Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Utah

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Utah, United States

$43,900 – $175,400estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $87,700 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Utah, 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 Utah, United States

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What this means

$87,700 is the annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Utah according to May 2025 data. The estimated replacement cost for one of these professionals is $43,900 to $175,400 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% replacement-cost multiple. Actual costs depend on time-to-fill, onboarding pace, and lost productivity while the role remains unfilled.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Utah, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$87,700$82,038

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