Test Automation Engineer

Builds automated test suites and frameworks.

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Compensation by seniority

Simulated

Median

$181k

Mean

$189k

10th–90th pct

$138k–$250k

Observations

Confidence: 28% · based on 22 simulated observations · last updated 7/27/2026

Historical trend & projection

Median total compensation at the typical seniority level for this role, 2021–2025, projected forward under three scenarios.

Simulated

Common skills

Quality Assurance

Core

Python

Core

CI/CD

Education requirements

Share of postings that require or prefer each level — a signal of typical hiring bars, not a hard rule.

Simulated

Bachelor's Degree

55% require · 26% prefer

Master's Degree

7% require · 32% prefer

No College

23% require · 7% prefer

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Common next roles

Release Manager+111.7%QA Manager+144.4%DevSecOps Engineer-10.9%Application Security Engineer-6.8%QA Engineer-15.2%

Common previous roles

QA Engineer-18.0%DevSecOps Engineer-12.2%Application Security Engineer-7.3%QA Manager+59.1%Release Manager+52.8%

Demand snapshot

Active openings (simulated)10,219

Posting growth+15.9%

Median days to fill66 days

Simulated

Employed (US, simulated)361,990

Projected growth8.9%/yr

Simulated

Role characteristics

Remote-friendliness75%

Automation exposure25%

Sources & freshness

Compensation and demand figures on this page are simulated demo data, deterministically generated for this build of CareerAtlas — not verified real-world observations.

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