Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, California

Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers population in California, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · California, United States

$65,600 – $262,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $131,260 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in California, United States (2025-may), multiplied by the 0.5×–2× cost of replacing an employee reported by SHRM and Gallup. The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes the wage, not the cost — the range is a planning estimate, and a real figure depends on time-to-fill, ramp-up, and lost productivity.

How Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers compares in California, United States

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What this means

California's annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is $131,260, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing one of them costs an estimated $65,600 to $262,500 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. Time-to-fill, ramp-up duration, and lost output during transition will shape your specific figure.

Estimated cost of turnover: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs regional average

Estimated cost of turnover in California, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$131,260$104,696

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