QA Rates Compare

QA outsourcing rates by country and role

$14 to $148 / hour

Middle-level hourly medians (the middle value of each record's weighted observations) run from $14 (Manual QA Engineer, Philippines, A: high confidence) to $148 per hour (Security Test Engineer, Germany, B: medium confidence) across 16 published records in 7 countries. Verified on .

Median hourly rate (USD), middle level; hourly model where published, else the model shown on the country x role page
United States$104 A$96 Awithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Canadawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
United Kingdom$79 A$79 B$79 A$76 B$98 Awithheldwithheld$108 A
Germany$80 B$85 Bwithheldwithheld$148 Bwithheldwithheldwithheld
Netherlandswithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Spainwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Portugalwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Poland$32 C$41 Cwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Ukrainewithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Romaniawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Bulgariawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Serbiawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Georgiawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Armeniawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Kazakhstanwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
India$17 Bwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Pakistanwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Philippines$14 Awithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Vietnam$15 Awithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Argentinawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Brazilwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Mexicowithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Colombiawithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld
Egyptwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheldwithheld

SDET: software development engineer in test; builds test frameworks and test infrastructure in code.

Letters are confidence grades: A high confidence, B medium confidence, C indicative. Cells marked withheld have fewer than 2 independent sources.

Data status per country

Published rate records and withheld routes or figures per country
CountryPublishedWithheld
United States217
Canada017
United Kingdom135
Germany413
Netherlands015
Spain014
Portugal013
Poland322
Ukraine025
Romania011
Bulgaria015
Serbia012
Georgia010
Armenia011
Kazakhstan011
India118
Pakistan013
Philippines117
Vietnam112
Argentina013
Brazil017
Mexico017
Colombia015
Egypt012

Withheld combinations and their reasons: routes not published.

Method summary

Each median is a weighted percentile of accepted observations under formula 1.0.0; each published rate record on this page has at least 2 independent sources; engagement model pages also list figures with 1 source, marked single-source. Details: methodology.

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Questions

How far apart are QA outsourcing rates between countries?

Across 16 published middle-level hourly records, medians run from $14 (Manual QA Engineer, Philippines) to $148 per hour (Security Test Engineer, Germany).

Which source classes are used for QA rate observations?

Rate and salary observations come from 5 source classes: job-board (205 accepted entries), survey (64 accepted entries), vendor-rate-card (47 accepted entries), freelance-platform (11 accepted entries), statutory (2 accepted entries).

When was the QA rate data last refreshed?

Sources were last verified on 2026-10-20; FX rates refresh every quarter, rate and salary sources expire after 18 months and overhead sources after 24 months.

Sources

  1. freelance-platform FRATCH. Penetration Testers in Germany | Find vetted experts fast. Published 2026-08-07, verified . ev-rate-g2dp-001
  2. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: Germany); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-01-01, verified . ev-rate-g4dp-001
  3. fx European Central Bank. ECB euro foreign exchange reference rates (SDMX EXR). Published 2026-10-16, verified . ev-fx-2026-q4-eur
  4. freelance-platform FRATCH. Software Testers in Germany | Find vetted experts fast. Published 2026-08-06, verified . ev-rate-germany-001
  5. job-board TalentUp. Software Tester Contractor Hourly Rate in Germany 2026 | TalentUp |. Published 2026-07-10, verified . ev-rate-gfeu-001
  6. freelance-platform FRATCH. Test Automation Engineers in Germany | Find vetted experts fast. Published 2026-08-06, verified . ev-rate-germany-002
  7. job-board TalentUp. Test Automation Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate in Germany 2026 | TalentUp |. Published 2026-10-08, verified . ev-rate-gfeu-002
  8. job-board TalentUp. Software Tester Contractor Hourly Rate in India 2026 | TalentUp |. Published 2026-09-23, verified . ev-rate-g2ea-009
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  35. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United Kingdom); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-01-26, verified . ev-rate-united-kingdom-010
  36. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United Kingdom); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-01-01, verified . ev-rate-united-kingdom-021
  37. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United Kingdom); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-01-01, verified . ev-rate-united-kingdom-026
  38. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United Kingdom); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-01-19, verified . ev-rate-united-kingdom-032
  39. job-board TalentUp. Software Tester Contractor Hourly Rate in United States 2026 | TalentUp |. Published 2025-07-03, verified . ev-rate-g2we-001
  40. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United States); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-08-22, verified . ev-rate-g2we-011
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  42. vendor-rate-card Vendor rate card (delivery country: United States); vendor name and link are published only in the evidence file. Published 2026-07-11, verified . ev-rate-g2we-012
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Figures are medians of published observations converted to USD at the quarterly ECB reference rate shown in the footer. They describe market ranges on the verification date, not quotes. Monthly and annual figures assume the hours stated on this page. Confidence grades are defined on the methodology page. This site does not recommend providers.