Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Mississippi

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Mississippi, United States

$41,900 – $167,500estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $83,730 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Mississippi, 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 Mississippi, United States

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

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What this means

QA analysts in Mississippi earn an annual mean wage of $83,730 according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). Replacing one costs an estimated $41,900 to $167,500, derived from applying the SHRM replacement-cost multiple of 50% to 200% to that salary. The estimate is directional; your specific cost depends on how efficiently you fill the role and onboard a replacement.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Mississippi, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$83,730$66,966

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