Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, New Jersey

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · New Jersey, United States

$60,300 – $241,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $120,550 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New Jersey, 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 New Jersey, 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

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers across New Jersey have an annual mean wage of $120,550. The estimated replacement cost for one is $60,300 to $241,100, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule. Your organization's real cost depends on how quickly you recruit, how long onboarding takes, and what work gets delayed.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New Jersey, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$120,550$97,203

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