Earnings
According to ZipRecruiter.com, video game testers employed in June 2025 earned a median salary of $38,039. Salaries ranged from $29,500 or less to $46,000 or more. Quality control inspectors, including testers, earned mean annual salaries of $47,460 in May 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. Salaries ranged from less than $34,590 to $75,510 or more. Software quality assurance analysts and testers had median annual earnings of $102,610 in May 2024, as reported by the DOL. Salaries ranged from less than $60,690 to $166,960 or more annually.
Most testers receive paid vacation and sick leave and are eligible to participate in group insurance and retirement benefit plans.
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