Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Virginia

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Virginia, United States

$60,600 – $242,300estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $121,160 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Virginia, 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 Virginia, United States

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What this means

Virginia's Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers earn an annual mean wage of $121,160 according to May 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Replacing one of these professionals costs an estimated $60,600 to $242,300 using Gallup's 50% to 200% replacement-cost range. Your real cost depends on hiring speed, new-hire ramp-up, and productivity loss during the transition.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Virginia, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$121,160$90,036

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