Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, New Mexico
Verified cost of employee turnover for the selected Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers population in New Mexico, United States, drawn from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2025-may).
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · New Mexico, United States
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $122,520 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New Mexico, 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 Mexico, United States
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What this means
A Software Quality Assurance Analyst or Tester in New Mexico earns an annual mean wage of $122,520. Replacing one costs an estimated $61,300 to $245,000, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple applied to that salary. How much your organization actually spends depends on your hiring speed, the new hire's ramp-up time, and work lost during the gap.
Estimated cost of turnover: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers vs regional average
| Measure | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | Regional average |
|---|---|---|
| Estimated cost of turnover | $122,520 | $77,612 |