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

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

Estimated cost of turnover

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

$61,500 – $245,900estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $122,950 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in New York, 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 York, United States

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What this means

New York's Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers earn an annual mean wage of $122,950. The estimated replacement cost when one leaves is $61,500 to $245,900, using SHRM's benchmark of 50% to 200% of annual salary. The actual cost to your organization hinges on time-to-fill, onboarding speed, and the work that accumulates during the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in New York, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$122,950$98,119

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