256 active jobs. 130 companies. Median salary $141K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Performance Test Engineer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 81% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $120K to $170K.
Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.
Salary increase: +$25K · Sample: Senior → Staff
Score: 30/100 · AI/LLM demand: 85% of postings
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 7 | $136K | $145K | $179K |
| Mid-Level | 4 | $120K | $122K | $148K |
| Staff | 3 | $145K | $170K | $200K |
Senior → Staff: +$25K (17%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 13 | $141K | USD |
| Remote | 3 | $120K | USD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 2.7% |
| Remote | 15.6% |
| Hybrid | 0.8% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Nvidia | 17 | 6.6% |
| Usm | 9 | 3.5% |
| Krgtechnology | 7 | 2.7% |
| Generalmotors | 6 | 2.3% |
| Ag | 6 | 2.3% |
| brightvisiontechnologies | 6 | 2.3% |
| Wk | 5 | 2.0% |
| Veeva | 4 | 1.6% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 95 |
| India | 25 |
| Remote | 18 |
| United Kingdom | 15 |
| Poland | 7 |
| Canada | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 4 |
| Israel | 3 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 54.8% | 114 |
| Master's Degree | 16.8% | 35 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 8.7% | 18 |
| PhD / Doctorate | 5.8% | 12 |
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