Software test engineer: Average Salary in India, 2026

Find out what the average Software test engineer salary is

Type in a job title:

Salary rate

How much does a Software test engineer make in India?

₹ 550,000/ Annual
Based on 10000 salaries

The average Software test engineer in India is ₹ 550,000 per year or ₹ 220 per hour. Entry-level positions start at ₹ 350,000 per year, while most experienced workers make up to ₹ 720,000 per year.

Median₹ 550,000

Low₹ 350,000

High₹ 720,000

Related salaries

QA Manager₹ 1,500,000

Quality Assurance Manager₹ 1,500,000

QA Lead₹ 1,400,000

Quality Assurance Lead₹ 1,400,000

Software Tester₹ 900,000

Active jobs with salaries

Quality Assurance _ Offshore AI - LLM Development

Teamware Solutionslucknow, uttar pradesh, in

Greetings from Teamware Solutions a division of Quantum Leap Consulting Pvt Ltd.QA - AI - LLM solutions with Offshore exp.Bangalore , Hyderabad, Kolkata,Mumbai.Work Mode: Hybrid | No of positions.S... Show more

Test Engineer

Azoca Technologieslucknow, uttar pradesh, in

GxP validation testing (IQ/OQ/PQ).API testing (Postman, REST Assured). Show more

Product-Aligned Agentic Quality Engineering Lead (Automation & Agentic AI)

Bridge AIlucknow, uttar pradesh, in

We are hiring a senior Quality Engineering leader who owns end-to-end quality, release sign-off, and automation strategy across our platform — including AI agents, web applications, APIs, and datab... Show more

Quantum Error Correction Engineer (Hardware-Aware)

AQSolotllucknow, uttar pradesh, in

We are building a system that implements.FPGA architecture expertise in-house.You will be the person who makes the surface code “real” at the implementation level: clear algorithmic choices, concre... Show more