Software testing being a niche area has created demand for testers and quality assurance professionals for myriad of opportunities. Career and also remuneration wise, the growth opportunities for a professional in testing domain has increased.

1. Career of a Software Tester
Earning Potential of a Software Tester
Software testing being a niche area has created demand for testers and quality assurance
professionals for myriad of opportunities. Career and also remuneration wise, the growth
opportunities for a professional in testing domain has increased. Testing is now compared at par
with other IT services in terms of revenue for companies and also for the kind of remuneration
and career growth it has on offer for a professional to enter this domain.
Given below are some indicators of the per month salary for different testing roles in Indian context.
Please note these are only indicators based on the survey results published by job sites like careers360
etc.
Role Salary Range (INR)
Associate / Junior Software Tester / Junior
16,000 - 30,000
Trainer
Senior Software Tester / Senior Trainer 30,000 - 50,000
Test Leader / Training Manager 50,000 - 70,000
Test Manager / Test Architect / Consultant 70,000 - 1,50,000
Senior Test Manager / Senior Test Architect 1,50,000 - 2,00,000
Vice President / Head of Testing / Director >2,50,000
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