Average Senior Quality Assurance QA / Test Automation Engineer Salary in Canada

The line graph shows Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer salary in Canada on an annual basis. In this graph specifically, it is indicated that as the years of experience increases, so does their wages.

For Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer having experience between 1-4 years, their salary is around $71,728.42.

Once the experience reaches 5-9 years Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer salary would increase again to a total of $85,055.02, adding $13,326.60 from the last salary increase.

After reaching the 10-19 year experience in their career, another increase in salary will be added to a total of $90,803.00.

And finally, once the Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer gains 20 years of experience or more, their salary would reach $89,516.84.

The bar graph data indicates the importance of specific skills which can have a direct impact on Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer's salary. It clearly highlights the skills needed for a post of Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer when hired by an employer.

The most vital skill expected of Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer is Black Box Testing which impacts the most than the rest of the skills indicated with a staggering 19% comparatively. Therefore, one’s salary would greatly depend on their skills in Black Box Testing.

The skill least likely to affect one’s pay would be Selenium Automated Test Tool with 2%. It can be said that Selenium Automated Test Tool skill will unlikely impact the salary.

This combination of a line and the bar graph shows how the experience affects the salary of Senior Quality Assurance (QA) / Test Automation Engineer. Companies are considering factors like training and education directly affecting the salary offered to you as an employee. The line graph shows the salary increment with the increase in experience whereas the bar graph shows the comparision of how the salary is getting affected based on experience level.

As shown in the trends, lowest earning is $71,313.00 whereas the highest earning is $88,093.00 which clearly shows the salary increases with the level of expertise.

Late Career person will earn the maximum salary of $88,093.00 at 5%. So to summerize, Early Career earns 15% less than the average salary, Mid Carrer earns 1% more than the average salary, Late Career earns 5% more than the average salary, Experienced earns 2% more than the average salary.