What is the average QA Engineer salary in Los Angeles?

The median midpoint of 8 live QA Engineer postings in Los Angeles is $134k a year. Half of them fall between $125k and $142k.

Which companies pay QA Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Skyryse ($156k), Starpath Robotics ($136k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

QA Engineer salary in Los Angeles

What employers are offering right now, from 8 live QA Engineer postings in Los Angeles that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

$134k

a year, base pay

Middle half

$125k–$142k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

$175k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

$120k

$127k

$134k

$141k

$148k

$154k

$161k

$168k

Top-paying companies for QA Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Skyryse	$156k	2
Starpath Robotics	$136k	2

Highest-paying open QA Engineer jobs

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Skyryse

Senior Systems Test Engineer

El Segundo, CA $150k – $200k/yr

Direct from employer May 11

Starpath Robotics

Test Engineer (Solar Chemistry) - Space Solar

Hawthorne, CA Full-time $125k – $160k/yr

pythonDirect from employer Jun 25

Observable Space

Sr. Test Engineer, HITL

Los Angeles, CA Full-time $123k – $160k/yr

pythonc++linuxci/cdDirect from employer Sep 10

Skyryse

Systems Test Engineer

El Segundo, CA $125k – $150k/yr

Direct from employer Aug 27

Starpath Robotics

Test Engineer - Space Solar

Hawthorne, CA Full-time $110k – $150k/yr

pythonDirect from employer Jun 25

Quantum Space

Quality Engineer II

Rockville, MD or Hawthorne, CA $100k – $150k/yr

Direct from employer May 1

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QA Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average QA Engineer salary in Los Angeles?: The median midpoint of 8 live QA Engineer postings in Los Angeles is $134k a year. Half of them fall between $125k and $142k.
Which companies pay QA Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Skyryse ($156k), Starpath Robotics ($136k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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