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What software testers make
Median
$104,300
Bottom tenth
$61,440
Top tenth
$167,010
The national median is $104,300 a year. The bottom tenth earn $61,440 or less and the top tenth $167,010 or more (2025 federal wage survey). The federal survey counts quality assurance analysts and testers as a separate occupation from developers, and it pays less at every level (developers: $135,980 median), which is the honest trade for a slightly easier way in.