Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Tennessee

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Tennessee, United States

$46,100 – $184,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $92,170 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Tennessee, 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 Tennessee, United States

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What this means

Across Tennessee, Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers earn an annual mean wage of $92,170 as of May 2025. Replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $46,100 to $184,300 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. Time-to-fill, new-hire ramp-up, and lost productivity during the transition determine your actual cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Tennessee, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$92,170$77,144

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