Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Georgia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Georgia, United States

$52,700 – $210,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $105,320 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Georgia, 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 Georgia, United States

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What this means

At $105,320, the annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Georgia is set by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing someone in this role costs an estimated $52,700 to $210,600 using SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. Your actual cost will depend on time-to-fill, onboarding pace, and lost productivity during the gap.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Georgia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$105,320$83,454

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