Just wondering if I got lowballed, should a software tester get paid 65k, entry level/straight out of college with a CS degree in the DC area

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Don’t do it! Software testing gets boring real quick and the upward mobility is limited. In terms of comp, it’s about right

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i think if you have a CS degree from any top 100 university with at least 1 relevant internship or other decent experience and you are taking a job in a city like DC, 80k is probably a fair salary. like IBM1 said, you’re probably overqualified.

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Considering you have a CS degree, your probably qualified for more challenging roles

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Manual testing, yeah that sounds right. And echoing others... boring. If you have test automation skills you are being lowballed.

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At that point your life is reduced to drop downs and checkboxes

For federal?

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Also depends if you’re working for a government contractor or not

Thanks A1 for the info

Sounds about right

Yea I see testing labor rates, they're not that high. I'd negotiate and see if they can get you $70-75k though

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