027 Summer Intern, MS, Software Engineering, Behavior TestWaymoSan Francisco, CAInternship · Hybrid$70 / hr
  38. Senior Operations Specialist, Engineering TestingDoorDashSan Francisco, CA + 2 moreFull-time · Hybrid, On-site$28–42 / hr
  39. Senior Test EngineerHeartflowSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$165,000–205,000
  40. Director, Quality Engineering & AI — Consumer EngineeringHappen, Inc.San Francisco, CAFull-time · Hybrid$210,000–245,000
  41. Senior Software Development Engineer Test (SDET) Forge GlobalSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$175,000–205,000
  42. iOS/Android Automation EngineerSesameSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$1,650
  43. Robotics Test Engineer - San Francisco, CAAtomsSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$298,000–376,000
  44. Trust EngineerHarveySan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$220,000–330,000
  45. QA Analyst - LOIS for WordFilevineSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$115,000–150,000
  46. Software Engineer, Workload EnablementOpenAISan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$293,000–455,000
  47. Senior QA Lead - San FranciscoGigaSan Francisco, CAFull-time · On-site$160,000–230,000