Software Test Engineer salary in Boston
Average Base Salary in Boston
$135,700
$13,886
Additional Cash Compensation
$149,586
Total Compensation
Median: 150,000
Min: $73K
Max: $175K
How Much Does a Software Test Engineer Make in Boston?
The average salary for a Software Test Engineer in Boston is $135,700. The average additional cash compensation for a Software Test Engineer in Boston is $13,886. The average total compensation for a Software Test Engineer in Boston is $149,586. Software Test Engineer salaries are based on responses gathered by Built In from anonymous Software Test Engineer employees in Boston.
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Software Test Engineer Salary by gender
The average Software Test Engineer salary for women is $153,283 and the average Software Test Engineer salary for men is $125,000.
Software Test Engineer Salary by Years of Experience
The average salary for a Software Test Engineer with 7+ years of experience is $158,814.
Software Test Engineer Salary ranges
The most common Software Test Engineer salary in Boston is between $160k - $170k.
Average Dev + Engineer salaries in Boston
Job Title | Average Salary | Salary Range |
---|---|---|
AI Engineer | $80,000 | Min: $80K Max: $80K |
Junior Software Engineer | $91,494 | Min: $60K Max: $155K |
QA Analyst | $95,215 | Min: $73K Max: $117K |
Robotics Engineer | $100,000 | Min: $100K Max: $100K |
QA Engineer | $108,389 | Min: $75K Max: $151K |
Front End Developer | $110,431 | Min: $70K Max: $175K |
Systems Engineer | $114,018 | Min: $70K Max: $185K |
Software Engineer | $116,257 | Min: $45K Max: $210K |
Automation Engineer | $117,500 | Min: $75K Max: $170K |
Data Engineer | $119,530 | Min: $72K Max: $180K |
Hardware Engineer | $120,867 | Min: $70K Max: $173K |
Sales Engineer | $121,951 | Min: $64K Max: $212K |
Game Developer | $124,000 | Min: $124K Max: $124K |
DevOps Engineer | $126,205 | Min: $85K Max: $167K |
Database Administrator | $129,000 | Min: $115K Max: $142K |
Machine Learning Engineer | $130,067 | Min: $100K Max: $180K |
Android Developer | $130,147 | Min: $100K Max: $175K |
iOS Developer | $133,844 | Min: $80K Max: $179K |
Security Engineer | $134,021 | Min: $88K Max: $200K |
Software Test Engineer | $135,700 | Min: $73K Max: $175K |
Site Reliability Engineer | $143,642 | Min: $110K Max: $205K |
Senior Software Engineer | $144,985 | Min: $90K Max: $290K |
Lead Software Engineer | $150,155 | Min: $80K Max: $190K |
QA Manager | $154,375 | Min: $125K Max: $190K |
Data Engineering Manager | $164,473 | Min: $113K Max: $205K |
Data Architect | $166,167 | Min: $100K Max: $205K |
Engineering Manager | $168,262 | Min: $115K Max: $284K |
Principal Software Engineer | $174,670 | Min: $100K Max: $287K |
Director of Software Engineering | $191,058 | Min: $140K Max: $308K |
Vice President of Engineering | $195,320 | Min: $120K Max: $265K |
CTO (Chief Technology Officer) | $217,542 | Min: $165K Max: $318K |
Career Info
Software Test Engineer jobs in Boston

Anduril Industries is a defense technology company with a mission to transform U.S. and allied military capabilities with advanced technology. By bringing the expertise, technology, and business model of the 21st century’s most innovative companies to the defense industry, Anduril is changing how military systems are designed, built and sold. Anduril’s family of systems is powered by Lattice OS, an AI-powered operating system that turns thousands

Senior Software Development Engineer in Test
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Alert Innovation, now powered by Walmart, is a fast-growing venture on a mission to reinvent retail through robotics. We’ve partnered with Walmart to develop our Alphabot® technology, which is currently being deployed at stores throughout North America.
As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be responsible to develop test tools and test automation frameworks for Walmart’s robotics systems that automate the fulfillment for online grocery. You will

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history

Veeva Systems is a mission-driven organization and pioneer in industry cloud, helping life sciences companies bring therapies to patients faster. As one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in history, we surpassed $2B in revenue in our last fiscal year with extensive growth potential ahead.
At the heart of Veeva are our values: Do the Right Thing, Customer Success, Employee Success, and Speed. We're not just any public company – we made history

Veeva is looking for a Senior Automation Engineer who is passionate about quality and automation. You will be creating, maintaining and improving automation frameworks/infrastructure. In addition, developing innovative tools to boost our testing efficiency, debug failures, and making it easy to communicate results with high level reports. You will be responsible for monitoring, analyzing and reporting test automation results. The ideal candidate will be highly technical, detail-oriented, creative, motivated, and focused on achieving results.

DescriptionSenior Software Development Engineer in Test Nasuni is seeking an individual with a passion for analyzing complex software and creating test automation that ensures the quality of our best-in-class storage products. This person will be responsible for developing and maintaining complex automated tests including functional tests and large scale performance tests. Critical skills include familiarity with Python and Python testing

DescriptionSenior Software Development Engineer in Test Nasuni is seeking an individual with a passion for analyzing complex software and creating test automation that ensures the quality of our best-in-class storage products. This person will be responsible for developing and maintaining complex automated tests including functional tests and large scale performance tests. Critical skills include familiarity with Python and Python testing

Company DescriptionIt all started with an idea at Block in 2013. Initially built to take the pain out of peer-to-peer payments, Cash App has gone from a simple product with a single purpose to a dynamic ecosystem, developing unique financial products, including Afterpay/Clearpay, to provide a better way to send, spend, invest, borrow and save to our 47 million monthly active customers. We want to redefine the world's relationship with money to

Test Engineer - Connected Devices
+47
Our purpose is to positively impact people’s lives every day in every home around the world! We work very hard to provide our consumers with high-quality, exciting 5-star products that make life easier. We thrive on passion and innovation and are looking for great people, with great ideas, who want to build the next big thing and develop while they do.
We are looking for a passionate and detail-oriented Test Engineer with an interest in testing
Skills that affect Software Test Engineer salaries in Boston
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Average Software Test Engineer Salary by Company Size
People with the job title Software Test Engineer make the most at companies with 51-200 employees, earning $153,675 on average.
Recent Software Test Engineer salaries in Boston
$150,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Development Engineer in Test reported a yearly salary of $150,000
7+ Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$73,000
Yearly Salary
A SQA Engineer reported a yearly salary of $73,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Prefer not to say
1,000+ Employees
Boston
$115,000
Yearly Salary
A SDET Engineer reported a yearly salary of $115,000
1-3 Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$165,000
Yearly Salary
A Computer Scientist reported a yearly salary of $165,000 with +$25,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
1,000+ Employees
Boston
$155,000
Yearly Salary
A Software Test Engineer reported a yearly salary of $155,000
7+ Years of Experience
Female
11-50 Employees
Boston
$170,000
Yearly Salary
A Principal Software Engineer in Test reported a yearly salary of $170,000 with +$17,000 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$154,700
Yearly Salary
A Software Engineer In Test reported a yearly salary of $154,700
7+ Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$175,000
Yearly Salary
A Principal Software Engineer in Test reported a yearly salary of $175,000 with +$17,500 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Female
51-200 Employees
Boston
$142,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Software Engineer in Test reported a yearly salary of $142,000 with +$14,200 in additional cash compensation
7+ Years of Experience
Male
201-500 Employees
Boston
$105,000
Yearly Salary
A Senior Chemical Engineer reported a yearly salary of $105,000 with +$21,000 in additional cash compensation
5-7 Years of Experience
Male
11-50 Employees
Boston