Compare Software Tester salaries across 218 countries. Find out where this job pays the most.
An Automation Tester uses automated testing tools to verify the functionality and performance of software applications. They create and execute automated test scripts.
Most Software Tester positions require 3–12 years of professional experience.
All salaries shown are annual (per year). Click any country to see full salary details, income distribution, and related jobs.
| # | Country | Annual Salary (USD/yr) | Local Salary / year | vs Global Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $119,486 | CHF 108,200 | +500% |
| 2 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | $89,300 | GBP 71,200 | +349% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $78,200 | USD 78,200 | +293% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $76,883 | GBP 61,300 | +286% |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $73,428 | CAD 99,700 | +269% |
| 6 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $70,311 | GBP 56,060 | +253% |
| 7 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $65,042 | EUR 60,600 | +227% |
| 8 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $56,450 | DKK 392,300 | +184% |
| 9 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $55,900 | CHF 50,620 | +181% |
| 10 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $54,555 | SGD 73,820 | +174% |
| 11 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $52,313 | EUR 48,740 | +163% |
| 12 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $51,872 | AED 190,500 | +161% |
| 13 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $51,218 | EUR 47,720 | +157% |
| 14 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $49,589 | NZD 83,400 | +149% |
| 15 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $48,299 | EUR 45,000 | +143% |
| 16 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $48,202 | AUD 74,300 | +142% |
| 17 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $47,805 | EUR 44,540 | +140% |
| 18 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $46,431 | EUR 43,260 | +133% |
| 19 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $46,388 | OMR 17,860 | +133% |
| 20 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $46,004 | ISK 6,442,400 | +131% |
| 21 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $45,994 | CRC 23,040,200 | +131% |
| 22 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $45,508 | EUR 42,400 | +129% |
| 23 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $44,886 | EUR 41,820 | +126% |
| 24 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | $44,757 | EUR 41,700 | +125% |
| 25 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $44,478 | NOK 487,800 | +124% |
| 26 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $44,099 | HKD 345,100 | +122% |
| 27 | 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | $43,533 | EUR 40,560 | +119% |
| 28 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $42,721 | TWD 1,369,700 | +115% |
| 29 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $42,552 | SEK 459,700 | +114% |
| 30 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $42,460 | EUR 39,560 | +113% |
| 31 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $42,427 | SAR 159,100 | +113% |
| 32 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $41,479 | KYD 34,100 | +108% |
| 33 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $41,065 | EUR 38,260 | +106% |
| 34 | 🇫🇷 France | $40,786 | EUR 38,000 | +105% |
| 35 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $40,742 | QAR 148,300 | +105% |
| 36 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $40,511 | GIP 32,300 | +104% |
| 37 | 🇨🇳 China | $40,384 | CNY 292,000 | +103% |
| 38 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $39,700 | BSD 39,700 | +100% |
| 39 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $39,380 | KWD 12,120 | +98% |
| 40 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | $39,327 | DKK 273,300 | +98% |
| 41 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $38,989 | BHD 14,660 | +96% |
| 42 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | $38,132 | DKK 265,000 | +92% |
| 43 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $38,017 | EUR 35,420 | +91% |
| 44 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $37,673 | EUR 35,100 | +89% |
| 45 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $37,072 | EUR 34,540 | +86% |
| 46 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $35,165 | VES 1,273,300 | +77% |
| 47 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $34,559 | JPY 5,242,700 | +74% |
| 48 | 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | $34,303 | EUR 31,960 | +72% |
| 49 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | $32,435 | EUR 30,220 | +63% |
| 50 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $30,825 | EUR 28,720 | +55% |
| 51 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $30,303 | KRW 41,040,700 | +52% |
| 52 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | $29,022 | EUR 27,040 | +46% |
| 53 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | $29,001 | EUR 27,020 | +46% |
| 54 | United States Virgin Islands | $28,820 | USD 28,820 | +45% |
| 55 | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | $27,874 | NZD 46,880 | +40% |
| 56 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $27,605 | EUR 25,720 | +39% |
| 57 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | $27,546 | AUD 42,460 | +38% |
| 58 | 🇵🇼 Palau | $26,660 | USD 26,660 | +34% |
| 59 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $26,532 | EUR 24,720 | +33% |
| 60 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $26,511 | THB 971,200 | +33% |
| 61 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $26,263 | CZK 619,000 | +32% |
| 62 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $25,974 | EUR 24,200 | +31% |
| 63 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $25,097 | BND 33,960 | +26% |
| 64 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $24,852 | JOD 17,620 | +25% |
| 65 | British Indian Ocean Territory | $24,720 | USD 24,720 | +24% |
| 66 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $24,064 | EUR 22,420 | +21% |
| 67 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $23,769 | GEL 63,700 | +19% |
| 68 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $22,969 | EUR 21,400 | +15% |
| 69 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $22,561 | EUR 21,020 | +13% |
| 70 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | $22,420 | USD 22,420 | +13% |
| 71 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | $21,640 | USD 21,640 | +9% |
| 72 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | $21,540 | USD 21,540 | +8% |
| 73 | 🇵🇦 Panama | $21,020 | PAB 21,020 | +6% |
| 74 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | $20,960 | XCD 56,640 | +5% |
| 75 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $20,827 | HRK 146,200 | +5% |
| 76 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | $20,801 | EUR 19,380 | +5% |
| 77 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $20,638 | FJD 46,840 | +4% |
| 78 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $19,972 | AMD 7,834,900 | +0% |
| 79 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $19,413 | PEN 72,360 | -2% |
| 80 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $19,167 | BZD 38,780 | -4% |
| 81 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $19,037 | MAD 192,600 | -4% |
| 82 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $19,014 | MXN 315,900 | -4% |
| 83 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $18,909 | CVE 1,942,700 | -5% |
| 84 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $18,242 | PLN 73,020 | -8% |
| 85 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $18,175 | BGN 33,120 | -9% |
| 86 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $17,964 | RON 83,200 | -10% |
| 87 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $17,900 | CLP 17,640,500 | -10% |
| 88 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $17,592 | XCD 47,540 | -12% |
| 89 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $17,540 | BMD 17,540 | -12% |
| 90 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $17,384 | BRL 87,880 | -13% |
| 91 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $17,323 | EUR 16,140 | -13% |
| 92 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $17,241 | AZN 29,320 | -13% |
| 93 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $16,911 | ZAR 320,500 | -15% |
| 94 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $16,340 | USD 16,340 | -18% |
| 95 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $16,100 | USD 16,100 | -19% |
| 96 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $16,040 | IQD 20,999,200 | -19% |
| 97 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $15,920 | USD 15,920 | -20% |
| 98 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | $15,760 | USD 15,760 | -21% |
| 99 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $15,740 | TMT 55,140 | -21% |
| 100 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $15,638 | DJF 2,782,600 | -21% |
| 101 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $15,350 | BBD 30,700 | -23% |
| 102 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $14,840 | USD 14,840 | -25% |
| 103 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $14,324 | DZD 1,930,500 | -28% |
| 104 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $14,312 | MDL 252,300 | -28% |
| 105 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $14,171 | TTD 96,180 | -29% |
| 106 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $13,888 | MYR 65,920 | -30% |
| 107 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $13,364 | TND 41,900 | -33% |
| 108 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $13,008 | SCR 176,800 | -35% |
| 109 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $12,907 | GTQ 100,580 | -35% |
| 110 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $12,751 | EUR 11,880 | -36% |
| 111 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $12,567 | XCD 33,960 | -37% |
| 112 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $12,523 | BOB 86,640 | -37% |
| 113 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | $12,514 | AWG 22,400 | -37% |
| 114 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $12,369 | BAM 22,540 | -38% |
| 115 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | $12,240 | USD 12,240 | -38% |
| 116 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $12,226 | RSD 1,333,900 | -39% |
| 117 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $12,213 | XPF 1,357,900 | -39% |
| 118 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | $12,153 | MVR 187,500 | -39% |
| 119 | 🇬🇺 Guam | $12,120 | USD 12,120 | -39% |
| 120 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $11,961 | HUF 4,403,400 | -40% |
| 121 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $11,880 | USD 11,880 | -40% |
| 122 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $11,664 | XCD 31,520 | -41% |
| 123 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $11,554 | IRR 483,600,600 | -42% |
| 124 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $11,401 | COP 44,040,700 | -43% |
| 125 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $11,386 | XAF 6,958,900 | -43% |
| 126 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $11,314 | KES 1,487,200 | -43% |
| 127 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $11,263 | AFN 802,400 | -43% |
| 128 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $11,049 | PYG 81,600,600 | -44% |
| 129 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $11,030 | RUB 1,009,200 | -45% |
| 130 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $10,740 | TJS 117,440 | -46% |
| 131 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $10,343 | ALL 988,600 | -48% |
| 132 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $10,337 | PGK 39,080 | -48% |
| 133 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $10,270 | HNL 253,400 | -48% |
| 134 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $9,615 | BYN 31,400 | -52% |
| 135 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $9,578 | MUR 444,300 | -52% |
| 136 | 🇲🇴 Macao | $9,317 | MOP 75,100 | -53% |
| 137 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | $9,200 | XCD 24,860 | -54% |
| 138 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $9,198 | KZT 4,116,600 | -54% |
| 139 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $9,148 | XCD 24,720 | -54% |
| 140 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $9,074 | XOF 5,545,500 | -54% |
| 141 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $8,702 | BWP 119,700 | -56% |
| 142 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $8,527 | NAD 161,600 | -57% |
| 143 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $8,460 | UYU 317,700 | -57% |
| 144 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | $8,447 | WST 23,400 | -58% |
| 145 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $8,405 | XAF 5,136,500 | -58% |
| 146 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $8,286 | KHR 33,481,400 | -58% |
| 147 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $7,953 | XAF 4,860,800 | -60% |
| 148 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $7,922 | GYD 1,655,500 | -60% |
| 149 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $7,890 | VUV 955,800 | -60% |
| 150 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia | $7,886 | MKD 451,000 | -60% |
| 151 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $7,827 | IDR 124,799,100 | -61% |
| 152 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $7,806 | PHP 440,200 | -61% |
| 153 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $7,743 | GNF 66,598,300 | -61% |
| 154 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $7,692 | XPF 855,200 | -61% |
| 155 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | $7,678 | TOP 18,280 | -61% |
| 156 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $7,443 | XAF 4,548,600 | -63% |
| 157 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $7,205 | XAF 4,403,400 | -64% |
| 158 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $7,062 | VND 174,000,900 | -65% |
| 159 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | $6,972 | SBD 58,000 | -65% |
| 160 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $6,736 | XAF 4,116,600 | -66% |
| 161 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $6,715 | JMD 1,032,800 | -66% |
| 162 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $6,644 | UGX 25,801,200 | -67% |
| 163 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $6,511 | LSL 123,400 | -67% |
| 164 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | $6,495 | KMF 2,976,900 | -67% |
| 165 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $6,228 | NPR 832,100 | -69% |
| 166 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $6,071 | UAH 237,400 | -69% |
| 167 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $5,907 | MZN 377,200 | -70% |
| 168 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $5,655 | XOF 3,455,900 | -72% |
| 169 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $5,636 | XOF 3,444,200 | -72% |
| 170 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $5,498 | XOF 3,359,900 | -72% |
| 171 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $5,498 | XOF 3,359,900 | -72% |
| 172 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $5,480 | XOF 3,349,100 | -72% |
| 173 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $5,440 | MNT 18,479,600 | -73% |
| 174 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | $5,255 | XCD 14,200 | -74% |
| 175 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $5,192 | TZS 13,319,300 | -74% |
| 176 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $5,165 | XOF 3,156,400 | -74% |
| 177 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $5,055 | NIO 183,700 | -75% |
| 178 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $5,049 | XOF 3,085,500 | -75% |
| 179 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $5,019 | MRU 200,000 | -75% |
| 180 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $4,972 | RWF 6,407,600 | -75% |
| 181 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $4,897 | LYD 23,660 | -75% |
| 182 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $4,631 | HTG 614,600 | -77% |
| 183 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $4,557 | ERN 68,360 | -77% |
| 184 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $4,455 | SOS 2,543,000 | -78% |
| 185 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $4,387 | BTN 366,200 | -78% |
| 186 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $3,977 | BIF 11,377,500 | -80% |
| 187 | 🇮🇳 India | $3,768 | INR 314,500 | -81% |
| 188 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $3,679 | LRD 710,500 | -82% |
| 189 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $3,547 | GHS 46,980 | -82% |
| 190 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $3,374 | DOP 200,000 | -83% |
| 191 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $3,219 | LKR 965,800 | -84% |
| 192 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $3,169 | AOA 2,662,900 | -84% |
| 193 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $3,067 | MGA 13,441,600 | -85% |
| 194 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $2,808 | PKR 780,600 | -86% |
| 195 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $2,562 | MMK 5,376,200 | -87% |
| 196 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | $2,518 | SZL 47,720 | -87% |
| 197 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $2,510 | NGN 3,277,900 | -87% |
| 198 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $2,490 | BDT 273,300 | -87% |
| 199 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $2,450 | TRY 79,120 | -88% |
| 200 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $2,434 | ZMW 61,180 | -88% |
| 201 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $2,360 | SLL 53,879,800 | -88% |
| 202 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $2,282 | KGS 204,000 | -89% |
| 203 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $2,279 | GMD 154,700 | -89% |
| 204 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $2,173 | KPW 1,955,300 | -89% |
| 205 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $2,137 | LAK 45,361,500 | -89% |
| 206 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $1,820 | EGP 86,640 | -91% |
| 207 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $1,663 | CDF 4,654,300 | -92% |
| 208 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | $1,621 | SRD 56,880 | -92% |
| 209 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $1,530 | ETB 87,040 | -92% |
| 210 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $1,263 | YER 315,900 | -94% |
| 211 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $1,067 | UZS 13,441,600 | -95% |
| 212 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $923 | MWK 1,606,100 | -95% |
| 213 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $620 | SDG 372,600 | -97% |
| 214 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $558 | ARS 480,600 | -97% |
| 215 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | $345 | EGP 16,400 | -98% |
| 216 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $250 | LBP 22,681,800 | -99% |
| 217 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $115 | SYP 1,500,800 | -99% |
| 218 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $93 | ZWL 2,052,200 | -100% |