Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Maine

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Maine, United States

$42,800 – $171,000estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $85,510 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Maine, 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 Maine, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 32 industries.

  • Computer and Information Systems Managers
  • Network and Computer Systems Administrators
  • Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers
  • Accountants and Auditors
  • Retail Salespersons

What this means

Replacing a departing QA analyst in Maine means accounting for an estimated $42,800 to $171,000 cost, based on the state's annual mean wage of $85,510 for the role (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). That range comes from applying the SHRM multiple of 50% to 200% of salary. Your specific cost will depend on how fast you can fill the role and what your true ramp-up and lost-productivity numbers look like.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Maine, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$85,510$79,115

Related benchmarks

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