QA jobs in Santiago, Chile
For QA work, Santiago counts as a tier b hub in Chile. It has 5 open QA roles, and Chile has 11 in total. It is the busiest listing hub in Chile. A mid-level QA Automation Engineer earns about CLP 60M gross a year here, set from the national median with the B-tier pay index of 100.
Index vs Santiago = 100. The anchor city for pay and cost in this country. Estimated from tier, not measured.
Open QA roles in Santiago
5 roles based in Santiago, newest first. Pay is shown upfront.
QA Manual
QA Automation
Documentation Engineer
Automatizador QA
QA Funcional
What is hiring in Santiago
Share of the 5 listings in Santiago.
- Manual QA Tester3 60%
- QA Automation Engineer1 20%
- Technical Writer (QA / Docs)1 20%
Pay in Santiago
Mid-level gross pay in CLP, from the Chile median with a pay index of 100.
| Role | P10 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manual QA Tester | CLP 33M | CLP 41M | CLP 50M |
| QA Automation Engineer | CLP 49M | CLP 60M | CLP 73M |
| SDET | CLP 53M | CLP 65M | CLP 79M |
| QA Lead / Manager | CLP 45M | CLP 55M | CLP 67M |
Country figures: Chile salary snapshot · All salary guides.
Working hours from Santiago
Santiago is on UTC-3. A 09:00-17:00 day here shares 7 h with US East (10:00-17:00 local), 7 h with US East, 4 h with US West, 4 h with London and 3 h with Central Europe.
Santiago changes its clocks: UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. Today it is on UTC-3. Europe moves its clocks on 25 Oct 2026 and the US on 1 Nov 2026. For that week US East and London overlap 4 h on a 09:00-17:00 day, against 3 h today.
Santiago as a QA market
A Tier B city is a growing hub with regular listings.
Santiago has about 4.8 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 1 Chile cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list.
Population: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). City-proper figures are not comparable across countries.
Employers in Chile hire QA mostly in SaaS, AI / ML. Listings name Postman, Jira, Selenium most often. 2 of 11 Chile roles are remote, against 0% of the listings based in Santiago.
A small, relatively stable market with QA roles in fintech, mining software and retail, centred on Santiago.
Hiring in Chile
- Contracts
- Employment contract, Fixed-term contract, Honorarios contractor
- Notice
- Notice is typically 30 days.
- Paid leave
- Statutory minimum is 15 working days.
- Working week
- The legal week has been stepping down from 44 toward 40 hours. Confirm the current figure.
Typical values only. Full hiring guide for Chile. Flex work from Chile is limited: how Flex works.
QA jobs in Santiago: FAQ
How much does a QA automation engineer earn in Santiago?
A mid-level QA Automation Engineer in Santiago earns about CLP 60M gross a year, with a p10 to p90 band of CLP 49M to CLP 73M. Junior roles start near CLP 46M and senior roles reach CLP 76M. This applies a pay index of 100 (anchor city = 100) to the Chile median.
How many QA jobs are open in Santiago?
Santiago has 5 open QA roles today, 0 of them remote, and Chile has 11 in total. Remote roles in the same time zone are open to candidates here.
How much time-zone overlap does Santiago have with US and European teams?
On a 09:00-17:00 day in Santiago (UTC-3), the overlap is 7 h with US East, 4 h with US West, 4 h with London and 3 h with Central Europe. Santiago changes its clocks: UTC-4 in winter and UTC-3 in summer. Today it is on UTC-3.
How does Santiago compare with other cities in Chile?
Santiago is the anchor city (index 100) for pay and cost of living in Chile. Tier B cities are set near 88 for pay and 86 for cost, and Tier C cities near 80 and 78. These are tier-based estimates, not measured prices.
Which industries hire QA testers in Chile?
In Chile listings, the most common industries are SaaS, AI / ML. The tools named most often are Postman, Jira, Selenium.
How big is Santiago and how does it rank as a QA talent pool?
Santiago has about 4.8 million residents (city-proper estimate, GeoNames). It is the 1st largest of the 1 Chile cities we list, so it is the biggest local talent pool in our list. Population alone does not set pay: the pay index of 100 comes from the city tier, and the 5 local listings show how much QA hiring is visible today. Remote roles in the same time zone widen the pool for candidates here.
What notice period and paid leave should I expect in Chile?
Notice is typically 30 days. Statutory minimum is 15 working days. These are typical values, not legal advice.