Turnover Cost: Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers, Vermont

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

Estimated cost of turnover

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers · Vermont, United States

$44,300 – $177,100estimated range, 2025-may

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

Estimated from a U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics annual mean wage of $88,530 for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers in Vermont, 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 Vermont, United States

Annual mean wage — the input to the estimate above, compared directly rather than as a derived range. See all 31 industries.

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What this means

In Vermont, the annual mean wage for Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers sits at $88,530 as of May 2025. The estimated replacement cost for one of these professionals is $44,300 to $177,100 based on SHRM's 50% to 200% multiple. Time-to-fill, onboarding duration, and lost output during the hiring period determine your actual cost.

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

Estimated cost of turnover in Vermont, United States, 2025-may. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
MeasureSoftware Quality Assurance Analysts and TestersRegional average
Estimated cost of turnover$88,530$80,436

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