Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, North Carolina

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · North Carolina, United States

$51,000 – $204,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $102,060 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in North Carolina, 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 North Carolina, United States

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What this means

North Carolina's annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers is $102,060. When one of these professionals leaves, the estimated replacement cost ranges from $51,000 to $204,100 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule. The actual cost to your organization depends on hiring speed, onboarding duration, and work delayed by the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in North Carolina, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$102,060$82,246

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