Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Maryland

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Maryland, United States

$61,700 – $246,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $123,410 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Maryland, 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 Maryland, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 33 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
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What this means

Maryland's Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers earn an annual mean wage of $123,410 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). Replacing one costs an estimated $61,700 to $246,800, applying the SHRM 50% to 200% multiple to that salary. The actual burden depends on your specific hiring timeline, candidate ramp-up rate, and how you measure lost output during the search.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Maryland, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$123,410$93,226

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