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QA / Test Engineer Salary in Chennai (2026) — Fresher to 16+ Years

A QA / Test Engineer in Chennai earns about ₹35,000 a month as a fresher (₹23,000–₹52,000), and about ₹1.2 lakh with 6–10 years. Salary by years of experience, yearly pay and take-home after tax.

QA / Test Engineer salary in Chennai by experience

ExperienceTypical / monthTake-home
0–2 years₹35,000₹33,112
3–5 years₹70,000₹66,432
6–10 years₹1.2 lakh₹1.1 lakh
11–15 years₹1.6 lakh₹1.4 lakh
16+ years₹2.2 lakh₹1.8 lakh

IT & software · checked 25 October 2026.Range: most people at each level — the lower and upper quarters. Take-home: after income tax (new regime), professional tax and PF.

Fresher102030 years

Salaries are monthly, before tax, for people working in Chennai. Updated October 2026.

Few people stay in this job this long, so there is no reliable figure. Try fewer years.

Take-home (estimate)

Income tax
Professional tax
ESI

Sources

New tax regime (the default): ₹75,000 standard deduction, no tax up to ₹12 lakh of taxable income (rebate), 4% cess. Surcharge above ₹50 lakh. Take-home for salaried jobs assumes basic pay is 40% of gross, PF 12% of basic, and ESI 0.75% of gross when gross is ₹21,000 a month or less.

These are the monthly salaries of a QA / Test Engineer in Chennai by years of experience (also: software tester). Pay in Chennai is pulled up most by automation/SDET skills (Selenium/Playwright, API testing, CI/CD), product/GCC employers, and lead/manager responsibilities; it’s pulled down for pure manual-testing roles in IT services and smaller vendors.

Estimates for Chennai from public salary data and the government pay rules; your own pay depends on the employer and your skills.

Frequently asked questions

What is the salary of a QA / Test Engineer in Chennai?
A QA / Test Engineer in Chennai earns about ₹35,000 a month as a fresher (₹23,000–₹52,000), and about ₹1.2 lakh with 6–10 years. Salary by years of experience, yearly pay and take-home after tax.
How much does a QA / Test Engineer with 0–2 years of experience earn in Chennai?
About ₹35,000 a month (₹4.2 lakh a year), usually between ₹23,000 and ₹52,000. Take-home after tax is about ₹33,112 a month.
How much does a QA / Test Engineer with 3–5 years of experience earn in Chennai?
About ₹70,000 a month (₹8.4 lakh a year), usually between ₹45,000 and ₹1.1 lakh. Take-home after tax is about ₹66,432 a month.
How much does a QA / Test Engineer with 6–10 years of experience earn in Chennai?
About ₹1.2 lakh a month (₹15 lakh a year), usually between ₹80,000 and ₹1.8 lakh. Take-home after tax is about ₹1.1 lakh a month.
How much does a QA / Test Engineer with 11–15 years of experience earn in Chennai?
About ₹1.6 lakh a month (₹20 lakh a year), usually between ₹1.1 lakh and ₹2.4 lakh. Take-home after tax is about ₹1.4 lakh a month.
How much does a QA / Test Engineer with 16+ years of experience earn in Chennai?
About ₹2.2 lakh a month (₹26 lakh a year), usually between ₹1.4 lakh and ₹3.2 lakh. Take-home after tax is about ₹1.8 lakh a month.
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