Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Minnesota

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Minnesota, United States

$52,400 – $209,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $104,720 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Minnesota, 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 Minnesota, United States

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What this means

Minnesota's annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers sits at $104,720 (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025). The estimated cost to replace one is $52,400 to $209,400, using the SHRM range of 50% to 200% of salary. That range is a planning figure based on a cited multiple, not a government calculation; your real cost hinges on time-to-fill and how you measure productivity loss.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Minnesota, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$104,720$86,308

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