Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Pennsylvania

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Pennsylvania, United States

$46,900 – $187,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $93,710 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Pennsylvania, 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 Pennsylvania, United States

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What this means

For Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Pennsylvania's annual mean wage is $93,710. The cost to replace one ranges from $46,900 to $187,400, based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost rule. Your organization's specific cost depends on how quickly you fill the vacancy, how long onboarding takes, and what work piles up in the meantime.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Pennsylvania, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$93,710$80,393

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