# QA Tester **Group:** Deployment ## Roll-out by scenario | Scenario | Engagement | Window | Rate | Year-one cost | |---|---|---|---|---| | A: full-time studio | Full-time remote employee | M6–M11 | $50,000–$70,000 base/yr | $31,250–$47,250 | | B: lean core + contracts | Contract, 220–300 hours | M6–M11 | $25–$40/hr | $5,500–$12,000 | Employee cost = base × months ÷ 12 × (1 + 25–35% employer load). Contract cost = hours × hourly rate. ## Responsibilities - Device matrix testing, red-team prompt runs, caption checks, regression after corpus changes ## Skills - Test plans; XR comfort testing ## Requirements - Game or XR QA experience ## Remote working Remote with test devices shipped. ## Rate evidence - Glassdoor game tester $43k–$78k; hourly $21–$34, median $27 - Glassdoor, game tester salary: https://www.glassdoor.com/Salaries/game-tester-salary-SRCH_KO0,11.htm Back to [[Roles and Hiring Plan]] · [[Year One Budget — Personnel]]