The median QA / Test Engineer salary in India is ₹12.1L per year, with most professionals earning between ₹10.8L and ₹13.6L CTC. These figures aggregate 73,455 employee-reported salary reports across 131 companies hiring in India.
Pay for qa / test engineers in India climbs steeply with seniority — the gap between entry-level and lead roles is one of the biggest levers on your earnings.
Top reported average CTC for a qa / test engineer role at each company (minimum 15 salary reports).
| Company | Avg CTC | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| Atlassian | ₹44.5L | ₹37.7L–₹51.2L |
| Freshworks | ₹41.1L | ₹38.6L–₹43.6L |
| CRED | ₹36.2L | ₹29.3L–₹43.0L |
| CyberArk Software | ₹32.3L | ₹28.9L–₹35.7L |
| ₹29.6L | ₹26.3L–₹33.0L | |
| ServiceNow | ₹29.6L | ₹27.6L–₹31.6L |
| ICE | ₹28.1L | ₹26.1L–₹30.2L |
| Micron Technology Operations India Llp | ₹28.1L | ₹25.7L–₹30.5L |
| Nasdaq | ₹27.8L | ₹24.9L–₹30.8L |
| Nasdaq Corporate Solutions India Pvt Ltd | ₹27.8L | ₹24.9L–₹30.8L |
| Zeta | ₹25.6L | ₹24.3L–₹26.9L |
| Wolters Kluwer | ₹25.0L | ₹23.8L–₹26.3L |
| HighLevel | ₹24.3L | ₹22.3L–₹26.3L |
| Druva | ₹23.5L | ₹21.5L–₹25.5L |
| Zscaler | ₹23.3L | ₹22.1L–₹24.5L |
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The median QA / Test Engineer salary in India is around ₹12.1L per year (CTC), with most professionals earning between ₹10.8L and ₹13.6L. Figures are aggregated from 73,455 employee-reported salary reports across 131 companies.
Entry level: about ₹6.8L; Mid level: about ₹9.9L; Senior: about ₹21.5L; Lead / Principal: about ₹27.8L. Compensation rises sharply with seniority.
Among employers with reported data, the top payers include Atlassian (₹44.5L), Freshworks (₹41.1L), CRED (₹36.2L), CyberArk Software (₹32.3L), Google (₹29.6L).
They are median estimates from crowdsourced, employee-reported salary data (AmbitionBox) and are indicative, not guarantees. Actual offers vary by company, location, skills and negotiation.