Testing & Quality Assurance Salary Guide Australia 2026

Based on 49 job listings Up 3% this month

Median Salary (per year)
A$143,000
No change this month
25th Percentile (per year)
A$122,000
No change this month
75th Percentile (per year)
A$187,000
Up 6% this month

Testing & Quality Assurance salaries sit 77% above the market median of A$80,960 per year across Australia. The middle 50% of earners fall between A$122,000 and A$187,000 per year, a 45% spread around the median.

Salaries vary notably across Australia, with Canberra leading at A$224,400 per year while Perth sits at A$102,232. TasWater, Recruitment Hive and Queensland Health are among the top hirers for Testing & Quality Assurance, offering 8 roles combined.

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Salary Distribution

See how Testing & Quality Assurance salaries are distributed across different pay bands in Australia.










Employment Types

Breakdown of Testing & Quality Assurance positions by employment type.


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Top Employers

Companies hiring the most Testing & Quality Assurance professionals.

T
TasWater
3 open positions
R
Recruitment Hive
3 open positions
Q
Queensland Health
2 open positions
P
PRA
2 open positions
X
Xceltium
2 open positions
T
Talenza
2 open positions
L
Launch Recruitment Pty Ltd
1 open position
D
Defence Housing Australia
1 open position
T
Talent – Specialists in tech, transformation & beyond
1 open position
R
Robert Half
1 open position
C
Curtin University
1 open position
U
UTS
1 open position
D
Davidson
1 open position
A
Akkodis
1 open position
G
Genesis IT Recruitment
1 open position
N
NSW Department of Customer Service
1 open position
W
Whizdom
1 open position
A
Ampersand
1 open position
F
face2face Recruitment
1 open position
D
DWS
1 open position

About this data

  • Based on 49 listings with advertised salaries.
  • Salaries normalised to annual equivalents.
  • Median represents the 50th percentile of advertised pay.
  • Data refreshed daily from active job listings.

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