Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Ohio

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Ohio, United States

$47,900 – $191,800estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $95,890 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Ohio, 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 Ohio, 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

Within Ohio, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers earn an annual mean wage of $95,890. Replacing one costs an estimated $47,900 to $191,800, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule. Your organization's real cost depends on how quickly you hire, how fast the new person ramps up, and work delayed by the vacancy.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Ohio, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$95,890$81,132

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