Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Illinois

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Illinois, United States

$54,000 – $215,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $107,950 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Illinois, 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 Illinois, United States

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What this means

The numbers in Illinois: an annual mean wage of $107,950 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers per the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Replacing someone at this wage level costs an estimated $54,000 to $215,900, applying SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Your specific cost will depend on hiring timeline, ramp-up pace, and work loss during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Illinois, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$107,950$86,267

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