Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Louisiana

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Louisiana, United States

$34,400 – $137,600estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $68,800 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Louisiana, 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 Louisiana, United States

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What this means

In Louisiana, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reports an annual mean wage of $68,800 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers (May 2025). Replacing one carries an estimated cost of $34,400 to $137,600 when you apply the 50% to 200% SHRM multiple to that wage. The gap between lower and upper estimates reflects real variability in time-to-fill and onboarding efficiency across organizations.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Louisiana, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$68,800$68,213

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